About

Established in 1950, Carrier Vibrating Equipment is internationally known for outstanding innovation in the field of vibratory technology. Carrier specializes in the design, manufacture, and process testing of vibrating conveyors, feeders, screeners, fluid bed dryers and coolers, tornesh dryers, flash dryers, media slurry dryers, spiral elevators, shakeouts, and more. These precision machines are engineered to efficiently and reliably perform process functions to meet and exceed our clients’ demanding specifications.

Who We Are

Engineered Solutions For Reliable Material Processing

Carrier Vibrating Equipment is a global leader in vibratory processing technology and engineered material-handling solutions. For more than 70 years, we’ve helped industrial processors improve product quality, stabilize production, and increase operational efficiency. From vibrating conveyors and feeders to fluid bed dryers, coolers, and fully integrated processing systems – every Carrier machine is built for continuous-duty performance in the toughest environments.

What We Do

We design and manufacture vibrating equipment that ensures:

Stable, controlled material flow through conveyors and feeders

Uniform moisture and temperature control with advanced fluid bed drying and cooling systems

Energy-efficient thermal processing with optimized airflow and engineered vibration

Reliable handling of complex materials, including abrasive, sticky, fragile, or high-temperature products

Integrated process lines that streamline production end-to-end

Every solution is custom-engineered based on your material’s moisture content, temperature, bulk density, particle size, flow characteristics, and performance targets. This ensures consistent throughput, precise control, and long-term reliability.

Explore Vibrating Equipment

Our Engineering Process

Every Carrier system goes through a rigorous development and validation process:

Material Testing & Analysis

Using real samples, our test lab evaluates moisture removal rates, particle behavior, thermal profiles, and material flow characteristics. This data guides system sizing and performance predictions.

Custom Design & Engineering

We create engineered solutions tailored to your space, throughput requirements, utility constraints, and downstream needs.

Fabrication & Quality Assurance

All equipment is manufactured using heavy-duty materials and undergoes strict quality checks to ensure long-term durability.

Installation & Commissioning

Our field teams handle installation, startup, tuning, and operator training to ensure peak performance on day one.

Ongoing Lifecycle Support

We provide maintenance audits, spare parts, retrofits, and performance evaluations to keep your line running at full efficiency.

Industries We Serve

Processing applications vary widely from industry to industry, each with a unique set of environmental and engineering challenges. That being said, Carrier’s successful application of vibratory technology in diverse settings has been a constant.

Carrier equipment supports processors across a wide range of sectors, including:

Battery & Critical Minerals

Biomass & Renewable Fuels

Cement

Chemicals

Fertilizer, Phosphate, Potash

Food Ingredients

Foundry & Metalcasting

Minerals & Coal

Pharma & Nutra

Agriculture, Grain, Pet Food, Animal Feed

Plastics

Recycled Materials

Sand & Aggregates

Waste-to-Energy

Our systems are built for facilities that require dependable, round-the-clock operation – whether processing abrasive ores, fragile pellets, wet biomass, or sticky industrial sludge.

Through innovation and a steadfast commitment to excellence, we have developed (and continue to grow) a diverse client base across many industries.

Facilities

Carrier Vibrating Equipment is based in Louisville, Kentucky. Although our 250,000-square-foot facility serves as our manufacturing and administrative headquarters, our custom-engineered solutions extend to plant sites around the globe.

New equipment is also manufactured in Europe by Carrier Europe SCA, in China by Carrier Vibrating Equipment (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, and by licensees in Australia, India, Japan, and Sweden.

Carrier is represented by over 75 manufacturer’s representative organizations throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Chile, Columbia, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, and P.R. China.

Contact our office for the nearest representative in your area.

Visiting Carrier

Equipment

Carrier offers vibrating and non-vibrating equipment for many processes including drying, cooling, conveying, screening, heating, discharging, and more.

Dryers

Learn More

Coolers

Learn More

Conveyors

Learn More

Feeders

Learn More

Screeners

Learn More

Shakeouts

Learn More

Indirect Heating & Cooling

Learn More

Hybridization Systems

Learn More

All Equipment

View

Laboratory Testing & Innovation Center

Carrier and Carrier Process Equipment Group remove risk from capital projects by validating the process before any equipment is designed or purchased. In our dedicated 15,000-square-foot testing lab and Innovation Center, real customer materials are evaluated to confirm flow behavior, separation efficiency, heat transfer, and process performance under actual operating conditions. This upfront testing allows customers to partner with our engineers to optimize equipment selection, sizing, and integration early, ensuring the final system meets throughput, quality, and reliability targets while avoiding costly redesigns, delays, or underperforming equipment after installation.

Testing Lab & Innovation Center

Our Heartbeat / Footprint

Mission Statement

Carrier’s purpose and employee charge is to design and fabricate innovative process machinery solutions that exceed our customer’s expectations.

To accomplish this, we are committed to:

1) Seek ways to continuously improve the products and services offered to our customers;

2) Establish and review objectives necessary for our continual improvement effort;

3) Provide a safe, challenging, and rewarding work environment for our most important asset: our employee owners.

Culture

At Carrier Vibrating Equipment, our culture is built on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a commitment to solving complex processing challenges for our customers. We foster an environment where innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement drive everything we do, from equipment design and manufacturing to customer support and testing. Backed by decades of industry experience, our team takes pride in delivering dependable solutions while maintaining a strong focus on safety, integrity, and long-term customer partnerships.

Employees describe Carrier’s culture as a fast-paced manufacturing environment with friendly, skilled co-workers and a strong, safe, “family-like” atmosphere, with challenges that help facilitate personal and professional growth.

Certifications & Memberships

Carrier Vibrating Equipment is a member of (PEMA) Process Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, (AFS) American Foundry Society, and is ISO 9001:2015 Certified. Carrier is 100% Employee-Owned.

CPEG & Subsidiaries

Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG) includes Carrier Vibrating Equipment, S. Howes, Heyl Patterson Thermal Processing, Sly, Kinergy, Buflovak, Patterson Kelley (PK Blenders), and Hebeler-Howard Marten.

With Carrier and CPEG, additional upstream and downstream process equipment can be incorporated into your production line – All from one single source.

Locations

Carrier’s global headquarters is located in Louisville, Kentucky, with additional corporate offices in Nivelles, Belgium and Shanghai, China. Through an international network of more than 75 representative organizations and strategic licensee partners, Carrier provides sales, service, and technical support across North and South America, Europe, and Asia, including key markets throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Peru, China, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan, Sweden, and Australia.

Our Team

Not only does Carrier employ hundreds of dedicated personnel, Carrier is 100% employee-owned and led by a dynamic executive team of talented individuals who have risen through our management structure. These leaders can draw from a deep well of vibratory process market experience and business acumen to successfully lead Carrier in the new global market.

Why Processors Trust Carrier

For decades, manufacturers worldwide have chosen Carrier because:

Our equipment runs 24/7 with minimal downtime

We solve difficult material challenges others can’t

Our testing data backs every performance claim

We offer full-system integration, not just components

We engineer for decades (not years) of operation

Our Commitment

Carrier Vibrating Equipment is committed to engineering solutions that help processors keep their facilities running efficiently, safely, and profitably. With advanced vibratory technology, full lifecycle support, and a legacy built on innovation, we provide equipment designed for demanding materials and built for lasting performance.