HEMCO

What HEMCO does

HEMCO Corporation is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of laboratory fume hoods, enclosures, casework, and safety equipment, founded in 1958 and headquartered in Independence, Missouri. The company sells primarily into research laboratories, clean room environments, and broader laboratory safety use cases across academic, pharmaceutical, biotech, electronics, and industrial R&D customers, reaching buyers globally through a direct sales model. It operates with a small workforce (11–50 employees) and reports no parent company, subsidiaries, or external funding rounds in the available data.

The company's core technology is the proprietary UniFlow Superstructure, a non-metallic, integral one-piece composite resin liner engineered for total chemical resistance, supported by the VaraFlow baffle system and a broader AireStream airflow platform spanning SE, LE, CE, and FM configurations. Around this core, HEMCO has built an extensive catalog — over 40 standard sizes plus custom builds — including specialized hoods for perchloric acid, HDPE acid digestion, trace metals, radioisotope, and dual-entry applications; large walk-in UniMax floor-mount units; EnviroMax vented enclosures with HEPA filtration; ductless MicroFlow and Clean Aire II workstations; SEFA 8-compliant UniLine casework; and modular clean rooms and CCS containment systems. Key third-party validations include UL 1805 classification, ASHRAE 110-1995 performance testing, SEFA 1 and SEFA 8 compliance, and NFPA-45 fire classification with flame spread under 25 per ASTM E-84.

HEMCO's revenue model is hardware sales of manufactured units, priced individually (e.g., UniFlow CE 30-inch starting at approximately $13,091, 72-inch at approximately $17,291) with configurations, accessories, and built-in exhaust blowers adding to the price. Go-to-market is sales-led via a Sales & Service website channel and trade show presence, supplemented by organic social on Facebook and LinkedIn and a recently surfaced 'Shop Now' transactional surface. No service or subscription revenue, no API or software offerings, and no disclosed revenue figures appear in the input data.

Name

HEMCO

Legal name

HEMCO Corporation

Website

https://hemcocorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HEMCO Corporation is a privately held U.S. manufacturer, founded 1958, that designs and builds laboratory fume hoods, enclosures, casework, and safety equipment for research, pharmaceutical, biotech, and industrial lab customers via direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Independence

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Equipment Sales: HEMCO generates revenue through the sale of laboratory fume hoods, enclosures, furniture, and safety equipment. Products are sold as manufactured units with various configurations including built-in exhaust blowers, explosion-proof options, and accessories. Pricing appears to be unit-based with catalog numbers for different sizes and options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HEMCO Corporation manufactures and sells laboratory fume hoods, enclosures, casework, and safety equipment for research, pharmaceutical, biotech, clean room, and industrial laboratory environments. The core portfolio centers on the UniFlow fume hood family with proprietary non-metallic composite construction, supplemented by UniMax walk-in hoods, EnviroMax enclosures, MicroFlow ductless workstations, and SEFA 8 compliant UniLine casework. Products are sold as manufactured units in over 40 standard sizes with custom configurations available.

Product overview

HEMCO Corporation manufactures laboratory furniture and safety equipment with a comprehensive portfolio of fume hoods, enclosures, and laboratory casework. The core product line centers on the UniFlow fume hood family (available in SE, LE, CE, FM, SL, and MLX variants) offering specialized configurations for applications including perchloric acid, acid digestion, trace metals, and radioisotope handling. The UniMax line provides large floor mount walk-in fume hoods for industrial-scale operations. Supporting products include EnviroMax enclosures with HEPA filtration, MicroFlow ductless hood workstations, and the UniLine SEFA 8 compliant casework system. Modular clean room solutions, safety equipment (emergency showers, eyewash stations), and accessories such as exhaust blowers, service fixtures, and air flow monitors complete the product ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UniFlow: Laboratory fume hood product line including SE AireStream, LE AireStream, CE AireStream, FM AireStream, SL, and MLX models
• UniMax
• EnviroMax
• UniLine
• MicroFlow
• Clean Aire
• HazMax
• ModuLab
• VSE
• EcoFlow
• CCS Containment Control Systems

