Zeeco

What Zeeco does

Zeeco, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Tulsa/Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs industrial combustion and pollution control equipment for refining, petrochemical, LNG, power, pharmaceutical, and biogas customers worldwide. Core products include industrial burners, flare systems (enclosed, elevated, multipoint ground, and smokeless high-pressure air-assist designs), thermal oxidizers, vapor control systems, combustion electronics, process heaters, and rental equipment, supported by patented technologies such as the FREE JET ultra-low NOx burner, GLSF min-emissions burner, FlareGuardian VISR-based flare monitor, VerifEye fiber optic pilot monitor, and HPAAS smokeless flaring developed with Saudi Aramco. Zeeco operates seven in-house manufacturing facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, India, China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico, three global test facilities including the world's largest combustion research and test facility on a 250-acre campus with 17 full-scale test furnaces, and conducts research in ammonia combustion, computational fluid dynamics, and physical airflow modeling.

The company generates revenue primarily through custom, quote-based, project-based sales of engineered equipment, complemented by aftermarket parts and global field services for both Zeeco and third-party equipment, plus a usage-based rental equipment stream for turnarounds and emergencies. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by technical papers, case studies, video content, and industry events, executed across 30+ locations in 40+ countries, with over 10,000 projects delivered annually and 3,000+ employees globally. Recent strategic activity has been aggressive on the inorganic side, with three completed acquisitions between late 2025 and May 2026: Devco Process Heaters (midstream O&G process heaters), Applicot Corporation (Japan market entry), and Oil & Gas Technologies (Australia and Asia-Pacific vapor control). Zeeco is a privately held, family-influenced company led by President and CEO Darton Zink, with no disclosed external institutional ownership.

Name

Zeeco

Legal name

Zeeco, Inc.

Website

https://zeeco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Zeeco is a privately held US-based industrial combustion equipment manufacturer founded in 1979, designing and manufacturing burners, flare systems, thermal oxidizers, and vapor control solutions for refining, petrochemical, LNG, power, and pharmaceutical operators across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Combustion and Pollution Control Equipment

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410), Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

HVAC & Industrial Ventilation (Chillers, AHUs, Exhaust, Filtration) (EUAEAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Power Plant Retrofit, Life Extension & Environmental Controls EPC (FGD/SCR/ESP) (EUAEAAAO), Thermal Power Plant EPC (Gas/Coal/Oil) (EUAEAAAA), Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Industrial combustion equipment
• Flare systems
• Burner technology
• Pollution control systems
• Thermal oxidizers

Headquarters

HQ city

Broken Arrow

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Combustion and Environmental Equipment Sales: Zeeco designs, manufactures, and sells custom industrial combustion and environmental solutions including burners, flare systems, thermal oxidizers, vapor control systems, and process heaters. Equipment is project-based and highly customized for each customer installation.
2. Aftermarket Parts and Services: Comprehensive aftermarket parts, service, and engineered solutions including global field services, installation, maintenance, and retrofit engineering for Zeeco and other manufacturers' equipment.
3. Rental Equipment: Rental equipment services including temporary flare systems and rental burners for turnaround and emergency situations, providing customers with rapid deployment solutions.
4. Global Field Services: On-site field services including installation, commissioning, maintenance, virtual testing, aerial inspections, and pipeline services. Services are provided for both Zeeco and other suppliers' equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Zeeco designs, engineers, manufactures, and services custom industrial combustion and pollution-control equipment — including industrial burners, flare systems, thermal oxidizers, vapor control systems, process heaters, and supporting combustion electronics — for hydrocarbon processing, refining, petrochemical, LNG, power-generation, and renewable-energy operators. The company combines in-house R&D, computational fluid dynamics, and on-site test facilities to deliver engineered systems, aftermarket parts, rental assets, and field services to plant operators worldwide.

Product overview

Zeeco offers a comprehensive portfolio of combustion and environmental solutions organized as a unified product platform with multiple integrated product lines. The core offerings include flare systems, industrial burner technology (including ultra-low NOx burners), thermal oxidizers, vapor control systems, combustion electronics, aftermarket parts, rental equipment, and process heaters. Key product sub-brands include the FREE JET® and GLSF Series burners for low NOx applications, FlareGuardian™ and VerifEye™ for flare monitoring, HPAAS for smokeless flaring, and ammonia combustion technologies. Services complement the product portfolio through global field services, rental equipment, virtual testing, and the Advanced Research Complex for combustion testing partnerships. The company also acquired Devco Process Heaters, Applicot Corporation, and Oil & Gas Technologies to expand capabilities across process heaters, combustion solutions, and vapor control systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FREE JET®: Ultra-low NOx burner technology
• FlareGuardian™
• VerifEye™
• Proflame Scanner
• GLSF
• ZEECO Global Bridge
• ZEECO Navigator
• ZEECO Zephyr

