What Cesco Magnetics does

Cesco Magnetics Inc. is a privately held, US-based manufacturer of sanitary grade magnetic separation equipment, founded in 1946 and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California with manufacturing operations in Georgetown, Texas (outside Austin). The company designs and fabricates standard and custom magnetic separators — including MagTraps, MagBullet, MagDuct, MagPlate, MagGrate, Magtubes/Magprobes, and related sanitary valves — using proprietary rare-earth neodymium magnet circuits capable of capturing metal contamination as small as 0.0001 inches (including work-hardened stainless steel fines) at pressures up to 750 PSI and temperatures up to 500°F, with reported in-application efficiency of up to 99%. Most products are manufactured to USDA and 3-A sanitary specifications, and the company also offers digital gaussmeters and a portfolio of ancillary services (waterjet cutting, bandsaw cutting, custom magnetic assemblies, gaussmeter repair/calibration, and magnetic assembly certification).

The company serves food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, dairy, and bulk solids processing customers, with a customer logo wall spanning global enterprises such as Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Heinz, Campbell's, Hershey, General Mills, Hormel, and NASA. Revenue is generated through direct sales (toll-free phone, website quote requests) and a wide domestic and international dealer network, with quote-based pricing on custom engineered equipment and multi-year contract relationships across an enterprise customer base. Manufacturing is anchored in CAD/CAM, CNC machining, waterjet cutting, and certified welding capabilities at the Georgetown facility, with same-day shipping available for many products and a stated commitment to US-based production.

The business is run as a small, independent operation (11-50 employees) with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no recent M&A activity; revenue is not publicly disclosed. Across 70+ years, the company has executed three generational technology migrations (Alnico → ceramic → rare-earth neodymium) and a 2018 digital modernization (new website), while expanding its product line into sanitary valves and adjacent measurement / service offerings. The company presents itself as the market leader in unit sales for sanitary grade stainless steel magnetic separators, but the absence of disclosed financial metrics, dated public-facing content, and lack of recent strategic announcements limit visibility into current growth momentum.

Name

Cesco Magnetics

Legal name

Cesco Magnetics Inc.

Website

https://cescomagnetics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cesco Magnetics is a privately held US manufacturer of sanitary grade magnetic separators using rare-earth neodymium magnets, serving food, beverage, pharmaceutical, dairy, and personal care processing industries with a 70+ year track record.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Magnetic Separation Equipment

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Physical Separation (Gravity, Magnetic & Electrostatic) (IMAKALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transformers & Magnetics (Power/Signal) (HDAHANAD)

Keywords

• Sanitary magnetic separators
• Magnetic separation equipment
• Metal contamination removal
• Rare earth neodymium magnets
• Food processing magnets

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Rosa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magnetic Separator Sales: Sale of standard and custom magnetic separators including MagTraps, MagBullets, MagDucts, MagPlates, and MagGrates. Products are manufactured to sanitary specifications for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries.
2. Custom Magnetic Assemblies: Custom designed and fabricated magnetic assemblies created since 1946. Engineering design services with 3D CAD renderings for customer approval prior to construction.
3. Precision Manufacturing Services: Waterjet cutting, bandsaw cutting, CNC machining, and welding services for custom parts. Specialty in small runs or one-of-a-kind parts.
4. Gaussmeter Repair and Calibration: Repair and calibration services for portable gaussmeters with typical turnaround time of one day at the manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas.
5. Magnetic Assembly Certification: Inspection and certification services for magnetic assemblies including checking for cracked/broken magnets, gauss loss, and catastrophic damage. Turnaround within 24-48 hours.
6. Sanitary Valves: Sanitary control and pressure relief valves including vacuum breakers and float valves for beverage and dairy applications. Machined from solid stainless steel forgings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cesco Magnetics designs and manufactures sanitary grade magnetic separation equipment and stainless steel magnetic separators for processing lines handling liquids, slurries, and bulk solids. It also offers sanitary valves, digital gaussmeters, custom magnetic assemblies, and precision manufacturing services such as waterjet cutting, CNC machining, and gaussmeter calibration for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries.

