What Carrier Vibrating Equipment does

Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Inc., founded in 1950 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is a privately held custom manufacturer of vibrating and bulk-material processing equipment for industrial applications. The company designs and builds engineered systems including fluid bed dryers and coolers, vibrating feeders and conveyors, spiral elevators, vibratory screeners, air knife separators, shakeouts, lump breakers, indirect thermal processors (VibroCool/VibroHeat), and the Bulk Material Heat Exchanger (BMHX). Underlying technologies rely on controlled vibration for drying, cooling, conveying, feeding, screening, and elevating bulk solids, with proprietary differentiators such as the patented Delta-Phase Drive, natural-frequency drive designs, patented fluidizing drilled decks, and two-mass sub-resonant feeder drives. Operating capacity spans conveyors exceeding 300 feet on a single drive, coal dryers up to 250 TPH, feeders up to 3,000 TPH, screeners up to 1,500 TPH, and high-temperature material handling up to 2000°F.

Carrier is a division of Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG), which integrates it with sister brands Buflovak, PK Blenders, Heyl & Patterson, S. Howes, Sly, and Kinergy for combined thermal and dry solids process lines. Revenue is generated through project-based custom capital equipment sales supported by an aftermarket parts program, after-sale service, rentals, used equipment, and a state-of-the-art test lab for application validation. Pricing is quote-based and varies by equipment specification, capacity, materials of construction, and customization. The company sells through wholly-owned regional entities in Louisville (North America), Nivelles, Belgium (Europe), and Shanghai, China (Asia-Pacific), serving eleven verticals including cement, chemicals, food & dairy, foundry, lithium-ion battery materials, mining & minerals, paper/wood/biomass, hemp and cannabis, plastic & rubber, sand & aggregates, and recycling/waste.

Name

Carrier Vibrating Equipment

Legal name

Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Inc.

Website

https://carriervibrating.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Carrier Vibrating Equipment, a Louisville-based CPEG subsidiary founded in 1950, designs and manufactures custom vibrating processing and bulk-material handling equipment — dryers, coolers, feeders, conveyors, screeners, and shakeouts — for industrial customers across cement, chemicals, mining, food, foundry, battery materials, and recycling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Industrial Equipment Manufacturing: Design, engineering, and manufacturing of custom vibrating processing equipment including dryers, coolers, feeders, conveyors, screeners, and shakeouts. Equipment is individually engineered to meet unique customer processing requirements. Revenue is generated through project-based capital equipment sales.
2. Aftermarket Parts: Full line of aftermarket parts for vibrating feeders, conveyors, screeners, foundry equipment and more. Engineers available to assist in redesign or retrofit of existing equipment for new applications. Extensive inventory of fabricated and component aftermarket parts.
3. After-Sale Service and Support: Technical support, troubleshooting services, installation, and maintenance services. Troubleshooting resources for dryers, coolers, conveying, feeding and elevating equipment. Service support across equipment lifecycle.
4. Rental Equipment: Rental equipment program for customers who need temporary access to processing equipment.
5. Used Equipment: Used equipment sales program for pre-owned Carrier vibrating equipment.
6. Lab Testing Services: Application testing in state-of-the-art test lab to evaluate material behavior and recommend optimal equipment configurations before equipment fabrication.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Carrier Vibrating Equipment designs, engineers, and manufactures custom industrial vibratory processing and bulk material handling equipment — including fluid bed dryers, vibrating and conventional coolers, vibrating feeders, vibrating conveyors, spiral elevators, vibratory screeners, shakeouts, lump breakers, and the Bulk Material Heat Exchanger (BMHX). Systems are individually engineered to customer processing requirements, supported by in-house application testing, aftermarket parts, rental, used equipment, and after-sale service across industries such as mining, aggregates, cement, chemicals, food and dairy, foundry, lithium-ion battery materials, and recycling.

Product overview

Carrier Vibrating Equipment is a manufacturer of custom-designed industrial vibratory processing and bulk material handling equipment. The product portfolio is organized as a modular system of complementary equipment that can be integrated into complete process lines. The core offerings include: Dryers (Fluid Bed Dryers, Vibrating Fluid Bed Dryers, Conventional Fluid Bed Dryers, Media Slurry Dryers, Tornesh Dryers, Flash Dryers, Coal Dryers, Aggregate & Sand Dryers/Coolers); Coolers (Vibrating Fluid Bed Coolers, Conventional Fluid Bed Coolers, Sand Coolers, VibroCool and VibroHeat indirect thermal processors); Feeders (Vibrating Feeders, Furnace & Blast Charge Feeders); Conveyors (Vibrating Conveyors, Bag Flatteners, Quenching Conveyors, Vibrating Bin Dischargers, Vibrating Spiral Elevators); Screeners (Vibratory Screeners, Air Knife Separators); and specialized equipment including Bulk Material Heat Exchangers (BMHX), Shakeouts, Lump Breakers, and Hybridization Systems. Supporting services include Lab Testing, Aftermarket Parts, and the VibraTrac monitoring add-on. The company operates as a division of Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG) and serves industries including cement, chemicals, food & dairy, foundry, lithium-ion battery processing, mining, sand & aggregates, and recycling, with manufacturing facilities in Louisville, Kentucky (USA), Nivelles, Belgium, and Shanghai, China.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Delta-Phase: Patented drive technology for vibrating equipment that permits on-line adjustment of angle of vibration and precise retention time control
• VibraTrac
• VibroCool
• VibroHeat
• Barrel Horse
• CPEG

