SRI Instruments

What SRI Instruments does

SRI Instruments is a Torrance, California-based manufacturer of portable, customizable gas chromatography (GC) instruments and accessories, operating as a DBA of Scientific Repair, Inc. since 1998. The company designs and builds gas chromatographs and supporting hardware in-house — including detectors, injectors, columns, valves, hydrogen generators, air compressors, and the proprietary PeakSimple chromatography data system — for diverse end markets: cannabis and hemp testing laboratories, oil and gas (natural gas analysis and mud-logging), environmental monitoring (BTEX, EPA Methods 8021/8010/8015/TO-14), greenhouse gas monitoring, educational institutions, and biofuels. Technical differentiation rests on small, rugged, field-deployable form factors (some models with built-in hydrogen generation eliminating external cylinders), high modularity (16 detector choices, up to 17 injector types, multiple valves per system), and aggressive pricing at roughly half the cost of comparable competitor units.

The business model is hardware-centric: one-time perpetual license sales of GC systems in the $8,000-$30,000+ range (with the Model 420 cannabis analyzer at $4,995 and the MG#5 at up to $25,543), supplemented by recurring revenue from consumables (columns, gases), accessories (hydrogen generators, leak detectors), autosamplers, paid training ($150/hour at the Torrance facility), and a rental-to-own program (20% per month, 1% per day). Commercial distribution is hybrid: direct phone/inquiry-based sales within the United States (with technical consultation and free training for cannabis testing buyers), and a network of approximately 50 country-specific international distributors covering all continents, including dedicated entities such as SRI Instruments Europe GmbH and SRI Instruments UK Ltd. The company is privately held and founder/management-owned under President Hugh Goldsmith, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investor ownership.

Name

SRI Instruments

Legal name

Scientific Repair, Inc.

Website

https://srigc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SRI Instruments is a Torrance, California manufacturer of portable, customizable gas chromatographs and proprietary PeakSimple data systems, serving cannabis testing labs, oil and gas, environmental, greenhouse gas, educational, and biofuels customers globally through direct US sales and a 50-country distributor network.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Laboratory Instruments (Gas Chromatography)

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

GHG Inventory & Corporate/Facility Reporting (Scopes 1–3) (EUAHADAC)

Keywords

• Gas chromatography instruments
• Analytical laboratory equipment
• GC detectors and accessories
• Cannabis testing instruments
• Environmental gas analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Torrance

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Gas Chromatograph Hardware Sales: SRI Instruments generates primary revenue from selling gas chromatographs and GC systems. Products include preconfigured GCs for common applications (cannabis testing, natural gas analysis, environmental testing, educational) as well as custom-built systems. Prices range from approximately $8,000 to $30,000+ depending on configuration.
2. Accessories and Consumables: Sale of accessories including hydrogen generators, leak detectors, air compressors, vacuum pumps, sample stream dryers, gas line installation kits, and maintenance supplies.
3. GC Columns: Sale of capillary and packed columns. Capillary columns range from $478 to $2,116. Packed columns range from $221 to $883.
4. Training Services: Systems training available at SRI facility in Torrance, California at $150 per hour. Includes hands-on, practical operation instruction with SRI technicians.
5. GC Rental: SRI offers gas chromatographs for rent at 20% of GC value per month, or 1% per day with a minimum 10-day rental. Half of base rental fees timely paid can be applied towards purchase of a new GC system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SRI Instruments designs, manufactures, and sells portable, customizable gas chromatography (GC) instruments, including pre-configured application-specific systems (cannabis, natural gas, environmental, greenhouse gas, biodiesel, mud-logging, educational) and build-a-custom GC platforms. Each instrument includes the proprietary PeakSimple data system and can be configured with multiple detectors and injectors, supported by accessories such as hydrogen generators, columns, autosamplers, valves, and injectors, plus optional rental and training services.

Product overview

SRI Instruments manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of chromatography instruments and accessories centered around gas chromatography (GC) systems. The core product line includes both pre-configured and custom-built GC systems for diverse applications including cannabis/hemp testing, natural gas analysis, environmental monitoring, greenhouse gas detection, mudlogging, and educational use. Key products include the Multiple Gas Analyzer #5 (MG#5) as the top-selling system, the Model 310 Cannabis and Hemp GC for cannabis testing, various specialty GCs (Natural Gas Analyzer, Greenhouse Gas Monitoring, Environmental/BTEX, Biodiesel, Mud-Logging), and Educational GCs for academic institutions. Supporting the GC systems are proprietary PeakSimple data systems (available as 1 or 6 channel USB models), a full range of accessories including hydrogen generators (H2-100 and H2-100mini), GC columns (capillary and packed), autosamplers, injectors, valves, and GC rental options. All SRI GCs are portable, rugged, field-deployable, and manufactured in the USA. The company offers 16 detector choices and 17 injector types with up to 4+ detectors mountable on a single GC. All instruments include free technical support and a 2-year warranty.

