What American Ecotech does

American Ecotech is a US-based specialist in the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of ambient air pollution monitoring instrumentation and systems. The company builds turn-key air monitoring stations for government agencies, research institutions, and industrial customers, integrating its own proprietary Serinus Series gas analyzers (O3, CO, NOx, SO2 and specialty gases) and Aurora nephelometers — including the Aurora 4000, the only commercially available polar nephelometer worldwide — alongside particulate monitors (BAM 1020, HiVol, MegaVol, MicroVol), AQ Mesh small-sensor pods, meteorological instruments, and Serinus Cal calibration systems. Systems are complemented by the proprietary Airodis environmental data management software and Congrego data logger platform, which provide SQL Server-backed data validation, audit trails, and remote browser-based control.

The business model combines hardware sales of instruments and spares, professional services for system design and integration, managed services under 24/7 maintenance contracts, training services, and a recurring subscription-style component through the Airodis software. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting configuration-driven, application-specific deployments. American Ecotech operates from its Warren, Rhode Island headquarters with additional service teams in Texas, California, Canada, and Mexico, and its 500+ installed systems support customers across the USA, Canada, and the Caribbean, including federal, state, and tribal environmental protection agencies, industrial energy suppliers, mining and refining operations, oil and gas facilities, semiconductor manufacturers, and environmental consulting firms.

The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding rounds, M&A activity, or subsidiaries in the source data, and operates as an independent, founder/management-owned entity. Customer reach is anchored by EPA Reference or Equivalent Method Certifications and US-EPA Quality Assurance Procedure compliance, which serve as regulatory gating mechanisms for participation in federally funded air monitoring programs such as SLAMS and NAMS.

Name

American Ecotech

Legal name

American Ecotech

Website

https://americanecotech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

American Ecotech designs, installs, and maintains turn-key ambient air pollution monitoring systems for government agencies, research institutions, and industrial customers across the USA, Canada, and the Caribbean, using its proprietary EPA-certified Serinus gas analyzers, Aurora nephelometers, and Airodis data management software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Quality Monitoring Instruments

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (Criteria Pollutants & Air Toxics) (EUAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE), Stack/Source Emissions Testing & CEMS Support (EUAHACAB), Leak Detection, Emissions & LDAR Testing (OGI, methane, fugitive emissions) (EUAEAHAL), Environmental Monitoring, Data & Reporting (Air/Water/Soil) (BPAIAMAC)

Keywords

• Air quality monitoring
• Ambient air analyzers
• Particulate monitoring systems
• Gas analyzer instruments
• Environmental monitoring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warren

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Air Quality Instrumentation Sales: Sale of gas analyzers (Serinus Series), particulate monitors, nephelometers, meteorological instruments, samplers, and calibration equipment. Products are sold individually or as integrated monitoring stations.
2. System Integration and Turn-key Solutions: Complete air monitoring system design, installation, and commissioning services. Includes custom system integration for remote single analyzers to complex industrial CEMs monitoring systems.
3. Maintenance and Service Contracts: Technical support and maintenance services including 24/7 response capability. Contracts can be customized to individual customer requirements from operating and maintaining equipment to supplying and validating data.
4. Spare Parts and Components: Wide range of spare and replacement parts for air quality instrumentation including analyzers, samplers, calibrators, data loggers, and accessories. One-stop shopping for all monitoring system components.
5. Data Management Software (Airodis): Environmental data management software package for data retrieval, validation, and reporting from multiple data loggers. Automates data collection process.
6. Training Services: On-site air monitoring system training covering operation, troubleshooting, basic maintenance, calibration, data interpretation, and audits. Training sessions held on-site or at American Ecotech locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

American Ecotech designs, builds, installs, operates, and maintains air pollution monitoring instrumentation and systems. Its core offering is the design, supply, and integration of turn-key ambient air monitoring systems built around proprietary Serinus Series gas analyzers, Aurora nephelometers, particulate samplers (BAM 1020, HiVol/MegaVol/MicroVol), meteorological instruments, AQMesh small-sensor pods, and supporting calibration, software (Airodis), and data logging (Congrego) products for government, research, and industrial customers.

