grain tech

What grain tech does

Grain Tech Limited is a privately held New Zealand industrial OEM headquartered in Manukau, Auckland, that designs, supplies, and commissions bulk materials handling and processing equipment for the food, grain, feed, chemical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural sectors across Australasia. Its product portfolio is built around mechanical and process-engineering assets — pelleting presses (GT630 and GT800), tube and chain conveyors, pneumatic conveying units, Z-pattern bucket elevators, screw conveyors, rotary valves, slide gates, magnetic separators, drum dryers, a proprietary vibrating fluid bed processor, and silo bin activators — together with complementary turnkey lines in biomass processing, weigh-mix and bulk ingredient batching, grain and seed processing, and optical colour sorting (Meyer-branded). The company offers both standard catalogued equipment and custom-engineered solutions, with notable registered patents on its GT630 feed-distribution deflectors and on a one-step hammer-mill screen-change mechanism. All material-contact equipment is built to GMP standards in stainless steel where required for food, pharmaceutical, and chemical applications.

Grain Tech operates a project-based B2B enterprise sales model, engaging customers through direct inquiry (phone and form), technical catalogues, newsletters segmented by equipment category, and editorial presence in trade publications including FTPT, NZFT, and the NZ Cropping Yearbook. Revenue is generated from four streams: one-time capital equipment sales, recurring spare-parts supply (bucket elevator components, rotary valves, pelleting press wear parts), professional engineering services spanning structural steel design through to installation and commissioning, and second-hand equipment resale. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Founded approximately in 1999 and operating for 24+ years, the company is independently owned with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, venture backing, or public-market listing, and its headcount, revenue, and financial performance are not disclosed in available sources.

Name

grain tech

Legal name

Grain Tech Limited

Website

https://graintech.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Grain Tech Limited is a privately held New Zealand industrial OEM that designs, supplies, and commissions bulk materials handling and processing equipment — pelleting presses, conveyors, dryers, separators, and turnkey processing lines — for food, feed, chemical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural clients across Australasia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Bulk Materials Handling and Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331), Machinery Manufacturing (333)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Grain Conveying & Handling Systems (Conveyors/Legs/Spouts) (AFAOAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grain Dryer Systems Integration & Installation (AFAOAHAB), Bulk Loadout Systems (Railcar/Truck/Vessel) (AFAOAAAH), Rail-Served Bulk Grain Terminals & Transload Warehouses (AFAOACAD), Hazardous Dust Control & Explosion Protection (Grain Handling Safety) (AFAOAAAM)

Keywords

• Bulk materials handling
• Pelleting press equipment
• Industrial conveying systems
• Food processing machinery
• Biomass processing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial processing and materials handling equipment including pelleting presses, conveyors, dryers, separators, mixers, and custom machinery. One-time capital equipment transactions with enterprise clients.
2. Spare Parts Supply: Supply of spare parts including bucket elevator components, rotary valves, and wear parts for installed equipment.
3. Engineering Services: Design, project management, installation and commissioning services for materials handling and processing systems. Includes structural steel engineering from concept to completion.
4. Second-hand Equipment: Sale of pre-owned industrial processing equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grain Tech Limited designs, manufactures, supplies, installs, and commissions industrial processing equipment and integrated systems for the food, grain, feed, chemical, pharmaceutical, and biomass processing industries. Its portfolio spans pelleting presses, conveying systems (tube/chain, bucket elevators, screw, pneumatic), drying and cooling equipment, mixers and granulators, magnetic separators, colour sorters, weigh-mix batching systems, bulk storage silos, and turnkey biomass processing plants. The company also provides structural steel engineering, project management, and spare parts for installed equipment across Australasia.

