Playmate has manufactured commercial-grade ball machines since 1973, operating from Morrisville, North Carolina, and selling through a network of authorized sales and service centers rather than direct retail.

Its dedicated pickleball machine, the Playmate Pickleball, is positioned as the most durable pickleball machine on the market with commercial-grade construction in aircraft aluminum. Specifications include 150-ball capacity, feed up to one ball per second, internal oscillation with five-line programmable direction plus random mode, electronic adjustment of elevation, direction, speed, spin, and feed, remote on and off, and shot variety covering dinks and third-shot drops. The AC model lists at $3,775 and the removable battery model at $3,695, with four to six hours of continuous battery use and a three-year limited parts warranty.

The dealer model is the differentiator for facilities: the company states it remains the only ball machine company offering on-site training and service, with free on-site demonstrations, clinics, and preventative maintenance through factory-trained professionals, plus partnerships with the PTR and USPTA teaching-pro associations.