Product overview

American Ecotech offers a comprehensive portfolio of air quality monitoring products and systems. The core offerings center on the Serinus Series gas analyzers (including Serinus-10/30/40/44/50/51/55/56/57/60 and trace analyzers for NOx, SO2) for measuring criteria pollutants (O3, CO, NOx, SO2) and specialty gases (NH3, H2S, TRS), complemented by particulate monitoring solutions including Aurora nephelometers (1000/2000/3000/4000), BAM 1020, HiVol/MegaVol samplers, and MicroVol portable samplers. The portfolio includes meteorological instruments (weather stations, pressure sensors, rain gauges), calibration systems (Serinus Cal Series, Zero Air Generators), and data management through Airodis software and Congrego data loggers. Small sensor technology is offered via AQ Mesh pods. The company provides complete turn-key solutions through field monitoring laboratories, shelters, trailers, and system integration services, with full spares and technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Serinus Series Gas Analyzers Intelligent, state-of-the-art gas analyzers based on proven EC9800 Series technology with dual particulate filters, low carbon footprint, and USB flash memory. Includes criteria (O3, CO, NOx, SO2), trace (NOx, SO2), and specialty (NH3, H2S, SO2-H2S, total sulfides, total reduced sulfides, direct NO2) analyzers. US EPA Reference or Equivalent Method Certified for ambient air quality monitoring.
• Aurora Nephelometer Series Real-time nephelometers for visibility monitoring including Aurora 1000 (single wavelength), Aurora 2000 (PM2.5 SSI), Aurora 3000 (3 wavelength), and Aurora 4000 (polar nephelometer providing integrated and polar nephelometry for climate studies and particle composition analysis).
• BAM 1020 Particulate Monitor EPA-approved real-time beta attenuation particulate monitor for PM2.5 and PM10 monitoring.
• HiVol 3000 Particulate Sampler Advanced high volume sampler with on-board active volumetric flow control, internal data logging, and external wind sensor attachment capability for Lead, TSP, PM10, and PM2.5 monitoring.
• Specialty and Portable Particulate Samplers Family of specialty particulate samplers including MegaVol 3000 (ultra high volume dust sampler for heavy metals such as lead and radioactive particulates), MicroVol 1100 (portable, quiet particulate sampler for TSP, PM10, and PM2.5 with off-grid capabilities), HiVol-PUF (high volume sampler with polyurethane foam for organics, air toxics, and hydrocarbons), and HiVol-XAD (high volume sampler with hydrophobic polyaromatic resin beads for accurate hydrocarbon measurement).
• VOC 1000 NMHC/THC Analyzer Real-time air toxics/VOC monitor for measuring non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) and total hydrocarbons (THC).
• EC9800 Series Gas Analyzers Proven gas analyzer series with a full range of spare and replacement parts available, serving as the technological foundation for the newer Serinus Series.
• Meteorological Monitoring Instruments Multi-parameter meteorological sensors and data loggers including MicroVol-1100 Weather Station (humidity, temperature, wind speed/direction, pressure), BPS1000 Barometric Pressure Sensor (high accuracy, weatherproof enclosure), and Rainmaster 1000 tipping-bucket rain gauge.
• Serinus Cal Series Calibration Systems Gas dilution calibrators and zero air generators configured for ambient and CEMS systems, portable and auditing applications, and trace level NCORE systems. Includes the Serinus Cal 300 gas dilution calibrator and the EC8301 Zero Air Generator for producing pollutant-free air.
• AQMesh Small-Sensor Air Quality Monitors Small-sensor air quality monitor pods for indoor and outdoor air quality measurement. Measure gases (NO, NO2, NOx, O3, CO, SO2, CO2, H2S) via electrochemical sensors and particulates (PM1, PM2.5, PM10, TPC) via optical particle counter, plus humidity, temperature, pressure, and noise with wireless communications and cloud-based data processing.
• Airodis Data Management Software Environmental data management software that automates data retrieval from multiple loggers, validates data, and generates reports. Saves data to SQL Server database with full audit trail and traceability.
• Congrego Data Logger Platform Ready-to-use software and hardware platform that interfaces digitally with equipment, transforming complex data into accessible formats. Operated remotely from any internet browser-enabled device.
• Field Monitoring Laboratories and Air Monitoring Shelters/Trailers Fully configurable field monitoring laboratories and energy-efficient air monitoring shelters and trailers for stationary and mobile monitoring applications. Designs accommodate environments from northern Alaska to Arizona deserts and support both ambient and CEMS monitoring, with off-grid wind and solar power options.
