ROSS
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1842
- HeadquartersHauppauge, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
ROSS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ROSS
- Legal name
- Charles Ross & Son Company
- Website
- https://mixers.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1842
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ROSS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Mixing Equipment
- NAICS
- All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)
- SIC
- Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA)
Keywords
Where ROSS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hauppauge
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices6 records
Markets served
ROSS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Industrial Mixer Equipment Sales: ROSS designs and manufactures standard and custom industrial mixing, blending, drying, and dispersion equipment. Products are sold directly to customers across various process industries.
- Aftermarket Services: Complete spare parts inventories, preventative maintenance recommendations, field service, and equipment restoration for equipment as old as 60 years.
- Online Store Sales: ROSS operates an e-commerce store for laboratory-scale high shear mixers, high speed dispersers, and VFDs with in-stock ready-to-ship products for US customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Custom industrial mixer quotes |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Laboratory and small-scale mixers |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
ROSS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ROSS designs and manufactures industrial mixing, blending, drying, and dispersion equipment for chemical, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, aerospace, battery, and coatings manufacturers. The company produces both standard and custom equipment—high shear mixers, planetary mixers, dispersers, kneaders, multi-shaft mixers, ribbon blenders, tumble blenders, three roll mills, static mixers, and vertical blenders—manufactured at five U.S. plants plus facilities in China and India. Complementary offerings include ROSS SysCon control systems, custom tanks and pressure vessels, aftermarket parts, equipment restoration, and an 8,000 sq. ft. Test & Development Center for customer trials.
Product overview
ROSS (Charles Ross & Son Company) is a manufacturer of industrial mixing, blending, drying, and dispersion equipment founded in 1842. The product portfolio consists of a comprehensive line of heavy-duty industrial mixers and blenders including Dispersers, High Shear Mixers, Kneaders, Multi Shaft Mixers, Planetary Mixers, Ribbon/Paddle Blenders, Static Mixers, Three Roll Mills, Tumble Blenders, and Vertical Blenders. These are complemented by supporting products including Discharge Systems, Control Systems (ROSS SysCon), Tanks & Vessels, and equipment services such as restoration and testing. The company operates as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) providing both standard and custom designed equipment to meet diverse processing needs across pharmaceutical, food, chemical, coatings, cosmetics, battery, and aerospace industries. Manufacturing is conducted in company-owned plants in the United States, China, and India.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ROSS SysCon: A leading supplier of control systems for center stage processes including mixing, blending, dispersion, and drying, as well as accompanying processes including charging, discharging, and CIP.
Products and services
- Dispersers High Speed Dispersers and High Viscosity Dispersers built for consistent, highly repeatable production of chemicals, plastics, coatings, inks, paints, adhesives, composites, food products, and beverages.
- High Shear Mixers Revolutionary mixing technology offering power, precision, and versatility for pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, ink, adhesives, chemicals, and coatings industries. Includes Laboratory, Batch, Inline, Ultra High Shear Inline, SLIM Technology, and PreMax variants.
- Kneaders ROSS/AMK Kneader Extruders and Tilt Kneaders representing German technology for production of chemicals, pharmaceutical, plastics, coatings, adhesives, composites, and food products.
- Multi-Shaft Mixers Dual-Shaft and Triple-Shaft Mixers offering versatile processing capabilities for varying product viscosities and homogenization requirements. Available in laboratory, pilot scale, and full production capacities.
- Planetary Mixers Double Planetary Mixers (introduced in early 1940s) are workhorses for high viscosity mixing. Includes PowerMix planetary disperser and Planetary Dual Disperser. High Viscosity Blades raise maximum viscosity range to 6-8 million cP.
- Ribbon/Paddle Blenders Widely proven for processing spices, rubs, seasonings, flavor powders, and dry blending applications. Feature double helical ribbons for uniform axial and radial flow patterns.
- Motionless/Static Mixers Economical inline mixers containing no moving parts, offering hassle-free low maintenance mixing with long service life. Includes ISG Motionless Mixer and LPD & LLPD Motionless Mixer.
- Three Roll Mills ROSS produced the first Three Roll Mill in 1869, revolutionizing pigment dispersion. Used for high quality coatings, paints, ink, pharmaceutical ointments, cosmetics and advanced materials. Available in bench and floor models.
- Tumble Blenders Deliver highly accurate and repeatable mixing of powders, granules, pellets and other solid forms. Widely used in pharmaceutical industry for mixing minor additives and trace active ingredients. Includes Double Cone Blender and V Cone Blender.
- Vertical Blenders Low-impact mixing solution for shear- or heat-sensitive materials, abrasive solids, and large processing volumes. Can heat, cool, or dry materials under vacuum. Available in 1 to 500 cu.ft. capacities and can operate efficiently with batches as small as 10% of maximum working capacity.
- Discharge Systems Hydraulic platen systems that automatically discharge several hundred gallons of product in minutes from mix vessels, improving production speed, efficiency, cleanliness, and plant safety while maximizing yield with thin product layer remaining on vessel bottom.
- ROSS SysCon Control Systems Leading supplier of control systems for center stage processes including mixing, blending, dispersion, and drying, as well as accompanying processes including charging, discharging, and CIP. Products range from simple on/off switches to complete automation and PLC-based recipe systems with HMI, SCADA, and remote access capabilities. UL508A certified for industrial control panels, UL698A for hazardous locations, and NFPA 496 for purged and pressurized enclosures.