Products and services

• UniFlow AireStream Fume Hoods Bench mount and floor mount laboratory fume hoods available in SE, LE, CE, FM, SL, MLX, Perchloric Acid, HDPE Acid Digestion, Trace Metals, Radioisotope, and Dual Entry variants. Designed for chemical handling in research laboratories with over 40 standard sizes and custom configurations.
• UniMax Large Floor Mount Fume Hoods Large walk-in fume hoods designed for industrial-scale operations, available in widths from 6 to 24 feet and heights from 8 to 12 feet. Can be shipped disassembled for on-site assembly.
• EnviroMax Enclosures Unitized and modular enclosures for exhausting fumes from automated processes, including HEPA filtered laminar flow enclosures and bio equipment enclosures, for controlled environment manufacturing.
• MicroFlow Ductless Hood Workstations Ductless fume hood workstations available in MicroFlow I, II, and III variants with built-in filtration for small-scale applications, ranging from standard to maximum filtration performance.
• Clean Aire II Ductless Hoods Ductless fume hood with Clean Aire filtration technology for laboratory environments.
• UniLine Laboratory Casework SEFA 8 compliant laboratory casework and cabinet product line with 500 pounds per linear foot load capacity, welded 18 gauge steel construction, and powder coated finish.
• Modular Clean Rooms Modular clean lab solutions including softwall clean rooms, containment control systems, and HEPA filtered clean labs for pharmaceutical, biotech, and electronics manufacturing environments.
• Laboratory Safety Equipment Safety equipment including emergency showers, eye/face wash stations with positive stay open valves, and related safety fixtures for laboratories.
• Canopy Hoods Canopy hoods available in wall, island, and corner configurations in fiberglass or stainless steel for localized ventilation.
• EcoFlow Fume Hoods Energy-efficient fume hood designed for reduced environmental impact through lower exhaust volume.
• Exhaust Blowers Exhaust blower systems for fume hood ventilation, available with explosion-proof options.
• Clean Aire Filtration Systems HEPA filtration systems for clean air delivery in laboratory environments.
• VSE Vented Safety Enclosures Vented safety enclosure designed for protection of laboratory equipment.
• Table Top Hoods Compact tabletop fume hoods for benchtop laboratory applications.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Bigneat: Bigneat is a UK-based manufacturer of ductless fume hoods, clean benches, and laboratory enclosures with primary distribution in Europe. It overlaps with HEMCO's Clean Aire and MicroFlow lines and represents a comparable alternative for European lab customers.

Direct peers

• Erlab: Erlab is a French manufacturer of ductless filtered fume hoods and laboratory filtration enclosures with global distribution. It is a direct competitor to HEMCO's ductless hoods and Clean Aire II product line, with strong presence in European research labs.
• Labconco Corporation: Labconco is a Kansas City-based manufacturer of laboratory fume hoods, enclosures, and freeze-drying equipment. It is the closest direct competitor to HEMCO, serving academic, pharmaceutical, and industrial research labs with overlapping product categories including fume hoods and casework.
• Lab Crafters: Lab Crafters manufactures laboratory furniture, fume hoods, and casework serving pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic customers in North America. It is a comparable peer to HEMCO, particularly in the institutional lab buildout segment where both firms bid on integrated casework and ventilation packages.
• Mott Manufacturing: Mott Manufacturing is a Canadian producer of laboratory casework, fume hoods, and lab furniture primarily serving Canadian and North American institutional markets. It competes with HEMCO on lab casework and fume hood contracts in academic and government settings.
• Air Science USA: Air Science manufactures ductless fume hoods, filtered enclosures, and laboratory air quality products. It overlaps directly with HEMCO's MicroFlow ductless hoods and Clean Aire filtration product lines, particularly in applications where external ducting is impractical.
• Hamilton Scientific: Hamilton Scientific designs and manufactures laboratory casework, fume hoods, and laboratory furniture for educational and research facilities. It is a comparable mid-sized peer to HEMCO targeting the same academic and institutional customers with similar product portfolios.
• Kewaunee Scientific Corporation: Kewaunee Scientific manufactures laboratory furniture, fume hoods, and casework for research and educational facilities globally. It competes head-to-head with HEMCO's UniLine casework and UniFlow fume hood lines, particularly in academic and government lab buildouts.

Emerging players

• Sentry Air Systems: Sentry Air Systems makes ductless fume hoods, laminar flow cabinets, and source-capture ventilation for laboratory and industrial applications. It competes with HEMCO's ductless and small-format hood products, particularly among smaller labs and educational users.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Laboratory Products): Thermo Fisher's lab products division supplies fume hoods, centrifuges, and a broad portfolio of lab equipment to global life sciences customers. It overlaps with HEMCO in fume hood and enclosure supply but competes from a position of much greater scale, capital, and cross-selling leverage.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HEMCOcorp/?view_public_for=157773507617350
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hemco-corporation
• Xx.com/HEMCOCorporatio

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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