What Pevco does

Pevco is a Baltimore, Maryland-based, family-owned manufacturer of hospital pneumatic tube delivery systems, founded circa 1977. The company designs, sells, and services the hardware infrastructure (stations, diverters, blowers, and carriers such as the Pevco TEC-6) that transports patient-critical specimens, medications, and blood products within hospital facilities. Its installed base spans 914 hospitals globally, supported by 715 miles of tubing and a throughput rate of 14 carriers per second.

The company's product portfolio is anchored by Pevco Atlas, a system management software platform that provides real-time monitoring, advanced analytics, fault troubleshooting, and integration with Microsoft Active Directory for user authentication. Complementary modules include the Pevco Link.2 Touch Control station interface, Pevco Auto-ID RFID carrier tracking, Pevco Passport employee identification, and routing infrastructure technologies (Smart Path, Vector, Drive) that provide redundancy and capacity expansion for large hospital campuses. Pevco holds 15 granted US patents covering carrier tracking, smart carriers, multi-subsystem architecture, ADA-compliant workstations, and sealing methods.

Pevco operates a direct enterprise field sales model in North America with regional managers and national sales directors, supported by regional offices in Houston and Corona, California. International markets are served through channel partners in Canada, Egypt, India, Kuwait, and Qatar. Revenue streams include one-time equipment sales, system upgrades and conversions (including competitor systems), software licensing for Pevco Atlas, subscription-based planned maintenance programs, factory training and certification ($1,200-$1,400 per person), and replacement parts. Training, design and analysis, and an upgrade-and-conversion service that has covered 300+ systems round out the offering for hospital facility management and clinical staff.

Name

Pevco

Legal name

Pevco Systems International, Inc.

Website

https://pevco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pevco is a Baltimore-based, family-owned manufacturer of hospital pneumatic tube delivery systems for specimens, medications, and blood products, serving 914 hospitals globally via direct sales and international channel partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pneumatic Tube Systems Equipment Sales: Sale of complete pneumatic tube delivery systems including stations, diverters, blowers, and carriers for new hospital installations and system expansions.
2. System Upgrades and Conversions: Upgrading existing pneumatic tube systems (including competitor systems) with new technology, electronics, and software to extend system life and improve performance.
3. Software Licensing (Pevco Atlas): Pevco Atlas software licensing for system management, monitoring, and analytics.
4. Planned Maintenance Programs: Customized preventive maintenance programs based on device cycle counts or system usage, performed twice yearly for typical systems.
5. Training and Certification: Factory training programs for software certification and hardware maintenance certification at Baltimore and Houston locations, with customized on-site options.
6. Replacement Parts: Spare parts supply for maintaining and repairing pneumatic tube systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pevco manufactures and integrates hospital pneumatic tube delivery systems consisting of stations, diverters, blowers, carriers, and tubing networks that rapidly transport patient-critical specimens, medications, and blood products within hospital facilities. The offering is complemented by the Pevco Atlas software platform for real-time monitoring, analytics, and chain-of-custody tracking, plus planned maintenance, training certification, and upgrade/conversion services for both Pevco and competitor systems.

