ROSS

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

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

• Industrial mixing equipment
• High shear mixers
• Planetary mixers
• Process blending equipment
• Drying and dispersion equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hauppauge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. Aftermarket Services: Complete spare parts inventories, preventative maintenance recommendations, field service, and equipment restoration for equipment as old as 60 years.
3. 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

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core 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

Named customers7 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad 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

• Xx.com/RossMixers
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/MixersRoss
• Facebookfacebook.com/RossMixers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charles-ross-&-son-company

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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