What Powrex Corporation does

Powrex Corporation (株式会社パウレック) is a 70-year-old privately held Japanese manufacturer of powder and particle processing equipment, headquartered in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture, and operating sales offices in Tokyo, Toyama, and Fukuoka with an R&D and innovation center at Shonan AI Park in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. The company designs and builds capital equipment for crushing, granulation, mixing, drying, emulsification, dispersion, coating, tableting, and continuous manufacturing of powders and particulates, marketed as a one-stop solution that integrates hardware, application technology, engineering, and process control technology. Its core proprietary products include the CTS-SGR continuous direct granulation system (winner of the Nakai Prize from the Society of Pharmaceutical Machinery and Engineering), the PRC-GTX world-fastest film coating machine (up to 70% production-time reduction), the CT-series containment systems achieving OEL ≤10 μg/m³ (OEB 4-6), the CTS-MiGRA integrated continuous manufacturing line, the MERIDION freeze-drying systems, and the PNIR-F17/R17 NIR process sensors feeding its PAT real-time quality monitoring platform. Powrex also holds exclusive Japanese distribution rights for Germany-based FETTE GmbH's FE-series and P-series tablet presses, the global #1 tablet-press line.

Powrex earns revenue primarily through the sale of custom-built industrial capital equipment and integrated systems to pharmaceutical, food, battery/electronics, and chemical manufacturers, with a secondary recurring revenue stream from maintenance services, spare parts, joint maintenance seminars at its headquarters, and customer training. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, supported by a regional Japanese sales network, an R&D co-development center at Shonan AI Park, application-driven technical seminars, and participation in industry exhibitions including FOOMA Japan, Interphex Japan, and interpack (Düsseldorf). The customer base is dominated by pharmaceutical manufacturers — including both batch and continuous solid-dosage production — with a growing food-processing vertical served by application-specific solutions such as soy sauce and sake-lees powderization. The company is led by President Koji Hasegawa (長谷川浩司), holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 (UKAS) certifications, and was certified as a Health Management Excellence Corporation 2026 by Japan's METI; it has no disclosed parent company, outside investors, or public listing.

Name

Powrex Corporation

Legal name

株式会社パウレック

Website

https://powrex.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Powrex Corporation is a 70-year-old privately held Japanese manufacturer of powder and particle processing equipment — including continuous granulation, tablet coating, containment systems, and PAT-based process monitoring — sold directly to pharmaceutical, food, battery, and chemical manufacturers, with exclusive Japanese distribution of FETTE tablet presses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Powder Processing Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Powder processing equipment
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing machinery
• Tablet coating machines
• Continuous manufacturing systems
• Containment systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Itami

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Powder Processing Equipment and Systems: Powrex designs, manufactures, and sells industrial powder processing equipment and turnkey systems to pharmaceutical, food, battery, and chemical manufacturers. Revenue is generated through the sale of custom-built capital equipment, system integration, and related engineering services.
2. Maintenance and Parts Services: Powrex provides ongoing maintenance services, spare parts, and technical support for installed equipment. The company conducts joint maintenance seminars at its headquarters for customer training on equipment care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Powrex Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells industrial powder and particle processing equipment (粉粒体装置) for pharmaceutical, food, battery, and chemical manufacturers. Its product portfolio spans individual machines — including granulators, coaters, fluidized bed dryers, tablet presses, and containment systems — as well as integrated continuous manufacturing lines with PAT (Process Analytical Technology) for real-time quality monitoring. Powrex operates as a one-stop solutions provider integrating hardware, application technology, engineering, and process control, and holds exclusive Japanese distribution rights for FETTE GmbH tablet press technology.

Product overview

Powrex Corporation is a 70-year-old Japanese manufacturer of powder and particle processing equipment (粉粒体装置) offering a comprehensive portfolio of pharmaceutical and food processing systems. The product line spans single-unit machines (grinding, mixing, granulation, drying, coating, tableting) and integrated systems (continuous manufacturing, PAT, containment, freeze drying). Key product families include: (1) FETTE FE Series tablet presses — world No.1 market share German-made presses with containment CT variants; (2) CTS-SGR continuous direct granulation system (Nakai Prize winner); (3) PRC-GTX tablet coating machines (including GTX/S, GTX/SC, GTXmini, and GTX-CT containment versions); (4) PRC-EVO/CT series next-generation containment coaters; (5) CTS-MiGRA continuous manufacturing system; (6) CT Series containment systems across all process steps; (7) TKS isolation flap docking systems; (8) PNIR-F17/R17 NIR process sensors; (9) MERIDION freeze-drying systems (SprayCon LAB, LyoMotion LAB); (10) CCS Chilsonator dry granulation series; (11) VG series agitation mixing granulators; (12) WSG/WST fluidized bed granulation dryers; (13) QC sizing machines; (14) Microfluidizer wet micronizers; (15) SFP composite fluidized bed fine particle coaters; and (16) food-specific applications for soy sauce and sake lees powderization. The company operates as a ONE-STOP SOLUTION PROVIDER integrating Hardware, Application Technology, Engineering, and Process Control Technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SORA CAFÉ: A communication space opened at the Powrex Itami headquarters, serving as an internal and external event and networking venue.
• SLS マルちらボシステム
• CTS-MiGRA
• CTS-SGR
• FETTE FE Series

