What CECOR does

CECOR is a US-based industrial equipment manufacturer founded in the mid-1950s and headquartered at 1000 James Ave., Belleville, Wisconsin, where it designs and builds its products domestically. The company specializes in coolant and sump management equipment for CNC machining and manufacturing facilities, with its flagship Sump Shark line of sump cleaners engineered to remove metal chips, tramp oils, and debris from machine sumps. Its product architecture centers on cylindrical tank designs that the company claims outperform rectangular alternatives in fluid flow and cleanability, with units offered in pneumatic, single-phase electric, three-phase electric, battery, and propane configurations to match varied industrial power environments. Supporting products include drum-top sump suckers, coolant dispensers (pneumatic, electric, battery, and gravity-operated), coolant mixing stations, magnetic filtration and bacteria control systems, tramp-oil removal units, and a range of dumping carts and mobile drum tanks.

CECOR's revenue model is pure one-time hardware sales of industrial equipment, with publicly disclosed pricing on its website ranging from approximately $1,500 for entry drum-top units to roughly $9,990 for battery-powered sump cleaners, and no subscription or recurring revenue component. Go-to-market combines a direct e-commerce storefront at cecor.com with a consultative enterprise sales motion for larger facilities, supported by content marketing (blog, YouTube videos, email newsletter), organic social on Facebook and LinkedIn, and SEO. The customer base spans small precision machining shops through Fortune 500 manufacturers, served from a single US manufacturing facility with a headcount in the 11–50 range.

The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, no institutional investors, no funding rounds, and no partnerships or M&A activity recorded. Leadership is anchored by President Jeff Urso. CECOR holds a registered trademark for the Sump Shark brand and references patented designs as ongoing IP development, though no specific patent register is published. The company operates exclusively in the United States with no global footprint claim.

Name

CECOR

Legal name

CECOR

Website

https://cecor.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CECOR is a privately held US manufacturer of industrial coolant and sump management equipment, including Sump Shark sump cleaners, coolant dispensers, and dumping carts, serving CNC machining facilities from small precision shops to Fortune 500 manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Coolant Management Equipment

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Capping, Closing & Sealing Equipment (Capper, Induction, Heat Seal) (IMALAOAC)

Keywords

• Industrial sump cleaners
• Coolant management equipment
• CNC machine maintenance
• Industrial dumping carts
• Cutting fluid dispensers

Headquarters

HQ city

Belleville

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: CECOR generates revenue through the sale of industrial equipment including sump cleaners, coolant dispensers, dumping carts, and accessories. Products are sold as one-time purchases with no subscription component. Pricing is publicly disclosed on the website with tiered options based on capacity, power source, and features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CECOR manufactures and sells industrial sump cleaners under the Sump Shark® brand, coolant dispensers, coolant mixing stations, and industrial dumping carts used by CNC machining facilities. Products are available in multiple power configurations (pneumatic, electric, battery, propane) and are made in the USA at the company's Belleville, Wisconsin facility. The portfolio covers the full coolant management workflow: sump cleaning, coolant dispensing, mixing, filtration (magnetic, bacteria control, tramp-oil removal), and material handling.

Product overview

CECOR is a manufacturer of industrial coolant and sump management equipment made in the USA at their Belleville, Wisconsin facility. The product portfolio centers on the Sump Shark brand sump cleaners, which come in multiple power configurations (pneumatic, single-phase electric, battery, three-phase electric, and propane) to serve different industrial environments. The product line includes drum-top sump suckers for coolant extraction into drums, coolant dispensers (pneumatic, electric, battery, and gravity-operated), coolant mixing stations, combination sump cleaner/dispenser units, and dumping carts in various profiles (low, medium, high) and capacities for transporting and disposing of coolant and debris. Supporting these core products are accessories for bacteria control, magnetic filtration, tramp-oil removal, and replacement parts such as filters, gaskets, hoses, motors, and valves. With over 68 years in business, the company serves operations from small precision shops to Fortune 500 companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sump Shark®: CECOR's patented sump cleaner brand featuring powerful suction for removing metal chips, tramp oils, and debris from CNC machine sumps

