FlackTek

What FlackTek does

FlackTek Manufacturing, LLC is a US-based industrial equipment manufacturer that designs, produces, and services bladeless centrifugal mixing systems based on proprietary dual asymmetric centrifuge technology. Founded in 1996 by Dale Flackett and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the company operates four product tiers spanning laboratory to industrial scale: Small (up to 200g), Medium (up to 1kg), Large (up to 50kg), and MEGA (multi-hundred-kilo batches). The core mechanism rotates a container and platform in opposing directions so that shear is delivered through opposing rotational forces rather than physical blades, eliminating blade-induced contamination, air bubbles, and cleanup cycles. Optional programmable vacuum and inert gas purging extend the platform to outgassing-sensitive and oxygen-sensitive applications.

The company sells into aerospace and defense, batteries, energetics, silicones, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, 3D printing, adhesives and sealants, inks and coatings, polyurethanes, electronics, cannabis, and personal care and cosmetics. Revenue is generated through three streams: capital equipment sales (the machines themselves), recurring consumables (single-use cups, containers, holders, grinding media) sold via the FlackTek MarketPlace and direct channels, and service and maintenance contracts supported by facilities in Colorado and South Carolina. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales, with free on-site demonstrations at the Colorado applications lab serving as the primary bottom-of-funnel conversion mechanism.

In January 2026, FlackTek was acquired by Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM) for a $35M base purchase price plus up to $25M in EBITDA-linked earnouts through FY2030, establishing advanced mixing as Graham's third core technology platform alongside vacuum/heat transfer and turbomachinery. The company's strategic co-development partnership with Anduril Industries produced the MEGA FlackTek for solid rocket motor production, and the firm holds US Patent 11633704 covering the dual asymmetric centrifuge design. Approximate annualized revenue at the time of acquisition was $30M, generated across an installed base spanning more than 25 years of operation.

Name

FlackTek

Legal name

FlackTek Manufacturing, LLC

Website

https://flacktek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FlackTek designs and manufactures bladeless planetary centrifugal mixers based on patented dual asymmetric centrifuge technology, serving aerospace and defense, batteries, energetics, silicones, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and 3D printing customers with hardware, consumables, and service contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mixing Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Centrifugal mixing equipment
• Bladeless planetary mixers
• Material processing machinery
• Industrial mixing solutions
• Mixing accessories and consumables

Headquarters

HQ city

Landrum

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Mixing Equipment Sales: Sale of bladeless centrifugal mixing machines across multiple size tiers (Small up to 200g, Medium up to 1kg, Large up to 50kg, MEGA for hundreds of kilos). Machines range from countertop lab units to industrial-scale production equipment with various configurations including vacuum and non-vacuum options.
2. Accessories and Consumables: Single-use cups, containers, lids, holders, grinding media, and dispensing accessories. The company operates a FlackTek MarketPlace for ordering supplies. Recurring consumables revenue from the installed base of machines.
3. Service and Maintenance: Annual preventative maintenance, repair services, and technical support. Service centers in Colorado and South Carolina offering local and onsite repairs. The company continues to service older generation machines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FlackTek designs, customizes, manufactures, and supports bladeless planetary centrifugal mixers based on its patented dual asymmetric centrifuge technology (US Patent 11633704). The product line spans benchtop R&D units (Small up to 200g, Medium up to 1kg), industrial-scale machines (Large up to 50kg), and the world's largest high-speed bladeless mixer (MEGA up to 300 kg), sold alongside consumables and aftermarket service to aerospace, defense, energetics, battery, pharmaceutical, and medical device manufacturers.

Product overview

FlackTek offers a portfolio of bladeless centrifugal mixing systems based on dual asymmetric centrifuge technology. The product line spans four size tiers: Small (up to 200g), Medium (up to 1kg), Large (up to 50kg), and MEGA (multi-hundred-kilo industrial-scale). All machines use the company's signature bladeless mixing approach that eliminates blades, bubbles, and contamination while achieving perfect repeatability. Accessories include cups, holders, grinding media, and dispensing tools. Specialty offerings include GMP-compliant, explosion-proof, and robotic automation configurations. The company also provides service and support including preventative maintenance, repairs, and mixing assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MEGA FlackTek: The world's largest high-speed bladeless mixer, developed for industrial-scale production including solid rocket motor manufacturing.

