Tech4Imaging

What Tech4Imaging does

Tech4Imaging is a privately held industrial technology company founded in 2007 in Columbus, Ohio, that develops and commercializes proprietary Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT) systems for non-invasive, real-time 3D imaging of multiphase flows (gas-solid, gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, and three-phase) in industrial processes. Its technology stack is anchored by a patented capacitance sensor platform that scales from 1" to 60" internal diameter pipes, with extensions including Adaptive ECVT (AECVT) for higher spatial resolution, Displacement Current Phase Tomography (DCPT) for water-containing flows, and a patent-pending Cryogenic Multiphase Mass Flow Meter (CMFM) processing over 20,000 frames per second. The company sells its systems primarily through direct enterprise sales and consultative engagements to customers in energy, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and process engineering verticals, anchored by relationships with NASA (cryogenic fuel gauging in microgravity) and the US Department of Energy / NETL (circulating fluidized bed visualization).

Name

Tech4Imaging

Legal name

Tech4Imaging

Website

https://tech4imaging.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tech4Imaging develops and commercializes patented Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT) systems that provide real-time 3D imaging of multiphase flows for energy, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and process engineering customers, anchored by NASA and US Department of Energy partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Imaging & Multiphase Flow Measurement

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Sensors, MEMS & Imaging ICs (HDAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Multiphase flow imaging
• Electrical capacitance tomography
• Industrial process sensors
• Mass flow measurement
• Cryogenic flow metering

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - ECVT Sensors and Systems: Sale of specialized capacitance sensor systems for multiphase flow imaging. Sensors are custom-designed to fit specific pipe diameters and geometries. Includes inline systems for hot flow and clamp-on systems for cold flow applications.
2. Data Acquisition Systems (DAS): Sale of proprietary data acquisition systems including weatherproof DAS for hot, humid, and dusty environments, and advanced Adaptive DAS using FPGA technology for AECVT systems.
3. R&D and Custom Engineering Services: Custom solution development and engineering services for specific multiphase flow applications. Special pricing available for academic and research institutes. Process includes consultation, custom sensor design, and system integration from concept to application.
4. Analytical Software Licensing: Licensing of proprietary 4Sight analytics software for data analysis, 3D visualization, volume fraction calculations, and velocity profiling from ECVT sensor data.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tech4Imaging develops, manufactures, and commercializes non-invasive 3D imaging systems based on its proprietary Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT) technology for multiphase flow measurement. The company sells custom-designed capacitance sensor systems, data acquisition hardware, and proprietary 4Sight analytics software to industrial, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and research customers worldwide. Applications include solids mass flow measurement, multiphase flow imaging, and cryogenic fluid gauging.

Product overview

Tech4Imaging is a technology company that develops and commercializes process technologies based on electrical tomography. The product portfolio centers on the proprietary ECVT (Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography) platform as the core technology, supplemented by DCPT (Displacement Current Phase Tomography) for water-containing flows and AECVT (Adaptive ECVT) for high-resolution imaging. The company offers the 4Solids product line for solids flow measurement (Pneumatic and Gravity Drop variants), the MPFM 4R&D multiphase flow meter system, 4Sight analytical software with volume fraction module, and specialized cryogenic multiphase mass flow meters. All products leverage non-invasive capacitance sensor technology for real-time 3D imaging and measurement of multiphase flows in industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECVT (Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography): Core imaging technology for multiphase flow measurement and 3D imaging
• 4Solids Pneumatic
• 4Solids Gravity Drop
• 4R&D (Multi-Phase Flow Meter 4 R&D)
• DCPT (Displacement Current Phase Tomography)
• AECVT (Adaptive Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography)
• 4Sight
• 4Phase GS Flow Meter

