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Last activity: 25.08.2026
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The DURAVANT family of operating companies:

Marlen International, Inc. is a global manufacturer of food processing equipment for a variety of products including meat, poultry, pet food, fish, vegetables, fruit, bakery, confectioneries, snacks and dairy goods. Marlen International products are sold under the Marlen and Carruthers brand names. For more than 50 years, Marlen International has manufactured pumping, portioning, filling, size reduction, thermal processing and material handling equipment for pumping, portioning, filling, dicing, grinding, slicing, reducing, chilling and cooking food products. Hundreds of blue chip food processors turn to Marlen International for highly engineered products, replacement parts, and field services, including the industry-elite Marlen Care Program.

Fischbein designs and manufactures bag packaging equipment and complete systems under the Fischbein, Saxon and Inglett brands. For over 100 years, Fischbein has been the leader in sewing and sealing systems by delivering highly engineered, robust and dependable solutions. Serving customers worldwide in agriculture, animal feed, seed, pet food, chemical, mineral, milling, food, building material, medical and pharmaceutical industries, Fischbein has a full range of sealing, filling, weighing, handling, and palletizing equipment that is sold and serviced in more than 190 countries.

Flexible Material Handling designs and manufactures products and services for truck loading and unloading applications. The NestaFlex and MaxxReach brands lead the market in flexible gravity and powered conveyors, telescopic conveyors and rigid belted conveyors. Known worldwide for their durability and reliability, Flexible Material Handling products are engineered to support material handling applications for distribution centers, e-commerce, parcel post, retail stores and a variety of manufacturers to help maximize productivity and increase efficiency.

Best Conveyors designs and manufactures a complete line of gravity and powered expandable flexible conveyors, drive-in rigid units and telescopic boom conveyors. Specializing in designing turnkey systems for loading and unloading trucks at distribution centers and retail stores, the BestFlex, BestReach and BestLine brands are world renowned to save time, labor and increase overall efficiency in a wide range of material handling applications.
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Location
United States, Illinois, Downers Grove
Founded date
2014

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Nov 17, 2025Duravant Announces Retirement of CEO Mike Kachmer, Names Jill Evanko SuccessorDuravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global leader in advanced automation solutions, announced today that Mike Kachmer will retire from his role as Chief Executive Officer after a highly successful tenure with the company. Duravant’s Board of Direc...
Aug 21, 2023Duravant Acquires NPI, Provider of Automated Sortation SolutionsEngineered equipment leader Duravant expands material handling equipment portfolio with acquisition of NPI Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging, and mat...
Jul 25, 2023Duravant Acquires PPM Technologies from Stonehenge PartnersEngineered equipment leader, Duravant, expands food processing solutions portfolio with acquisition of PPM Technologies. Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, pack...
Apr 11, 2023Duravant Establishes Entity in Brazil and Acquires Majority Stake in BVSPEngineered equipment leader Duravant expands global footprint by establishing local entity Duravant Brazil LTDA and acquiring BVSP LTDA, a parts and service provider to the poultry processing sector. Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engi...
Dec 28, 2022Duravant Buys Multiscan TechnologiesDuravant, a Downers Grove, IL-based engineered equipment and automation solutions provider, acquired Multiscan Technologies, an Alicante, Spain-based manufacturer of machine vision solutions for the food processing industry. The amount of t...
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Oct 29, 2021Duravant Announces Strategic Partnership with Carlyle and Warburg PincusDOWNERS GROVE, Ill. and NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Duravant LLC ("Duravant"), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, today anno...
Oct 29, 2021Duravant Announces Strategic Partnership with Carlyle and Warburg PincusDOWNERS GROVE, Ill. and NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Duravant LLC ("Duravant"), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, today anno...
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FAQ about Duravant

When was Duravant founded?

Duravant was founded in 2014.

What has the press written about Duravant?

Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning Duravant, among them “Duravant Announces Retirement of CEO Mike Kachmer, Names Jill Evanko Successor” (Nov 17, 2025) and “Duravant Acquires NPI, Provider of Automated Sortation Solutions” (Aug 21, 2023).

Is Duravant still active?

Yes, Duravant is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 25, 2026.