Melink Corporation

What Melink Corporation does

Melink Corporation is a privately held, employee-owned (ESOP since March 2018) energy-efficiency and renewable-energy company headquartered at the Melink Campus in Milford, Ohio. Founded by Steve Melink in 1987, the firm serves commercial-building owners and operators across five business units: Intelli-Hood demand-control kitchen ventilation (DCKV) controls, HVAC Test, Adjust & Balance (TAB), Building Commissioning, Solar PV and Geothermal installations, and the PositiV building-health monitor. The core proprietary technology is the patented Intelli-Hood DCKV system, which uses dual temperature and optic sensors plus PLC-controlled variable-frequency drives to modulate kitchen exhaust fan speeds in response to real-time cooking activity, claimed to reduce fan energy by up to 97% and HVAC energy by up to 70%.

The company sells hardware (sensors, VFDs, PLCs) and delivers professional services through a 100% self-performing network of certified technicians across the United States, with international Intelli-Hood operations in Mexico and the UK and MENA-region distribution via Klima Global General Trading LLC. Revenue mechanics span project-based hardware sales, professional services (TAB, commissioning, custom HVAC solutions), and a subscription layer through a cloud-based reporting platform for TAB, commissioning, and Intelli-Hood monitoring. Melink's go-to-market is an enterprise field-sales model targeting multi-location national accounts in hospitality, higher education, healthcare, and restaurant chains, with named customers such as Cornell University, The Ohio State University, West Point, Big Ten universities, and major hotel management companies.

The firm claims 250+ unique customers, 150K sites serviced, and 40K hoods controlled. Leadership transitioned from founder-CEO Steve Melink to Craig Davis and most recently to Eric DiNardo, with continuing founder involvement through the separately headed Melink Solar & Geo subsidiary. The operating footprint spans the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and eight MENA countries through a channel partner.

Name

Melink Corporation

Legal name

Melink Corporation

Website

https://melinkcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Melink Corporation is an employee-owned Ohio-based energy efficiency company that builds the patented Intelli-Hood DCKV kitchen ventilation control system and delivers HVAC testing, balancing, commissioning, solar, geothermal, and PositiV building-health solutions to commercial buildings across the U.S., Mexico, UK, and the MENA region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Controls

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Kitchen Ventilation (Hoods/Make-Up Air/Grease Duct) (IMADANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

HVAC Zoning, Smart Dampers & Ventilation Control (HSAOANAB), HVAC Controls & Optimization (Smart Thermostats, VAV, Chillers/Boilers Controls) (BPABAGAB), Ventilation System Installation & Repair (Bath/Kitchen Fans, ERV/HRV) (HSAOAIAF)

Keywords

• Demand control kitchen ventilation
• HVAC test and balance
• Building commissioning services
• Commercial energy efficiency
• Kitchen exhaust controls

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Intelli-Hood Products and Systems: Sale and installation of the Intelli-Hood DCKV system for commercial kitchens. The system is sold with associated support products and can be retrofitted to existing kitchen hoods. Revenue includes both hardware (sensors, VFDs, PLCs) and installation services.
2. HVAC Test, Adjust & Balance Services: Professional TAB services for commercial buildings including air balancing, system testing, and performance verification. Services are delivered by certified technicians across the U.S.
3. Building Commissioning: Cx services to ensure building systems are designed, installed, and maintained properly. Provides confidence in essential building systems performance.
4. Custom Service Solutions: Precision HVAC solutions tailored to specific customer needs for peak building efficiency.
5. Cloud-Based Reporting: Reporting services for TAB, Commissioning, and Intelli-Hood systems through Melink's cloud platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Melink Corporation manufactures and installs the patented Intelli-Hood Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation (DCKV) system for commercial kitchens, using dual temperature and optic sensors to automatically modulate exhaust fan speeds. The company also delivers HVAC Test, Adjust & Balance (TAB), Building Commissioning, Custom Service Solutions, the PositiV building health monitor, and cloud-based performance reporting for commercial buildings.

