What JBF Stainless does

JBF Stainless is a privately held, founder-owned US manufacturer of custom stainless steel tanks, mixers, reactors, and ASME code certified pressure vessels. The company was founded in 2011 by Jake Feldmeier, who previously served as President of Feldmeier Equipment for 30 years, and operates from a 40,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Frankfort, New York, with a corporate mailing address in Cazenovia, NY. JBF serves four end markets — dairy, food and beverage, FMCG (cosmetics, personal care, household products, pharmaceuticals), and chemical — with tank capacities ranging from 50 gallons to over 50,000 gallons, and offers differentiated proprietary technologies including the Sanifoil Impeller, SaniBearing, in-house Heat Transfer Surface, and patented mixers.

The business is built on a project-based, custom-engineering model. Pricing is quote-based, not publicly disclosed, with typical lead times of 6 to 8 months and a standard one-year warranty with extended options. The company holds a broad certification stack (3-A sanitary, ASME, GMP, CE, UL, ISO 9001, FDA 21 CFR Part 820), which is a meaningful barrier to entry in regulated food, dairy, and pharmaceutical end markets. Manufacturing is vertically integrated in-house, including flanged and dished head production up to 12 feet in diameter and a proprietary Mixer Lab for fluid characterization. The product catalog has been extended into ancillary stainless hardware under the JBF National sub-brand, including hinges, adjustable handles, and handwheels.

The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with named contacts including a Chief Sales Engineer, VP of Operations, Plant Manager, and President, supported by industry-specific landing pages on the company website. JBF claims global shipping capability with documentation and compliance support, although the current customer base is primarily US-based. The company has no disclosed external funding, no reported M&A activity, and operates as an independent private enterprise.

Name

JBF Stainless

Legal name

JBF Stainless Companies

Website

https://jbfstainless.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JBF Stainless designs and manufactures custom stainless steel tanks, mixers, reactors, and ASME pressure vessels for dairy, food and beverage, FMCG, and chemical customers from its 40,000 sq ft Frankfort, NY facility, with a project-based, direct field sales model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Stainless Steel Processing Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing (33242), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Vessels, Columns & Storage Tanks (ASME/Process Vessels) (IMAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Custom stainless steel tanks
• Sanitary mixing equipment
• ASME pressure vessels
• Dairy processing equipment
• Chemical reactors manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Stainless Steel Tank Manufacturing: JBF Stainless generates revenue through the custom design and manufacturing of stainless steel tanks, mixers, and reactors. As a capital equipment manufacturer, revenue is project-based with long lead times (6-8 months). Products include fermentation tanks, mixing tanks, storage tanks, pressure vessels, and custom tanks ranging from 50 gallons to over 50,000 gallons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

JBF Stainless designs and manufactures custom stainless steel tanks, mixers, reactors, and ASME code certified pressure vessels in capacities from 50 gallons to over 50,000 gallons for the dairy, food & beverage, FMCG, and chemical industries. The company also produces proprietary agitator components (Sanifoil Impeller, SaniBearing) and an ancillary JBF National hardware line (hinges, adjustable handles, handwheels). All fabrication is performed in-house at a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Frankfort, NY.

