What SemiTorr does

SemiTorr Group, LLC is a Tualatin, Oregon-based national distributor of high-purity gas and fluid handling systems and components, founded in 1988 in Portland, OR. The company operates three divisions — High Purity (microelectronics, semiconductor, data storage, LED, solar), Industrial (mining, power generation, water/wastewater, chemical processing, refining, petrochemical), and Sanitary/Life Sciences under the Tru-Flow sub-brand (biotech, pharmaceutical, animal health, food, beverage, dairy) — supplemented by CTW Solutions for critical parts, equipment repairs, and value-added services, and McKenna Engineering for fabrication and installation. Its core product portfolio spans CMP components, fluid handling pumps, gas and liquid delivery systems, gas filtration and purification, high-purity valves, fittings, hoses, tubing, vacuum technology, RF power supplies, process tools and capital equipment, and instrumentation, sourced from more than 50 partner brands including Entegris, Ham-Let, Haskel, Agilent, Dockweiler, Tiger Optics, Flowserve, and Graco.

The business model is a hybrid of hardware distribution and manufacturers' representation: revenue is generated through markups on distributed products, commissions on rep sales in assigned territories (e.g., Entegris East Coast, Flowserve West/Southwest, Graco National), and service fees from CTW Solutions and McKenna Engineering. Go-to-market is sales-led, combining outside sales professionals, engineering and integration specialists, inside sales/customer service, and ten distribution centers across the continental United States. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

SemiTorr has been a portfolio company of Transom Capital Group since December 2018, after being divested by Riverlake Partners. Under Transom's ownership the company has executed an aggressive add-on acquisition strategy — Tru-Flow (2019), M-I-C (2020), and McKenna Engineering (2021) — alongside greenfield branch openings in Texas and Virginia, growing the footprint to ten distribution centers and a workforce of 251-500. The company is part of the broader FloWorks family of distribution businesses and is led by CEO Kevin Waddell.

Name

SemiTorr

Legal name

SemiTorr Group, LLC

Website

https://semitorrinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SemiTorr is a US national distributor of high-purity gas and fluid handling components serving semiconductor, biotech/pharma, food & beverage, and industrial customers through ten distribution centers and a 50+ brand partner portfolio, owned by Transom Capital Group since 2018.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Distribution

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423740), Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912), Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (326220)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets) (IMAHANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors) (IMAHAGAH), Refrigeration Components & Controls (Compressors, Valves, Sensors) (IMAHAKAH)

Keywords

• High purity distribution
• Gas fluid handling
• Semiconductor components
• Industrial distribution
• Biotech sanitary distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Tualatin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Distribution: SemiTorr generates revenue through distribution and resale of high purity, sanitary, and industrial products including process equipment, tubing, hoses, fittings, valves, filtration and instrumentation. Revenue comes from markups on products sold to end customers through distribution centers.
2. Manufacturers' Representative Sales: SemiTorr operates as manufacturers' representative sales organization, earning commissions from brand partners for sales in assigned territories across the continental United States.
3. Value-Added Services: CTW Solutions provides equipment repairs, technical services, and engineering support generating additional revenue streams through service fees and consulting.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SemiTorr is a national B2B distributor of high-purity gas and fluid handling systems and components, supplying pumps, valves, fittings, tubing, filtration, instrumentation, vacuum equipment, and related consumables to semiconductor fabs, biotech/pharmaceutical manufacturers, food & beverage processors, and industrial operators. The company also provides technical sales engineering, equipment repair services (via CTW Solutions), engineering/fabrication (via McKenna), and acts as a manufacturers' representative for 50+ partner brands including Entegris, Flowserve, Graco, Ham-Let, Haskel, Agilent, and Dockweiler.