Products and services

• CTS-SGR Continuous Direct Granulation System (CTS-SGR 連続式直接造粒装置) Continuously manufactures spherical granules directly from liquid raw materials using spray granulation, classification, and particle return zones within a fluidized bed. Produces highly spherical, high-density granules with high drug content and uniform particle size distribution. Awarded the 17th Nakai Prize by the Society of Pharmaceutical Machinery and Engineering.
• PRC-GTX/S Tablet Coating Machine (PRC-GTX/S 錠剤コーティング機) World's fastest film coating machine achieving up to 70% reduction in production time versus conventional systems. Features W-air supply system, P-LAV-SPII spray nozzles, movable sliding seals, and horizontal polygonal drum structure eliminating slip-related mixing defects.
• FETTE Tablet Press FE Series (FETTE打錠機 FEシリーズ) World No.1 market share German-made tablet press machines (FE35, FE55, FE75) featuring TRI EASY rapid punch changeover, segment-based punch turret design enabling 45% increase in punch stations, Pmax technology for 40%+ productivity increase, and containment models for high-potency drugs (OEB 4). FE55 achieves max 87 punch stations and 620,000+ tablets/hour; FE75 achieves max 115 punch stations and 1.6M+ tablets/hour.
• CT Series Containment Systems (CTシリーズ コンテインメントシステム)
• PRC-EVO (CT) Series Tablet Coating (PRC-EVO (CT) シリーズ)
• CTS-MiGRA Continuous Manufacturing System (CTS-MiGRA 連続製造システム)
• PAT Systems (PATシステム)
• MERIDION Freeze Drying Systems (MERIDION 凍結乾燥システム)
• TKS Isolation Flap (TKS アイソレーションフラップ)
• CCS Chilsonator Dry Granulation Series (CCS チルソネーター 乾式造粒機)
• VG Series Agitation Mixing Granulators (攪拌混合造粒機 VGシリーズ)
• WSG/WST Series Fluidized Bed Granulation Dryers (流動層造粒乾燥機 WSG/WST シリーズ)
• QC Sizing Machine / Quadro Comil (QC 整粒機)
• Pulse Fluidized Bed Dry Granulator FD-MP-01PLS (パルス流動層乾燥造粒装置)
• Microfluidizer (マイクロフルイダイザー)
• High-Speed Tablet Press P Series (高速打錠機 Pシリーズ)
• Maintenance and Parts Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 70% reduction in tablet coating production time with PRC-GTX series
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• FETTE GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationFETTE GmbH is a Germany-based company and the world's top-share manufacturer of tablet press machines. Powrex serves as the exclusive Japanese distribution partner for FETTE's FE series and P series tablet presses. The partnership involves regular management meetings for new technology development and marketing strategy alignment. FETTE provides world-leading tablet press technology; Powrex distributes and supports these products in the Japanese market, combining them with their own granulation, coating, and containment systems for complete pharmaceutical manufacturing lines.
• DRIAM GmbHflagshipTechnology or IntegrationDRIAM is a Germany-based coating technology manufacturer. Powrex featured DRIAM at FOOMA JAPAN 2026, introducing DRIAM's chocolate and gummy coating technologies to the Japanese market. DRIAM's coating technologies were presented at the FOOMA exhibition alongside Powrex's own equipment, demonstrating a complementary partnership for food processing applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IMA Group: Italian leader in pharmaceutical processing and packaging machinery including granulation, tableting, coating, and containment systems — overlapping with Powrex on the solid-dose processing side while also offering large-scale packaging lines that Powrex does not.
• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): German-headquartered global supplier of pharmaceutical process and packaging equipment, with strong tablet press, granulation, and containment offerings — competes with Powrex in solid-dose processing lines for global pharma customers.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global plant and process engineering company with deep food-processing expertise (extrusion, grinding, mixing) — comparable to Powrex on the food powder processing side and increasingly relevant for battery materials processing.
• GEA Group (Pharma & Healthcare division): Global industrial process equipment major with a dedicated pharmaceutical processing portfolio (granulation, drying, tableting, containment) — broader and more diversified than Powrex but overlaps significantly in pharmaceutical powder processing technology.

Direct peers

• Hosokawa Micron Group: Japanese-headquartered manufacturer of powder and particle processing equipment including granulators, mixers, dryers, and containment systems for pharmaceutical, food, chemical and battery applications — directly comparable to Powrex in product portfolio and target verticals.
• Diosna (Dierks & Söhne GmbH): Germany-based manufacturer of mixing, granulation, drying and coating equipment for pharmaceutical, food and chemical applications — closely comparable in scale, technology portfolio and target verticals to Powrex.
• Glatt Group: Germany-based specialist in fluidized bed technology, granulation, coating and integrated process systems for pharmaceutical and food powder processing — directly comparable technology portfolio to Powrex's WSG, GPCG, and continuous manufacturing offerings.
• Freund-Vector Corporation: US-based manufacturer of pharmaceutical processing equipment including roller compaction (Chilsonator-style dry granulation), tablet coating, and fluidized bed systems — directly comparable niche competitor to Powrex in solid-dose processing.
• LB Bohle Maschinen + Verfahren GmbH: German mid-sized manufacturer of pharmaceutical processing equipment including granulators, coaters, fluid bed dryers and continuous manufacturing lines — comparable niche position to Powrex as a focused mid-market solid-dose equipment specialist.

Others

• FETTE Compacting (FETTE GmbH): German world-market-share leader in tablet press machines and Powrex's exclusive Japanese distribution partner — included as an ecosystem partner that defines part of Powrex's offering rather than a pure competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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