MIX Srl

What MIX Srl does

MIX Srl is an Italian industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1990, headquartered in Cavezzo (Modena) with a registered office in Milan. The company designs, manufactures, and services a comprehensive portfolio of bulk material handling systems spanning six product divisions: mixing (laboratory and industrial batch, continuous, ribbon, and extractible mixers, plus granulators, dryers, sterilizers, and reactors), filtration (dust removal filters with bag, cartridge, and SKYFILTER elements for ambient dedusting and pneumatic transport), valves (butterfly, knife gate, pinch, and under-silo valves with pneumatic and motorized actuators), monitoring (silo control systems, overpressure/vacuum valves, manholes, pressure gauges, and paddle level indicators), conveying (telescopic loading bellows and screw feeder components), and extraction (fluidizing plates, dishes, nozzles, and flat-bottom extractors). MIX serves food, animal feed, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, chemical, plastics, construction, ecology, laboratory, and battery manufacturing customers with custom-engineered solutions validated through the MIX Experience Lab, an in-house process testing facility.

The business model is principally hardware sales of engineered-to-order capital equipment, supplemented by spare parts and accessories, custom process modules, and laboratory-based pre-sales testing services. MIX reaches customers through a sales-led GTM combining wholly-owned subsidiaries in Germany (MIX Deutschland GmbH) and India (MIX India Bulk Handling Pvt Ltd) with an international distributor network spanning 16+ countries and extensive trade-show participation (PowTech, Solids, CFIA, IPACK-IMA, Achema). Revenue mechanics are project-driven with custom quotes issued on direct inquiry, supported by multi-year service relationships. Specialized offerings such as the Li-ion MIX battery mass mixers and SKYFILTER DN 950 filtration units address contamination-sensitive battery manufacturing and high-capacity pneumatic transport, respectively.

MIX is controlled by the holding company MIX & Co Spa, in which Assietta Private Equity SGR invested in 2019 to back growth and internationalization; in 2021, the group acquired 100% of COMAV Srl, creating a combined entity targeting approximately 20 million euros in turnover. MIX holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, TÜV ATEX, and EHEDG certifications, holds multiple industrial patents, and is enrolled in Italy's National Research Register since 1991. The group operates a 10,000 m2 covered production facility in Medolla on a 20,000 m2 site and employs 51-100 people, having rebuilt and modernized the facility after the 2012 earthquake that destroyed part of the complex.

Name

MIX Srl

Legal name

MIX Srl unipersonale

Website

https://mixsrl.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MIX Srl is an Italian industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1990 that designs and produces custom-engineered mixing, filtration, valve, monitoring, conveying, and extraction systems for the powder and bulk materials handling industry. It serves food, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics, laboratory, and Li-ion battery manufacturing customers across more than 16 countries via owned subsidiaries in Germany and India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cavezzo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial mixing equipment: Design and manufacture of industrial mixers for laboratory and industrial use, including batch mixers, continuous mixers, ribbon mixers, reactors/dryers, and extractible rotor mixers.
2. Filtration systems: Filters for environmental dust removal, pressure and vacuum pneumatic transport, with bag, cartridge, and SKYFILTER filter elements.
3. Valves and interceptors: Butterfly valves, knife gate valves, sleeve valves for powder interception, with pneumatic and motorized actuators.
4. Monitoring and control systems: Silo control systems, overpressure and vacuum valves, manholes, pressure gauges, paddle level indicators.
5. Conveying and extraction equipment: Telescopic loaders for tank trucks, barges, holds, containers, and bulk loading; screw conveyor components; fluidizing plates, dishes, nozzles, and flat-bottom extractors.
6. Accessories and spare parts: Replacement parts and accessories for all product lines including filters, fans, dampers, pressure reducers, sequencers, and filter accessories.
7. Custom modules and complete systems: Complete modules for mixing powders, pastes, fibers, and liquids. Custom-designed process machines for plant engineering.
8. Professional services: Pre-sales and after-sales technical support, laboratory testing services (MIX Experience Lab).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MIX Srl designs and manufactures industrial mixing systems and complete powder handling solutions for processing powders, granules, pastes, fibers, and liquids. Its product portfolio spans six core divisions: mixing (Mescolazione), filtration (Filtrazione), valves (Valvole), monitoring (Monitoraggio), conveying (Trasporto), and extraction (Estrazione), serving food, pharmaceutical, chemical, animal feed, plastics, cosmetics, and lithium-ion battery manufacturers worldwide. The company also operates an in-house testing laboratory (MEL - MIX Experience Lab) and delivers custom-engineered modules for plant engineering projects.