Product overview

SemiTorr Group is a national sales and distribution company for gas and fluid handling systems and components. The company operates as a unified platform across three divisions: High Purity Division (supporting microelectronics, semiconductor, data storage, LED, and solar markets), Industrial Division (serving mining, power generation, water/wastewater, chemical processing, and petrochemical operations), and Tru-Flow Sanitary Division (serving biotech, pharmaceutical, food & beverage industries). The High Purity Division offers an extensive portfolio including CMP Components, Fluid Handling Pumps, Gas & Liquid Delivery, Gas Filtration & Purification, Gas & Moisture Analyzers, Gas Regulators, Gaskets & O-Rings, High Purity Valves, Hoses, Fittings, Heater Jackets, Lamps, Pipe, Pressure/Flow Instrumentation, Process Tools & Capital Equipment, RF Power Supplies, Second Source & Spare Parts, Spray Guns, Temperature Control, Tubing, and Vacuum Technology. The company distributes products from over 50 partner brands including Entegris, Ham-Let, Agilent, Dockweiler, Haskel, Tescom, Tiger Optics, and Ebara Technologies. Additionally, CTW Solutions provides critical parts, materials, equipment repairs, and value-added services for semiconductor manufacturing. SemiTorr is part of the FloWorks family of companies and has been in business since 1988, serving customers through multiple distribution centers across the continental United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tru-Flow: Sanitary division of SemiTorr Group offering fluid handling products and solutions for Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, Food, Beverage & Dairy industries.
• CTW Solutions
• Global Innovations

Products and services

• High Purity Distribution Division Distribution of high-purity gas and fluid handling components, equipment, and sub-systems (CMP components, fluid handling pumps, gas/liquid delivery, filtration/purification, gas/moisture analyzers, gas regulators, gaskets/O-rings, valves, hoses, fittings, pipe, instrumentation, RF power, tubing, vacuum technology, spray guns, temperature control, lamps, process tools) for semiconductor, microelectronics, data storage, LED, and solar markets.
• Industrial Distribution Division Distribution of industrial fluid handling products including valves, pumps, filters, strainers, expansion joints, bearing protection, mechanical seals, and piping for mining, power generation, water/wastewater, chemical processing, refining, and petrochemical operations.
• Tru-Flow Sanitary Division Sanitary fluid handling products and solutions (pumps, valves, tubing, fittings, sensors, single-use assemblies, cleaning equipment, elastomers, insulation, custom assemblies) for biotech, pharmaceutical, animal health, food, beverage, and dairy industries.
• CTW Solutions (Critical Parts, Materials, Equipment, Repairs & Value-Added Services) Supply chain management, sourcing, distribution, manufacturers' representation, equipment repairs, and technical services for semiconductor manufacturing including wafer process equipment, vacuum systems, lubricants, gas/chemical delivery, process control, facilities, metrology, leak detection, RFID, wafer handling, cleanrooms, gas/safety products, RF power applications, robots, vacuum components, and lubrication systems.
• McKenna Engineering Fabrication & Installation Services Engineering, design, fabrication, installation, service, and repair capabilities for process equipment handling air, gas, liquids, and dry bulk solids serving oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, construction, food, utility, waste treatment, and aerospace & defense markets in California and Nevada.
• Partner Brands Distribution Portfolio Authorized distribution and sales representation for 50+ partner manufacturers including Entegris (East Coast), Flowserve (West Coast/Southwest), Graco (National), Ham-Let, Haskel, Agilent, Dockweiler, Tiger Optics, Ebara Technologies, Tescom, and others serving semiconductor, biotech, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and industrial markets.

Quantifiable outcome

• SemiTorr completed five acquisitions over seven years, demonstrating consistent inorganic growth strategy