Products and services

• Industrial Burners
• Flare Systems
• Air-Assisted Flares (HPAAS)
• Thermal Oxidizers
• SRU / High-Intensity Burners
• Vapor Control Systems
• Combustion Electronics (FlareGuardian, VerifEye, Proflame, Navigator, MIST, ZIP)
• Ignition Systems
• Process Heaters
• Flare Gas Recovery Systems
• Industrial Equipment Rentals
• Aftermarket Parts & Service
• OOOOb & OOOOc Compliance Solutions
• Global Field Services (including Remote AR Support via ZEECO Global Bridge)
• Pipeline & Aerial Inspection Services
• Advanced Research Complex (Testing, CFD Modeling, Virtual Testing)

Quantifiable outcome

• Sub-50 mg/Nm3 NOx emissions achieved with GLSF FREE JET burners with 316°C combustion air preheat (49 mg/Nm3 measured at 8% excess air)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and notable.

• ExxonMobilmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2025Joint technical paper on Industrial Ammonia Burner and Modeling Capability Development published November 2025. Collaboration on burner development program demonstrating ammonia as a fuel at industrial scale. Authors include Rex Isaacs, Todd Grubb, Chris Montgomery from Zeeco along with Aloke Sarkar and William McLaughlin from ExxonMobil.
• Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2025Joint technical paper on Ammonia Flaring and the Effects of Hydrogen Enrichment in Ammonia Mixtures published November 2025. Collaboration on ammonia flaring research including full-scale testing and hydrogen enrichment strategies. Authors include multiple Zeeco engineers along with Air Products and Chemicals researchers.
• ClearSign Technologies CorporationnotableTechnology or IntegrationClearSign Technologies utilizes Zeeco's full-scale test facility for burner testing and demonstration. ClearSign maintains an asset-light model through partnerships with Zeeco for manufacturing infrastructure. Testing utilizes Zeeco's test facility for physical testing of burners including a second phase of a 32-burner process heater retrofit project for a California refinery. Zeeco provides manufacturing capabilities supporting ClearSign's deployment of its Core 2 flat flame technology.
• Saudi AramcomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaudi Aramco developed and patented the HPAAS (High Pressure Air Assist System) smokeless flaring technology. Zeeco implemented this technology across dozens of Saudi Aramco facilities. Over the last 10 years, Saudi Aramco developed and patented this smokeless flaring technology through extensive R&D including CFD modeling and full-scale combustion testing. Original patent developed by Mr. Mazen Mashour of Saudi Aramco.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• John Zink Hamworthy Combustion: John Zink (part of Koch Engineered Solutions) is the most direct global competitor to Zeeco, manufacturing industrial burners, flare systems, thermal oxidizers, and vapor control equipment for refining, petrochemical, and power customers. Overlapping product portfolio, customer base, and engineering-driven GTM make it the closest apples-to-apples peer.
• Callidus Technologies: Callidus (Babcock & Wilcox) designs and manufactures flare systems, thermal oxidizers, and combustion equipment for refineries, petrochemical plants, and gas processing — directly overlapping with Zeeco's flare and thermal oxidizer lines.
• Eclipse Combustion: Eclipse designs and manufactures industrial burners and combustion systems for process heating applications across refining, chemical, and OEM customers — a direct peer in industrial burner technology.
• Maxon: Maxon produces industrial combustion equipment including burners, valves, and shut-off systems for process heaters, with comparable end markets in chemicals, refining, and OEM process equipment — directly comparable in product line and customer profile.
• Aereon: Aereon specializes in flare systems, vapor control, and combustion products for oil & gas production and processing — overlapping with Zeeco's flare and vapor control product lines for upstream and midstream customers.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell UOP: Honeywell UOP supplies process technology, catalysts, and combustion/emissions equipment to refineries and petrochemical plants globally. While broader in scope than Zeeco, it competes on burner systems, emissions control, and hydrogen/energy-transition process packages for the same customer base.
• Cleaver-Brooks: Cleaver-Brooks manufactures commercial and industrial boilers, burners, and related combustion equipment, serving overlapping end markets (refining, petrochemical, institutional, power). Comparable in scale and channel but with a more standardized product portfolio versus Zeeco's custom-engineered approach.
• Dürr AG: Dürr's environmental technology and industrial process equipment portfolios include combustion and emissions control solutions for industrial customers, making it a broader incumbent competing for similar emissions-compliance and process-heat projects.

Regional players

• Forbes Marshall: Forbes Marshall is a leading Indian manufacturer of industrial combustion, steam, and process control solutions, competing with Zeeco in the South Asian market and offering comparable burner and boiler products to refining and chemical customers.

Emerging players

• ClearSign Technologies: ClearSign is an emerging low-NOx burner specialist that uses Zeeco's test facility for development and Zeeco's manufacturing for deployment. Its Core ultra-low-NOx technology competes directly with Zeeco's FREE JET in refinery and process heater retrofits, making it a relevant emerging specialist peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ZeecoInc
• Xx.com/zeeco_inc
• Facebookfacebook.com/zeecoinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zeeco-inc.

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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