Croll Reynolds Company

What Croll Reynolds Company does

Croll Reynolds Company, founded in 1917 and headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, is a privately held engineering firm that designs and manufactures custom-engineered process vacuum systems, steam jet ejectors, hybrid ejector-liquid ring systems, thermocompressors, vacuum chillers, and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. Its core technology uses converging-diverging nozzle steam jet ejectors — typically configured in one to six stages with intercondensers — to convert motive steam pressure into vacuum, supplemented by hybrid mechanical pump systems and proprietary thermal-simulation-driven designs. The company holds extensive international certifications (ISO 9001, ASME Section VIII with U-Stamp, TEMA C/B/R, PED/CE, CRN, API 660/661, plus country-specific codes) and serves chemical processing, oil & gas and refining, power generation, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, edible oils, pulp and paper, steel, desalination, aerospace, and textile polymerization customers across six continents.

Croll Reynolds generates revenue primarily through one-time sales of custom-engineered capital equipment priced via project-specific quotes that vary by vacuum level, number of stages, materials of construction, and automation level. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales conducted by technical sales engineers working alongside customer engineering teams, supported by regional sales and service offices across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and South America and by manufacturing partner facilities in India and China. Distribution is reinforced by a technical content marketing strategy — technical library, industry-specific case studies, an Ask-an-Engineer inquiry channel, and a Request a Quote workflow — targeting industrial buyers. Notable reference customers include NASA and the European Space Agency for altitude simulation, large Chinese chemical and petrochemical complexes (including three of the world's largest vacuum chillers), and enterprise operators across refining, power, and specialty process industries. The company is led by CEO Samuel Croll and COO Henry Hage.

Name

Croll Reynolds Company

Legal name

Croll Reynolds Co., Inc.

Website

https://croll.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Croll Reynolds Company designs and manufactures custom-engineered steam jet ejector vacuum systems, hybrid ejector-liquid ring systems, thermocompressors, vacuum chillers, and shell-and-tube heat exchangers for chemical, refining, power, food, pharma, and aerospace industrial customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Vacuum Systems & Heat Transfer Equipment

NAICS

Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing (333912), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241), Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves) (IMAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Steam jet ejectors
• Vacuum systems
• Heat exchangers
• Thermocompressors
• Vacuum chillers

Headquarters

HQ city

Parsippany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom-Engineered Equipment Sales: Croll Reynolds generates revenue primarily through the sale of custom-engineered vacuum systems, ejectors, heat exchangers, and related industrial equipment. Each system is engineered to specific customer process conditions, capacities, materials, and site constraints. Equipment is priced based on specifications, complexity, materials, and automation level. The company provides complete life-cycle support including installation supervision, troubleshooting, system revamps, spare parts, and operator training as part of their service offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Croll Reynolds is an engineering firm that researches, designs, and manufactures custom-engineered process vacuum systems, steam/gas/liquid ejectors, hybrid vacuum systems, thermocompressors, heat exchangers, and thermal solutions for industrial process applications. Each system is engineered to specific customer process conditions and includes full life-cycle support.