Product overview

Cesco Magnetics is a manufacturer of magnetic separation equipment offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. The core product lineup includes MagTraps (magnetic separators for liquids/slurries with 30+ models), MagBullet (separators for dry free-flowing products), MagDuct, MagPlate, MagGrate (various separator designs for different applications), Gaussmeters (for magnetic field measurement), Sanitary Valves (vacuum breakers and float valves), and Magtubes/Magprobes (custom sampling units). The company also provides manufacturing services including Waterjet Cutting, Custom Magnet Assemblies, Gaussmeter Repair and Calibration, Bandsaw Cutting, and Magnetic Assembly Certifying. All products are designed for sanitary applications in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical processing industries, with most manufactured to USDA and 3A sanitary specifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MagTraps Magnetic separators for liquids, slurries, and pumped chunky products that capture metal trash and fines including work-hardened stainless steel as small as 0.0001 inches using rare-earth neodymium magnets, operating to 750 PSI and 500°F. Designed for beverage, food, pharmaceutical, and chemical processing lines.
• MagBullet All stainless steel, bullet-shaped magnetic separators designed for pneumatic or gravity flow conveying lines where metal trash is separated from product flow by tapered poles created by a bullet-shaped cartridge.
• MagDuct Duct magnets designed for mechanical or gravity fed processing systems to capture metal trash from nuts, bolts, and hardware to stainless steel fines as small as 0.0001 inches, fabricated in square, rectangular, circular, or flat and stepped-plate designs using 304 or 316 stainless steel.
• MagPlate Plate magnets for use above or below conveyors to remove and capture metal trash as small as 0.0001 inches from free-flowing product lines, constructed in flat-faced, boxed, channeled, stepped, hinged, and flanged designs using 304 stainless steel.
• MagGrate Grate magnets for mechanical or gravity fed processing systems. Magnetic grids of powerful neodymium rare-earth magnets capture metal from product flow, fabricated using 304 or 316 stainless steel tubes and frames in square, rectangular, or circular designs.
• Gaussmeters Digital gaussmeters for measuring magnetic strength of any magnet or magnetic circuit. The GA40 Gaussmeter kit includes a digital gaussmeter, 48-inch flexible probe, magnetic viewing paper, and instruction manual for HACCP compliance.
• Sanitary Valves Fully traceable line of sanitary control and pressure relief valves including vacuum breakers and float valves for beverage and dairy applications. All valves are machined from solid stainless steel forgings and certified to USDA AMS standards per NSF/ANSI/3-A 2002.
• Magtubes/Magprobes Sanitary magnetic probes (magprobes) for sampling products for metal contamination, composed of rare earth magnets encased in 316 stainless steel tubing. Magtubes are custom-made magnetic separation units for food, chemical, or plastics processing industries.
• Waterjet Cutting Service Precision waterjet cutting service using pressurized water (60,000+ psi) combined with abrasive particles to cut metal, composites, stone, or glass up to 6 inches thick with a 4 feet x 8 feet cutting area.
• Custom Magnet Assemblies Custom magnetic assembly design and manufacturing since 1946 using 3D CAD software, CAM, and CNC equipment, with certified welders producing custom sanitary magnetic separators and assemblies.
• Gaussmeter Repair and Calibration Service Gaussmeter testing, repair, and calibration service with typical turnaround time of one day at the company's manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas.
• Bandsaw Cutting Service CNC band saw cutting service handling sizes up to 18 inches in diameter using dual column production saws for tight tolerances and larger quantities.
• Magnetic Assembly Certifying Service Inspection service for magnetic assemblies to ensure proper operation, inspecting for cracked/broken magnets, large loss of Gauss, catastrophic damage, and other issues, with most units shipped back within 72 hours.

Quantifiable outcome

• Captures metal contamination as small as 0.0001 inches (including work-hardened stainless steel fines)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers54 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Magnattack: Magnattack specializes in sanitary-grade magnetic separation equipment for food processing, with strong penetration in meat, pet food, and dairy. Directly comparable to Cesco Magnetics in sanitary magnetic separation technology and food/pharma customer base, though focused on Australian and broader Asia-Pacific markets.
• Bunting Magnetics: Bunting Magnetics designs and manufactures magnetic separators, metal detectors, and magnet materials handling products serving food processing, recycling, and industrial markets. Directly comparable to Cesco Magnetics in overlap of magnetic separation equipment and end-market focus.
• S.G. Frantz: S.G. Frantz designs and manufactures magnetic separation equipment for industrial and laboratory applications, including ferrography and particle separation. Comparable to Cesco Magnetics in magnetic separation technology though with a stronger emphasis on laboratory and analytical use cases.
• Eriez: Eriez is a large global manufacturer of magnetic separation, metal detection, and material handling equipment with deep penetration into food, pharmaceutical, and mineral processing markets. Directly comparable to Cesco Magnetics in sanitary-grade magnetic separation, though Eriez is materially larger and offers a broader product portfolio.
• Industrial Magnetics Inc (IMI): IMI designs and manufactures magnetic separation and material handling equipment for industrial applications including food processing, plastics, and recycling. Directly comparable to Cesco Magnetics in custom magnetic separation assemblies and standard product lines.
• Adams Magnetic Products: Adams Magnetic Products manufactures custom magnetic assemblies and magnetic separation equipment for industrial and commercial applications. Comparable to Cesco Magnetics in custom magnetic assembly design and manufacturing.
• Magnetic Products Inc (MPI): MPI manufactures magnetic separation equipment, magnetic materials handling, and industrial magnets for food processing, packaging, and general industry. Comparable to Cesco Magnetics in product portfolio and target customer segments.

Regional players

• Goudsmit Magnetics: Goudsmit Magnetics is a Netherlands-based manufacturer of magnetic separation equipment for food, recycling, and industrial markets. Comparable to Cesco Magnetics in product category and end markets, but primarily serves European rather than North American customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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