What Rotex Global does

Rotex Global (also operating as Rotex Group) is a Cincinnati-based industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1844 that designs and produces mechanical screeners, separators, sifters, cleaners, feeders, conveyors, and automated particle-size analyzers used to separate materials by size across diverse industrial processes. The company's core technology centers on patented gyratory reciprocating motion and exclusive drive units that achieve industry-leading G-Loads, enabling precise calibration of screening behavior for unique applications. Its portfolio spans 18 product lines including the Rotex® flagship screener, Apex™ (single-operator multi-unit design), Minerals Separator™ / MEGATEX XD™, CounterFlow models, RTX360 circular vibrating screens, Ultrex™ sanitary separators, MEGATEX Grain Cleaner™, Plastic Pellet Screener™, and the Gradex® 2000 particle size analyzer.

Rotex generates revenue primarily through one-time capital-equipment sales of its screener and separator product lines, complemented by an OEM parts and consumables aftermarket (screens, seals, drive heads, precision metal parts) under a two-year warranty exchange program, plus professional field services including onsite maintenance, operator training, and machine startup. The company distributes globally through a direct field-sales representative network organized by country and region, supported by a sales-rep portal, and converts prospects via free in-house materials testing conducted in worldwide laboratories. It serves enterprise customers across agriculture, minerals, fertilizer, food, forest products, chemicals and plastics, and recycling verticals in more than 80 countries, and operates as part of Hillenbrand Inc.'s (NYSE: HI) Advanced Process Solutions Group.

Name

Rotex Global

Legal name

Rotex Group

Website

https://rotex.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1844

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Rotex Global, founded in 1844 in Cincinnati, manufactures industrial screeners, separators, sifters, and particle-size analyzers using patented gyratory motion technology, serving enterprise customers in agriculture, minerals, food, chemicals, plastics, and recycling across 80+ countries as part of Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Screener Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial screeners, separators, sifters, and cleaners including Rotex, Classic Screen, Apex, Super Screen, Minerals Separator, CounterFlow, RTX360, Ultrex, and other specialized equipment for various industries.
2. OEM Parts and Support: Replacement parts including screens, consumables (seals, sleeves, mesh cleaning balls), drive heads, fabricated parts, precision metal parts, and part upgrades. Drive head exchanges with two-year warranty.
3. Field Service and Maintenance: Onsite technical visits, operation and maintenance training, machine startup services, and maintenance/repair services.
4. Product Documentation: IOM (Installation, Operation, Maintenance) manuals sold for $125 per manual.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rotex Global manufactures industrial screeners, separators, sifters, and cleaners used for particle size separation across materials including minerals, agriculture, food, plastics, and chemicals. The company also supplies OEM replacement parts, on-site field service, and free materials testing to support its equipment installations. Its flagship Rotex® line uses patented gyratory reciprocating motion technology.

Product overview

Rotex Group is an industrial manufacturing company specializing in mechanical separation equipment. Founded in 1844, the company operates as part of Hillenbrand Inc.'s Advanced Process Solutions Group. The product portfolio centers on industrial screeners and separators utilizing three primary motion technologies: gyratory reciprocating motion (patented in Rotex®), gyratory motion with exclusive drive units achieving industry-best G-Loads, and round vibratory screens. The product line spans 18 distinct screener models including the Rotex®, Classic Screen, Apex™, Super Screen, minerals separators, counter-flow models, RTX360 circular screens, specialty cleaners like MEGATEX Grain Cleaner™, and sanitary separators (Ultrex™). Supporting the equipment line are OEM parts (screens, drive heads, consumables, precision metal parts) and field service offerings including maintenance, repair, and operator training. Applications span agriculture, minerals, chemicals, food, plastics, recycling, forestry, fertilizer, and miscellaneous industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rotex®: Patented gyratory reciprocating motion screener - the flagship product line.
• APEX™
• Classic Screen/Chip Screen
• Super Screen
• Minerals Separator™ / MEGATEX XD™
• CounterFlow CS Model
• RTX360
• Ultrex™
• Gradex® 2000