Products and services

• Sump Shark Sump Cleaner line Industrial sump cleaners for CNC coolant cleaning, removing metal chips, tramp oils, and debris from machine sumps via powerful suction and a cylindrical tank design. Available in pneumatic, single-phase electric, three-phase electric, battery, and propane variants. Targeted at CNC machining and manufacturing facilities.
• Drum Top Sump Sucker line Drum-top sump suckers in pneumatic and single-phase electric variants for extracting coolant and debris from machine sumps into drums. Used by machining facilities for coolant removal and drum filling operations.
• Coolant Dispensers Coolant dispensers for machining facility coolant distribution in pneumatic, single-phase electric, battery-powered, and gravity-operated variants. Used to dispense cutting fluid in CNC machining operations.
• Coolant Mixing Station Coolant mixing station compatible with CECOR dispensers for preparing and mixing cutting fluid solutions. Used in machining facilities to batch fresh coolant from concentrate and water.
• Combination Sump Cleaner/Dispenser units Combination units integrating sump cleaning and coolant dispensing capabilities in a single machine. Targeted at machining facilities seeking consolidated coolant management equipment.
• Industrial Dumping Carts Industrial dumping carts available in low, medium, and high profile configurations (9.6 cu. ft. to 27 cu. ft. capacity, up to 1,500 lbs), along with tilt carts, dumping frames, and mobile drum tanks. Used by machining facilities to transport and dump coolant, metal chips, and debris.
• CECOR Replacement Parts and Accessories Replacement parts and accessories for CECOR sump cleaners, drum tops, dispensers, coolant control systems, and dumping carts, including filters, gaskets, hoses, motors, valves, and wheels. Used by existing CECOR customers for maintenance and repair.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces maintenance downtime through efficient sump cleaning
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PRAB: PRAB makes metal chip processing, fluid management, and coolant-handling equipment for metalworking manufacturers, addressing the same chip/coolant pain points as CECOR's sump cleaners, carts, and tramp-oil removal systems.
• Cuda Cleaning Systems: Cuda Cleaning Systems manufactures industrial parts washers and aqueous cleaning equipment for industrial facilities, competing in adjacent cleaning-equipment categories used by the same manufacturing customers as CECOR.
• Better Engineering: Better Engineering produces industrial parts washing and fluid cleaning systems for manufacturing operations, serving a comparable customer base of CNC and metalworking shops with overlapping maintenance-equipment SKUs.
• Serfilco: Serfilco manufactures industrial filtration and pumping equipment used to move and clean metalworking fluids, including magnetic separators and tramp-oil removal — areas where CECOR competes directly.
• StingRay Parts Washers: StingRay manufactures industrial parts washing equipment and fluid cleaning systems for metalworking and industrial facilities, addressing similar coolant-and-debris-handling use cases as CECOR.
• Hennig: Hennig produces chip and coolant management solutions — including coolant filtration, chip conveyors, and fluid maintenance systems — for machine tool builders and end users, directly paralleling CECOR's product range.
• Graymills: Graymills manufactures industrial parts washing systems, fluid cleaning equipment, and coolant maintenance products for machine shops and manufacturing facilities — directly overlapping with CECOR's sump cleaners and coolant dispensers.

Broad incumbents

• Donaldson Company: Donaldson is a large, diversified industrial filtration manufacturer with significant overlap in coolant and process-fluid filtration, including magnetic and chip-handling products that compete with CECOR's filtration accessories.
• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a global industrial incumbent in separation, fluid handling, and heat transfer — including coolant and process-fluid filtration products that overlap with CECOR's filtration and fluid-cleaning offerings.

Others

• Master Fluid Solutions: Master Fluid Solutions is a metalworking fluids (coolants/cutting fluids) manufacturer — complementary to CECOR's coolant-handling equipment, frequently co-sold or specified alongside CECOR's dispensers and mixing stations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/cecor55/feed
• Facebookfacebook.com/cecor.net
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cecor-sumpcleaners-carts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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