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+1(267) 606 1002PALAMATIC PROCESS is embarking on a major €5 million investment plan for a new innovation and expertise centre for industrial powders, located at its headquarters in Brece (France).
French expert in powder handling solutions, PALAMATIC PROCESS, a subsidiary of the FIDEIP Group (450 employees, €80 million turnover), will open a new innovation and excellence centre in 2026 in Brittany, at its headquarters in Brécé (35). The aim is to welcome any industrial company wishing to test its powder products, receive training and innovate. This centre will help customers find the best solution for handling and managing their powders (Atex, flow, containment, hygiene, design, reliability, etc.) by supporting them with practical tests and sharing the knowledge of PALAMATIC PROCESS experts in powder management since 1992.
INNOVATE - TRAIN - TEST
As announced in Les Echos (19 January 2026 edition), this new centre, which is open to the world, will house a wide range of equipment, as well as a laboratory, demonstration robots, etc. A unique place of innovation in Europe, it will also be a training centre for a wide range of applications. PALAMATIC PROCESS's expertise lies in handling powder in all its forms and according to its customers' requirements: hygiene, explosion, contamination, high flow rate, dosing precision, automation, etc. How does powder behave? What about its particle size, density, flowability, temperature, risk and toxicity?
The Palamatic Process innovation and expertise centre in Brécé (35) will incorporate four areas of expertise, including a testing laboratory.
For more than 30 years, PALAMATIC PROCESS (130 employees, €25 million turnover) has been installing systems in all types of factories around the world, for all types of applications! Milk processing, rocket launches, tyres, textiles, animal feed (pet food), mineral and rare earth extraction, etc.
In North America too...
An internationally-oriented company, PALAMATIC PROCESS has been established in North America since 2019 and in Canada since 2023. In Montreal, the French manufacturer opened a similar powder and ingredient testing centre in 2025. Customers and partners can find all the innovations and equipment they need for their industrial-scale tests there.
A world of powders
WHY A NEW CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DEDICATED TO POWDERS?
This technological center, whose construction has begun and which will open in 2026 in Brécé (35), as reported in Ouest France - API (January 21, 2026 edition), will bring together all solutions and expertise for powder handling and management, mastered by PALAMATIC PROCESS since 1992.
Future visitors and users will find there the best solution for the characterization of their technical powders, their handling and management, as detailed in Bretagne Economique : sensitive environments (Atex), flow behavior, containment, hygiene, design, reliability, etc. Concrete testing and knowledge transfer will bring this unique site in Europe to life!
Connected to PALAMATIC PROCESS manufacturing workshops, the future 1,500m2 innovation and expertise center will bring together 4 areas of expertise : Automation (robotized solutions), Easyclean (hygienic constraints, ease of cleaning), Containment (explosive and sensitive environments) & Powder design (mechanical design and process control / industrial IT linked to the specific characteristics of each powder).
From left to right: Arnaud Clochard (Managing Director, Groupe FIDEIP), Jacques Clochard (President, Groupe FIDEIP)
and Thomas Lavallée (Executive Managing Director, PALAMATIC)
"A key tool"
“This new powder expertise center is a key tool to offer our customers the opportunity to design and simulate their projects under real conditions, at an industrial scale. In the face of the increasing complexity of powders, we are strengthening our expertise. The know-how of our teams in characterization and technical skills has ensured the success of our international projects for more than 30 years,” state in Le Journal des Entreprises (January 23, 2026 edition) Jacques Clochard (President - Groupe FIDEIP), Arnaud Clochard (Managing Director - Groupe FIDEIP) and Thomas Lavallée (Executive Managing Director - PALAMATIC PROCESS).
Who is Palamatic Process - Groupe Fideip?
PALAMATIC PROCESS - Groupe FIDEIP, a member of the excellence network FrenchFab - Bpifrance, operates internationally across all industry sectors. Its references include: L'Oréal, Areva, Barry Callebaut, EDF, Solvay, Mars, Ariane Aerospace, Michelin, Häagen-Dazs... In a world of powders, more than 90% of industrial players across all sectors integrate powders into their manufacturing processes.
From design to installation, PALAMATIC develops innovative equipment and complete “turnkey” lines for dosing, conveying, mixing, screening and packaging of powders and bulk solids, particularly in big bags. Its 130 experts, engineers and technicians, including around ten in North America, also master the design of solutions for highly technical powders such as explosive materials. The company already provides its customers and partners with two test stations, one located in Canada at Cintech and one in France.
PRESS REVIEW
French and foreign media outlets are talking about PALAMATIC PROCESS's Innovation and Expertise Centre for Powders project... Find all the articles on the subject here.
> Les Echos (Read 👉 edition of 19/01/2026)
> Bretagne Economique (Read 👉 edition of 20/01/2026)
> Ouest France - API (Read 👉 edition of 21/01/2026)
> Le Journal des Entreprises (Read 👉 edition of 23/01/2026)
> Le Journal de Vitré - L'actu.fr (Read 👉 edition of 23/01/2026)
> Chemical - chemengonline.com (Read 👉 edition of 23/01/2026)
> Surf Coast News (Read 👉 edition of 24/01/2026)
> Agromedia - agro-media.fr (Read 👉 l'édition du 04/02/2026)
> Notre Press review 👉 Read here
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