What Vibra Screw does

Vibra Screw Incorporated is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of vibratory dry-solids processing equipment, founded in 1955 in Totowa, New Jersey by Eugene A. Wahl. The company designs and builds an integrated catalog of bulk-material handling machinery—Bin Activators, Bulk Bag Unloaders and Fillers (including the Model 2-VHD), Vibrating Bins, Volumetric Screw and Belt Feeders, Loss-in-Weight and Gain-in-Weight Weigh Feeders, Vibrating Conveyors and Screens, Spiral and Flexible Conveyors, Continuous Blenders, Gravimetric Belt Feeders, and the Versi Feeder line—covering the full workflow of storing, discharging, metering, conveying, sizing, and blending dry solids. Notable technical content includes massage-paddle bulk bag conditioning, no-spill discharge geometry, and integrated two-point dust collection.

The company serves process-industry buyers across food, plastics, agriculture, chemicals, minerals, environmental control, and forest products, with documented enterprise customers including a Missouri pet food production site (2022 bulk bag unloader install that reduced operators required from three to one) and GHANNA FOODS (three Gain-in-Weight Feeders for an Indian snack food processor). Vibra Screw monetizes through project-based, quote-driven sales of capital equipment and aftermarket spare parts, distributed via a worldwide network of sales representatives, licensees, and subsidiaries covering North America, Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. Its standout commercial differentiator is an unconditional performance guarantee that refunds the purchase if custom machinery does not perform as warranted, with no time limits or conditions—a rare structural commitment in industrial capital equipment. Vibra Screw is founder-family owned, privately held, with no disclosed VC or PE sponsorship, no funding rounds, and no acquisitions or M&A activity on record.

Name

Vibra Screw

Legal name

Vibra Screw Incorporated

Website

https://vibrascrew.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vibra Screw Incorporated is a privately held, U.S.-based manufacturer founded in 1955 that designs and builds vibratory equipment for storing, discharging, metering, conveying, sizing, and blending dry solids, serving process-industry buyers across food, plastics, agriculture, chemicals, minerals, environmental control, and forest products through a global sales representative network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Totowa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vibra Screw manufactures vibratory and mechanical equipment for the storage, discharge, metering, conveying, sizing, and blending of dry bulk solids. Its product portfolio includes bin activators, bulk bag unloaders and fillers, vibrating bins/live bottom bins, volumetric and gravimetric screw and belt feeders, loss-in-weight and gain-in-weight feeders, vibrating conveyors, vibrating screens, spiral conveyors, continuous blenders, flexible conveyors, and air/water pollution control systems. All custom machinery is backed by an unconditional performance guarantee.

Product overview

Vibra Screw is a manufacturer of dry solids processing equipment, offering a comprehensive portfolio of bulk material handling products. The product line centers on equipment for storing, discharging, metering, conveying, sizing, and blending dry solids across industries including food, plastics, agriculture, chemicals, minerals, and environmental control. Key products include Bin Activators, Bulk Bag Unloaders (Model 2-VHD) and Fillers, Vibrating Bins, Volumetric Screw Feeders & Conveyors, Volumetric Belt Feeders, Weigh Feeders & Batchers (including Loss-in-weight feeders and Gain-in-weight feeders), Vibrating Conveyors, Vibrating Screens, Spiral Conveyors, Continuous Blenders, Gravimetric Belt Feeders, Flexible Conveyors, Environmental Control and Air/Water Pollution Control systems, and the Versi Feeder line (including VF-150 model). Founded in 1955, Vibra Screw serves global markets through a worldwide network of sales representatives, licensees, and subsidiaries, with an unconditional performance guarantee on all custom machinery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bin Activators Equipment that uses vibration technology to discharge and meter dry solids from storage bins and silos, for industrial processors across food, plastics, agriculture, chemicals, and minerals industries.
• Bulk Bag Unloader (Model 2-VHD) Bulk bag unloader with massage paddles, pneumatic bellows, and vibration, supporting capacities up to 4,000 pounds, with two-point dust collection and no-spill design for industrial dry solids handling.
• Bulk Bag Filler Equipment for filling bulk bags with dry solids in a controlled manner, used by industrial processors.
• Vibrating Bins / Live Bottom Bins Vibrating bin systems designed to promote material flow and ensure consistent discharge from storage bins, used in dry solids processing.
• Volumetric Screw Feeders & Conveyors Screw-based feeding and conveying equipment providing precise volumetric control of dry solids in processing lines.
• Weigh Feeders & Batchers (Loss-in-weight and Gain-in-weight Feeders) Precision weighing and batching equipment, including loss-in-weight and gain-in-weight feeders, for accurate material proportioning in food processing and other dry solids applications.
• Vibrating Conveyors Conveyor systems using vibration technology for efficient material transport in dry solids processing lines.
• Vibrating Screens Screening equipment for material classification and sizing of dry solids.
• Spiral Conveyors Spiral-based conveyor systems for vertical material transport and elevation of dry solids.
• Continuous Blenders Blending equipment for continuous material mixing of dry solids.
• Gravimetric Belt Feeders Gravimetric (weight-based) belt feeding systems for precise material delivery with weight monitoring.
• Flexible Conveyors Flexible conveyor systems adaptable for various material handling configurations.
• Versi Feeder (including VF-150 model) Versatile volumetric feeder line (including VF-150 model) designed for various dry solids feeding applications.
• Environmental Control Systems Environmental control systems for managing air quality and dust in industrial dry solids processing environments.
• Air & Water Pollution Control Pollution control equipment for air and water treatment in industrial applications.

