Exhibiting at FOOD INGREDIENTS CHINA 2025

Armfield Ltd, headquartered in Ringwood, Hampshire, United Kingdom, is a world-renowned manufacturer of innovative, precision-engineered educational and industrial research equipment. With over 60 years of experience, Armfield has become a global benchmark in supplying universities, research institutes, and industrial R&D centers with high-quality teaching and pilot-scale process systems across engineering and technology disciplines.

Company Overview

Established in 1963, Armfield Ltd has built a strong international presence with installations in over 100 countries. The company operates in two primary business segments: educational equipment for engineering disciplines and industrial-scale pilot plants for research, development, and small-scale production in sectors such as food, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology.

Armfield is recognized for integrating mechanical precision, automation, and modular design to create flexible and scalable systems that replicate real-world industrial processes. Its equipment is used by many of the world’s top universities and technical colleges, as well as by global corporations in process industries.

Core Business

Armfield’s operations are divided into:

• Educational Engineering Equipment Division – Designing and manufacturing laboratory-scale apparatus to demonstrate theoretical and practical engineering concepts.
• Industrial Technology Division – Providing pilot-scale processing systems for use in R&D and limited production, especially in the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.

Product and Service Offerings

Educational Equipment:

• Fluid Mechanics Apparatus – Bench-mounted and floor-standing units demonstrating Bernoulli’s principle, hydraulic flow, pumps, and turbines.
• Chemical Engineering Systems – Heat exchangers, reactors, distillation units, absorption towers, drying, and crystallization modules.
• Civil Engineering Models – Soil mechanics, structures, and hydraulics laboratory apparatus.
• Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Units – Systems for measuring and analyzing conduction, convection, radiation, and refrigeration cycles.

Industrial Research Equipment:

• Food Technology Pilot Plants – UHT/HTST pasteurizers, homogenizers, vacuum evaporators, aseptic fillers, and carbonators for dairy, beverage, and sauce industries.
• Pharmaceutical and Biotech Systems – Mixing vessels, fermentation units, filtration and CIP systems, often used for API formulation and stability trials.

All equipment comes with data acquisition systems, user training resources, and modular expansions for advanced experimentation or process scale-up.

Specialization and Unique Selling Proposition

• Education-Driven Innovation: Armfield’s teaching equipment supports over 30 engineering subjects, mapped to ABET, EUR-ACE, and other international accreditation standards.
• Pilot-Scale Expertise: Fully functional miniaturized industrial systems allow cost-effective R&D without sacrificing accuracy or control.
• Customization: Modular design enables easy integration of customer-specific components, utilities, and instrumentation.
• Digital Integration: Many units support SCADA-based control, LabVIEW interfaces, and remote monitoring for virtual learning and Industry 4.0 applications.

Financials

As a privately held company, Armfield does not publicly disclose its financials. However, with a strong global client base of 2,000+ universities and 500+ industrial clients, annual revenues are estimated in the range of £15–25 million GBP. The industrial pilot plant segment, especially in the food and pharmaceutical sectors, has shown steady growth due to increased investment in R&D worldwide.

Shipment Data

From global logistics and trade databases:

• Primary Export Regions: Europe, North America, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa
• Top Exported Products: UHT pilot plant systems, fluid mechanics benches, mini-spray dryers
• HS Codes Used: 90248090 (Measuring and checking instruments), 84198998 (Industrial process equipment)
• Typical Clients: Nestlé, Unilever, Pfizer, BASF, MIT, University of Cambridge, IITs, and national research labs

Target Market

• Universities and Technical Institutions
• Food & Beverage R&D Labs
• Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies
• Research Institutes and Government Testing Agencies
• Engineering Education Service Providers

Armfield’s comprehensive catalog supports teaching from first-year undergraduate through to post-doctoral and industrial research levels.

Capabilities

• Precision manufacturing and quality testing facility in the UK
• In-house R&D team with mechanical, chemical, and process engineers
• Dedicated global service and installation network
• Training, commissioning, and after-sales technical support
• OEM design and co-development partnerships with industrial clients

Certifications and Compliance

• ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Certification
• CE Marking on all equipment
• Machinery Directive and Low Voltage Directive compliance for EU market
• RoHS and WEEE compliant components
• REACH material disclosures on request

Customer Testimonials

Academic and industrial partners consistently report:

• “Highly durable, accurate, and safe for continuous use in student labs”
• “Pilot plant enabled us to validate product formulations before commercial scale-up”
• “Armfield’s engineering support team provided tailored integration to meet our utility requirements”

These endorsements highlight the brand's credibility, practical design approach, and deep customer support.

Major Achievements

• Installed equipment in over 2,000 universities worldwide
• Partnered with UNESCO and various development agencies to supply engineering labs in developing countries
• Launched advanced UHT, aseptic filling, and spray drying systems for plant-based and functional food R&D
• Developed e-learning modules and remote control features in response to global education digitalization

Armfield Ltd continues to lead the global market in laboratory-scale and pilot-scale systems by combining academic insight with industrial rigor, offering practical tools for learning, discovery, and product innovation.