Products and services

• Small FlackTek Compact desktop-sized bladeless centrifugal mixer processing up to 200 g of material per batch, designed for R&D, formulation, lab screening, QA testing, and specialty production. Features programmable mixing settings and optional vacuum capability for precision laboratory mixing.
• Medium FlackTek Versatile bladeless centrifugal mixer handling up to 1 kg per batch with container volumes up to 3,500 mL. Features programmable vacuum mixing, inert gas purge, and dual PID control for scaling from R&D to pilot production across aerospace, batteries, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
• Large FlackTek Industrial-scale bladeless centrifugal mixer processing up to 50 kg per batch with up to 20 L container volume. Features a twin basket design for simultaneous dual-container mixing, programmable vacuum, and torque/vibration/speed readout with data acquisition for full-scale production environments.
• MEGA FlackTek World's largest high-speed bladeless mixer featuring dual asymmetric centrifugal technology with multi-hundred-kilo batch processing in twin drum-style containers comparable to 55-gallon industrial drums. Initially developed in partnership with Anduril Industries for solid rocket motor production, delivering over 24x throughput gains versus conventional mixers.
• Cups and Accessories Single-use and reusable containers, holders, grinding media, transfer/dispensing cartridges and syringes, stainless steel containers, and customized accessories for FlackTek machines. Sold through the FlackTek MarketPlace for recurring consumables revenue across the installed base.
• Specialty and Custom Machines Custom-configured FlackTek machines with specialized features including heavy-duty drive systems, GMP compliance options, SCADA access, HAZLOC ratings, CE/UKCA/UL certifications, clean-room stainless steel bodies, and robotic automation integration.
• Robotic FlackTek Automated collaborative robot system enabling lights-out manufacturing with 2D barcode-triggered program updates, GMP-ready cup serialization, and automatic incoming/outgoing material feed for continuous production operation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 24x production throughput compared to conventional mixers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Anduril IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnduril Industries partnered with FlackTek to develop the MEGA FlackTek, the world's largest high-speed bladeless mixer, specifically for scaling solid rocket motor (SRM) production. This partnership enabled Anduril to achieve record production speeds with over 24x throughput improvements, reducing mixing time from hours to minutes. The MEGA FlackTek enables twin drum-style container processing comparable to 55-gallon industrial drums for hazardous propellant mixing with enhanced safety features.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• THINKY USA: Direct competitor offering planetary centrifugal (non-bladed) mixers for R&D through production. Closest functional peer to FlackTek across small, medium, and large format mixers with overlapping pharmaceutical, electronics, and battery applications.
• Hauschild Engineering: German manufacturer of DAC (dual asymmetric centrifuge) speed mixers, the most direct head-to-head competitor to FlackTek in bladeless centrifugal mixing. Serves identical customer verticals including aerospace, dental, electronics, and laboratory mixing.
• Torrey Hills Technologies: Manufacturer of planetary centrifugal mixers and three-roll mills serving R&D and small-batch production. Direct competitor in the laboratory and pilot-scale bladeless mixing segment FlackTek targets with its Small and Medium product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Charles Ross & Son Company: Long-established U.S. industrial mixer manufacturer offering a broad portfolio (high-shear, planetary, ribbon, tumble) that overlaps with FlackTek in chemical, pharmaceutical, adhesives, and cosmetics applications but spans much wider product breadth.
• IKA Works: Global laboratory and process equipment manufacturer with overlapping product lines in laboratory mixers, dispersers, and stirred reactors. Competes with FlackTek in R&D and small-batch pharmaceutical, chemical, and academic applications.
• Eirich Group: German industrial mixer specialist offering intensive mixers, planetary mixers, and processing technology for ceramics, battery materials, metallurgy, and chemicals. Competitor in large-format industrial mixing where FlackTek's Large and MEGA machines compete.
• Silverson Machines: U.K.-based manufacturer of high-shear mixers widely used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and chemicals. Adjacent technology (rotor/stator high-shear) competing for many of the same blending and homogenization use cases FlackTek addresses with bladeless centrifugal technology.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global process technology provider serving food, feed, and advanced materials markets. Overlaps with FlackTek in food, chemical, and battery material processing applications via complementary mixing and dispersion technologies at industrial scale.

Emerging players

• Netzsch Feinmahltechnik: Manufacturer of grinding, dispersing, and mixing equipment including high-speed and immersion mill systems. Overlaps with FlackTek in demanding wet-milling, dispersion, and nano-material processing applications in battery, ceramics, and electronics.

Regional players

• SPEX SamplePrep: U.S.-based sample preparation and laboratory grinding/mixing equipment maker. Comparable in laboratory-scale mixing and grinding applications for materials science, pharma, and analytical use cases, though primarily focused on grinding/milling rather than centrifugal mixing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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