Product overview

Melink Corporation is an energy efficiency and sustainability company serving commercial buildings with a portfolio of five business units. The core offerings include Intelli-Hood (Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation controls), HVAC Test and Balance, Solar PV, Geothermal, and PositiV (Building Health Monitor). Intelli-Hood automatically adjusts kitchen exhaust fans based on cooking activity using dual temperature and optic sensors, significantly reducing energy consumption. The company also provides building commissioning, custom service solutions, and cloud-based reporting across all service lines. Products work together to help commercial facilities optimize energy use, improve indoor air quality, and reduce operational costs through integrated HVAC and ventilation management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Intelli-Hood: Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation (DCKV) system - automatically adjusts kitchen hood ventilation based on cooking activity to reduce energy consumption.
• PositiV
• Manifest

Products and services

• Intelli-Hood Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation (DCKV) system that automatically adjusts kitchen exhaust fan speeds based on cooking activity detected by temperature and optic sensors, reducing fan energy consumption by up to 97% and HVAC energy by up to 70%. Designed for commercial kitchens in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, universities, and other foodservice facilities.
• Test, Adjust & Balance (TAB) Professional HVAC system testing, adjusting, and balancing services that verify HVAC integrity and ensure optimal airflow and temperature regulation in commercial buildings. Delivered by a 100% self-performing network of certified technicians across the U.S.
• Building Commissioning (Cx) Third-party commissioning services that verify building systems are designed, installed, and operating according to design specifications, ensuring energy efficiency, building health, and confidence in essential building systems performance.
• Custom Service Solutions (CSS) Precision HVAC solutions tailored to specific building needs for peak energy efficiency and performance optimization across commercial facilities.
• PositiV HVAC health monitor that measures temperature, relative humidity, building pressure, and carbon dioxide levels to diagnose indoor air quality issues and HVAC performance for commercial buildings.
• Melink's Cloud-Based Reporting Cloud-based reporting platform providing Test, Adjust & Balance reports, commissioning reports, and Intelli-Hood monitoring data accessible online for performance verification and ongoing system oversight.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fan energy consumption reduced by up to 97%
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Klima Global General Trading LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor promoting the Melink Intelli-Hood system across the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Egypt. This partnership enables international expansion into key Middle Eastern markets.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CaptiveAire: CaptiveAire is one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of commercial kitchen ventilation systems, including hoods, fans, and DCKV-style controls. It competes head-to-head with Melink's Intelli-Hood across restaurant chains, hospitality, and institutional customers.
• Halton Group: Halton manufactures commercial kitchen ventilation, indoor air, and demand-controlled ventilation solutions for foodservice and institutional buildings globally. It directly competes with Melink Intelli-Hood in DCKV and kitchen exhaust systems.
• Greenheck Fan Corporation: Greenheck is a leading manufacturer of commercial and industrial fans, blowers, dampers, and air-handling equipment. It supplies kitchen ventilation components that compete with Melink's Intelli-Hood architecture and serves the same contractors and building owners.
• Accurex (by Greenheck): Accurex is a commercial kitchen ventilation hood and exhaust systems manufacturer (a Greenheck brand), directly comparable to Melink's Intelli-Hood offering for restaurant, hospitality, and institutional kitchens.
• Loren Cook Company: Loren Cook manufactures commercial and industrial fans, blowers, and ventilation equipment used in HVAC and air-handling systems. It overlaps with Melink's fan/VFD-driven Intelli-Hood airflow-control product family.

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Controls International: Johnson Controls offers building automation systems and HVAC controls across commercial real estate. While broader than Melink, it overlaps in commercial-building controls and could bundle kitchen ventilation optimization into its Metasys/BCPro platforms.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell's Building Technologies division provides HVAC controls, building automation, and energy management for commercial facilities. It serves the same customer base as Melink and competes in the broader controls and optimization category.
• Automated Logic (Carrier): Automated Logic, part of Carrier, provides BACnet-based building automation and HVAC controls for commercial facilities. It overlaps with Melink's TAB/Cx and controls portfolio as a broader incumbent in the same customer base.
• Trane Technologies: Trane Technologies manufactures HVAC systems and provides building services and controls for commercial and institutional customers. Its commercial HVAC and energy-services offerings are adjacent to Melink's Intelli-Hood and TAB/Cx businesses.

Emerging players

• Aircuity: Aircuity provides indoor air quality sensing and demand-controlled ventilation for commercial buildings. It is comparable to Melink's PositiV product line and shares a similar IAQ/sensor-controls value proposition for institutional and lab customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/melinkcorp1
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCsa6oLcgZPSwAY4R1_NurRA
• Facebookfacebook.com/melinkcorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/melink-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Melink Corporation