Electro-Chemical Devices

What Electro-Chemical Devices does

Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of liquid analytical process instrumentation, headquartered in Anaheim, California, and founded in 1977. The company has been in continuous operation for nearly five decades, with a workforce of 101-250 employees per the latest available profile data. ECD serves industrial customers that require continuous monitoring of chemical and physical parameters in liquid process streams across process industries.

ECD's product portfolio centers on electrochemical and optical sensors, transmitters, analyzers, and controllers designed for in-line and at-line measurement of parameters such as pH, ORP (oxidation-reduction potential), conductivity, resistivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and specific ions. Target end markets are typically water and wastewater treatment, chemical processing, power generation, food and beverage manufacturing, and other process industries where liquid-phase analytics are mission-critical for product quality, regulatory compliance, and process safety. The underlying technology is conventional process analytical instrumentation — sensor electrodes, optical cells, and 4-20 mA / digital signaling — rather than any novel AI- or software-driven platform.

The company's revenue model is consistent with the industrial instrumentation sector: upfront hardware sales supplemented by recurring aftermarket demand for replacement sensors, calibration standards, reagents, and service contracts. Distribution appears to combine direct sales with industrial channel partners (distributors, OEMs, and system integrators), though specific channel mix, pricing, and contract structures are not disclosed in the available data. As a private firm with no public financials, disclosed ownership, investor base, recent transactions, or detailed product catalog available, ECD presents as a mature, niche industrial manufacturer rather than a venture-backed growth entity.

Name

Electro-Chemical Devices

Website

https://ecdi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) is a private Anaheim, California-based manufacturer of liquid analytical process instrumentation founded in 1977, producing electrochemical and optical sensors, analyzers, and controllers for industrial customers in water treatment, chemical, power, and food and beverage sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Analytical Instrumentation

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Liquid analytical instrumentation
• Process measurement sensors
• Industrial water analytics
• Online process analyzers
• Electrochemical sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Anaheim

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) is a manufacturer of liquid analytical process instrumentation. The company produces industrial sensors and analyzers used to continuously measure chemical and physical parameters of liquids within process applications, serving industrial customers that require online water and process analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Liquid analytical process instrumentation ECD's manufactured sensors, probes, and analyzers for continuous online measurement of liquid chemistry and physical parameters (such as pH, ORP, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity) used by industrial operators in water/wastewater, chemical, power, and other process industries.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Emerson (Rosemount): Through Rosemount and its broader process instrumentation portfolio, Emerson offers liquid analytical sensors alongside pressure, temperature, flow, and level products. A dominant incumbent competing in the same process plant specification process.
• Mettler-Toledo: Global precision instruments manufacturer with a strong process analytical and laboratory sensor portfolio, including pH/conductivity probes for in-line process use. Competes with ECD in pharmaceutical, F&B, and chemical process monitoring.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Through its process measurement portfolio, Honeywell offers analytical instrumentation as part of larger control system solutions. A broad incumbent that ECD competes against on integrated plant projects.
• Xylem (YSI): Xylem, through YSI and its analytics brands, supplies water quality sensors (pH, conductivity, DO) to municipal and industrial water customers — directly overlapping ECD's water/wastewater sensor applications.
• Yokogawa Electric: Japanese process automation major with an extensive liquid analytical sensor lineup integrated into its DCS offerings. Competes in the same specification-driven process plant buying process, particularly in energy and chemicals.
• ABB Measurement & Analytics: ABB offers a broad process measurement portfolio including liquid analytical sensors for pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen, targeting the same industrial and water end markets as ECD.

Direct peers

• Hach: Specialist in water quality analytical instrumentation, offering sensors and analyzers for pH, conductivity, ORP, and dissolved oxygen. Direct competitor in municipal and industrial water/wastewater applications — exactly ECD's core market.
• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process instrumentation, including a comprehensive liquid analytical portfolio (pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity). Most directly comparable to ECD in both product scope and target customer base in process industries and water/wastewater.

Others

• Swagelok: While primarily a fluid system components manufacturer, Swagelok serves many of the same process industry customers and distribution channels as ECD and is an ecosystem-adjacent company in industrial process fluid handling.

Emerging players

• Hamilton Company: Manufacturer of process and laboratory sensors including pH and dissolved oxygen probes for bioprocessing and pharmaceutical applications. Comparable niche specialist competing with ECD in higher-purity process segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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