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15/08/2024 | Press release | Archived content

Rotex Global Celebrates 180 Years Since its Founding in Cincinnati

  • Milestone anniversary commemorates company's global impact.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2024 - Rotex Global, a leader in industrial screening and separation equipment and an operating company of Hillenbrand, Inc., today celebrates its 180th anniversary, cementing it as one of the oldest capital equipment manufacturers in the city.

Originally founded in 1844 as Straub Mill Company, Rotex Global has since expanded to four manufacturing facilities around the world while continuing to call The Queen City its home, employing hundreds throughout the region. The company's inception dates to the pre-Civil War era. Since then, it has transformed into a leading manufacturer of industrial separation, sifting, and seed and grain cleaning equipment for industries that include agriculture, recycling, industrial minerals, fertilizers, and food.

"The keys to our longevity all center around our people, our constant focus on optimizing our customers' processes, our ingenuity in developing new solutions, and our willingness and ability to expand into diversified markets and geographies," said Lawrence Rentz, President of Rotex Global. "We're proud to call Cincinnati our home for so long and are thrilled to celebrate such an important milestone for our company."

In addition to its longstanding local presence as an employer, Rotex Global associates volunteer in the community for such organizations as the Freestore Foodbank and the American Heart Association.

Hillenbrand, a leading global provider of highly-engineered processing equipment and solutions, acquired Rotex Global in 2011.

"For more than 10 years, Rotex has played a key role in Hillenbrand's transformation to a global industrial company providing mission-critical technologies and solutions to customers around the world," said Kim Ryan, CEO of Hillenbrand. "We're proud of the role Rotex plays in our portfolio today, but more so of the difference the company - and its people - have made for customers and the communities it has served for 180 years. We look forward to many more successes and congratulate Rotex on this significant milestone."

To learn more about Rotex Global and its products and services, visit www.rotex.com.

About Rotex

Rotex Global, LLC is a renowned global leader in the manufacturing and supply of high-quality industrial screening and separation equipment for a wide range of industries. Over its celebrated 180-year history, the company has established a reputation for providing innovative and cost-effective solutions that meet the diverse needs of its customers. Today, Rotex offers a complete product lineup of the world's finest engineered screeners for use in countless applications in some of the most demanding conditions around the world.

About Hillenbrand

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose - Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ - we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.