Founded in 1954 after chemical engineer Millard “Mel” Fawcett invented its signature rotary mixing impeller, Fawcett Co. designs and builds industrial mixing equipment in Richfield, Ohio. Its American-made MixedFLOW™ impellers remain a hallmark of the company, which serves applications from laboratory batches to processing vessels up to 1,000 gallons. Fawcett also custom-engineers mixers and repairs air-mixer powerheads, including equipment from other brands.
EvenMixFounded by Phil Rankin in 2012, Cleveland-based EvenMix designs and builds industrial mixers for IBC totes, drums, and tanks. Its patented variable-pitch folding blade, developed with input from a NASA engineer, creates vertical and horizontal circulation so liquids mix in three dimensions rather than simply stirring. EvenMix performs all manufacturing in the United States, with all but two of the more than 100 components in its drives sourced domestically, primarily from the Midwest.CLEVELAND, OH
ProQuip, IncFounded in 1969, ProQuip is a Macedonia, Ohio manufacturer known for more than five decades of specialized industrial mixing work. Its engineers design and build custom tank agitators for process manufacturers, with particular experience in chemical production and ethanol plants, and provide support throughout the equipment’s service life.MACEDONIA, OH
ASC TornadoSince 1998, ASC Tornado has made industrial mixers and agitators in the USA, pairing custom design and fabrication with its patented blade technology. Based in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, the company assembles every mixer at its own tool-and-die, machine-building and fabrication facility, tailoring equipment for applications from small-batch pails to demanding industrial processing. Its Tornado blades are designed to draw material through the blade and can reduce mixing time by 50–80% compared with conventional propeller blades.ABBOTTSTOWN, PA
E.T. Oakes CorporationSince Dr. Earle Oakes patented continuous mixing equipment and incorporated E.T. Oakes in 1946, the family-owned, fourth-generation American manufacturer has built process equipment for mixing, depositing and foaming in food and chemical production. Its USA-made systems are backed by an in-house Long Island R&D lab, equipment rentals and the ability to recondition Oakes machines built decades ago. The company’s continuous mixers have been used in more than 500 applications worldwide and are supported with parts and upgrades throughout their service lives.HAUPPAUGE, NY