KLa Systems
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2001
- HeadquartersAssonet, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
KLa Systems firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- KLa Systems
- Legal name
- KLa Systems, Inc.
- Website
- https://klasystems.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2001
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
KLa Systems industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Wastewater Treatment Aeration & Mixing Equipment
- NAICS
- Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Decentralized/Package Wastewater Systems (Small/Remote) (EUANADAE)
Keywords
Where KLa Systems is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Assonet
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
KLa Systems business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Aeration and Mixing Systems Sales: Sale of custom-designed jet aeration systems, jet mixing systems, Slot Injector systems, and associated equipment including pumps, blowers, piping, and controls. Systems are sold as complete packages under 'Total System Responsibility' model including design, supply, installation, commissioning, and training.
- Aftermarket Products and Services: Sales of replacement parts, retrofit components (Rapid Series Slot Injector), and aftermarket solutions for existing installations. Also includes back-flush system upgrades and component replacements.
- Professional Services: Engineering services, site assessments, pilot testing (2,000-gallon mobile test tank), system design, installation inspection, commissioning, and operator training included as part of total system responsibility.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Purchase Option - Full System Acquisition |
| Subscription | Monthly | Lease Option - Rapid Series Slot Injector |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
KLa Systems product offering
Product offeringCore offering
KLa Systems custom-engineers, manufactures, and supplies jet aeration and jet mixing equipment for biological wastewater treatment, anchored by its proprietary Slot Injector™ technology. It delivers complete turnkey packages (aerators, in-basin piping, blowers, pumps, back-flush systems, controls) along with engineering design, pilot testing, installation inspection, commissioning, and operator training under a Total System Responsibility model. Primary customers are large industrial facilities, municipalities, and water utilities worldwide.
Product overview
KLa Systems offers a portfolio of jet aeration and jet mixing products centered around its proprietary Slot Injector™ technology and conventional Jet Aeration Systems. The core offerings include the Slot Injector™ Systems (introduced in 1979, licensed from Bayer AG) and Jet Aeration Systems, both supported by Back-Flush Systems for maintenance. Effluent Decanters provide clarification support, while Total System Responsibility packages deliver complete turnkey systems. Retrofit Opportunities enable replacement of existing aeration infrastructure. The Rapid Series™ Slot Injector (RS) is the newest aftermarket product for rapid deployment upgrades.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Slot Injector™: Jet aeration system using a slot-shaped nozzle configuration for higher efficiency in industrial biological treatment processes. First introduced in 1979 by Bayer AG and brought to North America in 2005.
- Rapid Series™ Slot Injector
Products and services
- Slot Injector™ Systems Proprietary jet aeration system with a slot-shaped nozzle and outer mixing jet configuration designed for industrial biological wastewater treatment; achieves higher oxygen transfer rates than conventional jet aerators with 10-20% reduction in energy usage and 55% reduction in liquid flow requirements.
- Jet Aeration Systems Conventional jet aerators that simultaneously introduce high-kinetic-energy liquid and air through jet nozzles, creating intense turbulence for superior process oxygen transfer; suitable for industrial and municipal biological wastewater treatment.
- Jet Mixing Jet mixers for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities used to blend plant influent and suspend light organic solids in equalization tanks, anoxic tanks, and anaerobic reactors.
- Back-Flush Systems Air-assisted back-flush system for use with Slot Injector and jet aeration systems; reverses flow through injector/jet nozzles to clear trash and debris without basin drainage or operator entry.
- Effluent Decanters Floating effluent decanters constructed of Type 304L stainless steel, used to draw clarified liquid from near the surface of sequencing batch reactors and aerobic digesters.
- Total System Responsibility Complete turnkey system supply including Slot Injector or jet aerators, in-basin piping, back-flush system, liquid recirculation pumps, air blowers, out-of-basin piping, isolation valves, expansion bellows, supports, pressure gauges, documentation, installation inspection, plant commissioning, and operator training.
- Retrofit Opportunities Retrofit solutions replacing existing coarse- and fine-bubble diffuser systems and older jet aeration systems with modern Slot Injector or jet aeration technology, achieving 15-60% higher oxygen transfer rates using existing compressed air delivery components.
- Rapid Series™ Slot Injector (RS) Pre-engineered, fully assembled bi-directional flow jet aeration system for rapid deployment within existing treatment basins without major reconstruction; achieves up to 15% lower air requirements and 55% reduction in liquid flow requirements versus conventional systems, with a monthly lease option available.