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Products and services

• Multiple Gas Analyzer #5 (MG#5) Top-selling SRI gas chromatograph that separates and detects hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, methane, CO, CO2, ethane, water, propane, butane, pentane and more using TCD and FID detectors with methanizer and dual 10-port gas sampling valves. Priced at $20,647 (TCD only) and $25,543 (TCD-FID-Methanizer).
• Model 310 Cannabis and Hemp GC System Compact multi-purpose cannabis analyzer for cannabinoid (THC, CBD, CBN), terpene, and residual solvent testing, with built-in hydrogen generator and air compressor requiring no external gas cylinders. Includes stop-flow and backflush capability for edible cannabis testing that rejects MCT and higher boiling oils while measuring cannabinoids. Priced at $11,926 (Model 310 Cannabis and Hemp GC) and $13,814 (Model 310 Cannabis Edibles GC).
• Natural Gas Analyzer GC Pre-plumbed gas chromatograph measuring N2, methane, CO2, ethane, H2O, propane, iso/normal butanes, iso/normal pentanes, and C6 plus backflush, using a TCD detector with 10-port gas sampling valve for natural gas composition and BTU content analysis. Priced at $16,228 (Natural Gas Analyzer) and $23,949 (Natural Gas Analyzer + Sulfur).
• Educational FID GC Low-cost educational GC for undergraduate chemistry classes or graduate research, featuring FID detector, on-column injector, built-in air compressor, and programmable column oven. Restricted to educational institution customers (no retail sales permitted). Priced at $8,127.
• Mud-Logging GC Portable rugged gas chromatograph providing continuous total hydrocarbon reading with periodic chromatographic separation, featuring dual FID detectors, special packed column, and internal air compressor for field deployment at drilling sites. Priced at $19,880.
• Greenhouse Gas Monitoring GC Gas chromatograph designed for detection of CO2, methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) in stack or ambient air, using ECD and FID detectors with methanizer for greenhouse gas quantification. Priced at $26,657.
• Environmental and BTEX GC Systems Field-deployable gas chromatographs with PID and FID/DELCD combination detectors and built-in Method 5030 compliant purge & trap, generating certification-quality data for EPA Methods 8021, 8010, 8015, and TO-14 (BTEX, VOC, and hazardous air pollutant analysis). Priced at $30,488 (PID-FID/DELCD + P&T) and $26,657 (PID and FID only).
• Capillary FID GC General-purpose temperature-programmable gas chromatograph with a 30 meter capillary column, built-in air compressor, on-column injector, suitable for environmental testing and quality control applications. Priced at $13,609.
• Biodiesel GC Gas chromatograph configured for ASTM D-6584 free and bound glycerol analysis in B-100 biodiesel, including FID detector and 15m wide-bore capillary column. Priced at $13,412.
• Model 110 Stand-alone GC Detector Chassis Ultra-compact gas chromatograph for chlorinated volatile organic compound (VOC) detection at parts-per-billion levels, marketed as SRI's smallest GC configuration.
• Model 30 TCD Mini GC Very low-cost, highly portable mini gas chromatograph with packed column and TCD detector for basic analytical use.
• Model 88 Miniature Gasless Methane/Non-Methane GC Miniature gasless gas chromatograph with built-in hydrogen generator and air compressor that eliminates the need for external gas, enabling methane and non-methane hydrocarbon testing.
• Model 302 Six Channel Data System Six-channel, 20-bit high-resolution USB data system with 4 separate time bases and 4 remote start inputs, supplied with the PeakSimple chromatography software for Windows. Priced at $3,795.
• PeakSimple Chromatography Data System In-house developed chromatography data acquisition software offered as 1 or 6 channel USB models with free downloadable software updates. Compatible with all SRI gas chromatographs and most other GCs and HPLCs.
• H2-100 Hydrogen Generator (and H2-100mini) Hydrogen generator that produces GC-quality hydrogen from distilled water, enabling portable GC operation by eliminating the need for external hydrogen gas cylinders. A miniature H2-100mini version is offered for portable applications.
• GC Columns Wide selection of metal capillary columns (15, 30, and 60 meter) and 1/8 inch O.D. packed columns for various GC applications. Capillary columns range from $478 to $2,116; packed columns range from $221 to $883.
• Automated Calibration System (ACS) and Purge & Trap Autosampler Automated calibration system and Method 5030-compliant purge and trap autosampler for unattended GC calibration and volatile analysis sample introduction.
• Bandolero 100 Vial Autosampler 100-vial autosampler configured for 12ml Exetainer vials commonly used in greenhouse gas testing and other high-volume GC sampling workflows.
• GC Rental Program Rental program with 20+ gas chromatographs available, priced at 20% of GC value per month or 1% per day (10-day minimum), with half of timely-paid rental fees applicable as credit toward purchase of a new GC system.
• Systems Training Service Systems training conducted at SRI's Torrance, California facility, providing hands-on practical instruction with SRI technicians at $150 per hour, with free training included for cannabis testing GC purchases.

