Clyde Industries

What Clyde Industries does

Clyde Industries designs, manufactures, and services equipment and spare parts for cleaning and optimizing industrial boilers, with a heavy concentration in recovery boilers and power boilers for the pulp and paper sector. The company's core product portfolio spans sootblowers (retractable, rotary, wall, rake, air heater), high-pressure water cannons (SMART Cannon), multi-rod and single-stroke port cleaners, and rapping systems. Its intelligent control layer is built around the SMART Clean platform, which uses SMART Sensors (heat flux and tube temperature) and SMART Gauges (strain gauges on hanger rods measuring ash deposits) to drive on-demand, zone-based sootblowing decisions through thermodynamic modeling and proprietary algorithms; the system integrates with OSI PI historians and plant DCS systems. Three granted patents cover the SMART Gauge strain-gauge technology, the dual-VFD SMART Retractable Sootblower, and the multi-rod Automatic Port Cleaner indexing mechanism. Clyde also sells proprietary nozzles (CFE III, CFE III-LE) that deliver up to twice the cleaning power of conventional nozzles without additional media consumption.

The company generates revenue through three streams: one-time engineered equipment sales for new installations and retrofits, an aftermarket parts business covering Clyde, Diamond Power, Copes Vulcan, and Anthony Ross OEM equipment from Atlanta and regional service centers, and a recurring services layer including the Fitness-to-Operate maintenance program, installation and commissioning, performance monitoring and optimization, and condition assessments. The SMART Clean platform is delivered both as a control-system sale and as a remotely monitored service, with the in-house Boiler Performance Team currently overseeing 40+ systems worldwide.

Commercial go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales augmented by EPC channel partners — most notably ANDRITZ (30+ recovery-boiler projects over 26 years) and CBC Indústrias Pesadas (part of Mitsubishi Power) — whose engineering specifications embed Clyde equipment into greenfield pulp mill designs. The installed base is global: manufacturing in Atlanta and Greensboro (USA), Mogi Guaçu (Brazil), with engineering in Vantaa (Finland) and regional sales/service offices in Bogotá, Jakarta, Pune, and Shanghai. Named enterprise customers include Sun Paper (106 heavy-duty sootblowers, Beihai China), Bracell (Project STAR, Brazil), LD Celulose (Brazil), and the largest steelmaker in Latin America (waste-heat boiler economizers). In October 2025, Clyde was acquired by Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) for $175 million, becoming part of Kadant's Industrial Processing reporting segment; the company was previously owned by Wynnchurch Capital following a December 2019 carve-out from Clyde Bergemann Power Group.

Name

Clyde Industries

Legal name

Clyde Industries Inc.

Website

https://clyde-industries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Clyde Industries designs, manufactures, and services industrial boiler cleaning and efficiency equipment — sootblowers, water cannons, port cleaners, and intelligent control systems — primarily serving pulp and paper mills, power plants, and steel producers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Boiler Cleaning Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Washing & Jetting Equipment (IMAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Industrial boiler cleaning
• Sootblowing equipment
• Recovery boiler maintenance
• Intelligent sootblowing systems
• Boiler efficiency hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of highly engineered boiler cleaning equipment including sootblowers, water cannons, port cleaners, and control systems for new installations and retrofits.
2. Aftermarket Parts: Replacement and spare parts for all equipment types including Diamond Power, Copes Vulcan, Anthony Ross, and Clyde Industries branded parts. Parts inventory maintained in Atlanta headquarters and regional service centers.
3. Services and Maintenance: Comprehensive services including Fitness-to-Operate (FTO) program, installation, commissioning, training, maintenance contracts, performance monitoring and optimization, boiler cleaning assessments, and equipment condition assessments.
4. Revenue: Fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 revenue of $92 million.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Clyde Industries designs, manufactures, and services industrial boiler cleaning and efficiency equipment, including sootblowers, water cannons, port cleaners, high power low pressure sootblowing systems, intelligent sootblowing controls, and OEM spare parts for Diamond Power, Copes Vulcan, Anthony Ross, and Clyde Industries brands. The company also delivers installation, commissioning, maintenance contracts, Fitness-to-Operate programs, performance monitoring, and boiler cleaning assessments to pulp & paper mills, power plants, biomass, waste-to-energy, and petrochemical facilities worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Diamond Power: Spare parts brand for Diamond Power equipment including IK-525(R), IK-545, IK-600, IKSD, IK700, IK520, IK300, IK4M, IKTM, IR3 Series and G9B sootblowers.
• Copes Vulcan
• Anthony Ross
• SMART Clean
• Fitness-to-Operate (FTO)

