Fluid Quip

What Fluid Quip does

Fluid-Quip, Incorporated is a privately held industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1987 and headquartered in Springfield, Ohio. The company designs, manufactures, and services separation and grinding equipment primarily for the corn wet milling industry, with secondary applications in pulp and paper processing and dry-grind ethanol production. Its product portfolio spans twelve core categories including disc mills, disc nozzle centrifuges, filtration centrifuges, germ separation systems, gravity screens, grit removal systems, impact mills, paddle screens, pressure screens, rotary strainers, starch washing systems, and stone cyclones. The underlying technology is based on centrifugal separation, liquid cyclones, disc milling, pressure screens, and filtration.

The company claims to supply the majority of equipment used in corn wet milling of corn and provides mass balances and process design support. Its equipment is protected by multiple patents, including nozzle systems (Patents #6,216,959 and #6,511,005), filtration centrifuge technology, and the Tri-Di Separator design. Fluid-Quip has commercialized patented ethanol enhancement technologies, including MSC Protein, SGT Grind, and Clean Sugar, through its partner company Fluid Quip Technologies.

The business model is multi-stream: capital equipment sales (one-time purchases), replacement parts (with same-day shipping for urgent orders), full repair and maintenance services from a Springfield, Ohio shop, and process design support. Distribution is direct via phone, website quote requests, and global shipping. The company employs 51-100 people and operates an in-house machine shop subsidiary (Fluid-Quip Machine) for rapid turnaround on parts and rebuilds.

Name

Fluid Quip

Legal name

Fluid-Quip, Incorporated

Website

https://fluidquip.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fluid-Quip designs, manufactures, and services separation and grinding equipment for corn wet milling, ethanol, and pulp and paper industries from its Springfield, Ohio headquarters, supplying the majority of equipment used in corn wet milling globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Equipment

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Corn wet milling equipment
• Separation equipment
• Grinding equipment
• Disc mills centrifuges
• Ethanol process technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Capital Equipment Sales: Manufacture and sale of separation and grinding equipment for corn wet milling and ethanol industries including disc mills, centrifuges, screens, and related process equipment.
2. Replacement Parts: Sale of replacement parts for Fluid-Quip equipment and competitor equipment used in corn wet milling industry. Maintains extensive inventory for fast turn around with same-day shipping for urgent orders.
3. Repair and Maintenance Services: Full service repair shop in Springfield, OH offering bearing assembly rebuilds, complete machine rebuilds, conversions, and maintenance for centrifuges, grind mills, and refiners. Same full warranty as new equipment.
4. Process Design Support: Process support including mass balances and process design support for corn wet milling and ethanol industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fluid-Quip manufactures and sells separation and grinding equipment for the corn wet milling industry, including disc mills, disc nozzle centrifuges, filtration centrifuges, impact mills, gravity screens, paddle screens, pressure screens, starch washing systems, germ separation, grit removal, stone cyclones, and rotary strainers. The company also offers full-service repair and maintenance, replacement parts for its own and competitor equipment, and patented ethanol enhancement technologies (MSC Protein, SGT Grind, Clean Sugar) delivered through subsidiary Fluid Quip Technologies.

