What Dekker Vacuum Technologies does

Dekker Vacuum Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services industrial vacuum pumps and integrated vacuum systems from its headquarters and production facility at 935 S Woodland Ave, Michigan City, Indiana. The company has been operating in vacuum technology since the 1970s and was founded in 1970. Its portfolio spans four pump technologies — liquid ring (Titan and Maxima series), rotary vane (DuraVane oil-sealed and oil-free), dry claw (Gryphon), and rotary piston (HullVac) — alongside four configured system lines (AquaSeal water-sealed, ChemSeal solvent-sealed, Duravane Systems, and Vmax oil-sealed). Proprietary technical assets include the patented DX-5 and DX-7 five-stage air/oil separators, the Vmaxol sealing fluid enabling 10,000+ hours of operation without oil change, the Duratex lubricant family, and a no-metal-to-metal-contact liquid ring geometry that tolerates soft solids, saturated vapors, and entrained liquids. Capacity coverage runs from 2.2 CFM compact plug-and-play units up to 39,000 CFM large-capacity engineered systems.

The company sells into at least 11 industrial verticals — woodworking and CNC routing, medical/healthcare (NFPA 99 compliant), plastics and rubber, power generation, meat and poultry processing, cheesemaking and food processing, flash cooling and vegetable preservation, dehydrating and freeze drying, material handling, paper and printing, and electronics — through an enterprise field sales motion (website quote request, inside sales at 800-848-4511) combined with an authorized distributor network that receives factory training in vacuum basics, maintenance, PLC, and VFD operation. Pricing is fully quote-based and not publicly disclosed; no price list, public tiers, or e-commerce channel exists. Quality and compliance frameworks include ISO 9001:2008 manufacturing for Maxima and Titan lines and NFPA 99 medical package capability for hospital and laboratory installations.

Dekker is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Copco, the Swedish industrial productivity conglomerate, operating within the parent group's Vacuum Technique business area. The Atlas Copco affiliation provides Dekker with global service-center reach, corporate procurement leverage, and cross-sell potential into Atlas Copco's broader customer base, while Dekker retains an independent brand identity (currently undergoing a "Gold to Black" visual refresh rolled out in 2025) and US-domestic manufacturing positioning ("Assembled in America"). Recent strategic emphasis has been on product portfolio broadening — notably the 2023 launch of the Gryphon dry claw platform and oil-sealed DuraVane addition — and on vertical-specific content expansion across cheesemaking, freeze-drying, and medical markets.

Name

Dekker Vacuum Technologies

Legal name

Dekker Vacuum Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://dekkervacuum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Dekker Vacuum Technologies designs and manufactures industrial vacuum pumps and systems — liquid ring, rotary vane, dry claw, and rotary piston — from Michigan City, Indiana, serving woodworking, medical, plastics, power generation, food processing, and freeze-drying customers as a wholly-owned Atlas Copco subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Vacuum Pumps and Systems

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Vacuum Pumps & Systems (IMAHANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vacuum Systems & Components (Vacuum Pumps, Ejectors, Cups, Grippers) (IMAHAGAN), Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets) (IMAHANAG)

Keywords

• Industrial vacuum pumps
• Liquid ring pumps
• Rotary vane pumps
• Dry claw pumps
• Vacuum systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Michigan City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Vacuum Pumps and Systems Sales: Dekker generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of industrial vacuum pumps and vacuum systems. Product lines include liquid ring pumps (Titan, Maxima), rotary vane pumps (DuraVane), dry claw pumps (Gryphon), and rotary piston pumps (HullVac), as well as configured systems (AquaSeal, ChemSeal, Vmax, DuraVane Systems). Sales are primarily through direct sales and authorized distributors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dekker Vacuum Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells industrial vacuum pumps and configured vacuum systems used in manufacturing and process applications. Its portfolio spans liquid ring, rotary vane, dry claw, and rotary piston pump technologies with capacities from 2.2 CFM to 39,000 CFM, sold primarily to industrial customers in woodworking, medical, plastics, power generation, food processing, and related sectors.