Products and services

• Retractable Sootblower Retractable sootblower used for cleaning the convection pass and backpass/economizer sections of industrial boilers; targeted at pulp & paper recovery boilers, power plants, biomass, waste-to-energy, and petrochemical facilities for online cleaning of heat transfer surfaces.
• SMART Retractable Sootblower with Dual VFD Motor Patented retractable sootblower with dual Variable Frequency Drive motors enabling independent traveling and rotational speeds for dynamic, zone-based cleaning of boilers based on the severity of buildup.
• Rotary Sootblower / Rotating Element Sootblower Rotating element sootblower for online cleaning of heat transfer surfaces in industrial boilers' convection pass and backpass/economizer sections.
• Rake Sootblower Rake sootblower designed for cleaning heat transfer surfaces in backpass/economizer, air heater, and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) sections of industrial boilers.
• Wall Blower Wall blower for online cleaning of furnace walls in industrial boilers including pulp recovery boilers and utility power plant furnaces.
• SMART Cannon Water Cleaning System High-volume water cleaning system for industrial boiler furnaces that increases cleaning coverage from 30% to 90% versus traditional blowers, can reduce Furnace Exit Gas Temperature up to 212°F, and increases unit efficiency by 0.5%-2%. Covers walls at distances up to 80 ft.
• Single Stroke Port Cleaner Single-stroke automatic port cleaner for cleaning recovery boiler ports in pulp & paper applications, used to prevent port plugging and keep recovery boilers online.
• Multi-rod Automatic Port Cleaner (APC) Patented multi-rod automatic port cleaner with index cleaning technology for kraft recovery boiler ports. Vertically indexing serrated cleaning tip gradually cleans the entire port area with least mechanical stress, lowest risk of cleaning failure, lowest operating cost, and 3-4x cleaning life of competitor units through built-in spare cutting edges.
• Draft Pipe Cleaner Draft pipe cleaner for cleaning draft pipes associated with industrial boiler port systems, primarily for pulp & paper recovery boiler applications.
• High Power Low Pressure Sootblowing (RSP-H) RSP-H high power low pressure sootblower delivering effective cleaning at reduced operating pressure to achieve energy savings, with CFE III High-Performance nozzle technology providing up to twice the cleaning power of conventional nozzles.
• Air Heater Sootblower Sootblower specifically designed for cleaning air heater baskets in industrial boilers, supporting heat transfer efficiency across power and industrial boiler applications.
• Rapping System Rapping system using impact-based cleaning to remove deposits from heat transfer surfaces in industrial boilers' convection pass and backpass/economizer sections.
• SMART Clean™ for Pulp Intelligent Sootblowing System Intelligent on-demand sootblowing control system for pulp & paper recovery and power boilers that uses real-time sensor feedback and algorithms to identify fouled areas, target cleaning precisely, and avoid re-cleaning already-clean surfaces. Reduces cleaning media usage, reduces erosion, improves heat transfer, and eliminates outages due to clinker falls.
• SMART Clean™ for Power Intelligent sootblowing optimization system purpose-built for power plant boilers, applying SMART Clean real-time intelligent feedback to power generation cleaning decisions.
• SMART Sensor and SMART Gauge Boiler Monitoring System Boiler monitoring and diagnostics system including SMART Sensors that measure heat flux and tube temperature to determine clean vs dirty areas, and patented SMART Gauge strain gauges mounted on hanger rods supporting superheat/reheat pendants to determine ash deposit quantity and location, enabling selective sootblower initiation and monitoring.
• Diamond Power Spare Parts OEM spare parts for Diamond Power sootblowers including IK-525(R), IK-545, IK-600, IKSD, IK700, IK520, IK300, IK4M, IKTM, IR3 Series, and G9B sootblowers; distributed worldwide with fast delivery from Atlanta headquarters and regional service centers.
• Copes Vulcan Spare Parts OEM spare parts for Copes Vulcan sootblowers including T20, T30, T40, RW5, and D5E models; the Copes Vulcan equipment was at the time installed in 50% of US power plants.
• Anthony Ross Spare Parts OEM spare parts for Anthony Ross automatic port cleaners and port rodder equipment used in pulp & paper recovery boiler port cleaning applications.
• Clyde Industries Branded Spare Parts OEM spare parts for Clyde Industries branded boiler cleaning equipment including sootblowers, water cannons, and port cleaners, distributed from Atlanta headquarters and regional service centers.
• Fitness-to-Operate (FTO) Maintenance Program Structured three-level maintenance program providing systematic and cost-effective sootblower maintenance to keep boiler cleaning equipment fit for operation; covers equipment inspections, scheduled servicing, and reliability improvements across the boiler cleaning equipment fleet.
• Boiler Cleaning Assessment Service Assessment service that diagnoses boiler cleaning effectiveness and provides recommendations for cleaning optimization, sootblower placement, and efficiency improvements.
• Performance Monitoring and Optimization Service Remote monitoring and optimization service delivered by the Boiler Performance Team via secure VPN access or OSI PI integration with the plant's Distributed Control System; automatically detects cleaning equipment issues, makes intelligent sootblowing decisions, tracks plant performance objectives, and provides management reports and training.
• Equipment Condition Assessment Service Service evaluating the condition of boiler cleaning equipment and providing recommendations for maintenance, refurbishment, or replacement decisions to extend equipment life.
• Installation, Commissioning, Training, Maintenance Contracts and Field Services Comprehensive field services covering installation, commissioning, training, general repair, predictive maintenance, and supervision of boiler cleaning equipment installation projects and ongoing maintenance contracts for industrial customers.
• H-Fin Tube Economizers and Evaporators Heat recovery equipment including H-fin tube economizers and evaporators used to replace spiral-finned tubes in industrial waste heat boilers, including steel mill and other heavy industrial applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• SMART Cannon increases cleaning coverage from 30% to 90%, reduces Furnace Exit Gas Temperature up to 212°F, increases unit efficiency by 0.5%-2%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• CBC Indústrias Pesadas (Mitsubishi Power)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2020CBC Indústrias Pesadas, part of Mitsubishi Power, specializes in heavy equipment including boilers for pulp & paper, power generation, petrochemical, and steel industries. Clyde Industries supplies boiler cleaning equipment through CBC for projects like LD Celulose in Brazil.
• ANDRITZcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorANDRITZ is a leading global supplier of complete plants for pulp, paper, board, and tissue production. Clyde Industries supplies boiler cleaning equipment for ANDRITZ recovery boiler projects globally. Supplied equipment for over 30 ANDRITZ recovery boiler projects over 26 years.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Babcock & Wilcox: Babcock & Wilcox owns the Diamond Power sootblower brand — historically one of Clyde's largest competitors in boiler cleaning equipment. B&W serves overlapping customers in power generation, pulp & paper, and industrial boilers with comparable retractable sootblowers, wall blowers, and intelligent cleaning solutions (including their own B&W intelligent sootblowing platform).
• Clyde Bergemann Power Group: Clyde Bergemann Power Group is the former parent of Clyde Industries, which was carved out in 2019 when Wynnchurch acquired only the pulp & paper business. The remaining Clyde Bergemann operates in non-pulp/paper industrial boiler cleaning, making it a closely related peer with shared heritage but distinct end-market focus.
• Hamon: Hamon is a Belgium-based thermal engineering specialist offering boiler cleaning, air-cooled heat exchangers, and cooling tower technology. Their boiler cleaning portfolio (sootblowers, water cannons) directly competes with Clyde's products in power and industrial markets, particularly in Europe and the Middle East.