Product overview

Fluid-Quip is a leading provider of separation and grinding equipment for the corn wet milling industry, offering a comprehensive portfolio of 12 core product categories: Disc Mills (FQ-124, FQ-136, FQ-140, FQ-152A/E, FQ-152B, FQ-236, 494 Retrofit), Disc Nozzle Centrifuges (FQC-800, FQC-950 series), Filtration Centrifuges (FQ-FC3000, FQ-FC2000), Germ Separation Systems (6", 8", 9"), Gravity Screens (GS-2 through GS-10), Grit Removal Systems (8", 6", 3"), Impact Mills (FQ-IM40, FQ-IM40H), Paddle Screens (PS32, MZSA-1350S, Tri-Di Separator), Pressure Screens (Single through Quad), Rotary Strainers (RS-2 through RS-8), Starch Washing Systems (SMU, DMU, RM-12, RM-22), and Stone Cyclones (SC-12, SC-24, SC-36). These products work together to address most physical separation steps in the corn wet mill process. The company also provides repair and maintenance services, replacement parts, and ethanol process technologies through its subsidiary Fluid Quip Technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Disc Mills Industrial disc mills designed for wet corn grinding in corn wet milling operations, including models FQ-124, FQ-136, FQ-140, FQ-152A/E, FQ-152B, FQ-236, and 494 Retrofit. Features heavy construction, rigid refiner case, and tram control for precision alignment with less vibration, longer bearing life, and lower maintenance costs.
• Disc Nozzle Centrifuges Centrifugal separation machines including FQC-800 and FQC-950 series with Ferallium bowl/hub/cover, 316 stainless steel housing, patented nozzle and tool system (Patent #6,216,959 and #6,511,005), and inspection ports for nozzle inspection without disassembly. Used for primary, gluten thickening, mill stream thickening, and clarifying operations with capacities up to 80,000 BPD (2000 MTPD).
• Filtration Centrifuges Horizontal cylindrical centrifuges (FQ-FC3000, FQ-FC2000) designed for heavy-duty continuous operation in washing, filtering, and separating fiber or other solids. Features internal counter-current washing stages with 0-4 configurable stages, cylindrical screen bowl with slotted screens, 4.7 M2 total screen area, 1000 G at bowl wall, and 80 m3/hr suspension input capacity. Used for the Maximized Stillage Co-Products System.
• Germ Separation Systems Liquid cyclone systems available in 6-inch, 8-inch, and 9-inch configurations for separating germ from corn slurry. Features spin-hardened stainless-steel construction for cyclone life extension and Fluid-Quip Quick Release Couplings in aluminum and stainless steel to prevent corrosion and binding.
• Gravity Screens Screen boxes (GS-2 through GS-10) for liquid-solid separation and dewatering in corn wet milling, pulp and paper processing, chemical polymers, wastewater treatment, and food processing. Features vapor-tight door sealing and up to 100,000 BPD (2500 MTPD) per screen unit.
• Grit Removal Systems Cyclone systems available in 8-inch, 6-inch, and 3-inch configurations for removing grit and foreign objects from process streams to protect downstream equipment from damage and wear.
• Impact Mills Horizontal rotor impact mills (FQ-IM40 and FQ-IM40H) for third grind application in corn wet milling, combining gentle action on delicate corn fibers with powerful crushing power on bound starch particles. Features G1 balance specifications per ISO1940/ANSI S2.19-1989, capacity up to 40,000 BPD (1000 MTPD), reduces bound starch numbers, improves starch yields, and uses less energy per unit of grind rate versus disc mills.
• Paddle Screens High capacity dewatering screens for separating solids from liquids or refining solids by particle size, including PS32, MZSA-1350S, and the patented Tri-Di Separator featuring three screen sizes and three separate liquid discharges for maximum dewatering with minimum power input.
• Pressure Screens 120-degree pressure screens for liquid-solid separation of fibrous materials, available in single, double, triple, and quad configurations with quick-change screen cradles for efficiency and simplicity.
• Rotary Strainers Continuous separation devices available in RS-2, RS-4, RS-6, and RS-8 sizes for delivering strain-free liquid or slurry streams while protecting process equipment from contamination, plugging, and excessive wear.
• Starch Washing Systems Units containing cyclonettes (small cyclones) for separating starch particles from soluble and insoluble proteins, available as Single Matrix Unit (SMU), Dual Matrix Unit (DMU), and Radial Matrix (RM-12, RM-22) configurations with cyclonettes mounted between concentric stainless-steel cylinder cartridges forming three separate chambers.
• Stone Cyclones Cyclone systems (SC-12, SC-24, SC-36) designed for the corn wet milling industry to protect downstream equipment by removing stones, pebbles, nuts, bolts, and other heavy contaminants from the process stream, with capacity up to 80,000 BPD (2000 MTPD).
• Repair and Maintenance Services Full service repair shop located at the main factory in Springfield, Ohio offering bearing assembly rebuilds, disc repair, bowl and nozzle hole repair, complete machine rebuilds, conversions, and in-house balancing for Fluid-Quip equipment and competitor grind mills and centrifuges used in the corn wet milling industry. Includes same full warranty as new equipment.
• Replacement Parts Fast turnaround with extensive inventory of replacement parts for all Fluid-Quip equipment as well as competitor grind mills and centrifuges used in the corn wet milling industry. Same-day shipping capability for urgent orders from Springfield, Ohio facility located within 30 minutes of Dayton International Airport.
• Ethanol Process Technologies Patented technologies focused on enhancing the base corn-to-ethanol dry grind process, including the Maximized Stillage Co-Products System (MSC Protein) for protein recovery from whole stillage, SGT Grind for fine grinding in the ethanol process, and Clean Sugar technology. Delivered as turnkey systems through partner company Fluid Quip Technologies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grind capacities up to 40,000 BPD (1000 MTPD) for disc mills
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fluid Quip TechnologiescoreOthersFluid Quip Technologies is a partner company dedicated to creating, implementing, and servicing turnkey systems using Fluid Quip Equipment in the ethanol industry. It serves as the commercial arm for ethanol technology deployment.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Global industrial incumbent with a broad separation and fluid handling portfolio including high-speed separators, decanters, and heat exchangers. Competes with Fluid-Quip in centrifugal separation across food, starch, and biofuel end markets, though at far greater scale and geographic reach.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global leader in grain processing, milling, and food processing equipment. Adjacent competitor to Fluid-Quip in corn milling equipment, with overlapping customers in starch, ethanol, and grain processing industries.
• GEA Group: Global industrial major supplying separators, decanters, homogenizers, and process equipment across food, dairy, and beverage. Overlaps with Fluid-Quip in starch and ethanol separation applications and represents a much larger global competitor.
• Andritz: Global supplier of separation and process technologies for food, feed, and chemical industries, including centrifuges, screens, and decanter systems. Directly competes with Fluid-Quip in corn wet milling separation and starch processing equipment.

Direct peers

• Sweco: Manufacturer of vibrating screens, separators, and finishing equipment for industrial and food processing applications. Directly comparable to Fluid-Quip in screening and solid-liquid separation product categories.
• Komline-Sanderson: U.S.-based process equipment manufacturer specializing in filtration, drying, and separation equipment for industrial applications. Komline appears directly affiliated with Fluid-Quip — Fluid-Quip's contact form is hosted on komline.com under the 'Komline-FluidQuip' brand — and serves overlapping customers in agri-processing and industrial separations.
• Stedman Machine Company: U.S.-based manufacturer of size reduction equipment including impact mills, cage mills, and hammer mills. Overlaps with Fluid-Quip's impact mill and disc mill product lines serving agricultural and industrial grinding applications.
• Flottweg: German manufacturer of centrifuges, decanter centrifuges, and separation equipment for food, beverage, and chemical industries. Directly comparable to Fluid-Quip in centrifugal separation technology, with a strong installed base in starch and ethanol processing.
• Siebtechnik Tema: Manufacturer of centrifuges, screening equipment, and processing machinery for industrial and mineral applications. Comparable to Fluid-Quip in centrifugal separation and screening equipment with similar mid-cap industrial scale.
• CPM (California Pellet Mill): U.S.-based manufacturer of grinding, conditioning, and pelleting equipment for feed, food, and biofuel industries. Comparable to Fluid-Quip in industrial grinding and processing equipment for agricultural and ethanol applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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