Quantifiable outcome
- 55% reduction in liquid flow requirements compared to conventional jet aerators, resulting in smaller pump stations and capital savings
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use KLa Systems
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
KLa Systems technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
KLa Systems partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Thermal Process Systems (TPS)coreStrategic partnership for development and deployment of Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (ATAD) systems. KLa developed specialized jet aeration systems for TPS's second-generation ATAD technology, including proprietary Kynar PVDF propulsion jets to address excessive wear in high-temperature grit environments. Over 60 successful ATAD systems producing Class A biosolids have been deployed in North America through this partnership.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
KLa Systems competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Invent Environmental: Invent Environmental supplies jet-aeration and jet-mixing systems (e.g., the Invent Jet™ platform) for industrial and municipal activated-sludge and SBR plants, overlapping head-to-head with KLa in custom-designed basin aeration and mixing.
- Vaughan Company: Vaughan is a long-established manufacturer of chopper pumps and jet-mixing nozzles used to blend and suspend solids in wastewater basins; its jet-mixing product line competes with KLa's Jet Mixing offering for equalization, anoxic, and anaerobic reactor applications.
- Aqua-Aerobic Systems: Aqua-Aerobic Systems manufactures jet aeration and mixing equipment — including its AeroJet product line — for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, directly competing with KLa's Slot Injector and Jet Aeration platforms in biological treatment basins.
Broad incumbents
- Sulzer: Sulzer is a large industrial pump and mixing equipment manufacturer with a dedicated wastewater-mixing portfolio (including jet-mixing nozzles); it competes with KLa in municipal and industrial mixing projects while also serving a much broader rotating-equipment customer base.
- Xylem: Xylem's Water Solutions business — built around brands including Flygt, Wedeco, and Sanitaire — offers jet mixers, fine-bubble diffusers, and UV disinfection as part of an end-to-end wastewater treatment portfolio, making it the dominant broad-line incumbent against which KLa competes in municipal tenders.
- Parkson Corporation: Parkson supplies aeration, biological treatment, and biosolids equipment to municipal and industrial wastewater plants, competing with KLa's full-system responsibility offering across activated-sludge and retrofit projects.
- De Nora: De Nora Water Technologies (which acquired the aeration/disinfection assets previously held by Severn Trent and others) supplies industrial and municipal wastewater aeration systems, providing broader-portfolio competition to KLa's jet-aeration solutions.
- Sanitaire (Xylem brand): Sanitaire, a Xylem brand, is one of the largest suppliers of fine-bubble diffused aeration systems for municipal wastewater — the primary incumbent technology that KLa's Slot Injector retrofits are designed to displace in existing activated-sludge basins.
Emerging players
- Velo Environmental: Velo Environmental supplies aeration and mixing equipment for wastewater treatment, including floating and jet-mixing products, and is a smaller direct competitor addressing many of the same end users as KLa Systems.
- Landia: Landia manufactures submersible mixers and jet-mixing/chopper pumps for municipal and industrial wastewater, providing niche but direct competition in the same tank-mixing applications served by KLa's jet mixers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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KLa Systems leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
KLa Systems funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
KLa Systems M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about KLa Systems
What does KLa Systems do?
KLa Systems custom-engineers, manufactures, and supplies jet aeration and jet mixing equipment for biological wastewater treatment, anchored by its proprietary Slot Injector™ technology. It delivers complete turnkey packages (aerators, in-basin piping, blowers, pumps, back-flush systems, controls) along with engineering design, pilot testing, installation inspection, commissioning, and operator training under a Total System Responsibility model. Primary customers are large industrial facilities, municipalities, and water utilities worldwide.
Is KLa Systems a public or private company?
KLa Systems is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was KLa Systems founded?
KLa Systems was founded in 2001. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is KLa Systems based?
KLa Systems is headquartered in Assonet, United States, in the North America region.
How does KLa Systems make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Aeration and Mixing Systems Sales are the primary driver. The others are aftermarket Products and Services and professional Services.
Who are KLa Systems's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Invent Environmental, Vaughan Company and Aqua-Aerobic Systems. Broad incumbents are Sulzer, Xylem, Parkson Corporation, De Nora and Sanitaire (Xylem brand). Emerging players are Velo Environmental and Landia.
Does KLa Systems have an API?
No public API is recorded for KLa Systems.
What industry is KLa Systems in?
KLa Systems's product category is Wastewater Treatment Aeration & Mixing Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAEAJ, Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems), with a secondary code of EUANADAE, Decentralized/Package Wastewater Systems (Small/Remote). Its NAICS code is 334513 and its SIC code is 3823.