A.T. Ferrell Company

What A.T. Ferrell Company does

A.T. Ferrell Company, Inc., doing business as Ferrell Ross, is a privately held U.S. agricultural and industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1869 and headquartered in Bluffton, Indiana. The company designs and builds particle size reduction and flaking equipment—primarily flaking mills, roller mills (M Series for medium-duty and Industrial Series for high-capacity continuous operation), cracking mills, steam chests, and supporting accessories such as granulizers, pellet crumblers, RC coolers, and roll feeders. Core proprietary technologies include an exclusive Auto Gap Control System for recipe-driven gap adjustment, a stainless-steel steam injection system for even conditioning, heavy-duty hydraulic cylinder roll tension, and FlakeMaster roll designs enabling front-or-back roll removal. Laboratory-scale mills (18x6 and 18x12) are offered alongside free lab testing for prospective customers.

The company serves industrial feed mills, oilseed processors (soybean, canola, sunflower, corn, sesame, milo), biofuel producers, steam flaking feedlot/feed mill operations, cereal and oat processing plants, and broader bulk-solids industrial manufacturers. Applications are vertical-focused, with products engineered for high-capacity continuous operation (e.g., a 32x84 Oil Seed Flaking Mill rated at ~500 TPD, scalable guidance to 3,000 TPD plants) and consistent flake thickness (0.25-0.30 mm for oilseed). Revenue is generated through quote-based sale of custom-engineered capital equipment (20-30 week lead times), replacement parts, on-site professional services (installation, commissioning, training, inspections, repairs, custom design, and laboratory particle sizing), and technical manuals. Sales motion combines direct factory sales (+1 800-248-8318, [email protected]) with a global dealer network in 14+ countries and a dedicated Mexico/South America representative. Owned/operated manufacturing is housed in a 53,000 ft² Bluffton facility with machining centers, welding bays, overhead cranes, and fabrication equipment; the company has no disclosed venture or institutional ownership.

Name

A.T. Ferrell Company

Legal name

A.T. Ferrell Company, Inc.

Website

https://atferrell.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1869

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

A.T. Ferrell Company (Ferrell Ross) is a 156-year-old U.S. manufacturer of industrial particle size reduction and flaking equipment—including flaking mills, roller mills, steam chests, and accessories—serving feed mills, oilseed processors, biofuel producers, cereal/oat plants, and bulk-solids industrial manufacturers globally via direct sales and a 14+ country dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Milling Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Farm Milling, Grinding & Feed Processing Equipment (Hammer Mills, Rollers) (AFAAAJAD)

Keywords

• Industrial milling equipment
• Flaking mills
• Roller mills
• Grain processing equipment
• Oilseed processing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bluffton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Milling Equipment Sales: Sale of particle size reduction and flaking equipment including roller mills, flaking mills, cracking mills, and steam chests. Equipment is built to order/custom engineered for specific customer applications. One-time capital equipment purchases with varying lead times of 20-30 weeks for custom industrial mills.
2. Parts and Components: Sale of genuine Ferrell-Ross replacement parts including bearing housings, feeder assemblies, roll scraper assemblies, magnet assemblies, hydraulic assemblies, and connecting rod assemblies for their equipment lineup.
3. Professional Services: On-site services including pre-installation survey, installation and commissioning, product training, equipment service inspection, machine repairs and repair supervision, and custom design services. Also includes laboratory testing services and free product testing for prospective customers.
4. Manuals and Documentation: Sale of technical manuals and documentation for equipment operation, maintenance, and repair.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

A.T. Ferrell Company (doing business as Ferrell Ross) designs, manufactures, and sells custom-engineered particle size reduction and flaking equipment — including roller mills, flaking mills, cracking mills, and steam chests — for grain, feed, oilseed, cereal, and food processing industries. The company also produces supporting accessories (granulizers, coolers, crumblers, feeder assemblies) and laboratory-scale mills, and offers complementary services including free laboratory testing, installation and commissioning, on-site training, equipment inspection, machine repair, custom design engineering, and particle sizing analysis. Equipment is built to order at its 53,000 sq ft Bluffton, Indiana manufacturing facility and supported through a global dealer network.

Product overview

A.T. Ferrell Company (Ferrell Ross) is a manufacturer of particle size reduction and processing equipment founded in 1869, now headquartered in Bluffton, Indiana. The product portfolio centers on industrial milling equipment for grain, oilseed, feed, and food processing applications. Core products include Flaking Mills (FlakeMaster Series, Pinnacle Series, 32x84 Oil Seed, 32x40 Cereal), Roller Mills (M Series for medium-duty, Industrial Series for high-capacity), Steam Chests for conditioning, and the Granulizer for oilseed processing. Supporting equipment includes Pellet Crumblers, RC Flake and Pellet Coolers, Roll Feeders, and Magnet Assemblies. The company also offers laboratory-scale equipment (18x6 and 18x12 Laboratory Flaking Mills for oat, oil seed, and feed testing). A comprehensive service ecosystem supports the equipment with free laboratory testing, installation and commissioning, on-site training, equipment inspections, machine repairs, custom design engineering, and particle sizing services. Products are sold globally through an extensive dealer network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flakemaster Series: Flaking mill series combining superior flaking performance with rugged reliability
• Pinnacle Series
• M Series Roller Mills
• Industrial Series Roller Mills

