behst machinery

Name

behst machinery

Legal name

Behst Machinery Corp

Website

https://behstco.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warman

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of food processing equipment including material handling, primary processing, value-added processing, pneumatic conveyance, dust collection, ancillary devices, and packaging systems from various manufacturers (PETKUS, Schlagel, RAD, Walinga, Streckel & Schrader, SATAKE, Donaldson, MPI, Meridian, Ezratek)
2. Parts Supply: Parts availability for equipment sold, with parts warehouse located in Warman, SK
3. Service and Support: Pre-installation support, setup and commissioning, on-site employee training, technical support and troubleshooting (in-person and online), and asset audits for compliance
4. Custom Engineering and Design: Concept and process design with on-site evaluations and recommendations, dust system design and containment systems

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Behst Machinery distributes and integrates food processing and bulk material handling equipment for Canadian commercial food processing facilities. The company sources machinery from multiple OEMs (PETKUS, Schlagel, RAD, Walinga, Streckel & Schrader, SATAKE, Donaldson, MPI, Meridian, Ezratek) and delivers end-to-end solutions including concept and process design, on-site evaluations, equipment sourcing, pre-installation support, commissioning, employee training, ongoing technical support, asset audits, and parts supply from its Warman, SK warehouse.

Product overview

Behst Machinery is a provider of food processing equipment offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial machinery across eight product categories: Material Handling (PETKUS pendulum bucket elevators, Schlagel distributors, RAD conveyors), Primary Processing Equipment (PETKUS cleaners, optical sorters, gravity separators, treaters), Value-Added Processing (Streckel & Schrader dehullers, flaking mills, steamers, kilns; SATAKE destoners), Pneumatic Conveyance (Walinga Ultra Veyors with Smart-Flo systems), Dust Collection (Donaldson dust collectors, cyclones, baghouses), Ancillary Devices (magnetic separators, metal detectors, x-rays, explosion protection, stainless tanks), and Packaging (Ezratek bag fillers and palletizers). The company serves commercial cleaners, processors, packagers, and growers in the food processing, brewing, malting, plant-based ingredient, and specialty crop processing industries across Canada, with locations in Alberta and Saskatchewan and parts availability in Warman, SK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Material Handling Equipment Mechanical conveyance equipment for moving bulk grains, seeds, fertilizer, and free-flowing feed products. Includes pendulum bucket elevators combining horizontal and vertical transport, grain distributors with multiple spout configurations in stainless steel and epoxy coatings, and gentle-handling bucket elevators and conveyors designed to maintain grain integrity. Targeted at food processing facilities handling commercial and food-grade commodities.
• Primary Processing and Treating Equipment Seed cleaning, sorting, and treatment equipment including all-in-one cleaning and calibration machines, pre-cleaners with high screen surface area, optical sorters using transmission technology for color/shape/infrared/texture sorting, gravity separators for removing mycotoxin-infested grains, rotary drum cleaners up to 300 t/h, screen machines up to 120 t/h, and continuous and batch seed treaters for coating, incrustation, film coating, encrustation, and pelleting. Targeted at seed processors and grain cleaning operations.
• Value-Added Processing Equipment Equipment for dehulling, splitting, pressing, extruding, milling, polishing, sifting, and fractionation of grains and specialty crops. Includes impact dehullers with maximum hulling and minimum breakage, groat cutters with over 6,500 perforations per drum, flaking roller mills with electro-hydraulic control, horizontal scourers for oat preparation, Jet-Pearlers for gentle hulling of oats, hemp, millet, and quinoa, hydrothermal round steamers, kilns for shelf stability and enzyme deactivation, rice destoners, and rice dehullers. Targeted at oat processors, rice mills, and specialty grain processors.
• Pneumatic Conveyance Equipment Both pressure and vacuum style pneumatic conveyance systems for moving bulk materials safely. Includes Walinga Ultra Veyors with drop-thru airlock packages and Smart-Flo monitoring that automatically adjusts blower speeds to maintain bulk integrity and reduce energy costs, Central Vac systems with self-cleaning filters and explosion-proof housing designed to NFPA guidelines, rotary airlocks, filters, silencers, and aluminum and stainless tubing. Scalable across multiple drops and buildings. Targeted at food processing facilities requiring safe bulk material movement.
• Dust Collection Equipment Industrial dust collection systems engineered and custom built to design specifications, including cartridge dust collectors, standard and high-efficiency cyclones, fans, airlocks, baghouse collectors, and ducting. Behst also provides dust system design and containment systems including dust hazard analysis and air flow balancing. Targeted at grain processing and industrial facilities requiring NFPA-compliant dust control.
• Ancillary Devices Supporting equipment for food processing lines including magnetic separators (chute, drawer, grate, plate, tube, and free flow magnets) for ferrous tramp metal removal; gravity, belt, and application-specific metal detectors; x-ray inspection and checkweighers; flameless explosion vents and explosion isolation valves certified to NFPA standards for organic dust, fiber dust, and gas; stainless steel storage tanks up to 20 feet diameter and 60 feet tall in flat-bottom, hopper bottom, and skirted configurations; vacuum cleanup systems; and inline scales and flow balancers. Targeted at food processors needing quality control, safety, and storage solutions.
• Packaging Equipment Semi or fully automated packaging line equipment including mini bulk bag fillers, standard size and retail bag fillers, bag placers, tag placers, pedestal sewing machines, palletizers, and wrappers. Targeted at commercial food processing and agricultural operations requiring end-of-line packaging automation.
• Concept Design and Equipment Sourcing Services Pre-sale consulting and engineering services including concept and process design for new production facilities, on-site evaluations and recommendations, application-specific equipment sourcing, and custom dust system design including dust hazard analysis and air flow balancing. Targeted at food processing facilities planning new builds, expansions, or capacity increases.
• Installation, Commissioning, Training, and Technical Support Lifecycle support services including pre-installation oversight, equipment setup and commissioning, on-site employee training (initial and annual), in-person and online technical support and troubleshooting, and asset audits and compliance inspections. Targeted at commercial food processing facilities that purchase equipment through Behst.
• Parts Supply Replacement parts supply for equipment sold, stocked at the company's parts warehouse in Warman, Saskatchewan (by appointment). Provides ongoing spare parts availability to maintain uptime of installed food processing equipment. Targeted at existing Behst equipment customers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and supporting.

• PETKUSflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2024Behst Machinery announced a groundbreaking partnership with Germany-based PETKUS, the premier primary processing equipment manufacturer for Canadian customers. PETKUS brings cutting-edge seed and grain technology with AI-assisted sorting, soybean cleaning technology, and equipment for 91 countries. Jeff Young, President of Behst Machinery, stated this collaboration will help Canadian food processors locally source equipment specific to their products and operations. Parts and service are available from Behst's Alberta and Saskatchewan locations.
• SchlagelcoreTechnology or IntegrationSchlagel is a manufacturer of material handling equipment including SwingSet distributors, providing conveyance solutions for whole grains, fertilizer, and free-flowing feed products in stainless steel and epoxy coating options.
• RAD EquipmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationRAD Equipment manufactures bucket elevators and conveyors with gentle handling designs, 3D-designed and CNC manufactured products including EC Series gentle handling elevators and various conveyor types.
• WalingacoreTechnology or IntegrationWalinga provides pneumatic conveyance equipment including Ultra Veyors, rotary airlocks, Smart-Flo monitoring systems, and Central-Vac with Air Purge technology for explosion-proof dust collection.
• Streckel & SchradercoreTechnology or IntegrationStreckel & Schrader manufactures value-added processing equipment including impact dehullers, groat cutters, flaking roller mills, horizontal scourers, Jet-Pearler, round steamers, and kilns for oat and grain processing.
• MPI MagnetcoreTechnology or IntegrationMPI Magnet provides ancillary devices including gravity metal detectors, bulk gravity magnetic separators, chute magnets, drawer magnets, grate magnets, plate magnets, and tube magnets for ferrous tramp metal removal.
• DonaldsoncoreTechnology or IntegrationDonaldson provides industrial dust collection equipment including standard and HE cyclones, baghouse collectors, cartridge dust collectors, and pleated bag filters for grain processing and industrial applications.
• Meridian ManufacturingsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMeridian Manufacturing supplies stainless steel tanks for storage solutions including flat-bottom and hopper bottom tanks, chemical tanks, and customized builds up to 20' diameter and 60' tall.
• EzratekcoreTechnology or IntegrationEzratek provides packaging equipment including mini bulk, standard size and retail bag fillers, bag placers, tag placers, pedestal sewing machines, palletizers and wrappers.
• Conquest EquipmentsupportingTechnology or IntegrationConquest Equipment is a supplier of industrial dust collection equipment and baghouse systems for processing facilities.
• Control Concepts (AirSweep)supportingTechnology or IntegrationControl Concepts provides AirSweep material fluidization technology including VA-06, VA-12, VA-51 models and the new AirSweep MAX with 52% better performance and 31% more air output.
• SATAKEcoreTechnology or IntegrationSATAKE provides value-added processing equipment including SGA destoners and VTA dehullers for rice processing and grain processing applications.
• IAOM (International Association of Operative Millers)supportingOthersIAOM is an international organization of grain millers and allied trades representatives devoted to advancing education and training in grain milling industries.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AG Growth International (AGI): TSX-listed Canadian manufacturer and global provider of grain handling, storage, and conditioning equipment. AGI is a much larger incumbent that competes with several of Behst's distributed product lines (conveyors, bucket elevators, dust collection) across the same Canadian Prairie customer base.
• Bühler Group: Swiss-headquartered global manufacturer of food processing and value-added grain/oat processing equipment. Bühler sells direct in Canada, competing with the Streckel & Schrader and SATAKE-branded lines Behst distributes and with PETKUS in primary processing.
• SATAKE Corporation: Japanese-origin global manufacturer of rice, grain, and seed processing equipment including destoners and dehullers. SATAKE is both a Behst OEM partner and a broad incumbent whose direct sales compete with Behst's distribution of value-added processing lines.
• GSI Group (Grain Systems): Global manufacturer of grain storage, handling, and conditioning systems owned by AGCO. GSI competes with multiple Behst-distributed lines (bucket elevators, conveyors, dust collection) and serves overlapping North American grain customers.

