What Spitzer Industries does

Spitzer Industries is a Houston-based, family-owned custom steel fabricator founded in 1996 that designs and manufactures engineered equipment for the global energy industry. The company operates from an 82-acre Houston footprint comprising three specialized facilities (Fisher Road, a waterfront site on Greens Bayou with Houston Ship Channel access, and a Brookshire structural steel plant) totaling roughly 700,000 square feet under roof. Its product portfolio spans five core lines — engineered packages (gas compression skids, TEG dehydration units, amine plants, compressor stations, JT skids, slug catchers, fuel gas conditioning, condensate stabilizers), subsea equipment (manifolds, PLETs/PLEMs, suction piles, buoyancy modules, jumpers), ASME Section VIII pressure vessels, structural steel through its Orizon division, and turnkey modular fabrication services. All facilities are ASME Section VIII and NBIC R-Stamp certified, with the structural steel operation additionally AISC-certified for Conventional and Complex Steel Building Structures; products are designed to API standards including API 618 for compression.

The company sells directly to enterprise energy and EPC customers on a custom project-quote basis, with manufacturing taking place entirely in the United States and shipment supported by deepwater port infrastructure for worldwide delivery of oversized modules and subsea equipment. Documented customers include Shell, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, TechnipFMC, Kodiak, Bechtel, and Burns & McDonnell. The company reports cumulative production of 36,000+ National Board-numbered pressure vessels, 70+ subsea manifolds, 400,000+ tons of structural steel, and 2.5MM+ horsepower of gas compression packaged, with 2.15 million man-hours worked in 2022 at a 0.09 TRIR and 21,741 training hours. In 2026, Spitzer installed a Lincoln Electric PythonX robotic structural cutting system and leased an additional four acres at its waterfront facility to expand throughput. Leadership is family-controlled under Chairman/CEO/President Cullen Spitzer, supported by a dedicated COO, CFO, and functional VPs across Operations, BD, Supply Chain, and Projects. The business is private, with the only disclosed capital event being a 2007 investment by Stephens Group.

Name

Spitzer Industries

Legal name

Spitzer Industries

Website

https://spitzerind.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Spitzer Industries is a Houston-based, family-owned custom steel fabricator (founded 1996) producing engineered packages, pressure vessels, subsea equipment, structural steel (Orizon division), and modular fabrication for global oil & gas, petrochemical, power, and aerospace customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Steel Fabrication for Energy

NAICS

Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (332996), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Vessels, Columns & Storage Tanks (ASME/Process Vessels) (IMAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Custom steel fabrication
• Pressure vessel manufacturing
• Subsea equipment fabrication
• Modular process skids
• Structural steel fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Steel Fabrication: Custom fabrication of steel equipment including process skids, assembled modules, subsea equipment, pressure vessels, and structural steel for energy industry customers worldwide. Projects are custom-designed and built to customer specifications.
2. Engineered Modular Solutions: Turnkey modular solutions combining engineered packages, pressure vessel fabrication, piping, and structural steel for production, midstream and downstream applications. Factory-built modular systems delivered to specification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spitzer Industries is a Houston-based custom steel fabricator that designs, fabricates, and assembles engineered modular equipment for the global energy industry. Core offerings include process skids and assembled modules (gas compression, TEG dehydration, amine plants, compressor stations, slug catchers, JT skids, fuel gas conditioning skids, condensate stabilizers, separator skids), subsea production equipment (manifolds, PLETs/PLEMs, suction piles, buoyancy modules), ASME Section VIII code-stamped pressure vessels, and structural steel through its Orizon division.