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• EntegriscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2016Entegris selected SemiTorr as their new Sales Channel Partner for the East Coast beginning April 1, 2016, covering from Maine to Florida. Entegris is a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for semiconductor and high-tech industries.
• FlowservemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlowserve selected SemiTorr as their West Coast and Southwest distribution partner. Flowserve is a leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow management products and services including Durco, Worcester, Automax and Automac products.
• GracomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGraco selected SemiTorr as their newest National distribution partner. Graco is a leading manufacturer of fluid pumps.
• McKenna Engineering & Equipment Co., Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired in May 2021, McKenna is a distributor, manufacturers' sales representative, fabricator, and installer of process equipment for handling air, gas, liquids, and dry bulk solids. Formed in 1978, McKenna serves oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, construction, food, utility, waste treatment, aerospace & defense markets in California and Nevada.
• M-I-C Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired in November 2020, M-I-C is headquartered in Livermore, CA and serves biotech, pharmaceutical and industrial customers throughout northern California with instrumentation and process control products.
• Tru-Flow, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired in May 2019, Tru-Flow is headquartered in Denver, CO and serves biotech and pharmaceutical industries throughout the Mountain States and Midwest. Provides pumps, valves, sensors, disposable bags, cleaning equipment, elastomers, pipe insulation, and custom piping assemblies.
• Aztech Controls CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired in December 2017, Aztech serves high purity and industrial markets throughout the southwestern United States. Aztech's distribution businesses integrated into SemiTorr's Southwest regional operations.
• FloWorkscoreOthersSemiTorr is part of FloWorks, a team of award-winning companies providing superior service and wide selection of high-quality inventory. FloWorks family includes Sunbelt Supply, Flotech, McKenna Engineering, Oliver Equipment, Severe Service Specialists, National Valve, Genesis Systems, Tru-Flow, CTW Solutions, Simtech, AWC Solutions, Assured Automation, and Flows.com.
• Ham-LetmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndustry leader in high purity gas management providing valves, fittings, hoses and gaskets. Partner brand for high purity applications.
• HaskelmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHaskel provides pneumatic/hydraulic-driven high-pressure liquid pumps, gas boosters, air-pressure amplifiers, and valves. Known for quality, safety, and reliability in high-pressure gas and liquid transfer technology.
• AgilentmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgilent provides vacuum pump systems for semiconductor manufacturing, offering flexible high vacuum pump systems for R&D, industrial vacuum systems for routine processing, and portable leak detection solutions.
• Tiger OpticsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTiger Optics provides Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) trace gas analyzers for semiconductor industry with superior sensitivity, stability and uptime since 2001.
• DockweilermajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDockweiler is a global leader in high-purity stainless steel tube systems with more than 780 employees and presence in over 50 countries, serving semiconductor, pharmaceutical, analytical, and fine chemistry sectors.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cole-Parmer (Antylia Scientific): Cole-Parmer is a distributor of fluid handling, lab, and process control products — pumps, valves, tubing, fittings, and instrumentation — serving scientific, biopharma, and industrial customers. It is directly comparable to SemiTorr in product catalog, customer mix (life sciences + industrial), and value-added distribution model. <parameter name="peer_description">Cole-Parmer is a distributor of fluid handling, lab, and process control products — pumps, valves, tubing, fittings, and instrumentation — serving scientific, biopharma, and industrial customers. It is directly comparable to SemiTorr in product catalog, customer mix (life sciences + industrial), and value-added distribution model.
• Sunbelt Supply: Sunbelt Supply is a FloWorks sibling company focused on industrial fluid handling distribution including valves, fittings, and process equipment. It is directly comparable to SemiTorr as a fellow FloWorks platform company operating the same manufacturers'-rep-plus-distribution model.
• Simtech (FloWorks): Simtech is a FloWorks-family technical sales and distribution business focused on fluid handling and process equipment. Its sales-rep-plus-distribution model and overlapping product categories make it a direct operational peer to SemiTorr.
• AWC Solutions: AWC Solutions is a FloWorks-family process automation and fluid handling distributor serving industrial customers with valves, instrumentation, and engineered systems. Comparable to SemiTorr's Industrial Division in product mix and channel model.

Broad incumbents

• Grainger: Grainger is a large public industrial MRO distributor with a broad catalog spanning fluid handling, pumps, valves, and instrumentation to industrial customers. While vastly larger and broader, it overlaps with SemiTorr on core fluid-handling SKUs and competes for industrial MRO wallet share.
• McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr is a massive industrial catalog distributor of hardware, fittings, tubing, valves, and fluid handling components. It is comparable as a broad incumbent supplying many of the same component categories SemiTorr distributes, though it sells direct-ship rather than through regional technical reps.
• MSC Industrial: MSC Industrial Direct is a large public industrial distributor of metalworking, MRO, and fluid handling supplies. It competes with SemiTorr for industrial customer spend, particularly in the chemical processing and general industrial segments.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: Applied Industrial Technologies is a major industrial distributor focused on bearings, power transmission, fluid power, and flow control. Its fluid power and flow control business overlaps directly with SemiTorr's industrial pumps, valves, and fittings distribution.
• Flowserve: Flowserve is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves, and seals for industrial flow management, and SemiTorr serves as its West Coast/Southwest distribution partner. It is comparable as both a strategic supplier and a potential competitor for industrial fluid handling customers.

Emerging players

• Entegris: Entegris is a leading manufacturer of advanced materials and high-purity fluid handling solutions for semiconductor fabs, and also SemiTorr's largest channel partner (East Coast). It is comparable as it both supplies and competes with SemiTorr in the high-purity gas and liquid delivery category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors2 records

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M&A3 records

Investments

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