Ingredient Masters

What Ingredient Masters does

Ingredient Masters, Inc. is a privately held US industrial equipment company founded in 1980 and headquartered in Batavia, Ohio, that designs, engineers, fabricates, and installs custom turnkey dry bulk batching systems for powder, flake, and granular materials. Its core product family spans manual, semi-automated, and fully automated batching systems, anchored by patented rotationally molded polyethylene dry ingredient dispensers ranging from 3.5 to 100 cu. ft. and supported by bulk bag lifting frames, bulk bag fillers, controls, feeding and conveying equipment, the proprietary Buzz Screw Feeder, and FIBC bulk bags. Underlying technology is classical industrial automation — Allen-Bradley Rockwell Automation PLCs with Ethernet I/O, RFID batch tracking, gain-in-weight and loss-in-weight batching, pneumatic conveying, and ERP integration — chosen deliberately for low total cost of ownership via off-the-shelf component sourcing.

The company sells almost exclusively through a direct enterprise field-sales motion, with engineering-led custom system design, quote-based pricing, and selective collaboration with systems integrators and equipment distributors. Customer segments are organized by vertical and span food and beverage, nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals, refractories, ceramics, foundry/metallurgy, abrasives, plastics, glass, and pet food, with documented enterprise customers including HarbisonWalker International, Medifast, Eli Lilly, Morganite, Cincinnati Tyrolit, and Oceanside Glasstile. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time turnkey system sales, supplemented by standalone equipment sales and a Powder Process Analysis consulting service that functions as both a paid advisory offering and a lead-generation channel. Pricing is fully custom and not publicly disclosed, with system costs ranging from under $200K for semi-automated configurations to components embedded in multi-million-dollar plant builds; quoted customer outcomes include batch-time reductions from 75 to 10 minutes, dispensing accuracy of 0.5% or better, 30–50% efficiency improvements, and sub-3-year ROI.

Name

Ingredient Masters

Legal name

Ingredient Masters, Inc.

Website

https://ingredientmasters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ingredient Masters, Inc. designs and installs custom-engineered dry bulk batching systems for powder, flake, and granular material handling. Serving food, pharmaceutical, refractory, ceramic, and industrial manufacturers worldwide, the company delivers automated, semi-automated, and manual turnkey systems from its Batavia, Ohio headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Bulk Material Handling Equipment

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Dry bulk batching
• Industrial batching systems
• Material handling equipment
• Bulk bag handling
• Powder processing systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Batavia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Dry Bulk Batching Systems (Turnkey): Design, engineering, fabrication, and installation of custom turnkey batching systems. Systems are custom-engineered to customer specifications across a wide range of automation levels (manual, semi-automated, fully automated). Pricing varies significantly by system complexity, scale, and customization level. Lead times vary (e.g., 16 weeks cited in one case study).
2. Standalone Equipment Sales: Sale of individual equipment components including dry ingredient dispensers, bulk bag lifting frames, bulk bag fillers, controls systems, feeding and conveying equipment, and Buzz Screw Feeders. Equipment can be sold as part of a full system or as replacements/upgrades to existing installations.
3. Powder Process Analysis Services: Consulting service covering all facets of powder handling process including materials receiving, throughput analysis, weighing and batching operations, ergonomics, dust elimination, controls integration, and process documentation. Includes supply chain improvement strategies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ingredient Masters designs, engineers, fabricates, and installs custom turnkey dry bulk batching systems for industrial manufacturers of powder, flake, and granular materials. The company sells automated, semi-automated, and manual batching systems built around patented rotationally molded polyethylene Dry Ingredient Dispensers and supported by Allen-Bradley PLC controls, RFID traceability, bulk bag handling equipment, and the proprietary Buzz Screw Feeder. It also offers Powder Process Analysis consulting and FIBC Bulk Bags as supporting offerings.

Product overview

Ingredient Masters offers a comprehensive portfolio of dry bulk batching solutions centered around custom-engineered batching systems (Automated, Semi-Automated, and Manual), rotationally-molded polyethylene Dry Ingredient Dispensers (3.5–100 cu ft), and supporting equipment including Bulk Bag Lifting Frames, Bulk Bag Fillers, Controls, Feeding & Conveying systems, and the Buzz Screw Feeder. The product line is complemented by FIBC Bulk Bags and Powder Process Analysis services. Systems process a wide variety of dry powder, flake, and granular materials and serve industries including foods, pharmaceuticals, refractories, ceramics, foundries, plastics, and abrasives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Buzz Screw Feeder: A patented screw feeder product that bridges the gap between complex automated screw feeders and manual scooping operations. Uses a cordless drill to dispense dry bulk materials quickly and precisely.

Products and services

• Automated Batching Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• Oceanside Glasstile: batch time reduced from 75 minutes to 10 minutes; 4,200 lbs fed into furnace in 2 minutes instead of several hours; material accuracy 0.5% or better; system cost under $200,000 turnkey vs. $800,000–$1M competitor
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Large-scale industrial equipment supplier for food processing, dairy, and pharmaceutical industries. Offers broader processing lines that include ingredient batching and dispensing capabilities.
• Mettler-Toledo: Global leader in precision weighing and batching solutions for industrial and laboratory applications. Overlaps in pharmaceutical and chemical precision batching with much broader product portfolio.
• Bühler Group: Global food processing and advanced materials manufacturer. Larger, broader incumbent serving food, feed, and mobility markets with processing technology that includes batching and proportioning solutions.

Direct peers

• Schenck Process: Global manufacturer of weighing, feeding, screening, and air filtration solutions for bulk material handling. Directly comparable to Ingredient Masters across food, chemical, and refractory applications with much larger scale and global footprint.
• Coperion: Manufacturer of compounding and extrusion systems, feeding equipment, and bulk material handling machinery. Competes in similar dry bulk processing and dosing applications across food, chemical, and plastics markets.
• K-Tron (Coperion K-Tron): Specializes in feeding and batching equipment for bulk solids, with strong presence in food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Direct competitor in loss-in-weight and gain-in-weight batching systems.
• Flexicon Corporation: Specializes in bulk material handling equipment including flexible screw conveyors, bulk bag fillers, and batching systems. Closely overlaps with Ingredient Masters' dispenser and bulk bag handling product lines.
• National Bulk Equipment: Designs and manufactures bulk material handling and processing systems, including batching, blending, and conveying. Similar size and target market to Ingredient Masters in food, chemical, and industrial applications.
• Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems: Designs and manufactures powder and particle processing equipment including mixing, drying, and size reduction. Overlaps with Ingredient Masters' pharmaceutical and chemical powder handling applications.

Emerging players

• Excel Engineering & Manufacturing: Smaller custom batching and material handling equipment manufacturer focused on niche industrial applications. Comparable in scale and customization approach to Ingredient Masters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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