Federal Equipment Company supplies used chemical equipment to chemical manufacturers around the world. As a leading used industrial equipment dealer, we leverage strategic relationships to source the most reliable used chemical equipment for our inventory. Browse over 200 categories containing thousands of pieces of used chemical manufacturing equipment for sale. Request a quote, make an offer, and purchase now. Take advantage of our relationships to save yourself time and money.

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Large-Capacity Jacketed 304 Stainless Steel Storage Tanks

Multiple matching tanks available. Jacketed configurations for temperature control. Specs listed per unit.

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Now Available: Toner & Powder Processing Equipment

Liquidation Opportunity – Ideal for Toner, Chemical, Rubber, and Powder Milling Applications

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Major Chemical Plant Liquidation – Glass-Lined & Stainless Reactors, Blenders, Tanks & More

Unlock a rare opportunity to acquire high-quality processing equipment from a recently decommissioned chemical facility.

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New York, NY
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Savannah, GA
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Featured Chemical Processing Equipment Categories

Glass-lined Agitators
1
Stainless Steel Agitators
7
Carbon Steel Autoclaves
3
Aluminum
1
Carbon Steel
5
Plastic
4
Stainless Steel
83
Basket Centrifuges
17
Continuous Solid Bowl Centrifuges
11
Disc Centrifuges
18
Miscellaneous Centrifuges
8
Super Centrifuges
3
Aluminum Classifiers
1
Stainless Steel Classifiers
7
Belt Conveyors
46
Screw Conveyors
23
Slat Conveyors
7
Single-Shaft Dispersers
0
Multi-Shaft Dispersers
0
Miscellaneous. Dispersers
0
Fiberglass Distillation Columns
1
Glass Lined Distillation Columns
5
Stainless Steel Distillation Columns
7
Belt-Apron Dryers
1
Calciners and Indirect Kilns
2
Conoform Dryers
13
Double & Triple Drum Dryers
1
Oven Dryers
60
Flash Dryers
1
Freeze Dryers / Lyophilizers
22
Holoflite Dryers
6
Miscellaneous Dryers
3
Nauta Dryers
1
Rotary & Steam Tube Dryers
3
Rotary Kilns
2
Rotary Vacuum Dryers
2
Spray Dryers
20
Tray Rotary Dryers
2
Vacuum Pan Dryers
5
Vacuum Shelf Dryers
3
Agitated Evaporators
12
Vacuum Rated Evaporators
11
Belt Vacuum Filters
5
Filter Press Skeletons
1
Filter Presses
10
Inline Basket Filters
90
Miscellaneous Filters
12
Nutsche Filters
14
Pressure Filters
17
Rotary Vacuum Filters
3
Vacuum Pan Filters
0
Block Heat Exchangers
10
Coil Condenser Heat Exchangers
5
Plate Heat Exchangers
31
Scraped Surface Heat Exchangers
1
Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers
52
Spiral Heat Exchangers
3
Bag Dump Station
15
Bucket Elevators
5
Drum & Bin Lifts & Handlers
39
Forklifts & Misc. Material Handling
48
Feeders
50
Super Sack / Bulk Bag Loader
5
Super Sack / Bulk Bag Unloader
18
Ball Mill / Pebble Jar Mills
19
Calenders
2
Colloid Mills
7
Comil / Cone / Conical Mills
26
Comil Screens and Parts
16
Crushers
1
Hammer Mills & Fitzmills
66
Homogenizers / Emulsifiers
30
Media Mills
35
Micro Pulverizers
13
Oscillating Granulators
6
Pellet Mills / Spheronizers
27
Pug Mills
7
Pulverizers
32
Three Roll Mills
8
Two Roll Mills
5
Bin Blenders
15
Tri Blenders
10
Double Arm Mixers
18
Double Cone Blenders
9
Fluidized Zone Mixers
4
High-Intensity Mixers
14
Internal Rotor / Continuous Mixers
16
Miscellaneous Mixers & Blenders
22
Mueller Intensive Mixers
2
Munson Rotary Mixers
1
Nauta Mixers
4
Paddle & Ribbon Mixers
48
Planetary Mixers
93
Plow Mixers
26
Single Arm Mixers
2
Twin Shell Blenders
79
Agitated Reactors
135
Alloy Reactors
13
Glass Reactors
3
Glass-lined Reactors
30
Stainless Steel Reactors
142
Glass-lined Agitators
23
Glass-lined Baffles
26
Glass-lined Dip Pipes
3
Glass-lined Manway Covers
6
Glass-lined Pro Rings
1
Glass-lined Reactor Tops
3
Glass-lined Valves
5
Scales & Balances
63
Circular Screens
90
Agitated Tanks / Mixing Kettles
92
Alloy Tanks
11
Aluminum Tanks
4
Carbon Steel Tanks
22
Glass Tanks
4
Glass-lined Tanks
13
Plastic Tanks
4
Stainless Steel Tanks
344
Carbon Steel Valves
18
Stainless Steel Valves
13