Products and services

• Dryers (Fluid Bed, Vibrating Fluid Bed, Conventional Fluid Bed, Media Slurry, Tornesh, Flash, Coal, Aggregate & Sand) Custom-engineered industrial drying systems (fluid bed, vibrating fluid bed, conventional fluid bed, media slurry, Tornesh, flash, coal, and aggregate & sand dryer/cooler configurations) that remove moisture uniformly from bulk solids for industrial processors.
• Coolers (Vibrating Fluid Bed, Conventional Fluid Bed, Sand Cooler, VibroCool, VibroHeat, Aggregate & Sand Coolers) Industrial cooling systems using vibration, airflow, indirect liquid thermal exchange (VibroCool/VibroHeat), and patented fluidizing drilled decks (sand coolers) to cool bulk solids after thermal processing or process operations.
• Vibrating Feeders and Furnace/Blast Charge Feeders Heavy-duty vibratory feeders (natural frequency, two-mass, brute force direct drive) for conveying and metering bulk materials, with capacities up to 3,000 tons per hour; furnace/blast charge feeders provide safe, precise loading for cupola and induction furnaces in 24/7 operation.
• Vibrating Conveyors (Conveyors, Bag Flatteners, Quenching Conveyors, Bin Dischargers, Spiral Elevators) Natural frequency vibrating conveyors capable of exceeding 300 feet on a single drive, plus specialized variants including bag flatteners, quenching conveyors for glass cullet, vibrating bin dischargers to prevent bridging and rat-holing, and vertical spiral elevators up to 11 feet diameter and 60 feet height.
• Vibratory Screeners and Air Knife Separators Industrial vibratory screeners with capacities up to 1,500 tons per hour and up to five decks (single, double, or triple deck, circular or elliptical motion), and air knife separators that use high-velocity air curtains to separate heavy metal, stone, plastics, and debris from aluminum scrap at 95% efficiency.
• Bulk Material Heat Exchanger (BMHX) Gravity-fed indirect heat transfer device that flows material between thermal plates for heating, cooling, or conditioning with minimal energy use and no process air required.
• Shakeouts (Delta-Phase, Barrel Horse, No-Bake & Flask) Foundry shakeout equipment, including Delta-Phase shakeouts and Barrel Horse shakeouts, for separating castings from mold materials in no-bake and flask shakeout applications.
• Lump Breakers Size reduction equipment for breaking oversized lumps in bulk materials to facilitate processing and handling.
• Hybridization System Custom thermal processing systems combining multiple technologies for specialized material processing requirements.
• Lab Testing Services Application testing and R&D services using Carrier's state-of-the-art test labs to evaluate material behavior and equipment performance and recommend optimal equipment configurations before fabrication.
• Aftermarket Parts Full line of replacement parts for Carrier vibrating feeders, conveyors, screeners, and foundry equipment, with engineering support for redesign and retrofit applications.
• Rental Equipment Rental program providing customers temporary access to Carrier vibrating processing equipment.
• Used Equipment Sales program for pre-owned Carrier vibrating equipment.
• After-Sale Service and Troubleshooting Technical support, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting services for Carrier dryers, coolers, conveying, feeding, and elevating equipment across its lifecycle.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-40% less fuel than rotary dryers
• +3 more outcomes

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarrier Vibrating Equipment is a subsidiary/division of Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG). As part of CPEG, the company has access to additional thermal and dry solids processing technologies including Buflovak (drum dryers, vacuum dryers), PK Blenders (mixers, blenders), Heyl & Patterson (thermal processing), S. Howes (processing equipment), Sly (dust collectors), and Kinergy. CPEG enables complete process systems integration from a single source.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Global process technology supplier to food, feed, and advanced materials industries. Overlaps with Carrier in fluid bed drying, cooling, and material handling equipment for food and chemical applications.
• Andritz Group: Global supplier of industrial drying and separation equipment including fluid bed dryers and coolers for chemicals, food, and minerals processing. Competes with Carrier in industrial thermal processing equipment on a global basis.
• Metso Corporation: Large global incumbent in mining, aggregates, and mineral processing equipment. Overlaps with Carrier in vibrating feeders, screens, and material handling for mining/minerals customers, though Metso's portfolio is much broader.

Direct peers

• Triple/S Dynamics: Manufactures vibratory conveying, screening, and separating equipment for bulk material handling. Its product range (vibratory conveyors, screeners, feeders) directly competes with Carrier's offerings in industrial processing.
• Eriez: Global manufacturer of vibratory feeders, conveyors, screeners, and magnetic/separator equipment. Eriez competes head-to-head with Carrier in vibrating feeders and screeners serving mining, aggregates, and food processing customers.
• Vibra Screw Inc. Manufacturer of vibratory feeders, screeners, and bulk material handling equipment. Closely comparable niche vibratory equipment competitor with overlapping customer verticals.
• Kason Corporation: Manufacturer of vibratory screeners, fluid bed dryers/coolers, and separators used in chemical, food, and pharmaceutical processing. Directly comparable to Carrier's fluid bed and screener product lines for similar sanitary/industrial applications.
• Cleveland Vibrator Company: Specialty maker of industrial vibrators and vibratory equipment including feeders, screeners, and material handling systems. A focused competitor in the vibratory equipment niche where Carrier competes.
• General Kinematics Corporation: U.S. manufacturer of vibrating equipment for bulk material handling, including feeders, conveyors, screens, and fluid bed dryers/coolers, overlapping directly with Carrier's core vibratory processing portfolio across mining, foundry, and recycling end markets.

Others

• Heyl & Patterson (CPEG sister brand): Sister company under Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG) specializing in thermal processing equipment (rotary dryers, coolers, calciners). Offers complementary rather than directly competing technology that Carrier can bundle for integrated process lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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