Arrowhead
Arrowhead Seperation Engineering Limited, a BSE-SME-listed Indian manufacturer founded in 1991, designs and builds custom industrial drying, flaking, calcination, and Zero Liquid Discharge systems for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, fertilizer, and wastewater-treatment customers across domestic and export markets.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1991
- HeadquartersNasik, India
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Arrowhead does
Arrowhead Seperation Engineering Limited is an Indian industrial equipment manufacturer and exporter that designs and builds custom drying, flaking, calcination, and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) systems for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, fertilizer, distillery, and wastewater-treatment customers. Founded in 1991 by Ajit Mundle and Jyoti Mundle and headquartered in Nashik with a corporate office in Navi Mumbai, the company operates a single integrated engineering platform spanning more than 25 products organized into drum dryers (single, double, atmospheric, totally enclosed, and vacuum variants), rotary dryers (cascade, louvre, tubular, vacuum), flaker systems, specialty industrial dryers (paddle, belt, flash, vacuum, double-cone, calcination), and application-specific dryers (DDGS, coffee spent, spent yeast, ETP sludge, municipal solid waste, pregelatinized starch, chicory roasting) plus ZLD systems up to 1000 KLD.
The underlying technology combines conduction drying on heated drum surfaces, convection drying via rotary cascade and belt impingement, indirect-contact vacuum drying, rotary-paddle agitation, and calcination with exhaust-gas reuse — engineered for heat-sensitive pastes, solvent-bearing feeds, and corrosive chemicals. Documented proprietary features include a vacuum double drum dryer with closed jacketed enclosure for solvent recovery, closed-construction double drum flakers with inert-gas blanketing for dust-sensitive chemicals such as stearic acid and maleic anhydride, and a calcination system whose outlet gas can be reused for upstream drying.
The business model is sales-led and quote-based: revenue is generated through one-time custom-engineered equipment sales, project-specific engineering, and aftermarket service, with pricing determined per inquiry (no published price lists). 40–60% of business is generated from direct exports, with the balance sold domestically across India. The company has been publicly listed on BSE's SME platform since 2022 under scrip code 544025 (ISIN INE0PP401015) and reports through audited financials and AGM filings; detailed revenue and order-book figures were not surfaced in the available source material.
Arrowhead firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Arrowhead
- Legal name
- Arrowhead Seperation Engineering Limited
- Website
- https://arrowhead-dryers.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1991
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Arrowhead Seperation Engineering Limited, a BSE-SME-listed Indian manufacturer founded in 1991, designs and builds custom industrial drying, flaking, calcination, and Zero Liquid Discharge systems for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, fertilizer, and wastewater-treatment customers across domestic and export markets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Arrowhead industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Drying Equipment
- NAICS
- Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)
- SIC
- General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF)
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Where Arrowhead is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Nasik
- HQ country
- India
- HQ region
- Asia
Markets served
Arrowhead business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Industrial dryer and flaker equipment sales: One-time sale of custom-built drum dryers, rotary dryers, flash dryers, belt dryers, paddle dryers, vacuum dryers, calcination systems, drum flakers and ZLD systems to industrial buyers in India and overseas; pricing is quote-based and tied to configuration, capacity and material of construction.
- Export revenue: Direct exports of industrial drying equipment manufactured in India; the company states 40–60% of business comes from exports, indicating a meaningful recurring/renewable export book alongside domestic orders.
- Custom engineering and service revenue: Nature of business is listed as Exporter and Manufacturer with additional roles as Service Provider, Trader and Importer — implying project-specific engineering, installation support, spares and aftermarket service revenue streams layered on top of equipment supply.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | — | Quote-based / custom-built pricing per project |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Arrowhead product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Arrowhead Seperation Engineering Limited designs, manufactures, and exports custom-engineered industrial drying, flaking, calcination, and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) equipment. Its core offerings include drum dryers (single, double, vacuum, atmospheric, totally enclosed, stainless-steel), rotary dryers (cascade, louvre, tubular, fertilizer-granule), flaker systems (single-drum, double-drum, PTA-residue), specialty dryers (paddle, belt, flash, vacuum, double-cone vacuum, continuous particulate), and ZLD systems with MBBR treatment, serving chemical, pharmaceutical, food, fertilizer, distillery, and wastewater customers across India and export markets.