- Tanks and Vessels Custom fabricated storage tanks, pressure vessels, reactors, columns, and large-diameter pipe manufactured at the Ross Engineering facility in Savannah. ASME code certified with capabilities for USFDA, BISC, ABS, API, and UL requirements.
- Equipment Restoration Services Restoration services for equipment as old as 60 years, ranging from simple repair to complete refurbishment. On-site evaluation performed by original plant technicians, complete spare parts inventories, preventative maintenance recommendations, and field service support.
- Trial Rental Program Rental program allowing customers to trial mixers before committing to purchase, supporting process evaluation and capital justification.
Quantifiable outcome
- High Viscosity Blades raise maximum viscosity range to around 6-8 million cP
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use ROSS
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments12 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
ROSS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
ROSS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators5 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ROSS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Netzsch Grinding & Dispersing: Netzsch is a German-headquartered manufacturer of grinding, dispersing, and mixing equipment for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and coatings applications. It is a broad incumbent peer overlapping with ROSS's high-shear dispersers and three roll mills, with a wider product portfolio and larger global footprint.
- Sulzer Chemtech: Sulzer is a Swiss industrial group whose process equipment division includes static mixers and agitation equipment overlapping with ROSS's static mixer line. As a much larger diversified industrial OEM, it represents a broad incumbent peer with broader process equipment portfolio and deeper R&D resources.
- SPX FLOW: SPX FLOW owns the Lightnin brand of industrial mixers and agitators, directly competing with ROSS across chemical, pharmaceutical, and food applications. As a much larger diversified process equipment company, it represents the dominant incumbent against which ROSS competes on both standard and custom engineered mixer projects.
Direct peers
- IKA Works: IKA is a German manufacturer of laboratory and industrial mixing, dispersing, and stirring equipment with a comparable specialty focus on process industries including pharma, cosmetics, food, and chemicals. It directly overlaps ROSS's laboratory and high-shear mixer offerings and competes in similar customer engineering evaluations.
- Hayward Gordon: Hayward Gordon is a Canadian manufacturer of industrial mixers, agitators, and process equipment for chemical, mining, water treatment, and industrial applications. It is a direct peer to ROSS in industrial mixing equipment with comparable engineered-to-order business model and similar mid-market specialty positioning.
- EKATO Group: EKATO is a German-headquartered specialist in industrial mixing technology for chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food applications. It is a direct competitor to ROSS in agitated reactors, high-viscosity mixers, and process equipment for similar end markets, with comparable global reach and engineering depth.
- BHS-Sonthofen: BHS-Sonthofen is a German specialty machinery manufacturer producing mixing, filtration, crushing, and drying equipment for chemical, food, and environmental applications. It is a direct peer to ROSS's mixing and drying equipment lines with comparable engineering focus and similar specialty industrial OEM positioning.
- Philadelphia Mixing Solutions: Philadelphia Mixing Solutions manufactures industrial mixers and agitators for chemical, water treatment, and process industry applications. It is a direct competitor to ROSS in industrial-scale mixing equipment with comparable specialty focus on engineered-to-order solutions for chemical and process manufacturers.
- Admix: Admix is a New Hampshire-based manufacturer of high-shear mixers, inline dispersers, and powder induction equipment serving food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical markets. It is a closely comparable specialty OEM peer competing in similar end markets with similarly engineered mid-market industrial mixer products.
- Silverson Machines: Silverson is a UK-based specialist manufacturer of high-shear mixers and disintegrator/dissolver equipment used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and chemicals. It is a direct peer to ROSS's high-shear mixer line, competing head-to-head in lab, pilot, and production-scale applications with comparable specialization and similar targeted verticals.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
ROSS social profiles
Digital presenceROSS compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
ROSS financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
ROSS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
ROSS subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
ROSS funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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ROSS M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about ROSS
What does ROSS do?
ROSS designs and manufactures industrial mixing, blending, drying, and dispersion equipment for chemical, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, aerospace, battery, and coatings manufacturers. The company produces both standard and custom equipment—high shear mixers, planetary mixers, dispersers, kneaders, multi-shaft mixers, ribbon blenders, tumble blenders, three roll mills, static mixers, and vertical blenders—manufactured at five U.S. plants plus facilities in China and India. Complementary offerings include ROSS SysCon control systems, custom tanks and pressure vessels, aftermarket parts, equipment restoration, and an 8,000 sq. ft. Test & Development Center for customer trials.
Is ROSS a public or private company?
ROSS is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was ROSS founded?
ROSS was founded in 1842. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is ROSS based?
ROSS is headquartered in Hauppauge, United States, in the North America region.
How does ROSS make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Industrial Mixer Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are aftermarket Services and online Store Sales.
Who are ROSS's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Netzsch Grinding & Dispersing, Sulzer Chemtech and SPX FLOW. Direct peers are IKA Works, Hayward Gordon, EKATO Group, BHS-Sonthofen, Philadelphia Mixing Solutions, Admix and Silverson Machines.
Does ROSS have an API?
No public API is recorded for ROSS.
What industry is ROSS in?
ROSS's product category is Industrial Mixing Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAEAA, Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators). Its NAICS code is 333248 and its SIC code is 3550.