Broad incumbents

• Doosan Enerbility: Doosan Enerbility is a major Korean boiler manufacturer serving power and industrial markets worldwide. They compete with Clyde in boiler systems for coal-fired, biomass, and waste-to-energy plants, and supply their own boiler cleaning subsystems as part of complete plant offerings.
• Sumitomo SHI FW (Sumitomo Heavy Industries): Sumitomo SHI FW (now part of Sumitomo Heavy Industries) is a leading supplier of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers for power and industrial applications. They compete with Clyde in supplying complete boiler solutions including cleaning systems to the same biomass, waste-to-energy, and power generation customers.
• GE Vernova (Steam Power): GE Vernova's Steam Power business (formerly GE Power) supplies steam turbines, generators, and complete boiler island systems for utility and industrial power generation. They are a major boiler cleaning equipment integrator serving overlapping customers in coal-fired and combined-cycle power plants.
• Foster Wheeler (Wood Group): Foster Wheeler, now part of Wood Group, is a legacy boiler OEM with extensive installed base in refineries, petrochemicals, and power plants. Their CFB and utility boiler offerings include integrated cleaning systems competing with Clyde in petrochemical waste heat recovery and CO boiler applications.
• ANDRITZ: ANDRITZ is a leading global supplier of complete plants for pulp, paper, and tissue production and a major Clyde channel partner (30+ recovery boiler projects over 26 years). As a full-line pulp mill EPC contractor, ANDRITZ has the capability to bundle cleaning equipment with overall plant supply, making it both a critical customer and a potential competitive threat.
• Mitsubishi Power: Mitsubishi Power, parent of CBC Indústrias Pesadas, designs and supplies heavy industrial boilers for power generation, pulp & paper, petrochemical, and steel. As both a Clyde channel partner (specifies Clyde equipment into new builds) and an OEM of complete boiler systems including cleaning subsystems, Mitsubishi Power is a broad incumbent in the same technology space.

Regional players

• Stork (Fluor): Stork, now part of Fluor, provides specialized maintenance, modification, and asset integrity services for industrial boiler and rotating equipment across Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. They compete with Clyde's aftermarket service and Fitness-to-Operate programs, particularly in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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