Krackeler Scientific

What Krackeler Scientific does

Krackeler Scientific, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned laboratory supplies distributor founded in 1951 in Albany, New York, by Joseph J. Krackeler after his career at DuPont. The company distributes scientific laboratory equipment, consumables, chemicals, and life science products from hundreds of leading manufacturers — including Corning, Thermo Scientific, Ohaus, Eppendorf, Sigma-Aldrich/Millipore, Labconco, Honeywell Burdick & Jackson, Alpha Pro Tech, Benchmark Scientific, and Bertin Technologies — across at least nine vertical segments: academic institutions, government laboratories, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, clinical/healthcare, food and beverage, cannabis/hemp, environmental, and industrial.

The underlying business is a long-tail catalog distribution operation with hundreds of thousands of SKUs. Order capture is delivered through an e-commerce storefront at krackeler.com (with catalog browse, Advanced Search, Quick Order, and quote-request functionality) and phone ordering at 1-800-334-7725. The product mix is organized into five primary categories: Supplies & Consumables, Equipment & Instruments, Life Science products, Chemicals, and Chromatography. Pricing is unit-based for stocked items and quote-based for custom or organization-specific purchases, with promotional pricing distributed through email newsletters, annual savings portfolio catalogs, and vertical-specific resource centers targeting regulated testing markets.

Revenue is generated through one-time product sales via direct e-commerce and inside/phone sales; there is no subscription or licensing layer. The company has remained under family ownership since inception with no disclosed institutional investment, M&A activity, or public listing, and operates with a lean 11–50 employee footprint. Current operations are evidenced by an active 2026 promotional cadence, vendor rebates (e.g., Ohaus free Vortex Genie 2 with balance purchase, Globe Scientific buy-2-get-1 microscope slide promotion), and continuous catalog updates across emerging testing verticals such as cannabis/hemp and water testing.

Name

Krackeler Scientific

Legal name

Krackeler Scientific, Inc.

Website

https://krackeler.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Krackeler Scientific is a family-owned, Albany, NY-based laboratory supplies distributor founded in 1951, serving academic, government, biotech, pharma, clinical, food/beverage, cannabis, environmental, and industrial customers through an e-commerce platform carrying hundreds of leading scientific brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment and Supplies Distribution

NAICS

Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42345), Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (42469)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH), Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Scientific laboratory supplies
• Lab equipment distribution
• Life science consumables
• Laboratory chemicals
• Chromatography products

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Krackeler Scientific generates revenue through direct product sales of scientific laboratory equipment, supplies, chemicals, and consumables. Customers purchase individual items through the website, with pricing available for many products. Custom/organization-specific pricing is available through quote requests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Krackeler Scientific is a full-line distributor of scientific laboratory equipment, supplies, consumables, chemicals, and chromatography products sourced from hundreds of leading manufacturers. The company sells these products directly to academic, government, biotech, pharmaceutical, clinical, food & beverage, cannabis, environmental, and industrial laboratories via its e-commerce website, phone sales, and quote-based ordering, offering one-stop procurement for laboratory operations.

