Sterisil

What Sterisil does

Sterisil is a dental waterline maintenance and water safety product line operated under Solmetex, LLC, a privately held company established in 1996 and headquartered in Northborough, Massachusetts. The company sells a focused portfolio of consumable and testing products — including the Sterisil 90 or 365 Day Straw replacement cartridge, SAFEWater Solution, Sterisil Shock biofilm treatment, and the FASTCheck15 rapid water testing system — that together address biofilm control and regulatory water-quality compliance in dental unit waterlines. Its core technology is chemical/mechanical water treatment coupled with a rapid in-office testing methodology, with FASTCheck15 enabling water safety verification in 15 minutes.

Sterisil serves two primary customer segments: individual dental practices that need turnkey waterline maintenance, and Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) that require standardized water management across multiple practice locations. Its go-to-market combines an authorized dealer network with international distribution partners, a direct sales team for enterprise/DSO accounts, and an e-commerce storefront on the Solmetex website. The My Solutions Center subscription platform enables recurring product deliveries, water-test result logging, and recycling certificate generation for EPA Dental Amalgam Rule compliance, providing a recurring-revenue overlay on a primarily consumable hardware business.

Revenue is generated through product sales (consumables and replacement components) and subscription/recurring delivery services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based via sales and dealer channels. Within the Solmetex family of brands (alongside DryShield isolation products and Solmetex amalgam separators), Sterisil occupies the dental-waterline-treatment node of an integrated water management ecosystem spanning source water through evacuation and waste management.

Name

Sterisil

Legal name

Solmetex, LLC

Website

https://sterisil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sterisil, a product brand of Solmetex, LLC, sells dental waterline treatment consumables and rapid testing systems (including the FASTCheck15) to dental practices and DSOs, addressing biofilm control and EPA water safety compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Waterline Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (339114)

SIC

Dental Equipment & Supplies (3843), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Filtration, Treatment & Softening Plumbing Products (IMADALAK)

Keywords

• Dental waterline treatment
• Dental water testing
• Amalgam separators
• Waterline maintenance products
• Dental water safety

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmer Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Waterline Products: Sale of Sterisil branded products including water treatment solutions, testing kits, maintenance products, and replacement components for dental waterline systems. Products are sold through dealer network and direct sales.
2. Subscription/Delivery Services: Automated product subscription services through My Solutions Center allow dental practices to set up recurring deliveries direct from preferred distributors, providing predictable revenue and customer retention.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sterisil manufactures and sells a complete line of dental waterline treatment and testing products for dental practices, including the SAFEWater Solution, replaceable 90- and 365-day straw cartridge filters, Sterisil Shock biofilm treatment, and the FASTCheck15 rapid water testing system. These products combine with the My Solutions Center compliance and subscription platform to provide end-to-end dental water management under the Solmetex family of brands.

Product overview

Sterisil is a product line under the Solmetex family of brands offering dental waterline maintenance solutions. The portfolio includes the Sterisil 90 or 365 Day Straw (a replaceable cartridge system for ongoing water purification), SAFEWater Solution (treatment product), Sterisil Shock (biofilm treatment), and FASTCheck15 (rapid water testing). These products work together as part of an end-to-end water management system alongside Solmetex amalgam separators and DryShield isolation products to ensure clean, safe, and compliant dental practice water.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sterisil SAFEWater Solution: Dental water treatment solution for maintaining safe, clean water in dental practices.
• Sterisil Dental Water Testing
• Sterisil Shock
• Sterisil Maintain
• FASTCheck15

Products and services

• Sterisil SAFEWater Solution A dental waterline treatment solution designed to maintain clean and safe water in dental practice waterlines as part of the Sterisil water management product line.
• Sterisil 90 or 365 Day Straw – Distilled & Municipal A replaceable straw cartridge system for dental unit waterlines providing ongoing water purification, available in 90-day or 365-day configurations for distilled and municipal water sources.
• Sterisil Shock A shock treatment product for dental waterlines designed to address biofilm buildup and restore waterline cleanliness.
• Sterisil Dental Water Testing Water testing products and services for dental offices to monitor and verify dental waterline safety and compliance.
• FASTCheck15 A rapid 15-minute water testing system that allows dental practices to quickly determine if their water is safe, providing affordable and hassle-free water quality verification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15-minute water test results with FASTCheck15

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Authorized DealerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of authorized dealers reselling Sterisil and Solmetex products to dental practices. Dealers have access to a dedicated portal for ordering, support, and resources.
• International DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distribution partners serving dental practices outside the United States. An international dealer locator is available on the website.
• Dental Service Organizations (DSOs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized partnership programs for Dental Service Organizations providing standardized water management solutions across multiple practice locations with dedicated support for compliance.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DentaPure (by Solventum/3M): DentaPure is an iodine-based dental waterline purification cartridge that competes head-to-head with Sterisil's 90/365 Day Straw. Now under Solventum (spun out of 3M), it is the most direct rival in the dental-unit waterline treatment category.
• Hu-Friedy (Crosstex) Dental Waterline Products: Hu-Friedy's Crosstex line offers dental waterline maintenance and treatment products, including cartridges and testing, directly overlapping with Sterisil's portfolio. Now part of Steris, it brings a much larger sales and distribution apparatus to the same product category.
• ProEdge Dental Water Labs: ProEdge specializes in dental waterline testing and treatment programs sold to dental practices, competing directly with Sterisil's testing and shock-treatment offerings. It is a focused niche player in the same dental water safety category.

Broad incumbents

• A-dec: A-dec is a major dental equipment manufacturer (chairs, delivery units, lights) that also influences waterline design and consumables on the installed base. It competes broadly with Solmetex/Sterisil for the dental practice's waterline-related budget, though it does not specialize in aftermarket treatment.
• Dentsply Sirona: Dentsply Sirona is one of the largest dental equipment and consumables companies globally, with a broad product portfolio that can be bundled against niche specialists like Sterisil. It is a broad incumbent in the same dental buyer base even though waterline treatment is not its lead category.
• Henry Schein: Henry Schein is the largest dental distributor in the US and can promote its own or competing dental waterline treatment lines through its catalog. It is a channel and competitive threat to Sterisil's dealer-led go-to-market, not a direct product competitor.
• Midmark: Midmark manufactures dental equipment, cabinetry, and dental operatory components that interface with waterline systems. It competes for the same dental practice capital and consumable budgets even though it does not directly sell waterline treatment chemistry.
• Air Techniques: Air Techniques is a dental equipment and products manufacturer with a portfolio that includes vacuum systems, imaging, and related consumables. It overlaps with Solmetex's broader dental practice workflow offering and could be a vector for competing waterline-related products.
• SciCan (Steris): SciCan, part of Steris, makes infection control and dental equipment including sterilization and water-related products. It is a broad incumbent in the dental practice's water and sterilization workflow that competes for similar regulatory-driven budgets.

Others

• Solmetex (parent brand): Solmetex is Sterisil's parent company, selling amalgam separators, recycling, and the DryShield isolation line into the same dental buyer base. It is included as a peer because it shares customers, sales channels, and product adjacencies with Sterisil, even though it is the parent rather than an external competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SolmetexLLC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solmetex
• Instagraminstagram.com/solmetex
• Xx.com/Sterisil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 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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