Gilson Company

Name

Gilson Company

Legal name

Gilson Company, Inc.

Website

https://globalgilson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Materials Testing Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Weighing & Force Measurement (Load cells, scales, torque, strain measurement) (IMAGAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Calibration, Metrology & QA Consumables (Calibration Artifacts, Test Coupons, Gauge Tools) (IMAAAIAG), Crushing, Screening & Mineral Sizing Equipment (IMAKANAD)

Keywords

• Construction materials testing
• Particle sizing equipment
• Test sieves and shakers
• Concrete compression machines
• Asphalt testing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lewis Center

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. Equipment Sales: Gilson generates revenue through direct sales of construction materials testing equipment including sieves, shakers, compression machines, scales, and accessories. Products range from small lab tools ($6-25) to major equipment ($10,000-20,000+). Sales occur via e-commerce, phone, and quote requests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gilson manufactures and supplies construction materials testing equipment, including test sieves, sieve shakers, the pioneering Gilson Testing Screen, concrete compression machines, Marshall compactors, servo control load frames, aggregate, asphalt, and soil testing instruments, sample splitters, scales, calibration weights, ovens, furnaces, and crushers and mills. The company also offers the Gilson CONTEMP cloud-connected concrete maturity tracking system and the Gilson Guardian cloud sharing application for specimen data management. Customers include civil engineering, pharmaceutical, and food science laboratories, with products meeting ASTM and AASHTO testing standards.

Product overview

Gilson Company is a manufacturer and supplier of construction materials testing equipment serving civil engineering, pharmaceutical, food science, and other industries. The product portfolio is organized as a unified equipment ecosystem with core product categories that work together for complete materials testing workflows. The core offerings include Test Sieves and Sieve Shakers (including Gilson Testing Screen pioneered in 1939, various tapping, Ro-Tap, vibratory and sonic shakers) for particle sizing; Concrete Testing Equipment (compression machines, maturity testing, non-destructive testing); Asphalt Testing Equipment (Marshall compactors, Superpave gyratory compactors, binder testing); Soil and Aggregate Testing Equipment (CBR, triaxial, Proctor compaction, Los Angeles Abrasion); Sample Preparation (crushers, pulverizers, mills, sample splitters); and General Laboratory Equipment (ovens, furnaces, scales, balances, calibration weights). Supporting software includes the Gilson Guardian Cloud Sharing Application for data management. Products meet ASTM and AASHTO standards and are sold through a catalog and online platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Test Sieves ASTM and ISO compliant test sieves in multiple sizes (3in to 12in), frame materials, and mesh types used for particle size analysis by construction materials testing laboratories.
• Sieve Shakers Mechanical and sonic sieve shakers, including tapping sieve shakers, Ro-Tap units, vibratory shakers, and sonic sifters used to automate particle separation in materials testing workflows.
• Gilson Testing Screen Large-volume screening equipment pioneered by Gilson in 1939, used for particle sizing and classification of construction materials.
• Concrete Compression Machines Automated and manual compression machines for testing concrete cylinder and cube compressive strength, with capacities ranging from 250,000 lbf down to smaller units.
• Marshall Compactors Mechanical compactors for producing Marshall test specimens for asphalt mix design, available with stationary or rotating base for 4in or 6in specimens.
• Servo Control Load Frames Closed-loop servo-controlled testing frames with strain rate range of 0.00001-2 in/min for soil and asphalt testing applications, providing unmatched control, accuracy, and reliability.
• Concrete Maturity Testing Systems (Gilson CONTEMP) Cloud-connected concrete temperature and maturity monitoring system with durable sensors that automatically upload data for tracking concrete strength development.
• Gilson Guardian Cloud Sharing Application Cloud-based data management and sharing platform for tracking concrete specimen data from casting through completion and sharing with team members.
• Aggregate Testing Equipment Full range of aggregate testing equipment including Micro-Deval apparatus, Los Angeles Abrasion machines, durability index agitators, and sulfate soundness test equipment.
• Asphalt Testing Equipment Comprehensive asphalt testing portfolio including Marshall testing systems, Superpave gyratory compactors, asphalt content furnaces, and binder testing equipment.
• Soil Testing Equipment Complete soil testing range including CBR apparatus, triaxial shear systems, consolidation equipment, and Proctor compaction testing equipment.
• Non-Destructive Testing Equipment Non-destructive testing instruments including concrete test hammers, crack monitors, rebar locators, ultrasonic pulse velocity testers, and pull-off adhesion testers.
• Sample Splitters and Dividers Riffle splitters, universal splitters, and spinning rifflers for representative sample division in aggregate, soil, and asphalt testing workflows.
• Scales and Balances Digital and mechanical scales ranging from 100g to 200,000g capacity for laboratory and field weighing applications, including calibration weights.
• Calibration Weights NIST Class F, ASTM Class 1, ASTM Class 4, and Ultra Class calibration weights with optional NIST traceable or NVLAP certifications.
• Ovens and Furnaces Laboratory ovens and muffle furnaces for drying, curing, and high-temperature testing of construction materials.
• Crushers, Pulverizers and Mills Jaw crushers, cone crushers, disk mills, ball mills, and laboratory grinding equipment for sample preparation in materials testing.
• Los Angeles Abrasion Machine Los Angeles Abrasion machine for aggregate abrasion resistance testing, available in multiple models including HM-70A and HM-70AF.
• Gilson Mechanical Soil Compactor Mechanical soil compactor for Proctor compaction testing, available in HM-580 and HM-580F models.
• Concrete Phoenix System Concrete Phoenix furnace system (Model CT-1) for concrete material testing applications, listed at $17,000.00.
• Ideal-RT Test Fixture Test fixture for determining resistance to rutting (rutting tolerance) at high temperatures of asphalt mixtures.
• Static Segregation Column (HM-597) Static segregation column (Model HM-597) with unique design allowing a single person to perform static segregation resistance testing of fresh self-consolidating concrete (SCC) mixes.
• Automatic Controller Retrofits Retrofit solution for upgrading basic or manual concrete compression machines to automatic operation, eliminating variations in load rates and increasing efficiency.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products meet ASTM and AASHTO standards
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