Products and services

• Industrial Roller Mills (M Series and Industrial Series) Customizable heavy-duty roller mills for high-capacity, continuous particle size reduction of grains, feed ingredients, and oilseeds. Features chilled cast iron rolls, double-row self-aligning SKF spherical roller bearings, adjustable motor base, and variable position roll gap adjustment for cracking or grinding applications.
• Industrial Flaking Mills (FlakeMaster, Pinnacle, 32x84 Oil Seed, 32x40 Cereal, 18x36 Oat) Heavy-duty industrial flaking mills for steam flaking of grains and oilseeds, including the FlakeMaster Series, high-efficiency Pinnacle Series with high-torque low-RPM motors, the 32x84 Oil Seed mill (approx. 500 TPD), 32x40 Cereal mill, and 18x36 Oat flaking mill. Features chilled cast iron rolls, hydraulic roll tension, Auto Gap Control, and adjustable roll gap for consistent flake thickness (0.25-0.30 mm for oilseeds).
• Cracking Mills Gently reduce whole grains and oilseeds into smaller particles without excessive fines, designed for pre-flaking, pelleting, or further milling operations with consistent results and minimal maintenance.
• Steam Chests Heavy-gauge 304 stainless steel steam conditioning equipment with mass flow cone design and exclusive stainless steam injection system, sized from 148 to 1120 cu/ft per hour with 30-70 minute retention times to produce high-quality flakes.
• Granulizer Reduces clumping of cracked material in oilseed flaking processes with heavy-duty mild steel housing, stainless steel shaft with spiral pin design, and gear box drive.
• RC Flake and Pellet Cooler Vertical cooler with slow-moving baffles that cause product to cascade gently, providing uniform cooling with minimal flake or pellet breakage using 3/16 inch plate baffles and Daycolube eccentrics.
• Pellet Crumbler Solid, reliable equipment engineered for long-term service delivering uniform sizing with minimal maintenance for feed processing applications.
• Laboratory Flaking Mills (18x6 and 18x12 series) Purpose-built laboratory and pilot plant flaking mills (18x6 and 18x12 variants) for lab testing, oat flaking, oil seed flaking, and feed flaking applications processing up to 150 lbs per hour. Feature chilled cast iron rolls with rotary unions, FDA white powder-coated frame, and independent operator controls for precision testing.
• FR Roll Feeder Assembly Replacement feeder assembly for multiple brands of flaking and roller mills, featuring fluted aluminum feed roll with hard-coat anodizing and inverter duty motor for remote speed control.
• Magnet Assembly Magnetic protection assembly capturing ferrous tramp metal contaminants from product stream before passing through rolls, available as factory-installed option or retrofit kit for 10/12-inch industrial mill models.
• Equipment Services (Installation, Training, Testing, Repairs, Custom Design) Comprehensive on-site services including free laboratory particle testing, pre-installation survey, installation and commissioning, product training, equipment service inspection, machine repairs and repair supervision, custom design engineering, and laboratory particle sizing (sieve analysis).

Quantifiable outcome

• Processes over 65,000 tons of grains, feed, and oilseeds daily
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• ArrowCorp (Mix Mill Equipment)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMix Mill brand equipment is now distributed through ArrowCorp. The Mix Mill product line for feed processing and mixing equipment redirects customers to ArrowCorp's mix-mill-equipment page.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bliss Industries: US manufacturer of hammer mills, pellet mills, and roller mills for feed and grain processing. Direct peer in the feed milling equipment space, particularly in particle size reduction for grain and oilseed applications.
• Wenger Manufacturing: US-based manufacturer of extrusion and processing equipment for food, feed, and aquatic applications. Comparable in custom-engineered, high-capacity processing equipment for cereal, oat, and food processors, overlapping with Ferrell-Ross's cereal and oat flaking applications.
• Van Aarsen: Dutch manufacturer of feed milling and particle size reduction equipment including roller mills and hammer mills. Direct competitor in industrial feed milling equipment with similar custom-engineered, build-to-order model.
• CPM (California Pellet Mill / Roskamp Champion): US-based manufacturer of roller mills, hammer mills, pellet mills, and flaking equipment for feed and oilseed processing. Closest direct peer to Ferrell-Ross, competing head-to-head in industrial flaking mills and cracking mills for the same feed, oilseed, and food processing customers.
• Anderson International: Manufacturer of mechanical pressing and particle size reduction equipment including cracking rolls and flaking equipment for oilseed and food applications. Direct competitor in oilseed crushing preparation equipment with comparable custom-engineered approach.
• Crown Iron Works: Designs and supplies oilseed processing equipment including flaking, cooking, and extraction systems. Direct peer serving the same oilseed crushing and biofuel customer base with overlapping flaking mill and steam conditioning technology.
• Amandus Kahl: German manufacturer of feed milling, pelleting, and oilseed processing equipment with global reach. Comparable product portfolio in roller mills, flakers, and conditioning equipment serving feed mills and oilseed processors worldwide.

Emerging players

• CEEC (China National Engineering & Equipment Corp) / Muyang: Major Chinese feed milling and grain processing equipment manufacturer with growing global presence. Emerging low-cost competitor in the same roller mill and hammer mill categories, particularly relevant in Africa and Asia where Ferrell-Ross's dealer network operates.

Broad incumbents

• Andritz Feed & Biofuel: Global industrial group with a feed and biofuel division offering pellet mills, hammer mills, and processing equipment. Comparable in serving oilseed and feed processing customers, though much larger and serving broader process industries.
• Bühler Group: Global Swiss incumbent in grain processing, feed, and oilseed equipment with full-line milling, flaking, and conditioning solutions. Comparable as the dominant direct competitor in industrial particle size reduction for grain and oilseed applications, though much larger and broader in scope.

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

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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