Product overview

Croll Reynolds Company is a manufacturer of engineered vacuum systems and heat transfer equipment. The product portfolio centers on steam jet ejectors and vacuum systems (single/multi-stage, hybrid, process-powered, power plant, and refinery configurations), specialty ejectors (thermocompressors, jet syphons, circulators, eductors), temperature control equipment (desuperheaters, vacuum chillers, jet heaters), and heat exchangers (TEMA and non-TEMA shell-and-tube designs). These products serve chemical, oil & gas, power generation, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, pulp & paper, and other process industries across six continents. Systems are custom-engineered from process first principles with 1-6 ejector stages depending on vacuum requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steam Jet Ejector Vacuum System Ejector vacuum systems providing reliable and economical handling and compression of low to high flow gas streams at various vacuum levels. Systems consist of ejectors and condensers with one to six stages depending on vacuum requirements. For process industries requiring deep vacuum.
• Process-Powered Vacuum System Vacuum systems powered by organic motive fluids (monochlorobenzene, phenols, glycols, ethylene, hexane) for recovering valuable process components without steam/water contamination. Includes ejectors, vaporizing systems, piping, condensers, pumps, instrumentation, and controls. Used in fine chemical and polymer plants.
• Hybrid Ejector Vacuum System (Rotajector) Combination systems incorporating liquid ring vacuum pumps into multi-stage ejector systems with intercondensers. Reduces steam consumption by replacing final ejector stages with mechanical pumps while maintaining high vacuum levels.
• Power Plant Vacuum System Vacuum systems for coal, gas-fired, nuclear, and geothermal power installations. Removes non-condensable vapors from turbine condensers to lower operating pressure and increase turbine efficiency.
• Refinery Vacuum System Low-cost efficient solution for vacuum distillation in refineries. Systems handle large flows of light hydrocarbons from vacuum distillation towers to maximize petroleum product yields.
• Multi Nozzle Steam Ejector/Thermocompressor/Booster Heat recovery equipment that boosts low-pressure steam to higher pressures for reuse. Maximizes energy efficiency by reclaiming latent heat energy of low-pressure steam through converging-diverging nozzle technology.
• Jet Syphon Pumping devices similar to steam jet ejectors but designed for liquids rather than gases. Used to pump sumps and drain vessels, capable of generating suction lift up to 30-32 feet.
• Circulators (Jet Mixers) Submerged jet-mixers for blending actions in open or closed tanks. Prevent stratification of liquids, homogenize mixtures, keep solids in suspension, and aerate at desired turnover rates.
• Eductors (Liquid-Powered Ejectors) Liquid-powered ejectors for various applications including sump pumping, bilge pumps, and material conveyance. Includes Aqua-vactors and Aqua-ductors for different motive fluid configurations.
• Desuperheaters Temperature control equipment that reduces superheated steam to saturated state through direct contact with pressurized cooling water. Available in venturi, steam atomizing, double venturi, full venturi, fixed nozzle, and spindle configurations.
• Vacuum Chillers (Chill-Vactor) Low-cost chemical-free refrigeration systems using multi-nozzle ejector technology to cool water to 1.5-10 degrees C. No refrigerants, absorption solutions, or lubricants required; over 300 units operating worldwide.
• Jet Heaters Direct contact heaters that inject steam or condensable vapors into process fluids to transfer heat without pressure increase. Installed in-line or in-tank for pipeline and tank heating applications.
• TEMA Type Heat Exchangers Shell-and-tube heat exchangers engineered to TEMA standards. Includes U-tube, floating head, fixed tubesheet, kettle reboiler, and falling film configurations in TEMA C, B, and R classes. Built to ASME Section VIII Div. 1 & 2.
• Non-TEMA Type Heat Exchangers Custom-engineered heat exchangers for non-standard applications including hairpin, helical coil, and specialty configurations where standardized designs are not optimal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 vacuum chillers operating worldwide including 3 of the world's largest for Chinese petrochemical industry
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• HTRI (Heat Transfer Research, Inc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationCroll Reynolds holds active HTRI membership and uses HTRI Xchanger Suite for rigorous thermal-rating software. Designs are cross-validated against proprietary in-house tools. HTRI membership enables access to industry-standard thermal design methods and benchmarking.
• Heat Exchange Institute (HEI)coreTechnology or IntegrationCroll Reynolds displays the Heat Exchange Institute logo on their website, indicating active participation and compliance with HEI standards for heat exchanger design and manufacturing.
• ASTM InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationCroll Reynolds displays ASTM International logo, indicating compliance with ASTM standards for materials and testing in their equipment manufacturing.
• SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance)coreTechnology or IntegrationCroll Reynolds holds ISO 9001 certification through SGS, a leading inspection, verification, and testing company. This certification validates their quality management system.
• Manufacturing Partners in India and ChinaregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner manufacturing facilities in India and China for projects requiring faster regional delivery or more competitive commercial terms. All equipment built to the same engineering and quality standards as US production.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Graham Corporation: Graham Corporation designs and manufactures steam jet ejectors, condensers, vacuum systems, and heat transfer equipment for the same refinery, petrochemical, and power-generation customers that Croll Reynolds serves, making it the closest direct peer in product category and target market.
• Koch-Glitsch (Koch Engineered Solutions, including legacy Schutte & Koerting): Through Schutte & Koerting and broader Koch Engineered Solutions, the group offers steam jet ejectors, scrubbers, and process vacuum equipment used in refineries and chemical plants—directly competing with Croll Reynolds' core ejector and condenser portfolio.
• ClydeUnion Pumps (SPX FLOW): SPX FLOW's ClydeUnion Pumps business designs steam turbine-driven pumps and associated process equipment, including vacuum and condensate systems serving power and process industries that overlap with Croll Reynolds' refinery and power-generation customers.
• Nash (Ingersoll Rand): Nash liquid ring vacuum pumps and compressors are commonly combined with steam ejectors in hybrid systems (a Croll Reynolds Rotajector configuration), making Nash a frequent complementary—and increasingly competitive—supplier in chemical and refining applications.

Broad incumbents

• Edwards Vacuum (Atlas Copco): Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco, supplies a broad portfolio of dry, oil-sealed, and liquid ring vacuum pumps and abatement systems across chemical, pharmaceutical, and power markets—directly overlapping with several of Croll Reynolds' served applications at a much larger scale.
• Busch Vacuum Solutions: Busch is one of the world's largest manufacturers of vacuum pumps, blowers, and compressors serving chemical, food, plastics, and power industries—representing a broad incumbent alternative to steam ejectors in many of Croll Reynolds' target processes.
• GEA Group (Process Engineering / Wiegand): GEA designs and supplies evaporation, distillation, and heat-transfer process plants—including falling-film and forced-circulation evaporators—for food, dairy, and chemical customers that overlap significantly with Croll Reynolds' edible-oil and chemical processing verticals.
• Flowserve Corporation: Flowserve is a major manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and associated process equipment used in oil & gas, chemical, and power generation—addressing many of the same process-industry customers with overlapping equipment scopes, including vacuum and heat-transfer systems.
• Gardner Denver (now Ingersoll Rand Industrial): Gardner Denver's industrial blowers, compressors, and vacuum products compete with steam ejector-based systems across chemical, petrochemical, and power-generation customers—offering electromechanical alternatives to Croll Reynolds' steam-driven vacuum technology.

Others

• John Crane (Smiths Group): John Crane supplies sealing, rotating equipment, and reliability solutions to the same refinery, chemical, and power customers as Croll Reynolds; while not a direct ejector competitor, it is an ecosystem participant often specified alongside vacuum and heat-transfer systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/croll-reynolds

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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