Cavitron Maschinenbau

What Cavitron Maschinenbau does

Cavitron Maschinenbau (legal name: Cavitron vom Hagen und Funke Verfahrenstechnik GmbH) is a privately held German industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1984 and headquartered in Sprockhövel, North Rhine-Westphalia. The company designs and builds rotor-stator machines for intensive mixing applications in process engineering, with a documented technical platform that achieves rotor speeds up to 50 m/s, processing-chamber overpressure of approximately 10 bar, and particle-size reduction into the submicron/angstrom range. Its core product portfolio comprises the Cavitron CD Inline Processor (high-shear mixer for finest emulsions and suspensions), the Cavimix Vertical Mixer (for highly viscous dispersions with high solid content), and three fundamental rotor-stator system geometries (Nozzle, Chamber, and Cone Systems). Complementing the machines, Cavitron sells plant components — Cavidos dosing systems, Cavimag magnetic separators, and storage/discharge equipment — and delivers complete process plants (Prozessanlagen), positioning it as a single-source supplier from individual machine to turnkey facility.

The company sells custom-engineered equipment directly to industrial customers via an enterprise field-sales motion, with quote-based pricing and an online machine request configurator on cavitron.de. Its customer base spans at least eight process-industry verticals: chemical/petrochemical, paper and pulp, polymer, food, soap, paints and coatings, glass, and construction (polymer-modified bitumen). Documented applications include carbon black dispersion, SiO₂ (Aerosil) dispersion, ASA emulsification for paper sizing, polymer-modified bitumen production, polybutadiene rubber dissolution for ABS/HIPS/SBR, dairy homogenization, oil/fat saponification, polymer/resin emulsification, and aluminum powder dispersion. Revenue derives primarily from hardware sales (machines, components, complete plants) and engineering services (consulting, commissioning, maintenance, upgrades). Operating leadership is held by Managing Directors Lars Benkwitz and Christoph Roweda, succeeding the founders Hans-Walter Funke and Rolf vom Hagen. A 1988 strategic partnership with Hosokawa Micron extends the offering into integrated rubber-dissolving systems for ABS, HIPS, and SBR/SB polymer production.

The business shows no AI/ML capability footprint in the available materials, no external funding rounds, no disclosed M&A activity, and no published revenue or headcount figures. Geographic reach is global via direct sales, with no documented foreign offices. No customer logos, certifications, regulatory actions, or third-party awards are disclosed.

Name

Cavitron Maschinenbau

Legal name

Cavitron vom Hagen und Funke Verfahrenstechnik GmbH

Website

https://cavitron.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cavitron Maschinenbau is a privately held German manufacturer of rotor-stator mixers and complete process plants for liquid-solid mixing, dispersion, emulsification, and homogenization applications, serving process-industry customers in chemicals, paper, polymers, food, and construction globally since 1984.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mixing Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Rotor-stator mixers
• High-shear mixing
• Process engineering equipment
• Industrial dispersion machinery
• Inline homogenization

Headquarters

HQ city

Sprockhövel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of rotor-stator machines (Cavitron CD, Cavimix), process plants, and plant components. Machines are sold as custom-engineered solutions for specific industrial mixing, dispersing, emulsifying, extracting, and homogenizing applications.
2. Process Plant Engineering and Construction: Planning, design, construction, assembly, and commissioning of complete processing plants for the process industry. Plants typically include one or more Cavitron rotor-stator machines along with complementary equipment.
3. Plant Components: Sale of process-related components including Cavidos dosing systems, Cavimag magnetic separators, and storage/discharge equipment (big bag handling, silos, discharge stations).
4. Engineering Services: Comprehensive consulting on process plant design, commissioning, maintenance, and updating services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cavitron develops and manufactures rotor-stator machines (Cavitron CD Inline Processor and Cavimix Vertical Mixer), process plants, and complementary components (Cavidos dosing systems, Cavimag magnetic separators, big bag handling and discharge equipment) for intensive mixing applications including dispersing, emulsifying, extracting, homogenizing, and reaction optimization in the chemical, polymer, paper, food, soap, paints and coatings, glass, and construction industries.