Product overview

MIX Srl is an Italian industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1990 specializing in bulk material handling systems. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of six core product lines: Mixing Systems (laboratory and industrial batch/continuous mixers, granulators, dryers, reactors), Filtration Systems (dust removal filters, SKYFILTER series, atmospheric/vacuum/food-grade filters), Valves (butterfly, knife gate, pinch, under-silo valves), Monitoring Systems (silo control, pressure/vacuum valves, level indicators), Conveying Systems (telescopic loading bellows, screw feeders), and Extraction Systems (fluidizing plates, dishes, nozzles). The product range serves food, pharmaceutical, chemical, plastics, construction, and ecology industries. Recent additions include Li-ion MIX specialized mixers for battery production and SKYFILTER DN 950 filtration units. All products are backed by a testing laboratory (MEL - MIX Experience Lab) and supported by subsidiaries in India and Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mixing Systems (Mescolazione) Laboratory and industrial mixing systems including batch mixers, continuous mixers, ribbon mixers, extractible mixers, reactors/dryers, and specialized laboratory mixers for processing powders, pastes, fibers, and liquids. Includes accessories and spare parts.
• Filtration Systems (Filtrazione) Dust removal filters for ambient dedusting and pneumatic transport (pressure or vacuum) with bag, cartridge, and SKYFILTER elements. Includes atmospheric filters, vacuum filters, fan-mounted filters, food-grade filters, vibration-cleaning filters, and compact single-shot filters.
• Valves (Valvole) Industrial valves including butterfly valves (SVA), knife gate valves (SGB), pinch valves (SMA), and under-silo butterfly valves (SVQ/SVT) for powder interception, equipped with pneumatic and motorized actuators.
• Monitoring Systems (Monitoraggio) Silo control systems including over-pressure and vacuum valves (SSM), manholes (SSA), pressure gauges, and paddle level indicators (PFG) for monitoring stored bulk materials.
• Conveying Systems (Trasporto) Telescopic loading bellows for tank trucks, barges, holds, containers, and bulk materials. Includes screw feeder components for transporting siloed products.
• Extraction Systems (Estrazione) Fluidizing plates, dishes, and nozzles; screw-feeder bottoms and flat bottom extractors for extracting siloed products.
• Li-ion MIX Battery Mass Mixers Specialized mixers for lithium-ion battery cathode and anode mass production, featuring ceramic-lined chambers, specialized seals, and lateral crushers for contamination-free homogenization.
• SKYFILTER DN 950 High-capacity dust filter in the SKY series for pneumatic transport applications, with DN 950 size designation.
• MIX Experience Lab (MEL) Testing Services In-house testing laboratory offering pre-sales and after-sales technical support, providing laboratory-scale mixing, granulation, drying, coating, and temperature control testing services for customer product and process development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mixing reproducibility of 1:100,000 ratio with coefficient of variation (CV) ≤ 3% in laboratory mixers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COMAV SrlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021MIX acquired 100% of COMAV Srl, an SME based in Terre del Reno (Ferrara) specializing in custom design and construction of bag emptying machines, rotary and diverter valves, balers, aero mechanical conveyors, and filling/emptying solutions for Big Bags, OCTABIN, and Containers used in food, plastic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. This acquisition created a pole providing customers with a wider range of powder handling solutions.
• Confindustria EmiliaminorOthersMIX is a member of Confindustria Emilia, the regional employers' association for the mechanical industry district.
• EHEDGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Hygienic Engineering & Design Group membership since 2022, demonstrating commitment to hygienic design standards for food processing equipment.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Silverson Machines: Specialist manufacturer of high-shear and sanitary mixers widely used in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and food applications. Comparable niche specialization and target customer base for precision-mixing use cases.
• Zeppelin Systems: Major supplier of bulk material handling, pneumatic conveying, and storage systems worldwide, with overlapping product coverage in mixing, filtration, and conveying. Competes directly with MIX in plant-engineering projects for plastics, chemicals, and food powder handling.
• Coperion (formerly Coperion K-Tron): Provider of compounding, conveying, feeding, and bulk material handling systems for plastics, chemicals, and food industries. Closely comparable to MIX's combined MIX + COMAV powder and bulk-handling platform across mixing, conveying, and filtration.
• Charles Ross & Son Company: US manufacturer of industrial mixers, blenders, dryers, and high-shear equipment for chemical, food, pharma, and cosmetics applications. Directly comparable to MIX's lab and industrial mixer portfolio including ribbon, planetary, and specialty mixing formats.
• Hosokawa Micron Group: Global manufacturer of powder and bulk material processing equipment including mixing, drying, filtration, conveying, and containment. Direct competitor across MIX's six product divisions with deeper pharma and chemical presence.
• Ekato Holding: German-based industrial mixing technology specialist serving chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetics with a comparable portfolio of batch, continuous, and laboratory mixers. Highly direct competitor to MIX's core mescolazione offering and complementary filtration/monitoring product set.
• IKA-Werke: Manufacturer of laboratory and process mixing, stirring, and dispersion equipment, with strong pharma and food lab presence. Directly comparable to MIX's laboratory mixer line and adjacent process-scale offerings.

Broad incumbents

• GMM Pfaudler: Larger incumbent in glass-lined and alloy mixing equipment for chemical and pharmaceutical plants. Offers overlapping industrial mixing and reactor systems; broader manufacturing footprint and publicly listed scale give it a strong incumbency advantage on large EPC tenders.
• Bühler Group: Global industrial group specializing in processing technologies for grain, food, and animal feed, including mixing and conveying equipment. Overlaps with MIX on food and feed industry mixing solutions but operates at much greater scale and across the full value chain.
• SPX FLOW: Diversified global manufacturer of process equipment including mixing, heat exchange, and fluid handling for food, beverage, dairy, and industrial markets. Overlaps with MIX's mixer and process-equipment lines as part of a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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