Product overview
Arrowhead Seperation Engineering Limited operates as a single integrated industrial-equipment manufacturer and exporter (established 1991, Nashik/Navi Mumbai, India) with a unified portfolio of more than 25 drying, flaking, and water-recovery products organised into several platform families rather than a SaaS-style modular suite. The core platforms are: Drum Dryers (Single Drum Dryer, Double Drum Dryer — including Atmospheric and Totally Enclosed variants — and Vacuum/SS Vacuum Double Drum Dryer), Rotary Dryers (Rotary Cascade, Rotary Louvre, Rotary Tubular, Rotary Vacuum, Fertilizers Granules Rotary Dryer), Flaker Systems (Single Drum Flaker, Double Drum Flaker, Flaker Machine, PTA Residue Drum Flaker, Drum Flaker), Specialty Industrial Dryers (Paddle Dryer, Belt Dryer, Continuous Particulate Dryer, Flash Dryer, Vacuum Dryer, Double Cone Vacuum Dryer, Calcination System), Application-Specific Dryers (DDGS Dryer, Coffee Spent Dryer, Spent Yeast Dryer, ETP Sludge Dryer, Municipal Solid Waste Dryer, Pregelatinized Starch Drum Dryer, Drum Dryer for Prgel Maize Starch, Chicory Roasting Machine), and Zero Liquid Discharge Systems (Zero Liquid Discharge System and the high-capacity 1000 KLD ZLD System). The product family is rounded out by a Customized Dryer Systems service covering calcium chloride recovery, feed conditioning, dust/fume containment, and product/feed conveying, with the products engineered to interoperate as turnkey lines for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, fertilizer, distillery, and wastewater-treatment customers across India and 40–60% of revenue from export markets.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Single Drum Dryer
Companies that use Arrowhead
Customer profileIdeal customer profiles1 record
Arrowhead technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature10 records
Arrowhead partnerships and signals
Strategic signalRecent moves7 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Arrowhead competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- GEA Group: Global process-engineering major supplying industrial drying, separation, and ZLD-adjacent equipment to chemical, food, and pharma customers. Directly comparable as a broader-portfolio incumbent competing for the same industrial drying RFQs in India and export markets.
- Bühler Group: Swiss process-equipment manufacturer serving food, feed, and chemicals with drying and thermal-processing systems. Comparable to Arrowhead in the food/agro drying segment (e.g., DDGS, coffee spent, chicory) but with substantially broader global scale and service network.
- ANDRITZ: Austrian industrial group with significant drying and thermal-processing exposure in chemicals, fertilizers, and biomass. Competes with Arrowhead on rotary dryers, calcination systems, and pulp/biomass drying in the Indian and export geographies.
- Hosokawa Micron: Global supplier of drying, classification, and agglomeration equipment for chemical, mineral, and food powders. Directly overlaps with Arrowhead's flash, paddle, and vacuum dryers in heat-sensitive powder applications.
- SPX FLOW: Global process-equipment provider with drying, mixing, and separation technologies serving food, dairy, and chemicals. Comparable to Arrowhead as a broad incumbent supplying capital drying equipment with global service reach.
Direct peers
- Glatt Process Technology: Specialist in fluidized-bed and spray drying for pharma, food, and fine chemicals. Closely comparable in targeting heat-sensitive and solvent-recovery drying applications served by Arrowhead's vacuum and enclosed drum dryers.
- Dedert Corporation: US-based specialist in industrial drying and evaporation, including rotary and flash dryers serving chemicals, food, and wastewater. Comparable in scope and customization model to Arrowhead's drying and ZLD portfolio.
- Swenson Technology: US designer of drying, evaporation, crystallization, and ZLD systems for industrial effluents. Directly comparable to Arrowhead's combined drying + ZLD offering for chemical and pharma customers.
Regional players
- Thermax: Large Indian industrial-energy and process-equipment company with heating, drying, and water-treatment adjacencies. Overlaps with Arrowhead in domestic Indian process-equipment RFQs for chemical and ZLD applications, but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
- Praj Industries: Indian process-engineering company serving bioethanol, brewery, and water-treatment markets. Directly comparable to Arrowhead in DDGS dryers, spent-yeast dryers, and ZLD systems for distillery customers in India.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Arrowhead social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Arrowhead leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Arrowhead funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Arrowhead M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Arrowhead
What does Arrowhead do?
Arrowhead Seperation Engineering Limited designs, manufactures, and exports custom-engineered industrial drying, flaking, calcination, and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) equipment. Its core offerings include drum dryers (single, double, vacuum, atmospheric, totally enclosed, stainless-steel), rotary dryers (cascade, louvre, tubular, fertilizer-granule), flaker systems (single-drum, double-drum, PTA-residue), specialty dryers (paddle, belt, flash, vacuum, double-cone vacuum, continuous particulate), and ZLD systems with MBBR treatment, serving chemical, pharmaceutical, food, fertilizer, distillery, and wastewater customers across India and export markets.
Is Arrowhead a public or private company?
Arrowhead is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Arrowhead founded?
Arrowhead was founded in 1991. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Arrowhead based?
Arrowhead is headquartered in Nasik, India, in the Asia region.
How does Arrowhead make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Industrial dryer and flaker equipment sales are the primary driver. The others are export revenue and custom engineering and service revenue.
Who are Arrowhead's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are GEA Group, Bühler Group, ANDRITZ, Hosokawa Micron and SPX FLOW. Direct peers are Glatt Process Technology, Dedert Corporation and Swenson Technology. Regional players are Thermax and Praj Industries.
Does Arrowhead have an API?
No public API is recorded for Arrowhead.
What industry is Arrowhead in?
Arrowhead's product category is Industrial Drying Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAEAB, Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes), with a secondary code of IMAHALAF, Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial). Its NAICS code is 33391 and its SIC code is 3560.