What ACL Staticide does

ACL Staticide (legal entity ACL, Inc.) is a privately held specialty industrial manufacturer founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company designs, produces and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of static control and contamination control products for electronics manufacturers, organized across eight categories: anti-static coatings (Staticide® concentrates, ready-to-use topicals, heavy duty, ESD clear coatings), ESD packaging and materials (Staticide shielding bags, QuantumTube™ carbon nanotube thermoplastic compounds and additives, ESD paper), ESD workbench products (mats, grounding hardware, containers, wastebaskets), ESD wearables (wrist straps, heel straps, ESD and nitrile gloves, finger cots, hand lotion), static control flooring (floor finishes, ESD paint, mats, Forbo Colorex tiles), static control instruments (resistance meters, personnel grounding testers, field meters, continuous monitors, plus the partner-sourced StatIQ Arm Band wireless body voltage monitor), PCB essentials (IPA cleaners, flux removers, conformal coatings, the Mighty Mask peelable solder masking agent) and contamination control (critical cleaning presaturated and dry wipes, microfiber and polyester knit wipes, swabs).

The business model is best characterized as a mid-sized industrial consumables and instrument company that monetizes one-time sales of proprietary formulations, packaging materials, matting and instrumentation to electronics manufacturers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; product orders are routed through a global network of verified distributors (including Aroindia Electromech in India) with most orders shipping from U.S. inventory within 24-72 hours. End customers span automotive, avionics, medical device, plastics and telecommunications OEMs, served through three primary segments: electronics manufacturing (ESD-protected areas), cleanroom and critical environments, and PCB assembly and repair. Complementary technology integrations such as the IONA Tech wireless StatIQ arm band and continued product launches (ESD nitrile gloves in December 2018, new lint-free critical cleaning wipes in May 2018, new IPA cleaning wipes in August 2014) reflect steady incremental product extension. Operations are certified to ISO 9001:2015 by DQS Inc. (first certified February 1995, recertified November 5, 2017, Certificate No. 10002746), and the company has no disclosed institutional investment, acquisitions or external funding rounds.

Name

ACL Staticide

Legal name

ACL, Inc.

Website

https://aclstaticide.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACL Staticide (ACL, Inc.) is a Chicago-based, privately held manufacturer founded in 1969 that designs and distributes anti-static coatings, ESD packaging, workbench products, wearables, flooring, instruments and contamination control consumables to global electronics manufacturers in automotive, avionics, medical device, plastics and telecommunications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESD & Contamination Control Products

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (3359)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Conductive/ESD & EMI-Shielding Compounds (IMANABAH)

Keywords

• Static control products
• ESD coatings
• Contamination control
• Electronics manufacturing supplies
• PCB cleaning materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Static Control Products: Sale of anti-static coatings, ESD packaging, ESD workbench products, ESD wearables, static control flooring, and static control instruments to electronics manufacturers
2. Contamination Control Products: Sale of critical cleaning wipes, swabs, and cleaning solutions for cleanrooms and manufacturing environments
3. PCB Essentials: Sale of high-purity solvents, IPA cleaning wipes, flux removers, conformal coatings, and component protection products for PCB production and rework

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ACL Staticide manufactures and sells static-control (ESD) and contamination-control products used by electronics manufacturers and other industrial customers. The catalog spans anti-static coatings, ESD packaging materials, workbench matting and grounding accessories, personal grounding wearables, static-control flooring, measurement instruments, PCB cleaning and conformal-coating chemicals, and cleanroom wipes/swabs. Products are offered as stock SKUs and as custom-blended formulations, and are sold direct and through a network of authorized ESD distributors.