Products and services

• Rotex® Screener Industrial screener with patented gyratory reciprocating motion technology for precise particle separation across multiple industries including minerals, agriculture, food, chemicals, and plastics.
• Classic Screen / Chip Screen High-capacity gyratory screener designed for wood, paper, grain, and industrial screening applications.
• Apex™ Screener Industrial screener with an efficient design enabling a single operator to manage and service multiple screeners, reducing operating costs and resource requirements.
• Super Screen High-performance industrial screening equipment for demanding separation applications.
• Minerals Separator™ / MEGATEX XD™ Industrial separator designed for heavy-duty mineral processing applications.
• CounterFlow CS Model Counter-flow screener model for industrial separation processes.
• CounterFlow Super Screen High-capacity counter-flow screening solution for industrial applications.
• RTX360 Circular Vibrating Screen Circular vibrating screen sieve separator for precision particle classification.
• MEGATEX Grain Cleaner™ Grain cleaning equipment for agricultural separation applications.
• Chip Classifier Classification equipment for wood chips and similar bulk materials in forest products applications.
• Ultrex™ Sanitary Separator Sanitary separator designed for food and pharmaceutical applications requiring high hygiene standards.
• Multi-Deck Screen Multi-deck screening solution for processing multiple grades in a single unit.
• Super-Deck Screen

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced operating costs through single-operator management of multiple Apex Screeners

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sweco: Sweco manufactures industrial vibratory screening and separation equipment, directly competing with Rotex in circular vibratory separators and sifters across similar industrial and sanitary end markets. Both companies serve food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and mineral processing customers with comparable separation technology platforms.
• Kason Corporation: Kason Corporation produces circular vibratory screeners and separators used for bulk solids classification, directly overlapping with Rotex's vibratory separation product lines such as the RTX360 and CounterFlow series. Both companies target food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and mineral processing customers requiring precise particle size separation.
• Russell Finex: Russell Finex manufactures industrial sieves and vibratory separators for food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and coatings industries, directly competing with Rotex's sanitary separator (Ultrex) and standard screener lines. Both companies emphasize hygienic design, global service networks, and application engineering support.
• Derrick Corporation: Derrick Corporation specializes in high-frequency vibrating screening equipment for mining, mineral processing, and oilfield applications, directly competing with Rotex's Minerals Separator and MEGATEX XD lines in heavy-duty mineral processing. Both companies serve mining customers with similar fine-particle separation technologies.
• Midwestern Industries: Midwestern Industries manufactures industrial screening equipment and vibrating separators used in mining, aggregate, recycling, and bulk material processing, directly competing with Rotex's screener portfolio in heavy-duty mineral and recycling applications. Both companies focus on durable screening solutions for industrial customers.
• Gough Engineering: Gough Engineering supplies vibratory feeders, conveyors, and screening equipment for bulk material handling applications, directly comparable to Rotex's vibratory feeders and chip feeders used in similar industrial screening and material flow processes. Both companies engineer custom solutions for food, chemical, and aggregate customers.
• Triple/S Dynamics: Triple/S Dynamics manufactures vibratory screening, conveying, and feeding equipment for industrial processing, overlapping with Rotex's separation and feeder product lines. Both companies serve bulk solids processors in food, chemical, plastics, and mineral markets with comparable vibratory technology.

Broad incumbents

• Eriez: Eriez is a broad industrial equipment incumbent specializing in magnetic separation, vibratory feeders, and screening equipment, with overlapping capabilities to Rotex in material separation for mining, recycling, and food processing. Eriez offers a wider portfolio across multiple separation technologies but competes directly in screening applications.
• Hosokawa Micron:
• Metso: Metso is a large incumbent in mining and aggregates processing equipment, including vibrating screens and separation equipment that compete with Rotex's mineral processing lines. While Metso's portfolio spans much broader process equipment categories, it overlaps with Rotex in heavy-duty mineral screening for mining customers globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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