Direct peers

• ArrowCorp: Canadian manufacturer of grain handling and processing equipment based in Western Canada. ArrowCorp serves a similar Prairie customer base and overlaps with Behst's material handling and grain conditioning categories.
• Forsberg's Inc. US manufacturer specializing in gravity separators, destoners, and seed/grain processing equipment. Forsberg's competes head-to-head with Behst's PETKUS gravity separator and SATAKE destoner offerings in similar North American end markets.
• Lewis M. Carter Manufacturing (LMC): US manufacturer of grain processing equipment including cleaners, gravity tables, and seed processing machinery. LMC overlaps directly with Behst's primary processing portfolio for seed and grain processors.
• Crippen Manufacturing: North American manufacturer and integrator of seed and grain processing equipment with turnkey installation services. Crippen's combined equipment-plus-integration model mirrors Behst's end-to-end value proposition for plant builders.
• Heat and Control: US-based manufacturer and integrator of food processing and packaging equipment with a project-based sales model. Heat and Control competes for similar greenfield and capacity expansion projects in the broader food processing space.

Others

• Donaldson Company: US-based industrial filtration manufacturer whose dust collection product line (cartridge collectors, baghouses) is distributed by Behst in Canada. Donaldson is also a large direct-selling incumbent that competes with Behst's broader dust system integration offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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