Funken Powtechs, Inc.

Funken Powtechs, Inc. (粉研パウテックス, often shortened to "Funken") is a Japanese industrial equipment manufacturer based in Shinagawa City, Tokyo. The company specialises in machinery for handling and precisely dosing powders and granular materials — a niche that sits at the intersection of chemical processing, food production, plastics compounding and environmental engineering. Its product catalogue is built around volumetric and gravimetric feeders, continuous mixers, pneumatic conveying feeders and the control panels that drive them. The core of the range is the volumetric feeder family. The Funken Auto Feeder FS type is the general-purpose model, designed to feed ordinary powders as well as strongly cohesive or adhesive powders with a claimed feed accuracy of ±0.5–1.0%. The FI type addresses highly fluidised powders such as pulverised coal, using a special flexible seal to prevent flushing. Other volumetric models include the Cartridge Feeder for quick material changeover, the Bit Feeder for micro-dosing, the Roll Feeder for granular materials, the Newma Feeder for pneumatic conveying and the Step Feeder for precision distribution of large-diameter flows. On the gravimetric side, Funken offers loss-in-weight systems such as the Weighing Auto Feeder and its roll-type variant, which combine a feeder with load cells and a PLC-based control unit. The Loop Conveyor Scale provides continuous in-line weighing, and the Wapp Feeder is a dedicated gravimetric unit for waste plastics. The company also builds continuous mixers — the Flow Jet Mixer for continuous jet mixing and the Flow Mixer for agglomerating, conveying and mixing powders and granules — as well as DC (PLC-type) and DD (microcomputer-type) control panels with proprietary control programmes. Funken serves a broad set of industries: petrochemicals, chemicals, food, civil engineering and construction, laboratory and research, and environmental applications. Its quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015, with the certification scope covering the design and manufacture of powder and fluid-related equipment, and the certified sites including the head office, the Osaka sales office and the Muikamachi factory. The initial certification date was 19 February 2008, under UKAS accreditation (certificate number JP023041). The company maintains sales offices in Tokyo and Osaka and operates a factory in Muikamachi (Niigata Prefecture). It recruits through job fairs in Niigata Prefecture, reflecting its ties to that region. Funken also exhibits at international food industry trade shows, where it presents its powder-handling technology.

Funken Powtechs, Inc. is a Japanese industrial machinery company based in Shinagawa City, Tokyo. Public information about its early corporate history is limited, but its product line and certifications indicate a long-established specialisation in powder-handling equipment. The company has sold its PSL-DB and PSL-DC control panels for many years, and its load cell amplifier CSD-891B series has been used in those panels over a long period. A significant documented milestone is the company's ISO 9001 certification. The initial certification date was 19 February 2008, with the scope covering the design and manufacture of powder and fluid-related equipment. The certified offices are the head office, the Osaka sales office and the Muikamachi factory, and the certification was issued under UKAS accreditation with certificate number JP023041. This certification confirms that the company operates a formal quality management system across its design, manufacturing and sales functions. Over time, Funken has built a broad catalogue of volumetric and gravimetric feeders, continuous mixers and control systems. The volumetric range includes the Auto Feeder FS type for general powders, the FI type for highly fluidised powders such as pulverised coal, the Cartridge Feeder for easy material changeover, the Bit Feeder for micro-feeding, the Roll Feeder for granular materials, the Newma Feeder for pneumatic conveying and the Step Feeder for precision distribution. The gravimetric range includes the Weighing Auto Feeder and its roll-type variant, the Loop Conveyor Scale for continuous weighing and the Wapp Feeder for waste plastics. The company also produces the Flow Jet Mixer and Flow Mixer for continuous mixing, and DC (PLC-type) and DD (microcomputer-type) control panels with proprietary control programmes. The company maintains sales offices in Tokyo and Osaka and operates the Muikamachi factory in Niigata Prefecture. It recruits in Niigata Prefecture, as shown by its participation in the Niigata employment and career change fair scheduled for October 2026. It also exhibits at international food industry trade shows, presenting its powder-handling technology to a wider audience. In its product support communications, Funken has announced the discontinuation of the CSD-891B load cell amplifier once existing stock is depleted, following the component manufacturer's decision to end production.

• Initial ISO 9001 certification (certificate JP023041, UKAS accreditation), covering design and manufacture of powder and fluid-related equipment at the head office, Osaka sales office and Muikamachi factory.

• Announced participation in the Niigata employment and career change fair to be held on 25 October 2026.

Specialist supplier of high-accuracy powder and granular material feeding, weighing, mixing and control systems for process industries, with ISO 9001-certified design and manufacturing.

• Funken Auto Feeder FS type

  General-purpose volumetric feeder for ordinary and cohesive powders, with feed accuracy of ±0.5–1.0% and capacities from 50 to 100,000 L/h.

• Funken Auto Feeder FI type

  Volumetric feeder for highly fluidised powders such as pulverised coal, using a special flexible seal to prevent flushing.

• Cartridge Feeder

  Easy-disassembly volumetric feeder with a cartridge-type feed section for quick material changeover without tools.

• Bit Feeder

  Micro-feeder for small-quantity powder feeding.

• Roll Feeder

  Volumetric feeder for granular materials.

• Newma Feeder

  Feeder for pneumatic conveying applications.

• Step Feeder

  Large-diameter precision distribution volumetric feeder for powders and granules.

• Weighing Auto Feeder

  Loss-in-weight gravimetric feeder combining an Auto Feeder with load cells and a PLC control panel, with accuracy of ±0.5–1.0%.

• Weighing Auto Feeder (roll type)

  Loss-in-weight gravimetric feeder using a roll feeder, with capacities from 450 to 11,500 kg/h.

• Loop Conveyor Scale

  Continuous powder flow weighing device.

• Wapp Feeder

  Gravimetric feeder for waste plastics.

• Flow Jet Mixer

  Continuous jet mixing machine.

• Flow Mixer

  Agglomerating, conveying and mixing machine for powders and granules.

• DC Control Panel (PLC type)

  Control panel with general-purpose PLC, fast response, capable of controlling multiple feeders and continuous/batch operation.

• DD Control Panel (microcomputer type)

  Compact microcomputer-based control panel with modular printed circuit boards and LCD display.

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