Chemical Sectors Served

We provide a full selection of used equipment to serve key sectors of the chemicals industry:

  • Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)
  • Adhesives and Glues
  • Aerosols
  • Agrochem
  • Batch, Custom and Specialty Chemicals
  • Biofuels/Biomass (algae, biodiesel, ethanol,    solid biofuels)
  • Biologics
  • Building and Construction Materials
  • Ceramics
  • Cleaning Agents
  • Combustion Equipment
  • Feed Processing
  • Finished Product Forms (liquids/gels, powders,    solids)
  • Inks, Paints & Dyes
  • Lubricants
  • Metal Coatings
  • Minerals & Grains
  • Oil & Gas
  • Paper & Pulp
  • Performance Materials
  • Petrochemical
  • Polymer
  • Potash
  • Powder Coatings
  • Sealants and Coatings
  • Soaps and Household Products
  • Urethane Elastomers
  • Waste

Recognized Chemical Processing Equipment Manufacturers

Logo for Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval
21
Logo for Cherry-Burrell
Cherry-Burrell
5
Logo for DCI
DCI
32
Logo for De Dietrich
De Dietrich
22
Logo for GEA
GEA
23
Logo for Gemco
Gemco
11
Logo for Hosokawa
Hosokawa
10
Logo for Lee Industries
Lee Industries
30
Logo for Littleford
Littleford
22
Logo for NETZSCH
NETZSCH
8
Logo for Patterson-Kelley
Patterson-Kelley
68
Logo for Pfaudler
Pfaudler
102
Logo for Quadro
Quadro
136
Logo for Ross
Ross
51
Logo for Sharples
Sharples
8
Logo for Sparkler
Sparkler
4
Logo for Westfalia
Westfalia
8

Used Utility Equipment for Chemical Manufacturers

Utilities are essential for bringing the manufacturing process to life. For decades, Federal Equipment Company has helped chemical manufacturers source used utility equipment to reduce capital equipment costs and, at times, access used equipment when new equipment is unavailable or requires long lead times.

Used Chemical Equipment FAQs

My company is liquidating one of our plants. How can I sell used chemical processing equipment?

For over 65 years, Federal Equipment Company has been a reliable resource for all processing and packaging equipment needs with expertise to buy and sell used industrial equipment in the chemical processing industry.

We mitigate the headaches of asset management for companies seeking to sell equipment with accurate appraisals based on in-depth knowledge and experience and advice on options to optimize the recouped value. We bring further value through fast, expert removal and cash liquidity. Connect with our team of experts to discuss selling your equipment.

We highly encourage your team to come on-site to inspect our equipment, and we do everything in our power to run the equipment of interest. Often, our customers even send an OEM representative to conduct the inspection. However, we understand that representatives from your company may not always be available to inspect equipment in person. Therefore, we offer live video tours and demonstrations.

The categories of chemical processing equipment Federal Equipment Company most commonly sell truly reflect the industry’s needs and diversity. Essentially, we deal in the full spectrum of equipment required to run chemical processing plants, including:

  • Used glass lined reactors
  • Used stainless steel reactors
  • Used Hastelloy reactors
  • Used stainless steel tanks
  • Used glass-lined tanks
  • Used shell and tube heat exchangers
  • Used spiral heat exchangers
  • Used plate heat exchangers
  • Used stainless steel heat exchangers
  • Used Hastelloy heat exchangers
  • Used ribbon blenders
  • Used stainless steel ribbon blenders
  • Used paddle blenders
  • Used stainless steel paddle blenders
  • Used filter presses
  • Used stainless steel filter presses
  • Used poly plate filter presses
  • Used filter dryers
  • Used stainless steel filter dryers
  • Used Hastelloy filter dryers
  • Used Nutsche filters
  • Used rotary vacuum filters
  • Used stainless steel rotary vacuum filters
  • Used basket centrifuges
  • Used stainless steel basket filters
  • Used Hastelloy basket centrifuges
  • Used decanter centrifuges
  • Used stainless steel decanter centrifuges
  • Used disc centrifuges
  • Used stainless steel disc centrifuges
  • Used twin shell blenders
  • Used stainless steel twin shell blenders
  • Used double cone blenders
  • Used stainless steel double cone blenders
  • Used glass lined double cone blenders
  • Used Nauta mixers
  • Used stainless steel Nauta mixers
  • Used rotary steam tube dryers
  • Used stainless steel rotary steam tube dryers
  • Used tray dryers
  • Used stainless steel tray dryers
  • Used spray dryers
  • Used stainless steel spray dryers

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