Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich

What Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich does

Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich GmbH & Co KG is a family-owned German industrial machinery company founded in 1863 and headquartered in Hardheim, Germany. The company designs, manufactures, and services industrial mixing and processing equipment based on a proprietary mixing principle that separates material transport (via a rotating container) from the actual mixing action (via an eccentrically positioned tool called the Wirbler). This architecture enables tool speeds up to 30+ m/s and supports dry powders, granules, plastic masses, and high-viscosity suspensions in a single machine, covering mixing, granulating, coating, kneading, and dispersing. The product range spans laboratory mixers (0.1–10 L) to industrial-scale units up to 12,000 L, complemented by grinding mills, process analytics modules, and digital service offerings (Teleservice, Condition Monitoring, ProView). Flagship products include MixSolver® for battery electrode production and CleanLine for hygienic applications.

Eirich's commercial model is enterprise field sales: long, consultative sales cycles anchored by trials at technical centers in Germany, Japan, China, India, and the USA, followed by customized quotations for individual machines or turnkey processing plants. Revenue derives from hardware sales (mixers, mills, complete plants), professional services (technology center trials, lifecycle service, spare parts — including a 2026 pricing restructuring for original wear parts), and rental of trial lab facilities. The company serves more than 15 industrial verticals including battery manufacturing (the primary strategic segment, with named customers ACC, UK BIC, and Skeleton Technologies), dry mortar, concrete, ceramics, refractories, glass, foundry, fertilizers, lifescience (pharma/food/cosmetics), and metallurgy.

The company is led by Managing Directors Stephan Eirich (family shareholder) and Ralf Rohmann. With 1,001–5,000 employees, Eirich operates wholly-owned subsidiaries including Nippon Eirich (Japan, 50+ years), plus offices in China, India, and the USA. The July 2026 opening of the Eirich Innovation Center Japan in Nagoya consolidates Japan operations into a 1,800 sqm facility. The company's MixSolver® received the German Innovation Award 2026, validating its positioning in the battery gigafactory supply chain.

Name

Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich

Legal name

Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich GmbH & Co KG

Website

https://eirich.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1863

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich, founded in 1863 in Germany, designs and manufactures industrial mixing, granulating, and processing equipment — including the MixSolver® battery electrode platform — serving battery manufacturers, concrete producers, ceramics, refractories, and lifescience companies globally through subsidiaries and technical centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mixing Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (333998), Machinery Manufacturing (333)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Masterbatch Manufacturing (Color, Additive, White/Black) (IMANABAD), General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Industrial mixing equipment
• Process technology solutions
• Battery electrode mixing
• Ceramic processing machinery
• Industrial grinding mills

Headquarters

HQ city

Hardheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Mixing and Processing Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial mixing machines ranging from laboratory (0.1-10 liters) to large production scale (250-12,000 liters), including ball mills, attrition mills, and specialized grinding equipment. Machines are sold as individual units or as part of complete production lines.
2. Turnkey Plant Engineering and Construction: Eirich designs, engineers, and delivers complete turnkey processing plants including raw material handling, dosing, weighing, conveying, mixing, and process control systems. The company provides full engineering from initial planning through commissioning, covering modules such as silos, steel structures, and control systems.
3. Service, Maintenance, and Spare Parts: Life cycle service including Teleservice, Condition Monitoring, maintenance, and original wear parts supply. The company restructured its pricing for original wear parts in 2026 to strengthen the service business. Rental machines are also available for projects requiring rapid execution.
4. Technology Center and Process Development Services: Customers can conduct trials in Eirich's technical centers worldwide (Germany, China, Japan, India, USA) to develop recipes, process parameters, and materials under real conditions at all scales. The new Eirich Innovation Center Japan (EICJ) also offers a Trial Lab where companies, universities, and research institutions can rent Eirich technology for their own experiments.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich designs, manufactures, and sells industrial mixing, granulating, kneading, coating, and dispersing machines and turnkey processing plants based on a proprietary rotating-container mixing principle. The portfolio spans laboratory mixers (0.1–10 L), small mixers (40–150 L), large production mixers (250–12,000 L), and specialized grinding mills, plus services including process trials at its technical centers, the Eirich Academy training program, and lifecycle service, spare parts, and remote support.