Product overview

Spitzer Industries is a Houston-based steel fabrication company that operates as a single unified manufacturer of industrial equipment rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company delivers a broad range of steel-fabricated solutions organized into five core product categories: (1) Engineered Packages, which include modular solutions for compression, dehydration (TEG units), acid gas removal (Amine Plants), and various process skids; (2) Subsea Equipment for the oil and gas industry including manifolds, PLETs/PLEMs, suction piles, and buoyancy modules; (3) Structural Steel through its Orizon division; (4) Pressure Vessels (ASME Code-Stamped); and (5) Modular Fabrication services that combine these capabilities for turnkey solutions. The products serve diverse industries including upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, power generation, and aerospace sectors worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineered Packages Modular solutions for upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas applications, including compressor stations, TEG units, amine plants, modular vessel packages, gas compression, condensate stabilizers, fuel gas skids, JT skids, and slug catchers.
• Subsea Equipment Custom fabricated subsea production equipment including manifolds, PLETs, PLEMs, suction piles, jumpers, buoyancy modules, structural weldments, and topside modules for the oil and gas industry, shipped from Spitzer's waterfront facility.
• Structural Steel (Orizon Division) High-quality fabricated structural steel for petrochemical, refining, power generation, exploration & production, and offshore industries, including pipe rack modules and skid bases, delivered by the Orizon division up to 3,200 tons per month.
• Modular Fabrication Full turnkey modular solutions combining engineered packages, pressure vessel and piping fabrication, and structural steel disciplines to build, assemble, and test process modular equipment for production, midstream, and downstream applications.
• Pressure Vessels ASME Code-Stamped Pressure Vessels including TEG contactors, amine contactors, vapor recovery towers, separators, gas scrubbers, heated separators, cold separators, surge drums, slug catchers, knockout drums, pulsation bottles, and reflux drums.
• Gas Compression Packages Reciprocating gas and electric motor driven compressor units from 90 hp to over 5,000 hp using Caterpillar, Waukesha, and Ariel OEM components, designed for 1, 2, or 3-stage compression and meeting API 618 5th Edition DA2 standards.
• TEG Dehydration Units Triethylene glycol dehydration systems for removal of water vapor from natural and process gas to prevent hydrate formation and corrosion, meeting typical gas pipeline specifications of 4-7 pounds of water per 1 million standard cubic feet of gas.
• Amine Plants Amine/Acid Gas Removal Units for CO2 and H2S removal from natural gas streams, designed to meet pipeline specifications (2 mole % CO2), cryogenic plant specs (0.1 mole %), or LNG plant specs (50 ppm), with H2S reduction to below 4 ppm.
• Compressor Stations Fully modular compressor stations for upstream and midstream gathering and transmission projects, available in standard configurations from 5.0 MMscfd to 120.0 MMscfd capacity.
• Slug Catchers Vessel-type and finger-type (harp) slug catchers designed to handle two-phase and three-phase gas-liquid slug flow in gas pipelines, preventing mechanical damage and production losses.
• JT Skids Joules-Thompson units for natural gas liquid recovery and gas drying, with lower capital and operating costs compared to mechanical refrigeration units and no power requirements or mechanical moving parts.
• Fuel Gas Conditioning Skids Fuel gas conditioning systems designed to meet pipeline and gas driven engine specifications by removing NGLs that raise dew point and heating value of natural gas.
• Condensate Stabilizers Units for separating lighter hydrocarbons and gases from hydrocarbon liquids, stabilizing condensate for storage and transportation at atmospheric pressures meeting Reid Vapor Pressure of 9-12 PSI.
• Modular Vessel Packages Pre-assembled modular vessel packages available from bare vessels with boxed instrumentation to fully packaged units, including two and three-phase separators, filter separators, gas scrubbers, and heated separators.

Named customers7 records

Segments5 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Sky High for KidsminorOthers · 26 March 2026Spitzer Industries participated as a sponsor in Sky High for Kids annual Sporting Clay Tournament and Better in Boots Gala. The event raised $3 million for pediatric cancer research and immunotherapy programs at Texas Children's Hospital.
• Houston GPA Midstream (HGPA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2024Partnership with HGPA at their annual luncheon, supporting students from WorkTexas with welding certificates and job offers.
• WorkTexasminorOthersEducational partnership bridging graduates with employment opportunities in welding and fabrication trades.
• Universal Technical Institute (UTI) HoustonminorOthersAttended UTI Houston Career Fair to connect with new talent entering the workforce. Part of community investment in skilled trades education.
• Green Beret FoundationminorOthersSponsored Heroes at Home Charity Golf Tournament to support U.S. Army Special Forces and their families with resources for healing and transition.
• Houston Dow Institute (HDI)minorOthersSponsored and participated in HDI Golf Tournaments helping promote higher education by providing scholarships to qualified candidates.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chart Industries: Chart Industries manufactures cryogenic process equipment, pressure vessels, and heat exchangers for the LNG, petrochemical, and industrial gas markets. It is directly comparable to Spitzer's pressure vessel and engineered package business serving the same energy customer base.
• Forum Energy Technologies: FET designs and manufactures engineered equipment and products for the oil & gas, drilling, and subsea markets, including pressure vessels and process equipment. It is a direct competitor to Spitzer in upstream and subsea fabrication.
• Oceaneering International: Oceaneering provides subsea engineering, manufactured products (including subsea manifolds and PLETs), and offshore services. It directly competes with Spitzer's subsea equipment division for the same offshore E&P customers.
• Subsea7: Subsea 7 is a global subsea engineering, construction, and services company that designs, fabricates, and installs subsea structures and manifolds. Comparable to Spitzer's subsea equipment business in serving offshore oil & gas projects.
• Tenaris: Tenaris manufactures seamless and welded steel pipe products and provides integrated services for the oil & gas, power, and industrial sectors. It overlaps with Spitzer's steel fabrication, pressure vessel, and structural steel offerings for energy customers.
• Neway Valve: Neway Valve manufactures industrial valves and fabricated piping components for oil & gas, petrochemical, and power generation. Its fabricated piping and process skid offerings overlap with Spitzer's engineered modular packages for the same end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Trinity Industries: Trinity Industries is a diversified industrial manufacturer producing railcars, inland barges, structural steel, and other metal products. While broader in scope, its structural steel and fabricated metal products business is comparable to Spitzer's Orizon division.
• Flowserve Corporation: Flowserve manufactures pumps, valves, seals, and flow-control equipment primarily for the oil & gas, power, and chemical industries. It serves the same energy customer base as Spitzer and competes on integrated process packages.
• McDermott International: McDermott is a large EPC contractor with significant in-house fabrication capacity for offshore platforms, subsea structures, and process modules. It is both a customer-competitor with Spitzer — supplying integrated scopes that compete with Spitzer's standalone modular packages.

Others

• Lincoln Electric: Lincoln Electric is a leading manufacturer of welding, cutting, and fabrication equipment — including the PythonX system Spitzer installed in 2026. As a critical supplier and technology enabler, Lincoln Electric's automation roadmap directly shapes Spitzer's productivity and capacity story.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments1 record

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