Tisch Environmental
Tisch Environmental is a Cleves, Ohio-based manufacturer of EPA Federal Reference Method air quality monitoring instrumentation, including high-volume and low-volume particulate samplers, calibrators, zero air generators, cyclones, and passive air samplers, serving government agencies, academic researchers, and industrial facilities across 20+ countries. The company is 100% employee-owned via a 2023 ESOP.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1954
- HeadquartersCleves, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Tisch Environmental does
Tisch Environmental, Inc. is a Cleves, Ohio-based manufacturer of air quality monitoring instrumentation serving regulatory agencies, academic researchers, industrial operators, and environmental consulting firms across more than 20 countries. The company designs and builds EPA Federal Reference Method (FRM)-designated particulate samplers, calibration equipment, zero air generators, particle-separating cyclones, and passive air samplers under brands including the TE-Wilbur low-volume platform, the TE-6XXX series high-volume TSP/PM10/PM2.5/PUF samplers, and the post-2000 AADCO-acquired Zero Air Generator line. Technical architecture centers on volumetric and mass flow control, NIST-traceable calibration, brushless DC motors, industrialized PLCs with touchscreen interfaces, MODBUS/Ethernet/USB connectivity, and ISO 9001:2008 manufacturing controls.
Revenue mechanics are diversified across four streams: (1) hardware sales of made-to-order sampling stations (2-4 week lead times), consumables, and replacement parts handled via direct sales and a global distributor network; (2) NIST-traceable calibrator recertification services at $322-$477 per unit with 1-2 day turnaround; (3) a 30-day minimum equipment rental program targeting short-duration deployments; and (4) the Tisch Scientific division's 5,500-SKU lab-supply catalog serving biochemistry, pharmaceutical, and academic markets. Pricing is primarily quote-based for capital equipment with fixed pricing on consumables and calibration services. The company is 100% employee-owned under a 2023 ESOP, was re-founded in its current form in 1998 by W. John Tisch and Jim Tisch, and consolidated into a 20,000-square-foot Cleves facility in 2022.
Tisch Environmental firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Tisch Environmental
- Legal name
- Tisch Environmental, Inc.
- Website
- https://tisch-env.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1954
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Tisch Environmental is a Cleves, Ohio-based manufacturer of EPA Federal Reference Method air quality monitoring instrumentation, including high-volume and low-volume particulate samplers, calibrators, zero air generators, cyclones, and passive air samplers, serving government agencies, academic researchers, and industrial facilities across 20+ countries. The company is 100% employee-owned via a 2023 ESOP.
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Tisch Environmental industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Air Quality Monitoring Instrumentation
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) & Stack Testing (EUAHADAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Stack/Source Emissions Testing & CEMS Support (EUAHACAB)
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Where Tisch Environmental is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cleves
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Tisch Environmental business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Air Monitoring Equipment Sales: Sale of high-volume air samplers, low-volume samplers, calibration equipment, zero air generators, impactors, cyclones, passive air samplers, specialty equipment, and related accessories. Products are made to order with lead times of 2–4 weeks for full sampling stations and 24–48 hours for standard consumables. One-time capital purchase model with optional financing/net terms for qualifying customers.
- Calibration and Recertification Services: NIST-traceable calibration and recertification services for calibrators and orifices. Flat-rate fees per unit type with 1–2 day turnaround. Performed by original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in Cleves, Ohio lab.
- Equipment Rentals: 30-day minimum rental blocks on professional-grade air monitoring equipment including samplers, calibration kits, and impactors. Monthly pricing with 3–5 business day CONUS delivery from Cleves warehouse. Pre-calibrated, field-ready units shipped to customers.
- Replacement Parts and Consumables: Replacement motors, motor brushes, hardware, gaskets, O-rings, filter holders, PUF modules, timers, recorders, flow controllers, inlets, shelter parts, and other components. Also filters and sampling media. Tisch Scientific division supplies over 5,500 lab products including filters, biochemical reagents, and lab consumables.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Usage-based | Monthly | Equipment rental pricing by sampler type |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Calibration recertification flat-rate pricing |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | TE-5028 Variable Flow Calibration Kit |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | TE-PRO-CAL Low Volume Calibrator |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | NIOSH Bioaerosol Cyclone TE-BC251 |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | TE-200-PAS Outdoor Passive Air Sampler |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | TE-300-PAS Indoor Passive Air Sampler |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Tisch Environmental product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Tisch Environmental designs, manufactures, and sells air quality monitoring instrumentation including high-volume and low-volume particulate samplers, calibration equipment, zero air generators, impactors, cyclones, bioaerosol collectors, and passive air samplers. Products are EPA Federal Reference Method (FRM) designated for regulatory compliance under the Clean Air Act. The company also operates a NIST-traceable calibration/recertification lab and a 30-day equipment rental program, selling primarily to government environmental agencies, research institutions, and industrial facilities worldwide.