Product overview

Grain Tech Limited is an industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in bulk materials handling and processing machinery. Their product portfolio operates as a systems-oriented portfolio rather than a unified platform, offering standalone equipment across multiple categories: pelleting presses (GT630, GT800), conveying systems (tube/chain conveyors, bucket elevators, screw conveyors, pneumatic conveyors), processing equipment (grinders, crushers, hammer mills, roller mills, screeners, granulators, dryers), material handling components (magnetic separators, bin activators, slide gates, diverter valves), and turnkey systems (biomass processing, colour sorting, weigh-mix batching). Equipment ranges from individual machines to integrated installations serving food, chemical, agricultural, and industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GT630 Pelleting Press Heavy-duty ring-die pellet press with 220kW motor, 15-20 t/h capacity, twin V-belt transmission, and patented deflectors for pelleting compound feedstuffs, pulp, grass meal, and extracted metals.
• GT800 Pelleting Press Advanced twin-motor pelleting press producing poultry feed, fish feed, compound fertilizer, and cottonseed husks, with 160kW x 2 motor power, 8-32 t/h capacity, GCr15 rollers, and shear-pin die protection system.
• Feed-Milling and Material Handling Equipment Comprehensive bulk materials handling equipment range including bucket elevators, drag link conveyors, drag chain conveyors, screw conveyors, pneumatic conveying systems, and integrated control systems for feed milling and materials handling operations.
• Food and Chemical Processing Equipment Industrial processing machinery including grinders, crushers, hammer mills, roller mills, screeners, mixers (conical screw, ribbon, paddle, V-shape), granulators, dryers (vacuum, fluidised bed, belt, centrifuge atomising), and pneumatic conveying equipment for food and chemical processors.
• Magnetic Separators Complete line of magnetic separation equipment including bar magnets, grate separators, plate magnets, drawer magnets, liquid traps, drum separators, pulley magnets, bullet magnets, rotary separators, and force testers for removing ferrous contaminants from dry and liquid materials.
• Grain Tech Series Vibrating Fluid Bed Processor Proprietary vibrating fluidised bed processor for continuous drying, heating, and cooling of bulk solids with adjustable vibratory conveying surface, dual out-of-balance electric motors, drilled plate deck, and adjustable air/gas flow control.
• Silo Bin Activators Proprietary vibratory bin activator units using elliptical motion with conical baffle design and 2.25-3.0kW power consumption, available from 600mm to 3600mm diameter for promoting consistent mass flow from bulk storage silos.
• Tube and Chain Conveying Systems Flexible positive-displacement tube and chain conveyors (cable and disc types) with 0.4-300 m3/hr capacity, up to 80m horizontal and 60m vertical delivery, explosion and pressure-shock resistant, for continuously conveying fine powder, granules, and bulk materials.
• Z-Pattern Bucket Elevators and Inclined Belt Conveyors Gentle-handling Z-pattern bucket elevators for seeds, grains, and specialty products, plus inclined belt conveyors with vulcanised side walls for steep-inclination conveying applications.
• Drum Dryers Heil Model 85-25 triple-pass rotary drum dryer for drying wood shavings, sawdust, and biomass materials with evaporating capacity up to 8000 lb/hour at 1800°F.
• Biomass Processing Systems Complete turnkey biomass energy equipment and installations for pelleting renewable materials including wood chips, straw, sawdust, agricultural waste, and manure, integrating wood chippers, hammer mills, dryers, pellet machines, coolers, and packing systems.
• Colour Sorting Machines Meyer colour sorting machines (CF+, CG, I, R, RD, RD-C, RS-C, R-H series) using 2048-5400CCD sensors, LED lighting, and InGaAs infrared detection to sort nuts, seeds, rice, wheat, sesame, beans, spices, and grains.
• Weigh-Mix Systems and Bulk Ingredient Batching Bulk ingredient storage and batching systems including ABS Trevira flexible silos, stainless-steel silos, conveying systems, and batch weighing equipment with capacities from 1 to 30+ tonnes.
• Bulk Storage Silos Bolt-together panel silos in carbon steel or galvanised finish ranging from 3.5 to 22 metres diameter with capacities of 5 to 5000 metric tons for bulk material storage.
• Pneumatic Conveying Systems Pneumatic material handling solutions including positive and negative dilute-phase pressure conveying, dense-phase conveying, and vacuum conveying units for capacities from a few hundred kilograms to 30 metric tons per hour, GMP-certified.
• Structural Steel Engineering Services Structural steel engineering services from concept through completion, supporting process plant installations and materials handling equipment structures.
• Installation and Commissioning Services Installation and commissioning services for mechanical equipment items, completing Grain Tech's design-supply-install project delivery model.
• Spare Parts Supply Supply of spare parts for installed equipment including bucket elevator components, rotary valves, slide gate valves, and wear parts for pelleting presses and other processing equipment.
• Second-Hand Industrial Equipment Sale of pre-owned industrial processing equipment supplied through Grain Tech's machine supply service line.
• Project Management Services Project management services provided by experienced engineers to deliver effective equipment installation solutions as part of Grain Tech's single-source design-supply-install model.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free test facilities available at company works for equipment validation
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Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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