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Ideal customer profiles6 records

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BioAnalitica ArgentinacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Argentina. Located at Florida 835, 1er. Piso, Oficina 104-A, Buenos Aires. Phone: 54 114 515-0117.
• ICON Argentina I y EcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Argentina. Located at Virrey Cevallos 248, Buenos Aires.
• Jim Jeffs - Chromatlytic Technology Pty. Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Australia. Located at 232 Forest Road, P.O. Box 435, Boronia, VIC.
• SRI Instruments Europe GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Belgium and Germany. Located at Rhöndorfer Str. 51, D-53604 Bad Honnef, Germany.
• G-CROMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Brazil. Located at Rua Germano Vitor dos Santos, 21, Interlagos, Sao Paulo.
• INTECROMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Brazil. Located at Rua Jose Andre Pattini, 357, Sao Paulo.
• RADCHROM AnaliticacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Brazil. Located at Rua Divino Salvador, 276, Paulinia.
• Mandel ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Canada. Located at 2 Admiral Place, Guelph.
• Chromatographic SpecialtiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Canada. Located at 300 Laurier Blvd, Brockville.
• Beijing Zhong Taitong Sci. & Tech. Dev. Co.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for China. Located at Room 11C09, ChangYin Bldg., No. 88, Yongding Road, Haidan District, Beijing.
• Everise Technology & Trade Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for China. Located at Room 9F, No. 22, Shou Ti Nan Lu, Beijing.
• Lida Company (Tianjin Foreign Trade)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for China. Located at Room 506, Bldg. 8, Lanyuan Oil Village, Tanggu, Tianjin.
• Lumiere Tech Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for China. Located at D2001, A/C/D Bldg., Top Box, No. 69 Bei Chen Xi Lu, Chao Yang District, Beijing.
• SRI Instruments UK Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for United Kingdom. Located at Street Farm House, The Street, Acton Turville Badminton GL9-1HH.
• SRI Instruments Europe GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for France and Germany. Located at Rhöndorfer Str. 51, D-53604 Bad Honnef, Germany.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• JEOL USA: JEOL offers a JMS series GC-mass spectrometry solutions and is a broader analytical instrument incumbent. While JEOL focuses on higher-end MS-coupled systems, it competes with SRI in environmental and specialty chemistry labs considering gas chromatography platforms.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher's TRACE 1300/1310 GC series and TriPlus RSH autosamplers serve overlapping customers in environmental, cannabis, and food testing. As a broad life-sciences and analytical-sciences incumbent, Thermo competes with SRI via bundled instrument-software-services packages SRI cannot replicate.
• LECO Corporation: LECO manufactures specialty analytical instruments including GC-TOFMS (Pegasus BT) and gas chromatographs for food, environmental, and petroleum markets. It competes with SRI in environmental and food/feed analysis while operating a much broader analytical instrument portfolio.
• PerkinElmer (now Revvity): PerkinElmer/Revvity offers Clarus GC lines for environmental, food, and pharmaceutical analysis. As a broad analytical instrument and life-science platform, it competes with SRI's environmental and cannabis GC offerings while also fielding competing chromatography software suites.

Direct peers

• Scion Instruments: Scion (formerly Varian/Bruker GC) produces the 436/456 GC and 8300/8500 GC platforms focused on energy and specialty chemical analysis, including natural gas and petroleum testing – directly overlapping with SRI's Multiple Gas Analyzer #5 and Natural Gas Analyzer configurations.
• Restek Corporation: Restek is a leading manufacturer of GC columns, accessories, and reference standards that directly competes with SRI's consumables line (capillary columns $478–$2,116, packed columns $221–$883). Both companies serve cannabis, environmental, and food safety labs with overlapping catalog products.
• VICI Metronics / VICI Valco: VICI is a primary manufacturer of GC valves, including gas sampling valves (10-port) and stream selector valves, directly overlapping with SRI's 10-port gas sampling valves and 22-port stream selector valves product category. Both companies also offer GC and HPLC accessories and consumables.
• Agilent Technologies: Agilent is the global market leader in gas chromatography (Intuvo 9000 GC, 8890 GC system) and chromatography data systems, plus columns, consumables, and services. Directly competes with SRI in cannabis, environmental, natural gas, and GC data system categories, but at a vastly larger scale and price point.
• Shimadzu Scientific Instruments: Shimadzu's GC-2010/2030/2014 series and Nexis GC-2030 compete head-to-head with SRI in environmental, energy, and pharma testing. SRI's half-price positioning and portable form factor is a direct response to Shimadzu's benchtop GC dominance across the same end markets.

Emerging players

• Focused Photonics (Focused Photonics Inc.): Focused Photonics is a Chinese instrument maker producing GC and customized chromatography systems at lower price points, and is increasingly active internationally through distributors. It overlaps with SRI's affordable and customizable positioning in environmental, energy, and emerging-market lab applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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