Product overview
Tisch Environmental is a manufacturer of air quality monitoring instrumentation founded in 1954, based in Cleves, Ohio and 100% employee-owned since 2023. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products organized around air sampling instrumentation, calibration equipment, zero air generation, and specialty monitoring solutions. Core products include high volume air samplers (TSP, PM10, PM2.5, PUF) for regulatory compliance and research, and the TE-Wilbur low volume FRM sampler for EPA-designated particulate monitoring. Calibration offerings span the X-Calibrator series, TE-PRO-CAL low volume calibrator, and the new FloCal-30 portable flow calibrator with Bluetooth app connectivity. Zero air generators include the ZA7000, ZA-747-30, ZA-737-250, and ZA30 for laboratory and field applications. Specialty equipment covers particle-separating cyclones, passive air samplers, bioaerosol collectors, cascade impactors, and application-specific samplers for PFAS, acid precipitation, industrial hygiene, and cotton dust. The company also provides equipment rental programs and NIST-traceable calibrator recertification services.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Tisch Scientific: Lab supply division offering over 5,500 products across biochemistry, environmental regulation, pharmaceutical research, and higher education.
- Zero Air Generators
Products and services
- TE-Wilbur Low Volume Air Sampler EPA Federal Reference Method (FRM) low volume air sampler designated RFPS-0714-216 for PM10 and RFPS-1014-219 for PM2.5. Operates at 1–25 SLPM with 5.7-inch color touchscreen, brushless DC pump, onboard ambient temperature and pressure sensors, MODBUS communications, USB data download, and full Ethernet remote control. Built for environmental agencies and researchers needing regulatory-grade PM monitoring.
- Parts & Components Replacement parts and consumables for Tisch Environmental air monitoring equipment, including motors, motor brushes, hardware, gaskets & O-rings, filter holders, PUF modules, cartridges, timers, elapsed time indicators, recorders, charts, pens, flow controllers, inlets, and shelter parts.
- Calibrator Recertification Services NIST-traceable calibration recertification for air monitoring instrumentation including orifices, X-Calibrators, and FloCal-30 units. Includes full diagnostic, cleaning, and digital documentation with 1–2 business day turnaround, performed at the Cleves, Ohio OEM lab.
- Equipment Rental Program 30-day rental blocks for high-performance air monitoring equipment including HiVol samplers (TSP, PM10, PM2.5, PUF), TE-Wilbur FRM units, calibration kits, and impactors. Equipment ships pre-calibrated and field-ready from the Cleves warehouse with 3–5 business day CONUS delivery.
Quantifiable outcome
- 1–2 business day calibration recertification turnaround
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Tisch Environmental
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Tisch Environmental technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Core technology
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App detail
Integration4 records
Feature7 records
Tisch Environmental partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
29 partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Pacwill EnvironmentalcoreAuthorized distributor for Canada. Located in Stoney Creek, Ontario. Provides Tisch Environmental instrumentation and support to environmental agencies and research organizations across Canada. Offers French-language support for Quebec.
- Inteccon Inc.coreLatin America representative based in Boca Raton, Florida. Serves environmental monitoring markets throughout Latin America and the Caribbean from the company's US base.
- EcomesurecoreAuthorized distributor for France. Located in Saclay, France (Domaine Technologique de Saclay). Provides air quality monitoring instrumentation and support to French environmental agencies and research organizations.
- ADDAIRcoreAuthorized distributor for France. Located in Buc, France. Serves French environmental monitoring market with Tisch Environmental products and local support.
- AGOL Environment Ltd.coreAuthorized distributor for Israel. Located in Rehovot. Provides Tisch Environmental air monitoring equipment and support to Israeli environmental agencies and research institutions.