Product overview

Krackeler Scientific is a leading full-line distributor of scientific laboratory equipment and supplies, serving academic, governmental, and private sector customers in biotechnology, nanotechnology, life science, pharmaceutical, biomedical, environmental, clinical, food and beverage, cannabis, and industrial sectors. The company offers a comprehensive product portfolio organized into five main categories: Supplies & Consumables (lab coats, pipette tips, beakers, gloves), Equipment & Instruments (centrifuges, balances, pipettes, pH electrodes), Life Science Products (cell culture flasks, centrifuge tubes, media, plates), Chemicals (reagent chemicals and solvents from major manufacturers), and Chromatography Products (HPLC columns, vials, sample preparation). Featured brands include Benchmark Scientific, Labconco, Honeywell Burdick & Jackson, Alpha Pro Tech, Bertin Technologies, and SW Safety. Products can be ordered through the company's e-commerce website with features including quick order, quote requests, and favorites lists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supplies & Consumables General laboratory consumables category including Alpha Pro Tech lab coats, Celltreat filter pipette tips, Corning Pyrex beakers, and Kimberly Clark Purple Nitrile exam gloves, offered to laboratory customers across all served sectors.
• Equipment & Instruments Laboratory equipment and instruments category including Eppendorf centrifuges, Ohaus Adventurer balances, Thermo Orion pH electrodes, and Rainin Classic pipettes for laboratory and research use.
• Life Science Products Cell culture and life science category including Celltreat sterile centrifuge tubes, tissue culture flasks, Falcon multiwell cell culture plates, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM), and Kimble media/storage bottles for biotech and life science laboratories.
• Chemicals Chemical reagents and solvents category sourced from Avantor Performance Materials, Honeywell Burdick & Jackson, Millipore Sigma, and Ricca Chemical, for laboratory and research use.
• Chromatography Products Chromatography consumables category including Agilent screw top vials, HxSil C8 & C18 HPLC columns, and Restek Rxi-1ms columns, for analytical laboratory use.
• Nest 3- and 5-Layer Cell Culture Flasks Featured high-clarity polystyrene cell culture flasks (3-layer at 520 cm² growth area, 5-layer at 870 cm²), sterilized by E-beam, non-pyrogenic, and DNase/Rnase free, for cell culture laboratories.
• Benchmark Scientific Laboratory Equipment Distributed line of Benchmark Scientific laboratory equipment including centrifuges, microcentrifuges, homogenizers, thermal cyclers, incubators, shakers, spectrophotometers, and electrophoresis systems.
• Labconco Products Distributed line of Labconco laboratory products including safety cabinets, fume hoods, freeze dry systems, extraction apparatus, glassware washers, glove boxes, and vacuum concentrators.
• Honeywell Burdick & Jackson Solvents Distributed high-purity solvents under the Honeywell Burdick & Jackson brand, including ACS/HPLC solvents, anhydrous solvents, BioSyn solvents, GC2 solvents, LC-MS grade solvents, and LabReady blends.
• Alpha Pro Tech Protective Apparel Distributed line of Alpha Pro Tech protective clothing and infection control products including Critical Cover AlphaGuard lab coats, frocks, coveralls, boot covers, shoe covers, and face masks including N-95 respirators.
• Bertin Technologies Products Distributed line of Bertin Technologies air monitoring and homogenizing equipment including Coriolis air samplers, Precellys tissue homogenizers, Minilys personal homogenizer, and Cryolys cooling units.
• SW Safety Gloves Distributed line of SW Safety protective gloves including PowerForm nitrile exam gloves with EcoTek and DriTek technologies, TrueForm latex exam gloves, and Supercede nitrile powder-free exam gloves.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fisher Scientific: Fisher Scientific distributes laboratory equipment, chemicals, consumables, and supplies to research, academic, healthcare, and industrial laboratories worldwide. It is a direct comparator because its catalog breadth, multi-brand distribution, and institutional customer base closely overlap Krackeler's offering.
• Cole-Parmer: Cole-Parmer sells scientific equipment, instruments, consumables, and calibration-related products to laboratory and industrial customers. It is a direct product and business-model peer with an emphasis on equipment and technical instrumentation.
• Thomas Scientific: Thomas Scientific supplies laboratory equipment, instruments, chemicals, and consumables to research, healthcare, academic, and industrial customers. It is a direct peer because it serves similar buyers with a broad, multi-brand laboratory distribution platform.
• Genesee Scientific: Genesee Scientific provides laboratory consumables, equipment, reagents, and media to life-science and research customers. It is a direct peer due to its multi-category product catalog and online distribution of both consumable and instrument products.
• LabSource: LabSource distributes life-science research products, laboratory equipment, and consumables, with particular strength in cell culture and molecular biology workflows. It is comparable because it combines specialized laboratory products with online ordering for research customers.
• VWR: VWR is a global distributor of laboratory equipment, chemicals, consumables, and services to scientific and healthcare organizations. It directly competes through a broad multi-manufacturer catalog and e-commerce procurement model similar to Krackeler's.
• Lab Depot: Lab Depot is an online distributor of laboratory supplies, equipment, chemicals, and consumables for research, clinical, and industrial laboratories. Its e-commerce-led, broad catalog distribution model closely resembles Krackeler's.

Broad incumbents

• Avantor: Avantor manufactures and distributes laboratory materials, equipment, consumables, and services through its global portfolio, including VWR. It is a broad incumbent competitor with the supplier relationships, breadth, and scale to challenge a regional distributor such as Krackeler.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher Scientific is a large life-science tools and laboratory supplier spanning instruments, consumables, chemicals, and services. It overlaps substantially with Krackeler's product categories and customer base but operates at a much larger scale and with proprietary products.

Regional players

• ZAG Scientific: ZAG Scientific supplies and services laboratory equipment and instruments, with a regional focus in the northeastern United States. It is relevant because its product categories and laboratory customers are similar, although its geographic coverage is narrower.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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