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

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASTM InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGilson actively participates in ASTM International Committee Week meetings, particularly Committee C09 (Concrete and Concrete Aggregates) and D04 (Road and Paving Materials). The company works with international groups of industry experts to develop and refine testing standards.
• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGilson products meet AASHTO standards and the company exhibits at AASHTO Subcommittee on Materials meetings to support transportation industry testing standards development.
• Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGilson hosts OAIMA aggregate technician certification training programs at their Lewis Center facility, including Level I and Level II training sessions for construction professionals from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and other states.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGilson participates in ASCE events including the Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) conferences on airfield and highway pavements, supporting civil engineering professionals.
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGilson exhibits at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., the largest event in North America for U.S. DOT and State DOT officials, supporting the transportation research community.
• W.S. TylerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGilson distributes W.S. Tyler Ro-Tap sieve shakers and other W.S. Tyler products alongside their own product lines.
• Ohaus CorporationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGilson distributes Ohaus products including triple beam balances, field test scales, and moisture analyzers.
• FritschminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGilson distributes Fritsch products including jaw crushers, vibrating cup mills, disk mills, planetary mills, cutting mills, and rotary cone sample dividers.
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGilson supports the FHWA Mobile Concrete Technology Center (MCTC) which delivers concrete testing and research directly to the field, supporting roadway infrastructure advancement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Humboldt Mfg. Co. Long-standing U.S. manufacturer of construction materials testing equipment including sieves, shakers, compression machines, asphalt, soil and concrete testing instruments — directly comparable product portfolio and customer base to Gilson.
• Forney LP: U.S. maker of concrete compression testing machines and CMT equipment sold to ready-mix, precast and DOT labs; competes head-to-head with Gilson in concrete and asphalt testing categories.
• CONTROLS Group: Italian-headquartered global manufacturer of construction materials testing equipment across concrete, cement, soils, asphalt, aggregates and rocks — directly comparable product breadth and end-markets to Gilson.
• Matest S.p.A. Italian manufacturer and supplier of CMT equipment (concrete, cement, asphalt, soil, aggregate testing) distributed globally; overlaps materially with Gilson's sieving, compression and asphalt test categories.
• Tinius Olsen: Specialist in materials testing machines for metals, plastics and construction materials, including compression/tensile frames; competes with Gilson in servo-controlled load frames and concrete compression testing.

Broad incumbents

• Instron: Large, established materials testing equipment manufacturer offering compression, tensile and fatigue systems; serves a broader portfolio of industries but overlaps with Gilson in compression/load-frame categories.
• MTS Systems: Global industrial testing and simulation provider with materials testing systems for civil engineering and construction materials; larger incumbent with broader application scope than Gilson.

Regional players

• UTEST Material Testing Equipment: Turkey-based manufacturer of construction materials testing equipment (concrete, cement, aggregate, soil, asphalt) competing with Gilson in regional and price-sensitive procurement tenders.
• EIE Instruments: India-based CMT equipment supplier offering concrete, soil, aggregate and asphalt testing instruments; competes in emerging-market tenders and on price where Gilson's North American focus is weaker.

Others

• W.S. Tyler: Original sieve and screening equipment manufacturer; a Gilson channel partner in the U.S. but a comparable/complementary maker of test sieves and Ro-Tap shakers globally — overlaps in sieving but complements in distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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