Product overview

Cavitron Maschinenbau is a leading technology provider of rotor-stator machines for intensive mixing applications in process engineering, operating since 1984. The core product portfolio consists of the Cavitron CD Inline Processor (high-shear mixer for finest emulsions and suspensions) and the Cavimix Vertical Mixer (for highly viscous dispersions with high solid content). These machines utilize three distinct rotor-stator system geometries: the Cavitron Nozzle System (inline centrifugal reactor), Cavitron Chamber System (inline mixer), and Cavitron Cone System (wet mill). Supporting the core machines, Cavitron offers complementary plant components including Cavidos dosing systems (volumetric and gravimetric), Cavimag magnetic separators, and storage/discharge solutions (big bag handling, silos). The company also engineers complete process plants featuring these rotor-stator machines as the central processing units, handling mixing, dispersing, emulsifying, extracting, and homogenizing operations across key industries including chemical, petrochemical, paper, food, polymer, and construction materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cavitron CD: High-shear mixer for the production of the finest emulsions and suspensions (inline processor)
• Cavimix
• Cavidos
• Cavimag

Quantifiable outcome

• Processing up to 50 t/h of polymer-modified bitumen/asphalt
• +5 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hosokawa MicroncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1988Since 1988, Hosokawa Micron and Cavitron have supplied combined dissolving systems for continuous rubber processing in the production of rubber-modified polymers (ABS, HIPS, SBR/SB). Hosokawa Micron supplies the PB15 Rubber Chopper for coarse primary size reduction of rubber bales, while Cavitron provides the rubber dissolving system for simultaneous size reduction, homogenization, and dissolution of rubber in styrene. This partnership enables processing of more than four tons of rubber per hour.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IKA-Werke: German manufacturer of laboratory and industrial mixing, dispersing, and homogenizing equipment including high-shear rotor-stator machines. Directly comparable to Cavitron in core technology, customer base (chemical/pharma/food), and German Mittelstand positioning.
• Silverson Machines: UK-based specialist in high-shear inline and batch rotor-stator mixers used for emulsifying, homogenizing, and dissolving across chemical, food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries. Closest functional peer to Cavitron in rotor-stator high-shear mixing technology.
• EKATO Group: German manufacturer of industrial agitators, mixers, and process plant equipment for chemical, polymer, and biotechnology applications. Competes head-to-head with Cavitron in process-industry mixing, especially for polymers and specialty chemicals.
• Ystral: German specialist in high-shear mixers, inline dispersers, and powder-induction equipment for chemical, food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical applications. Direct functional peer to Cavitron in rotor-stator and high-shear mixing technology for process industries.
• Hosokawa Micron: Japanese-headquartered global process equipment manufacturer providing mixing, drying, and particle-processing systems. Long-standing Cavitron partner (since 1988) for rubber dissolving and serves overlapping customers in polymer and chemical process industries.
• Charles Ross & Son Company: US-based manufacturer of industrial mixers, blenders, dispersers, and high-shear rotor-stator homogenizers for chemical, food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics markets. Direct peer in high-shear mixing equipment for process-industry customers.

Broad incumbents

• SPX FLOW: US-listed global supplier of process equipment including mixers, homogenizers, and fluid handling for food, dairy, chemical, and industrial markets. Larger, more diversified peer offering broader portfolio solutions that overlap with Cavitron's mixing and process plant capabilities.
• GEA Group: Large German-listed process technology group supplying mixers, separators, homogenizers, and complete plants to food, dairy, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Overlaps with Cavitron's high-shear mixing and process plant engineering offering as part of a much broader portfolio.
• NETZSCH Group: German machinery group providing grinding, dispersing, and mixing equipment for chemical, mineral, and food applications. Adjacent competitor in wet-milling and dispersion technology that overlaps with Cavitron's Cone system and dispersion applications.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global process technology supplier serving food, feed, and advanced materials industries with mixing, grinding, and process plant solutions. Larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities in process engineering and turnkey plant delivery for related verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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