Product overview

ACL Staticide is a manufacturer of static control and contamination control products for electronics manufacturing, offering a comprehensive portfolio across eight product categories. The core offering includes Anti-Static Coatings (Staticide Concentrates, Ready-to-Use Topicals, Heavy Duty, and ESD Clear Coatings) for eliminating electrostatic attraction on various materials; ESD Packaging & Materials (Thermoplastic Compounds, Masterbatches, QuantumTube carbon nanotube Additives, Static Shielding Bags, and ESD Paper Products) for protecting sensitive components; ESD Workbench products (Anti-Static Cleaners, Mats including Supreme Mat and Dualmat, Grounding Hardware, Containers/Trays, and Wastebaskets) for EPA workstations; ESD Wearables (Heel Straps, Wrist Straps including the 8115 Hypoallergenic model, ESD Gloves, Finger Cots, Wrist Strap Cords, Premium Wrist Strap Cord, and Hi Tech Hand Lotion) for personnel grounding; Static Control Flooring (Floor Finishes, ESD Paint, Floor Mats including the 600 Conductive Traction Mat, and Forbo Colorex ESD Tiles); Static Control Instruments (Resistance Meters, the 306 Two-Point Resistance Meter, Personnel Grounding Testers, Resistance Probes, Field Meters, Continuous Monitors, and the StatIQ Arm Band Monitor) for measuring and monitoring static conditions; PCB Essentials (Isopropyl Alcohol Cleaners including the 7600 and 7615 IPA Wipes, Electronic Cleaners, Precision Flux Removers, Conformal Coatings, Component Protection Products, and Mighty Mask Solder Masking Agent) for PCB production and repair; and Contamination Control products (Presaturated Wipes, Dry Wipes including Microfiber and Polyester Knit varieties, Industrial Wipes including Heavy Duty and Low Lint options, Microfiber Cloths, Critical Cleaning Swabs, and Personal Protection Equipment) for critical cleaning environments. The company has over 50 years of experience serving automotive, avionics, medical device, plastics, and telecommunications industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Staticide®: Primary product brand for anti-static coatings, topical antistats, and ESD control products including Staticide Concentrates, Staticide Ready-to-Use Anti-Static Topicals, and Staticide ESD Clear Coatings.
• QuantumTube™
• StatIQ
• StatIQ Arm Band

Products and services

• Anti-Static Coatings

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered regional and core.

• Aroindia Electromech PVT, LTDregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for ACL Staticide products in India. Aroindia Electromech PVT, LTD promotes ACL Staticide products including the Hi Tech Hand Lotion through videos and marketing materials for the Indian electronics manufacturing market.
• IONA TechcoreTechnology or IntegrationACL Staticide offers IONA Tech's StatIQ Arm Band Monitor as part of their product portfolio. The StatIQ is a wireless body voltage monitoring system for real-time traceability of employees in ESD-protected areas (EPA).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Henkel: Henkel's Adhesive Technologies / Electronics business offers conformal coatings, underfills, and PCB protection materials that overlap with ACL's PCB Essentials category as part of a much broader industrial and consumer portfolio.
• Ansell: Ansell is a global incumbent in protective gloves, including ESD and cleanroom glove lines, providing broader portfolio alternatives to ACL's ESD Nitrile Gloves and Laboratory Nitrile Gloves within a much larger healthcare/safety franchise.
• 3M: 3M's Electronics Materials division supplies ESD packaging, tapes, and static control products adjacent to ACL's offerings, leveraging a vastly larger global sales channel and R&D budget to bundle solutions across multiple electronics manufacturing categories.
• Kimberly-Clark Professional: Kimberly-Clark Professional's Kleenguard and Kimtech brands serve cleanroom and contamination control wiping needs, providing a broad-incumbent alternative to ACL's Contamination Control product line for industrial and cleanroom customers.

Direct peers

• Botron Company: Botron is a direct competitor specializing in ESD workbench products, static control flooring, grounding hardware, and ionization equipment — overlapping ACL's Workbench, Flooring, and Wearables categories.
• Transforming Technologies: Transforming Technologies manufactures ESD wrist straps, heel grounders, mats, ionizers, and continuous monitors — closely mirroring ACL's ESD Wearables, Workbench, and Instruments categories for the same electronics manufacturing end market.
• Simco-Ion (ITW): Simco-Ion, part of Illinois Tool Works, manufactures static elimination and detection equipment (ionizers, field meters, controllers) directly competing with ACL's Static Control Instruments category and adjacent ionization solutions.
• Desco Industries: Desco Industries (parent of SCS / Static Control Solutions, Charleswater, Prostat, EMIT) is the largest direct competitor to ACL Staticide, offering overlapping ESD workbench, wearables, packaging, instruments, and ionization products to the same electronics manufacturing customers.
• Contec: Contec is a leading manufacturer of cleanroom wipes, swabs, and contamination control products — directly overlapping ACL's Contamination Control category for the same cleanroom and electronics manufacturing customers.
• ITW Texwipe: ITW Texwipe produces cleanroom and ESD wipes, swabs, and presaturated cleaning products, directly competing with ACL's Critical Cleaning Wipes, Microfiber Wipes, and IPA Cleaning Wipes in PCB and cleanroom applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/acl_staticide/?hl=en

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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