Products and services

• 4Solids Pneumatic Mass flow meter for measuring solids in pneumatic conveying systems, providing real-time mass flow rate measurement for powders and bulk solids in industrial transport applications.
• 4Solids Gravity Drop Mass flow meter for measuring solids in free fall systems, providing real-time mass flow rate measurement for powders and bulk solids during gravity-based transfer operations.
• MPFM 4R&D (Multi-Phase Flow Meter for Research & Development) Complete multiphase flow imaging system for R&D applications, providing real-time volume fraction measurements, velocities, and phase distributions for 2-phase and select 3-phase flows using non-invasive capacitance sensors. Configured for research environments such as fluidized beds, bubble columns, packed/trickle beds, and slurry bubble columns.
• 4Sight Analytical Software Proprietary analytics software for processing ECVT sensor data, providing 3D visualization, volume fraction measurements, velocimetry vectors, phase distribution mapping, and interactive 3D model manipulation for multiphase flow analysis.
• Cryogenic Multiphase Mass Flow Meter Patent-pending capacitance-based multiphase cryogenic flowmeter for measuring mass flow rate of cryogenic fluids (LN2, LH2, LOX, liquid methane) in multiphase conditions. Achieves high accuracy across a broad range of flow rates, volume fractions, and flow regimes using cross-correlation of capacitance flow signal with high-speed data processing at over 20,000 frames per second. Applications include transfer line flow measurement and microgravity mass gauging for space missions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved ±2% full scale error in cryogenic hydrogen mass flow measurement across range of flow conditions including transient and steady states
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• US Department of Energy (DOE) / NETLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech4Imaging has worked under contract with DOE NETL to develop ECVT systems for cold flow visualization. This includes a project to implement an ECVT system on a 12-inch ID circulating fluidized bed at DOE Morgantown Labs, aiming to advance multiphase flow science and develop tools for flow model development and CFD validation.
• NASAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASA collaboration for applying ECVT technology to space applications including cryogenic fuel gauging in zero gravity environments and propellant mass gauging for satellites and space missions requiring fluid measurement in microgravity conditions.
• National Science Foundation (NSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSF-supported research collaboration for advancing electrical capacitance tomography technology and multiphase flow measurement techniques.
• PSRI (Particulate Systems Research Institute)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSRI collaboration for multiphase flow research and development, featuring PSRI's logo alongside other major research institutions on Tech4Imaging's website.
• The Ohio State University (OSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech4Imaging was co-founded by OSU professors Dr. Qussai Marashdeh and Dr. Liang-Shih Fan. The company maintains strong ties with OSU's research programs, with multiple graduate dissertations and theses contributing to ECVT technology development. The company leverages OSU's academic research infrastructure and expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Industrial Tomography Systems (ITS): UK-based developer of electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) and ERT systems for industrial multiphase flow imaging. Closely comparable to Tech4Imaging in core modality and target use cases (process vessels, fluidized beds), though Tech4Imaging's ECVT adds the third dimension and adaptive synthetic plates.
• Process Tomography Ltd: Supplier of electrical tomography (ECT/ERT) sensors and systems for industrial process monitoring, including fluidized beds and multiphase reactors. Comparable to Tech4Imaging in product category and academic/research customer base, though smaller modality footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process measurement instrumentation, including flowmeters, level, and analytical instruments across the same energy, chemical, and process verticals that Tech4Imaging serves. A broad incumbent whose multiphase/capacitance product line sits alongside its much larger portfolio.
• Emerson (Rosemount): Major industrial automation and process measurement supplier (Rosemount, Micro Motion) with deep penetration in oil & gas, refining, and chemical customers that overlap with Tech4Imaging's energy/process-engineering segments. Comparable as an established flow and process instrumentation incumbent.
• SLB (Schlumberger): Through its Cameron / REDA production technology portfolio, SLB offers multiphase flow meters used in oil & gas upstream operations, the same core use cases Tech4Imaging addresses in pipeline transport and oil drilling. Comparable as a deeply entrenched multiphase flow measurement player, though with much broader instrumentation scope.
• Baker Hughes: Provides flow measurement and process diagnostics for upstream and midstream energy applications including multiphase flowmeters and condition monitoring. Comparable to Tech4Imaging's energy-segment work on coal gasifiers, refineries, and cryogenic fluid systems.
• Siemens Process Instrumentation: SITRANS product line covers flow, level, and process instrumentation with global sales and service reach across chemical, energy, and pharmaceutical customers that overlap with Tech4Imaging's verticals. Comparable as a broad automation incumbent.
• KROHNE: Specialized industrial measurement company with strong flowmeter portfolio across process industries. Comparable to Tech4Imaging as a flow and process instrumentation specialist, though KROHNE's multiphase capability is more conventional than ECVT-based.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Process Instruments): Provides process analytical instrumentation for pharmaceutical, chemical, and energy customers. Comparable to Tech4Imaging's pharmaceutical and process-engineering segments where real-time in-line measurement is required.

Emerging players

• Roxar (Emerson): Multiphase flow meters and reservoir monitoring solutions targeted at oil & gas production. Comparable to Tech4Imaging's pipeline/oil & gas use cases, though focused on upstream production rather than industrial multiphase reactors.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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