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Schenck Process: Schenck Process (part of Hillenbrand) is a global leader in bulk material weighing, feeding, conveying, and screening with a much broader product portfolio and global footprint than Vibra Screw. It serves overlapping industries (food, chemicals, plastics, minerals) with overlapping technologies, but as a broader incumbent.

Direct peers

• Kinergy: Kinergy designs vibratory feeders, conveyors, screens, and fluid bed processing equipment for bulk solids. Its vibratory feeder and conveying products directly overlap with Vibra Screw's core dry solids handling offering.
• AZO: AZO specializes in automated bulk material handling systems including pneumatic conveying, screening, weighing, and feeding for food, plastics, chemicals, and pharmaceutical industries. It competes with Vibra Screw in dry solids processing, particularly in integrated plant solutions.
• Carrier Vibrating Equipment: Carrier Vibrating Equipment designs and builds vibrating conveyors, feeders, screeners, and fluid bed dryers for bulk material handling. Its product mix in vibratory conveying and screening overlaps directly with Vibra Screw's vibrating conveyors and vibrating screens.
• Spiroflow: Spiroflow manufactures bulk material handling equipment including bulk bag dischargers, flexible screw conveyors, and aero-mechanical conveyors. Its bulk bag handling and dry solids conveying products are directly comparable to Vibra Screw's bulk bag unloaders, fillers, and conveyors.
• Hapman: Hapman produces bulk material handling conveyors including flexible screw conveyors, tubular drag conveyors, and bulk bag unloaders. Its product portfolio and target customers (food, chemical, plastics, mineral processors) overlap materially with Vibra Screw's offering.
• Metalfab: Metalfab designs and manufactures volumetric screw feeders, bin activators, and vibratory hoppers for dry solids metering and handling. Its volumetric feeders and bin activators directly compete with Vibra Screw's Versi Feeder and bin activator product lines.
• Flexicon: Flexicon specializes in bulk bag handling equipment, flexible screw conveyors, and engineered pneumatic and mechanical conveying systems. Its bulk bag unloaders and fillers compete directly with Vibra Screw's bulk bag handling product line for the same food and chemical customers.
• Cleveland Vibrator: Cleveland Vibrator manufactures industrial vibrators, vibratory feeders, and vibratory screeners used in bulk solids handling. Its vibratory equipment competes directly with Vibra Screw's bin activators and vibrating bins for material flow applications.
• Eriez: Eriez manufactures magnetic, vibratory, and inspection equipment for bulk material handling across food, plastics, chemicals, mining, and packaging. It is a direct competitor to Vibra Screw in vibratory feeders, bin vibrators, and bulk solids processing equipment serving the same industrial verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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