• System Integration Services Complete air monitoring system design, installation, and commissioning services ranging from custom system integration for remote single analyzers to complex industrial CEMS monitoring systems.
• Maintenance and Service Contracts Customizable technical support and maintenance services including 24/7 response capability. Contracts range from operating and maintaining equipment to supplying and validating data.
• Training Services On-site air monitoring system training covering operation, troubleshooting, basic maintenance, calibration, data interpretation, and audits. Sessions held on-site or at American Ecotech locations.
• Spare Parts and System Components Comprehensive inventory of spare and replacement parts for air quality instrumentation, including analyzer spare parts kits, maintenance kits, filters, tubing, scrubbing media, electronic boards, UV lamps, termination panels, and other accessories.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ ambient air quality monitoring systems installed worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Leading Industry Instrument ManufacturerscoreTechnology or IntegrationAmerican Ecotech partners with other leading industry instrument manufacturers from around the world to provide comprehensive instrumentation solutions. This allows them to offer a complete portfolio of air monitoring equipment while focusing on their core competencies of system design, integration, installation, and maintenance services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aeroqual: Specialist manufacturer of small-sensor air quality monitors (gas and particulate) for outdoor, indoor, and industrial applications. Competes with American Ecotech's AQ Mesh product line and is similarly sized, with a comparable niche positioning in cost-effective monitoring sensors.
• Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation (TAPI): Direct competitor in reference-grade gas analyzers (O3, CO, NOx, SO2) for ambient air quality monitoring. Teledyne TAPI is the long-established incumbent in the EPA Reference Method certified analyzer category and competes head-to-head with American Ecotech's Serinus Series.
• Ecotech Pty Ltd: Australian-based air quality monitoring specialist with a nearly identical product portfolio (gas analyzers, particulate monitors, data acquisition) and similar customer base of environmental agencies, research institutions, and industrial customers. Effectively a direct namesake peer and most directly comparable competitor.
• 2B Technologies: Small specialty manufacturer of UV photometric ozone and NOx analyzers for ambient air quality monitoring. Closely comparable in size and product focus to American Ecotech, with a similar direct-to-government and research customer motion.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global scientific instrumentation giant whose environmental air quality monitoring products (analyzers, particulate monitors, CEMS) compete across the full range of American Ecotech's offerings. Thermo Fisher is the dominant broad-line incumbent with vastly greater resources.
• Horiba: Large Japanese analytical instrument company with a significant environmental air quality monitoring product line (gas analyzers, particulate counters) used by agencies and industrial customers globally. Competes with American Ecotech in reference-grade analyzers but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Vaisala: Global environmental and industrial measurement company providing air quality, weather, and meteorological instruments. Overlaps with American Ecotech's meteorological and ambient air monitoring product lines, especially for government and research customers.
• Durag Group: German manufacturer of CEMS, stack emissions monitoring, and ambient air quality measurement systems. Direct overlap with American Ecotech's CEMS and ambient monitoring offerings, particularly for industrial power and process customers.
• AMETEK: Large industrial technology company with air quality and emissions monitoring instruments (acquired from legacy Monitor Labs and other brands) serving process and environmental customers. Competes in industrial emissions and ambient monitoring as part of a diversified portfolio.

Emerging players

• Picarro: Specialist in cavity ring-down spectroscopy analyzers for trace gases (methane, CO2, N2O, etc.) used in atmospheric research and increasingly in industrial emissions monitoring. Competes at the high-sensitivity/trace gas end of American Ecotech's Serinus line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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