- Gulf Advanced Control SystemscoreAuthorized distributor for Saudi Arabia. Located in Rastanura. Provides Tisch Environmental instrumentation and support to environmental monitoring programs throughout Saudi Arabia.
- Gulf Geoinformation Solutions FZCcoreAuthorized distributor for United Arab Emirates. Located in Al Hamriyah, Sharjah. Supports UAE environmental monitoring markets with Tisch Environmental products.
- SCİ Kimya Endüstri San. ve Tic. A.Ş.coreAuthorized distributor for Turkey. Located in Ümraniye, Istanbul. Provides Tisch Environmental air monitoring equipment and technical support to Turkish environmental monitoring programs.
- M&G Analyser SystemscoreAuthorized distributor for India. Located in Pune, Maharashtra. Provides Tisch Environmental air monitoring instrumentation and support to Indian environmental agencies, research institutions, and industrial facilities.
- Beijing Saak-Mar Environment Instrument LtdcoreAuthorized distributor for Beijing, China. Located in Haidian District. Provides Tisch Environmental products and support to environmental monitoring organizations in the Beijing region.
- ShangHai Yiwin Instrument & Equipment Co., LtdcoreAuthorized distributor for Shanghai, China. Located in Shanghai. Supports Shanghai-area environmental monitoring markets with Tisch Environmental air sampling equipment.
- DIANJIANG GROUP LIMITEDcoreMulti-city distributor for China and Hong Kong. Offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong. Provides comprehensive coverage of Chinese environmental monitoring markets with Tisch Environmental products.
- Beijing Safety Test Technology Co., LtdcoreAuthorized distributor for China. Located in Beijing's Changping District. Provides air monitoring equipment and technical support to Chinese environmental monitoring programs.
- A&P Instrument Co., LtdcoreMulti-city distributor for China and Hong Kong. Offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, and Hong Kong. Comprehensive coverage of Chinese and Hong Kong environmental monitoring markets.
- Honkei Technology Hong Kong LimitedcoreAuthorized distributor for Hong Kong. Located in Kwun Tong, Kowloon. Provides Tisch Environmental air monitoring instrumentation and support to Hong Kong environmental agencies and research institutions.
- Channel Technology Group HK LimitedcoreAuthorized distributor for Hong Kong. Located in Kwai Chung. Supports Hong Kong environmental monitoring markets with Tisch Environmental products.
- Innotech Instrumentation Co., Ltd.coreAuthorized distributor for Hong Kong. Located in Aberdeen. Provides air monitoring instrumentation and support to Hong Kong environmental monitoring programs.
- Wisdom Environmental TechnologycoreAuthorized distributor for Taiwan. Located in New Taipei City. Provides Tisch Environmental air monitoring equipment and support to Taiwanese environmental agencies and research organizations.
- Le & Der Co. LtdcoreAuthorized distributor for Taiwan. Located in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City. Supports Taiwanese environmental monitoring markets with Tisch Environmental products.
- Peaceeful Pioneer Technology Co., LtdcoreAuthorized distributor for Taiwan. Located in Taoyuan City. Provides air monitoring equipment and technical support to environmental monitoring programs across Taiwan.
- All-Field Enterprise CorpcoreAuthorized distributor for Taiwan. Located in Taipei. Supports Taiwanese environmental monitoring markets with Tisch Environmental air sampling products.
- JiraNatee Associated Co., Ltd (J-NAC)coreAuthorized distributor for Thailand. Located in Bangkok. Provides Tisch Environmental air monitoring equipment and support to Thai environmental agencies and research institutions.
- Kinetics Corporation Ltd.coreAuthorized distributor for Thailand. Located in Bangkok. Provides air monitoring instrumentation and support to Thai environmental monitoring programs.
- Innovative Instrument Co., LtdcoreAuthorized distributor for Thailand. Located in Samutprakarn. Supports Thai environmental monitoring markets with Tisch Environmental products.
- APM Engineering Co., LtdcoreAuthorized distributor for South Korea. Located in Bucheon Techno-Park, Gyeonggi-do. Provides Tisch Environmental air monitoring equipment and support to Korean environmental agencies and research institutions.
- Knj Engineering, Inc.coreAuthorized distributor for South Korea. Located in Uiwang-city, Gyeonggi-do. Supports Korean environmental monitoring markets with Tisch Environmental products.
