Cornell Machine Company

What Cornell Machine Company does

Cornell Machine Company is a third-generation, family-owned industrial manufacturer founded in the 1940s and headquartered at 45 Brown Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey. The company designs and builds the Cornell Versator line of mechanical vacuum deaerators, which remove entrapped air, foam, and gas from pourable or pumpable liquids across process industries including chemicals, coatings, adhesives, plastics, pigments, waxes, inks, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, and grease and oil. Operations were consolidated in Springfield, NJ in 1962, and the company remains privately held with no disclosed external investors, funding, or parent entity.

The Versator is built around a proprietary thin-film vacuum disc technology: a rotating disc inside a vacuum chamber spreads incoming liquid into a thin film exposed to 28-29 inches Hg of vacuum, accomplishing deaeration, degassing, defoaming, mixing, blending, dispersion, emulsification, homogenization, and distillation of residuals in a single continuous pass. Three disc sizes — D-8 (1/4-2 GPM), D-16EH (1-20 GPM), and D-26LH (5-125 GPM) — are offered in standard, semi-stainless, full stainless, and polished/sanitary constructions, with optional explosion-proof, wash-down, and severe-duty motor enclosures. Cornell Machine holds all original engineering files for each Versator and is the sole distributor of genuine Versator replacement parts.

The business model is hardware-led with an attached aftermarket. Revenue is generated through new Versator unit sales (often as package units with dedicated vacuum pumps, piping, and electrical controls), a monthly rental program for in-plant trials with payments creditable toward purchase, sales of overhauled demo/refurbished units, sole-source genuine spare parts, and a refurbishing and repair service operated from the Springfield facility. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct field sales from headquarters with a network of regional independent sales representative firms covering US states (New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, California, Oregon, Washington) and international markets (England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland via Eiger-Torrance Limited).

Name

Cornell Machine Company

Legal name

The Cornell Machine Company

Website

https://cornellmachine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cornell Machine Company is a third-generation, family-owned manufacturer in Springfield, NJ that produces the proprietary Cornell Versator line of mechanical vacuum deaerators used to remove entrapped air and gas from liquids across the chemicals, coatings, food, pharmaceutical, personal care, and lubricant industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Equipment — Vacuum Deaeration/Degassing

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Vacuum Pumps & Systems (IMAHANAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vacuum Systems & Components (Vacuum Pumps, Ejectors, Cups, Grippers) (IMAHAGAN)

Keywords

• Industrial deaeration equipment
• Vacuum degassing machines
• Mechanical defoaming technology
• Process equipment manufacturing
• Versator vacuum systems

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

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

Revenue model

1. New Versator Unit Sales: Sale of new Cornell Versator units (D-8, D-16EH, D-26LH models) as individual units or complete package units with dedicated vacuum pump, vacuum piping, and electrical controls. Primary revenue driver.
2. Versator Rental Program: Monthly rental program for in-plant trials and production use. Units are checked and refurbished after each rental. Rental payments can be credited toward purchase. Includes rental vacuum pumps.
3. Demo/Refurbished Unit Sales: Sale of overhauled demonstrator and refurbished Versator units. Units are not supplied 'as is' and include guarantee, operation manuals, drawings, and technical support similar to new units.
4. Spare Parts: Sale of genuine Versator replacement parts. Cornell Machine Company is the only distributor of genuine Versator parts. Also supplies parts for related equipment including mechanical variable speed drives, vacuum pumps, and knock-out filters.
5. Repair and Refurbishing Service: Refurbishing and repair services at Cornell Machine's facility in Springfield, NJ. Services range from gasket and seal changes to full-scale overhaul using genuine Versator parts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cornell Machine Company manufactures the Cornell Versator, a mechanical vacuum deaerator/degasser/defoamer used by industrial process manufacturers. The company also supports its installed base with spare parts, rentals, and refurbishing of used equipment. Customers operate these machines to remove entrained gases from liquids in chemicals, coatings, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, personal care, plastics, adhesives, waxes, and cosmetics production.

Product overview

The Cornell Machine Company manufactures the Cornell Versator product line, a family of mechanical vacuum deaerators, degassers, and defoamers used for removing entrapped air, foam, and gas from liquids. The product line consists of three main models (D-8, D-16EH, and D-26LH) differentiated by disc size (8", 16", and 26") and flow capacity (1/4-2 GPM, 1-20 GPM, and 5-125 GPM respectively). Each model is available in standard, semi-stainless, or polished/sanitary construction. The company also provides complementary services including unit sales, monthly rentals, spare parts supply, and repair/refurbishing services at their Springfield, New Jersey facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Versator: Mechanical Vacuum Deaerator, Degasser, Defoamer used for the removal of entrapped air, foam, and gas from liquids. Available in D-8, D-16EH, and D-26LH models.