Product overview

JBF Stainless is a manufacturer of custom stainless steel tanks, mixers, reactors, and ASME code certified pressure vessels serving dairy, food & beverages, FMCG, and chemical industries. The product portfolio centers on custom-engineered stainless steel equipment including storage tanks, mix tanks, fermentation tanks, pasteurization tanks, and pressure vessels, complemented by proprietary agitator technology (Sanifoil Impeller and SaniBearing) for mixing applications. The company also offers ancillary hardware products (hinges, adjustable handles, handwheels) under the JBF National brand. All products are manufactured in-house at their 40,000 square foot facility in Frankfort, NY, with tank capacities ranging from 50 gallons to over 50,000 gallons.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Stainless Steel Tanks Custom-made stainless steel tanks designed and manufactured to customer specifications, including storage tanks, process tanks, and specialized vessels ranging from 50 gallons to over 50,000 gallons for dairy, food & beverage, FMCG, and chemical industries. Built with 304, 304L, and 316L stainless steel and available with ASME, 3-A, GMP, CE, UL, and ISO certifications.
• Mixers and Agitators Custom manufactured mixers and agitators for sanitary and chemical applications, including JBF's proprietary Sanifoil Impeller (self-cleaning design), SaniBearing (tool-free sanitary steady bearing), and top/side/bottom-mounted agitator configurations with CIP-able seals. Designed for use in food, dairy, beverage, FMCG, and chemical processing tanks.
• Reactors High-performance stainless steel reactors built to withstand extreme conditions and drive critical chemical reactions with precision for the chemical industry, including slurry tanks, storage tanks, mix tanks, R&D vessels, and process systems.
• ASME Code Certified Pressure Vessels Pressure vessels built to ASME code standards, designed to handle high-pressure or vacuum conditions for various industrial applications across food, dairy, beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical processing. In-house fabrication of flanged and dished heads up to 12 feet in diameter.
• Dairy Processing Tanks Stainless steel tanks engineered for the dairy industry, including milk storage tanks, pasteurization tanks, fermentation tanks, whey processing tanks, and yogurt and cream mixing tanks, featuring hygienic design, temperature control, and 3-A sanitary standard compliance.
• Food and Beverage Tanks Stainless steel tanks for the food and beverage industry including mix tanks, storage tanks, juice tanks, kettles, sugar tanks, blend tanks, weigh tanks, pellet storage, portable tanks, wine tanks, and balance tanks with proprietary Sanifoil Impeller, SaniBearing, and in-house Heat Transfer Surface (HTS) technology.
• FMCG Processing Tanks Stainless steel tanks for the FMCG sector, including cosmetics and personal care vessels (creams, lotions, shampoos, serums), household product tanks (detergents, cleaners), and pharmaceutical GMP-compliant tanks (medications, syrups, ointments) designed for sterile environments.
• Chemical Industry Processing Systems Custom stainless steel tanks, mixers, and reactors for chemical production including slurry tanks, storage tanks, mix tanks, R&D vessels, process systems, and patented mixers for chemical industry applications.
• Hinges (JBF National) Full line of continuous (piano), heavy duty, adjustable, barrel, gate, butt, and loose joint hinges sold under the JBF National brand, with weight capacities ranging from 800 to 25,000 lbs.
• Adjustable Handles (JBF National) Adjustable clamp levers sold under the JBF National brand, available in multiple colors (red, yellow, gray, blue) and styles, RoHS compliant.
• Handwheels (JBF National) Handwheel line sold under the JBF National brand including unfinished, polished 2-spoke handle-less, offset cast iron, straight handwheels, and plastic three-spoke offset handwheels in various sizes.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DCI Inc (Dairy Consulting Industries): DCI designs and fabricates stainless steel process equipment specifically for the dairy industry, including storage, processing, and HTST systems. As JBF's primary vertical, DCI represents direct head-to-head competition for stainless dairy tank quotes and HTST-style processing packages.
• Scherping Systems: Scherping Systems fabricates stainless steel tanks, mixing equipment, and process systems with strong focus on the dairy, food, beverage, and brewing verticals — overlapping customer base and use cases with JBF's mix tanks, fermentation tanks, and brewing/wine tanks. Both target sanitary-certified project work.
• Paul Mueller Company: Paul Mueller Company manufactures stainless steel process and storage tanks, heat transfer products, and sanitary equipment for dairy, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial customers. Their product portfolio overlaps directly with JBF's tanks, pressure vessels, and HTS heat-transfer surface offering and competes for similar capital-equipment projects.
• Feldmeier Equipment: Feldmeier Equipment is the most direct competitor, manufacturing stainless steel processing equipment and sanitary tanks for dairy, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries — the exact same product category JBF was built to serve. Co-founder Jake Feldmeier served as its President for ~30 years prior to founding JBF, making it a near-clone business with overlapping expertise and customer base.
• Alloy Products Corp: Alloy Products Corp manufactures stainless steel pressure vessels, tanks, and process equipment for sanitary and industrial applications, with overlapping ASME-coded, sanitary-mixing offering for chemical, food, and pharmaceutical buyers.
• Walker Stainless Equipment: Walker Stainless Equipment fabricates custom stainless steel tanks, pressure vessels, and processing equipment for food, dairy, beverage, and chemical processors — comparable custom-tank-and-vessel manufacturing footprint with similar end-market focus to JBF's stainless equipment line.
• Apache Stainless Equipment: Apache Stainless Equipment designs and manufactures custom stainless steel tanks, processing equipment, and pressure vessels for the food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries — a near-identical product line and end-market profile to JBF Stainless. Both compete for custom sanitary vessel projects with quotes on 3-A / ASME certified equipment.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: GEA is a global broad-line incumbent in food, dairy, and beverage processing equipment, offering tanks, separators, homogenizers, and complete plant solutions. While far larger and more diversified, GEA competes for large integrated processing projects that include the same stainless tank scope JBF sells into, often as the prime contractor.
• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a broad-line industrial incumbent supplying heat exchangers, pumps, valves, and tank/fluid handling equipment for sanitary and industrial applications, with overlapping heat-transfer and sanitary processing product lines that compete for stainless equipment scope within food, dairy, and chemical plant projects.
• Tetra Pak Processing: Tetra Pak's Processing Solutions division supplies processing equipment, tanks, and complete lines for dairy, beverage, and food manufacturers globally. It overlaps with JBF on stainless storage and processing tanks as part of broader plant packages, particularly for large international dairy and beverage accounts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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