- Absolute Instrument Systems (Pte.) Ltd.coreAuthorized distributor for Singapore. Located in Kallang Place. Provides Tisch Environmental air monitoring instrumentation and support to Singapore environmental agencies and research institutions.
- Absolute Instrument Sdn. BhdcoreAuthorized distributor for Malaysia. Located in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Provides air monitoring equipment and support to Malaysian environmental monitoring programs.
- JCG Industrial TechnologiescoreAuthorized distributor for the Philippines. Located in Bacoor, Cavite. Provides Tisch Environmental air monitoring equipment and support to Philippine environmental monitoring markets.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Tisch Environmental competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Durag Group: Specialist in combustion and emissions monitoring technology including CEMS, dust monitors, and ambient air quality systems. Competes with Tisch's sampler-based approach through continuous optical and laser-based particulate measurement solutions.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global scientific instrument giant whose heritage Thermo Environmental division (referenced in Tisch's own corporate history) once dominated the ambient particulate sampler market. Today competes indirectly through broader environmental and analytical instrument portfolios serving overlapping government and research customers.
- Horiba: Global diversified scientific instruments company with a substantial environmental monitoring segment covering stack emissions, ambient air, and water quality. Competes indirectly with Tisch in air sampling for industrial and regulatory compliance.
- SICK AG: German sensor and automation company with a strong emissions monitoring portfolio including CEMS and ambient air quality systems. Overlaps with Tisch in industrial air quality applications and stack emissions, though with broader industrial automation scale.
- Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation (API): Broader incumbent in air quality monitoring with a wider portfolio spanning gas analyzers, particulate monitors, and calibration systems. Competes with Tisch in regulatory compliance monitoring but with broader scientific instrument scale.
Direct peers
- Casella (a TSI brand): UK-based manufacturer of air sampling, noise, and vibration monitoring instrumentation. Overlaps with Tisch in occupational and environmental air sampling, including dust and inhalable particulate monitoring for industrial hygiene applications.
- Environnement SA: French manufacturer of ambient air quality monitoring instruments and stack emissions analyzers. Direct peer serving the same regulatory monitoring customers in Europe and internationally with overlapping PM and gas analyzer product lines.
- Met One Instruments: Direct competitor in ambient air quality monitoring instrumentation, particularly for PM10 and PM2.5 sampling. Manufactures reference-grade and continuous particulate monitors used by the same EPA/state agency and research customer base as Tisch.
- Ecotech: Direct competitor supplying ambient air quality monitoring instruments and calibration services to government agencies and research institutions globally. Overlaps with Tisch in PM monitoring and gas analyzer calibration markets.
Emerging players
- Aeroqual: Emerging player in air quality monitoring with a focus on sensor-based and portable monitoring instruments. Adjacent to Tisch's traditional gravimetric sampling focus but increasingly relevant as monitoring networks shift toward real-time and sensor-based methods.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Tisch Environmental
What does Tisch Environmental do?
Tisch Environmental designs, manufactures, and sells air quality monitoring instrumentation including high-volume and low-volume particulate samplers, calibration equipment, zero air generators, impactors, cyclones, bioaerosol collectors, and passive air samplers. Products are EPA Federal Reference Method (FRM) designated for regulatory compliance under the Clean Air Act. The company also operates a NIST-traceable calibration/recertification lab and a 30-day equipment rental program, selling primarily to government environmental agencies, research institutions, and industrial facilities worldwide.
Is Tisch Environmental a public or private company?
Tisch Environmental is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Tisch Environmental founded?
Tisch Environmental was founded in 1954. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Tisch Environmental based?
Tisch Environmental is headquartered in Cleves, United States, in the North America region.
How does Tisch Environmental make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Air Monitoring Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are calibration and Recertification Services, equipment Rentals and replacement Parts and Consumables.
Who are Tisch Environmental's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Durag Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Horiba, SICK AG and Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation (API). Direct peers are Casella (a TSI brand), Environnement SA, Met One Instruments and Ecotech. Aeroqual is listed as an emerging player.
Does Tisch Environmental have an API?
No public API is recorded for Tisch Environmental.
What industry is Tisch Environmental in?
Tisch Environmental's product category is Air Quality Monitoring Instrumentation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAHADAA, Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) & Stack Testing, with a secondary code of EUAHACAB, Stack/Source Emissions Testing & CEMS Support. Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.