Products and services

• Cornell Versator D-8

Quantifiable outcome

• Vacuum level of 28.5-29" Hg enables deaeration to near-perfect vacuum conditions
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Boutell CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative covering Northern and Western New York State. Located at P.O. Box 10430, Rochester, NY 14610. Phone: 585.473.7848. Represents Cornell Machine Company for Versator sales in their territory.
• Petts EnterprisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative covering North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Located at 7622 Bryn Mawr Road, Richmond, VA 23229. Phone: 804.288.4833. Represents Cornell Machine Company for Versator sales in their territory.
• Western States Machinery Corp.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative covering California, Oregon, and Washington. Located at 650 Lighthouse Ave. Suite 220, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Phone: 831.277.1940. Represents Cornell Machine Company for Versator sales in the western United States.
• Eiger-Torrance LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales representative covering England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Located at Stanley House, 253 Europa Boulevard, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 7TN, England. Phone: +44.1925 232455. Represents Cornell Machine Company internationally.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IKA Works: IKA manufactures laboratory and industrial mixing, homogenization, and deaeration equipment including vacuum dissolvers and inline homogenizers. Their processors address the same deaeration, dispersion, and emulsification tasks as the Versator, particularly for chemical, coating, pharmaceutical, and personal care applications.
• FrymaKoruma (ProXES): FrymaKoruma produces vacuum processing equipment, inline homogenizers, and colloid mills for cosmetics, food, pharmaceutical, and chemical applications. Their vacuum deaerators and processing machines directly overlap Cornell Versator's value proposition in emulsification, deaeration, and homogenization.
• Charles Ross & Son Company: Charles Ross & Son manufactures vacuum deaerators, planetary mixers, and high-shear mixers for chemical, coatings, food, pharmaceutical, and personal care applications. Their Versa-Mix and PDDM-series vacuum/deaeration mixers directly overlap Cornell Versator's use cases (deaeration, mixing, dispersion, homogenization under vacuum) and target similar enterprise process customers.
• Admix Inc. Admix designs and manufactures high-shear mixers, inline homogenizers, and deaeration equipment for food, beverage, chemical, and personal care applications. Their Rotosolver and Boston Shearpump lines compete in similar deaeration and dispersion workflows targeted by the Cornell Versator.

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval supplies heat exchangers, separators, pumps, and fluid handling equipment for food, dairy, pharma, and chemicals. The company competes with Cornell in sanitary liquid processing and offers vacuum-assisted processing solutions, but at a much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• GEA Group: GEA is a global process technology supplier offering mixers, homogenizers, separators, and liquid processing equipment across food, dairy, pharma, and chemicals. Its vacuum mixing and deaeration solutions serve the same enterprise customer base as Cornell's Versator in food/beverage and pharma, though GEA's portfolio is far broader.
• SPX FLOW (SPX Technologies): SPX FLOW, through legacy APV and Gerstenberg Schröder brands, supplies mixers, homogenizers, and process equipment for food, dairy, beverage, and chemical processing. Their inline mixers and deaerators overlap with Cornell's Versator value proposition in sanitary and industrial applications.
• Hosokawa Micron Group: Hosokawa provides powder and particle processing equipment including mixers, dryers, and liquid processing systems for chemical, pharmaceutical, and food applications. While primarily focused on dry processing, their wet processing and mixing capabilities overlap with Versator use cases in coatings, pigments, and specialty chemicals.

Emerging players

• Sonic Corporation (Sonics & Materials): Sonics & Materials supplies ultrasonic liquid processing equipment including ultrasonic degassing and deaeration systems. While using a different technological approach (ultrasonics rather than thin-film vacuum), they target the same entrapped-air removal problem in inks, coatings, lubricants, and pharmaceuticals that the Cornell Versator addresses.
• Kinematica AG: Kinematica manufactures high-shear batch and inline homogenizers, dispersers, and processors for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetics applications. Their equipment overlaps with the Versator's emulsification, dispersion, and homogenization capabilities, though they do not focus on vacuum thin-film technology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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