Name

Stellar Manufacturing

Legal name

Stellar Manufacturing Company

Website

https://stellarmfg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

East Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Full-service contract manufacturing for solid particle and chemical products. Services include compaction granulation, briquetting, blending, tableting, filling, packaging, and warehousing. Typically operates under toll manufacturing arrangements where clients provide raw materials and Stellar processes them.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stellar Manufacturing is a contract manufacturer of solid particle products, providing an integrated "Powder to Product" service portfolio for chemical and industrial clients. Core offerings include compaction granulation, briquetting, blending and mixing, tableting, co-granulation, filling and packaging, plus supporting QA analytical and warehousing services. Operations are typically delivered under toll manufacturing arrangements, with particular specialization in processing hazardous, caustic, and combustible dust materials.

Product overview

Stellar Manufacturing is a contract manufacturer specializing in solid particle processing of chemicals and materials, offering an integrated 'Powder to Product' service portfolio. The core services include compaction granulation (using Bepex 50-300 ton roll compaction systems), briquetting, blending and mixing, tableting (45 presses capable of 5-650 tons pressure), and filling and packaging. The company supports these core capabilities with QA analytical support and warehousing services. Stellar specializes in handling difficult-to-manage chemicals including hazardous materials such as halogenated compounds, oxidizers, and combustible dust hazards. The company operates from a 392,000 sq. ft. facility in Sauget, Illinois and serves Fortune 500 and 1000 companies across water treatment, agrochemical, consumer products, oilfield, chemical, minerals, pool and spa, and polymer industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compaction Granulation Roller compaction granulation service that converts dry powder materials into granules of consistent size range and density using Bepex 50, 75, 150, and 300-ton roll compaction systems to produce particles in the 70 mesh to 1/2 inch range. Designed for chemical processors across water treatment, agrochemical, consumer, and industrial product manufacturers.
• Tableting Chemical tableting service using 45 mechanical, hydraulic and rotary presses capable of exerting 5 to 650 tons of pressure, producing tablets from 250 mg to 1200 grams in various shapes and sizes for chemical processors and consumer product manufacturers.
• Briquetting Service compressing materials into uniform shapes and density to overcome product challenges, improve dissolution control, and reduce transportation and storage costs for industrial chemical clients.
• Blending and Mixing Powder blending services for single or multiple component materials using specialty equipment including ribbon, v-style, paddle, dual-cone, and continuous blenders for chemical processors and consumer product manufacturers.
• Filling and Packaging End-stage contract manufacturing service for filling and packaging processed materials into various containers and formats for distribution by chemical, consumer product, and pool/spa chemical customers.
• Toll Manufacturing Contract manufacturing services for companies seeking greater efficiency and flexibility in manufacturing powder and particle based products, offering integrated programs from powder to final packaged product under multi-year arrangements.
• QA Analytical Support Quality assurance and analytical support services including on-site QC laboratory to ensure product quality and adherence to customer-specific quality and regulatory needs for contract manufacturing clients.
• Warehousing On-site warehousing capabilities supporting the complete powder to product manufacturing process, including storage of raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods for contract manufacturing clients.
• Co-Granulation Specialty service blending two or more materials prior to granulation to improve product homogeneity and ensure uniform composition of each particle, preventing particle segregation in multi-component products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Can process materials between 5 and 650 tons of pressure with tablet sizes from 250 mg to 1200 grams
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Bepex International LLCcoreTechnology or Integration · 27 October 2015Strategic alliance between Stellar Manufacturing and Bepex International for enhanced chemical processing capabilities. Through this relationship, Stellar has unprecedented access to Bepex's world-class technical expertise for troubleshooting and optimizing manufacturing processes. The alliance includes acquisition of Bepex compaction granulation systems (MS-150 and MS-300) and ongoing technical collaboration to serve mutual clients in water treatment, agriculture, consumer and industrial products.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bepex International: Stellar's strategic technology partner AND a competing provider of toll processing/contract manufacturing services for particle technology. Bepex supplies the same MS-150 and MS-300 roll compaction systems Stellar runs, and also operates its own pilot/demo lab and toll services. Closely comparable capability set (compaction granulation, briquetting, particle engineering) — partially collaborative, partially competitive.
• Glatt Ingenieurtechnik: Provides particle engineering and process technology services including granulation, agglomeration, and tableting to chemical, food, and pharma customers. Operates a technology center offering toll/proof-of-concept runs, directly comparable to Stellar's compaction granulation and tableting capabilities.
• Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems: Toll processing and contract manufacturing services for powders and particles including compaction, granulation, blending, and size reduction. Hosokawa is one of the most prominent names in dry particle processing and directly competes with Stellar for chemical, mineral, and powder-handling toll business.
• Powdertec Inc. Toll powder processing and custom particle services including blending, classification, and granulation for chemical and industrial customers. Closely comparable business model to Stellar's toll manufacturing offering for solid particle products.

Broad incumbents

• Coperion: Global large-scale process equipment and systems provider for bulk solids handling, compounding, and chemical processing. Operates at much larger scale than Stellar and competes indirectly through customer in-house vs. outsource decisions for the same processing steps Stellar tolls.
• GEA Group: Large diversified engineering group with significant chemical/particle processing portfolio including granulation, drying, and separation. Indirectly competes by giving large chemical customers the option to insource what they might otherwise outsource to Stellar.

Emerging players

• Quadro Engineering (IDEX): Supplies conical mills and particle size processing equipment used in chemical and pharmaceutical powder handling; offers lab-scale toll testing services. Overlaps with Stellar's particle size control and blending capabilities, especially in adjacent pharmaceutical-adjacent sectors.
• Charles Ross & Son Company: Manufactures industrial blenders and mixers (ribbon, paddle, v-blender, planetary) used by chemical processors and offers pilot-scale toll services. Overlaps with Stellar's blending/mixing service line and serves many of the same chemical industry customers.
• Mars Mineral: Specializes in agglomeration and pelletizing equipment and also offers toll processing services for mineral and chemical powders. Smaller and more mineral-focused than Stellar but technically comparable in the compaction/agglomeration niche Stellar serves.
• Fitzpatrick (IDEX Mfg.): Supplies compaction and granulation equipment used by chemical processors including within Stellar's own Bepex-fed facility, and offers pilot-scale toll testing. Overlaps with Stellar's processing technology stack; primarily equipment-driven but explicitly enters the toll-processing conversation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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