Product overview

Pevco provides a comprehensive hospital pneumatic tube delivery system portfolio consisting of hardware components (carriers, stations, diverters, blowers) and software solutions. The core software platform is Pevco Atlas, which provides real-time monitoring, analytics, and system management. Key product modules include Pevco Link.2 Touch Control for station operation, Pevco Auto-ID for RFID-based carrier tracking, and Pevco Passport for employee identification. Routing infrastructure products include Pevco Smart Path, Pevco Vector, and Pevco Drive for capacity optimization and redundancy. The system is designed to work with Pevco's own equipment as well as upgrade legacy systems from other manufacturers. The company offers upgrade and expansion services, planned maintenance programs, and training certifications for hospital staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pevco Atlas System management software that provides real-time monitoring, advanced analytics, dashboard configuration for clinical departments, and integrates with Microsoft Active Directory for authentication. Used by hospitals to manage pneumatic tube delivery networks regardless of manufacturer.
• Pevco Link.2 Touch Control Touch control station interface that enables clinicians to send and track items through the pneumatic tube system with real-time monitoring capabilities.
• Pevco Auto-ID RFID-based technology for tracking the location of every carrier in the pneumatic tube system, providing comprehensive chain-of-custody documentation.
• Pevco Smart Path Advanced routing infrastructure technology providing system redundancy for maximum reliability in pneumatic tube delivery operations.
• Pevco Vector Routing infrastructure technology that offers advanced system redundancy and capacity expansion for large hospital campuses.
• Pevco Drive Routing technology that provides advanced system redundancy and extends system reach and capacity across large hospital campuses.
• Pevco TEC-6 Carrier A 6-inch trackable ergonomic carrier designed for safe transport of specimens, drugs, and blood products through pneumatic tube systems, with foam inserts available.
• Pevco Beam Station An ADA-compliant workstation for pneumatic tube delivery systems with touch screen interface capabilities.
• Delivery Management Station User-friendly delivery management station with seamlessly integrated technology and ADA-compliant design that reduces errors and turnaround times for clinicians.
• Pevco Passport Employee identification tracking system integrated with the delivery management software for documentation and accountability of who sends and receives items.
• Pevco Security Door Security door product for pneumatic tube system installations providing controlled access to high-value items in transit.
• Planned Maintenance Programs Customized preventive maintenance programs based on device cycle counts or system usage, typically performed twice yearly to keep pneumatic tube systems operating reliably.
• Upgrades and Conversions Upgrade and conversion services for existing pneumatic tube systems, including those made by other manufacturers, replacing legacy electronics and software with modern Pevco technology to extend system life and improve performance.
• Training and Certification Programs Factory training and certification programs for Pevco Atlas software and hardware maintenance, delivered at Pevco facilities in Baltimore and Houston, plus customized on-site options for up to 10 employees.
• Replacement Parts Spare parts supply for maintaining and repairing pneumatic tube systems, supporting ongoing operations of installed Pevco and upgraded systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 914 hospitals globally rely on Pevco systems for critical hospital logistics
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pneumatic Healthcare Solutions, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian channel partner representing Pevco products and services. Located in Toronto, Ontario, serving healthcare facilities across Canada with pneumatic tube system sales, installation, and support.
• Medical Golden EaglecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEgyptian distribution partner for Pevco products. Located in New Cairo, Egypt, serving healthcare facilities in the Egyptian market with pneumatic tube system distribution and support.
• Venus Surgicals Private LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndian distribution partner for Pevco products. Located in Chennai, India, serving healthcare facilities in the Indian market with pneumatic tube system distribution and support.
• Advanced Technology CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKuwaiti distribution partner for Pevco products. Located in Hawalli, Kuwait, serving healthcare facilities in the Kuwaiti market with pneumatic tube system distribution and support.
• Mannai Trading Company, W.L.L.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQatari distribution partner for Pevco products. Located in Doha, Qatar, serving healthcare facilities in the Qatari market with pneumatic tube system distribution and support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Swisslog Healthcare: Swisslog Healthcare's Translogic business is the most established competing hospital pneumatic tube system globally, serving large U.S. hospital systems with a near-identical product offering in stations, carriers, and routing.
• Aerocom: Germany-based Aerocom manufactures pneumatic tube systems serving hospitals and other industries, competing with Pevco in healthcare markets internationally, particularly in EMEA.

Broad incumbents

• Kardex Group: Kardex provides automated storage and retrieval solutions, including vertical lift modules used in hospital pharmacies and supply rooms; it competes with Pevco for the hospital internal logistics modernization budget, though from a different modality.
• Omnicell: Omnicell is a leading provider of medication management and pharmacy automation to hospitals, directly serving the same hospital operations buyers that specify pneumatic tube systems and increasingly integrating transport/logistics into its workflow platform.
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD): BD is a large diversified medical device and hospital products manufacturer that supplies specimen collection, medication delivery, and pharmacy automation, overlapping with Pevco at the customer and workflow level in hospital logistics.
• McKesson: McKesson is a major healthcare distribution and pharmacy services company that supplies U.S. hospitals and operates pharmacy automation, serving the same hospital procurement and pharmacy operations leadership that buys Pevco systems.
• GE HealthCare: GE HealthCare is a diversified hospital imaging and patient monitoring vendor; its installed-base relationships and capital equipment sales motion make it a broad incumbent in the hospital capital purchasing process Pevco also depends on.
• Siemens Healthineers: Siemens Healthineers sells hospital imaging, diagnostics, and digital health infrastructure globally, operating in the same hospital capital procurement channels Pevco relies on for new-build and modernization wins.

Emerging players

• Hänel: Hänel manufactures automated storage and retrieval systems for parts archives and small-item warehouses, with deployments in hospital and pharmacy back-of-house settings — an adjacent but partially overlapping approach to hospital internal logistics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PevcoSystems
• Xx.com/pevco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pevco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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 Pevco