SPX Flow
- Type
- Technology Company
- Location
- Charlotte, United States
- Industries
- Food safety & quality, Alternative proteins, New food processing techniques
- Domains
- Beverages, Processed food products, Dairy products
- Technologies
- Microfiltration, Process automation, Power-heating technology, Processing, Robotics & Automation
About SPX Flow
SPX FLOW is a global process technology company now operating as part of ITT Flow Technologies, a business unit of ITT Inc. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, it serves nutrition, health, and industrial markets with equipment and engineered systems used in mixing, blending, fluid handling, separation, thermal heat transfer, and related process steps.
The company positions itself as a solutions partner for customers that need reliable, efficient, and innovative processing equipment, along with aftermarket and lifecycle support. Its website emphasizes that its technologies are often behind the scenes but critical to everyday products and industrial operations, from food and beverage to chemical processing and water-related applications.
Core Values
- Reliability: The company repeatedly emphasizes dependable equipment and long service life, especially for critical process lines where downtime is costly.
- Efficiency: Its solutions are presented as ways to improve yield, reduce waste, lower energy use, and support more cost-effective operations.
- Innovation: SPX FLOW highlights ongoing product development, innovation centers, patents, and application-specific engineering as central to its approach.
- Sustainability: The company frames sustainability as a core priority, with technologies and services aimed at reducing water consumption, emissions, and environmental footprint.
Unique Aspects
- Part of ITT Flow Technologies: SPX FLOW now sits within ITT Inc.’s Flow Technologies segment, giving it access to a larger industrial platform and broader aftermarket strategy.
- Global reach: The company reports operations in more than 25 countries and sales in more than 140 countries, indicating a wide international footprint.
- Strong brand portfolio: Its offering includes well-known process brands such as APV, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell, Lightnin, Bran+Luebbe, Gerstenberg Schröder, and Johnson Pump.
- Aftermarket-heavy business: Known news indicates that about 43% of revenue comes from aftermarket parts and services, underscoring the importance of lifecycle support and installed-base service.
- Innovation and service hubs: The company has expanded innovation and service capabilities, including a larger Shanghai service center and innovation centers in regions such as Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.