Product overview

Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich is a technology leader in industrial mixing and processing technology, offering a comprehensive portfolio of machines, systems, and services. The core product line includes Labormischer (0.1-10L), Kleinmischer (40-150L), and Großmischer (250-12,000L) for mixing applications, supplemented by grinding equipment (Kugelmühlen, Attritormühle, TowerMill, OrbitMill, FluxxMill, MaxxMill, TurboGrinder). Eirich also offers the MixSolver® for battery electrode mixing, CleanLine C5 laboratory mixers, and the EL1nano for coin cell research. The digital solutions portfolio includes process analytics tools (AT1, AC1, RT1, RT2, VC1, VC2 for form material quality analysis, moisture correction, rheology, torque evaluation, and visual inspection), Condition Monitoring, Teleservice, and ProView process data visualization. Services include the Eirich Academy for training seminars and a Technikum (Technical Center) for customer testing and process development. The company serves diverse industries including Lifescience, concrete, dry mortars, ceramics, refractories, glass, lithium-ion batteries, brake linings, carbon masses, foundry, metallurgy, environmental technology, fertilizers, and food.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labormischer (Laboratory Mixers) Laboratory-scale mixers using the Eirich rotating-vessel mixing principle for volumes from 0.1 to 10 liters, designed for industrial R&D and process development customers across all served industries.
• Kleinmischer (Small Mixers) Compact industrial mixers using the Eirich mixing principle with volumes from 40 to 150 liters for small-scale production customers.
• Großmischer (Large Production Mixers) Industrial-scale mixers using the Eirich rotating-vessel mixing principle with volumes from 250 to 12,000 liters for large-scale production operations across served industries.
• Kugelmühlen (Ball Mills) Ball mills for grinding and milling applications in various industrial processes, produced as part of the Eirich grinding equipment portfolio.
• Attritormühle (Attritor Mill) Attritor mills for fine grinding and dispersion in industrial applications, produced as part of the Eirich grinding equipment portfolio.
• TowerMill Vertical stirred media mill for wet grinding applications, produced by Eirich.
• OrbitMill Orbital mill for grinding and dispersion processes, produced by Eirich.
• FluxxMill FluxxMill for material processing applications, produced by Eirich.
• MaxxMill MaxxMill for industrial grinding applications, produced by Eirich.
• TurboGrinder Turbo grinder for high-speed grinding applications, produced by Eirich.
• MixSolver® Mixing and dispersing machine for efficient production of electrode mixtures in battery manufacturing, featuring a rotating container system with eccentrically arranged mixing tool, variable speed, vacuum technology, and temperature control. Reduces energy consumption by up to 95%, increases production speed by factor of 16, and reduces footprint by two-thirds compared to standard processes.
• CleanLine C5 Labormischer (Laboratory Mixer) Laboratory mixer from the CleanLine series featuring automatic high-pressure cleaning and double-jacket cooling, designed for hygienic processing applications in pharma, food, and cosmetics as well as battery material research.
• EL1nano Smallest Eirich mixer enabling testing with only a few dekagrams of material, particularly advantageous in early material research where materials cost several hundred to thousand euros per kilogram.
• Eirich Academy Training and education service offering free one-day seminars on mixing, granulating, kneading, and dispersing at the Hardheim headquarters four times per year, plus in-house seminars at customer facilities and universities.
• Technikum (Technical Center) Technical center offering testing facilities, equipment setup, and individual solutions for customer-specific applications, including recipe development and process parameter trials under real conditions at all scales.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy consumption reduced by up to 95% with MixSolver® vs. standard processes
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nippon Eirich (Eirich Innovation Center Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Nippon Eirich, Eirich's Japanese subsidiary, is opening the Eirich Innovation Center Japan (EICJ) in Nagoya in July 2026. The center combines the former Narita technical center and headquarters under one roof, creating a platform for joint development with customers — from feasibility studies through scale-up trials to series production readiness. The Trial Lab allows external companies, universities, and research institutions to rent Eirich technology for experiments.
• UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UK BIC)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019UK BIC uses Eirich mixing and preparation technology for its scale-up line with approximately 1 GWh capacity. Eirich supplied two R12W mixers (250 l capacity), complete dosing and weighing technology, and process control systems. The partnership provides UK BIC with technology for scaling battery manufacturing processes from laboratory to industrial scale.