Product overview

Dekker Vacuum Technologies offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial vacuum pumps and systems, including five pump series (DuraVane, Gryphon, HullVac, Maxima, Titan) and four vacuum system series (AquaSeal, ChemSeal, Duravane Systems, Vmax). The product range spans multiple technologies including liquid ring, dry claw, rotary vane, and rotary piston pumps, serving industries such as woodworking, food processing, medical, plastics, and power generation. Systems range from compact plug-and-play units to large capacity custom-engineered packages with capacities from 2.2 CFM to 39,000 CFM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AquaSeal: Water-sealed liquid ring vacuum pump systems designed for tough applications with corrosive gases and harsh operating conditions. Features flexible recovery configurations and low-maintenance operation.
• ChemSeal
• DuraVane
• Gryphon
• HullVac
• Maxima
• Titan
• Vmax

Products and services

• DuraVane Series Oil-sealed rotary vane vacuum pumps engineered for industrial applications requiring robust rough-vacuum performance. Industrial-grade components, integrated mist filters, cooling system for extended oil life, and minimal noise and vibration.
• DuraVane Oil-Free Series

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ hours of operation without an oil change with Vmax systems using Vmaxol sealing fluid
• +3 more outcomes

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Leybold (Atlas Copco): Leybold is another Atlas Copco-owned vacuum brand with strong presence in industrial coating, metallurgy, and chemical processing. It overlaps with Dekker in liquid ring and rotary vane categories but extends into cryogenic and high-vacuum applications Dekker does not address.
• Gardner Denver (Ingersoll Rand): Ingersoll Rand (via Gardner Denver) offers industrial pumps, blowers, and vacuum equipment as part of a broad industrial portfolio. While not specializing in vacuum the way Dekker does, it competes on rotary vane and liquid ring in many of the same end markets.
• Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology: Pfeiffer Vacuum (also owned by Atlas Copco) is a broad vacuum technology incumbent offering the full spectrum from rotary vane to turbomolecular pumps. While it competes in Dekker's industrial segments, it is far larger and serves a much broader range including semiconductor and analytical applications.
• Edwards Vacuum: Edwards Vacuum (Atlas Copco sister company) is a global vacuum leader with significant industrial and semiconductor exposure. It competes broadly with Dekker in industrial applications while operating at much larger scale across additional high-tech verticals.

Emerging players

• Graham Corporation: Graham Corporation designs specialty vacuum and heat transfer equipment for energy, defense, and process industries. It overlaps with Dekker's power generation and chemical applications, though Graham focuses more on engineered custom projects than standard pump product lines.

Direct peers

• Busch Vacuum Solutions: Busch is a global leader in industrial vacuum pumps (rotary vane, liquid ring, dry claw, screw) and a direct competitor to Dekker in nearly every product category, serving the same woodworking, plastics, food processing, and medical markets with broader geographic reach.
• Tuthill Corporation (Tuthill Vacuum & Blower Systems): Tuthill designs and manufactures rotary vane vacuum pumps and positive displacement blowers, directly competing with Dekker's DuraVane series in printing, packaging, woodworking, and material handling applications.
• Becker Pumps Corporation: Becker manufactures rotary vane and claw vacuum pumps serving woodworking, packaging, printing, and medical applications — a direct competitor in Dekker's DuraVane and Gryphon product categories with overlapping customer segments.
• Sterling SIHI (Sterling Fluid Systems): Sterling SIHI manufactures liquid ring vacuum pumps and systems for chemical, pharmaceutical, and industrial process applications, directly comparable to Dekker's AquaSeal and ChemSeal configured systems for solvent recovery and corrosive gas handling.
• Nash (a Cotes brand): Nash specializes in liquid ring vacuum pumps and compressors, the same core technology as Dekker's Maxima and Titan series, competing head-to-head in power generation, chemical processing, and large-capacity industrial applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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