EKATO GROUP, set up in 1933 in Freiburg, Germany, is a world leader in mixing and agitation technology, offering custom-engineered offerings for the chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries. Operating through three OEMs—EKATO RMT (agitators and reactors for liquids), EKATO FLUID (standardized industrial agitators), and EKATO SYSTEMS (turnkey vacuum processing units like UNIMIX and SOLIDMIX)—the company designs and manufactures agitators, reactors, mechanical seals, and modular hydrogenation plants. EKATO’s offerings support processes like hydrogenation, polymerization, crystallization, and fermentation, with advanced technologies such as PARAVIC, ISOPAS, and S-JET for 3D mixing and high-viscosity applications. With over 900 employees and subsidiaries in 13 countries, EKATO supplies global 24/7 service, rental machines (3-50L batch sizes), and R&D support for process scale-up. ISO 9001 certified, EKATO emphasizes sustainability, notably through partnerships like the Cyrene™ bio-based solvent hydrogenation plant with Circa Group.