• VDMA Batterieproduktion (German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association – Battery Production)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEirich is a member of VDMA Batterieproduktion and participates in the 'European Battery Innovators' joint presentation at trade shows. Under this umbrella, member companies showcase combined innovation strength, demonstrating how European mechanical engineering enables holistic solutions for battery cell production through experience, close collaboration, and deep technological and process know-how. VDMA organizes guided tours to innovative topic areas at trade shows.
• RECHARGEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEirich participates in the Innovation Stage organized by VDMA Batterieproduktion and RECHARGE at the Battery Show Europe, where member companies present innovations, latest technological approaches, and current developments for industrial battery cell production through short specialist presentations.
• ProLit Research ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEirich participates in the ProLit research alliance developing dry electrode mass processing methods and plant features together with partners from industry and science, to prepare and permanently stabilize the quality of dry electrode masses.
• Fraunhofer Institute (Dry Coating Forum)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEirich is participating in the Dry Coating Forum organized by Fraunhofer in Dresden, Germany, focusing on dry electrode coating technologies for battery production.
• ACC (Automotive Cells Company)coreTechnology or IntegrationACC, a leading European joint venture specializing in battery cells for electric vehicles, uses Eirich technologies for developing its production processes. Eirich supports ACC with process development from the pilot stage through gigafactory scale.
• German Universities and Research InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEirich conducts joint seminars and in-house training sessions with universities and research institutions. The company offers educational programs covering mixing, granulating, kneading, and dispersing technologies, and collaborates with academic partners on process optimization studies.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hosokawa Alpine: Part of Hosokawa Micron Group, offering mills, classifiers, mixers, and turnkey plants for chemical, battery, and pharmaceutical applications. Overlaps with Eirich in grinding equipment (attritor mills, ball mills) and process plant engineering.
• GMM Pfaudler: Global supplier of glass-lined reactors, mixers, and process equipment for chemical, pharmaceutical, and battery applications. Competes with Eirich in corrosion-resistant mixing solutions and turnkey plant deliveries for process industries.
• BHS-Sonthofen: German specialist in mixing, crushing, recycling, and separating technology, serving battery, chemical, and process industries with ring layer mixers comparable to Eirich's high-shear applications. Competes directly in electrode mixing and dry mortar plant engineering.
• Charles Ross & Son: US-based manufacturer of industrial mixers, blenders, and dispersion equipment serving chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and battery industries. Comparable to Eirich in product scope (mixers and turnkey process solutions) and consultative enterprise sales motion.
• Gebrüder Lödige Maschinenbau: German industrial mixer manufacturer offering ploughshare mixers, fluidized bed mixers, and processing systems for chemicals, food, batteries, and building materials. Most direct head-to-head competitor to Eirich's rotating-vessel technology in core European markets.
• NETZSCH Group: German manufacturer of grinding, dispersing, and mixing equipment, including wet grinding mills and high-shear mixers widely used in battery electrode production. Direct competitor in grinding/mixing product categories and global industrial customer base.
• INOX Mischtechnik: German-based manufacturer of industrial mixers (container mixers, ploughshare mixers, fluidized bed mixers) with a product portfolio and customer base (chemicals, food, building materials) closely overlapping Eirich's core mixer offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss process technology leader in food, feed, and advanced materials, providing mixing and grinding systems comparable to Eirich's offerings in food, ceramics, and battery materials, but with a much larger global footprint and broader end-market exposure.
• Manz AG: German equipment supplier for battery cell production including mixing, coating, and assembly lines. Competes with Eirich for battery production contracts, particularly in European gigafactory projects, though with a broader automation focus rather than mixing specialization.
• Dürr AG: Large German mechanical engineering group whose 'Dürr MEG' and HOMAG-adjacent businesses include coating and battery production equipment. Competes with Eirich at the gigafactory level for electrode coating and turnkey line integration, but with a much broader industrial portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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