Hach Colombia

Name

Hach Colombia

Legal name

Hach Colombia S.A.S.

Website

https://co.hach.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Quality Analysis Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services (in-house/contract labs; microbiology, metals, organics) (EUANAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory) (EUANAAAG), Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water, Stormwater, Drinking Water) (EUAHACAC)

Keywords

• Water quality analysis
• Online water analyzers
• Laboratory water instruments
• UV water treatment
• Water monitoring reagents

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Instrument Sales: Sale of water quality analysis instruments including spectrophotometers, colorimeters, turbidimeters, online analyzers, sensors, and probes. Products sold directly through website and customer support with quote-based pricing.
2. Reagents and Consumables: Sale of chemical reagents, standards, test kits, and consumables for water testing. Includes replacement cartridges, buffer solutions, indicators, and calibration standards. Ongoing consumable revenue from installed customer base.
3. Service and Support: Technical support, maintenance services, and service plans offered to customers. Service warranty of 90 days for labor on services performed. Spare parts and accessories also available.
4. Laboratory Equipment and Supplies: Sale of laboratory equipment including titrators, thermoreactors, glassware, plasticware, sampling equipment, and general laboratory supplies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hach Colombia sells water quality analysis instruments, online analyzers, laboratory spectrophotometers, colorimeters, turbidity meters, digital titration test kits, portable HQ meters with Intellical probes, process sensors and controllers, UV water treatment systems, and chemical reagents and standards. The portfolio spans the complete water cycle from source to tap to discharge, serving municipal drinking water utilities, wastewater treatment plants, industrial process water users, food and beverage producers, power generators, mining operators, and environmental monitoring bodies in Colombia and the broader LATAM region.

Product overview

Hach Colombia is a water quality analysis and management company offering a comprehensive portfolio of analytical instruments, online analyzers, test kits, laboratory equipment, process sensors and controllers, UV water treatment systems, and environmental monitoring solutions. The portfolio includes core online analyzers for parameters such as ammonium (NH6000sc), chlorine (CL17sc), turbidity (TU5300sc/TU5400sc), TOC (Biotector B3500 series), and phosphate (NP6000sc), alongside the extensive EZ Series for over 30 parameters. Supporting laboratory instruments include spectrophotometers (DR1900, DR3900, DR4900, DR6000), colorimeters (DR300, DR900), titrators, and turbidity meters. Testing products encompass digital and drop-count titration test kits, specialty test kits, and test strips for field and laboratory use. Process control is enabled through HQ/HQD meters with Intellical probes, SC4500/SC1000 controllers, and online sensors for pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and more. UV treatment solutions span industrial systems (Avant, OptiVenn, Logic), municipal wastewater disinfection (TrojanUV3000 series, TrojanUVSigna), and drinking water treatment (TrojanUVSwift). The portfolio also includes OTT Hydromet environmental monitoring, McCrometer flow measurement, and Aquafine industrial UV brands. These products serve water treatment, food/beverage, power, mining, chemical, and environmental monitoring industries. The Hach E-commerce platform enables online purchasing and order management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hach: Core brand offering water quality analysis instruments, spectrophotometers, colorimeters, titrators, turbidity meters, online analyzers, sensors, controllers, test kits, reagents and standards, samplers, and UV water treatment systems.
• Aquafine
• Hach Instruments
• Hach Laboratorio
• McCrometer
• OTT Hydromet
• TrojanUV

Products and services

• Online Ammonium Analyzers Continuous online analyzers (NH6000sc) and sample filtration systems (FX610/FX620, Filtrax) for measuring ammonium levels in water, used by municipal water utilities and wastewater treatment operators.
• Chlorine Analyzers Continuous and amperometric chlorine analyzers (CL17sc, CL10sc, 9184sc, CL17sc ULR) including colorimetric and ultra-low range variants for water disinfection monitoring in drinking water and process applications.
• Turbidity Analyzers High-range and laser turbidimeters (Surface Scatter 7sc, TU5300sc/TU5400sc) for continuous online monitoring of water turbidity levels in drinking water, wastewater, and industrial applications.
• TOC Analyzers (Biotector B3500 Series) Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzers including Biotector B3500ul, B3500c, B3500dw, B3500e, and B7000i variants (including B7000i Dairy model) for wastewater, drinking water, and dairy industry organic load monitoring.
• Phosphate Analyzers Online phosphate analyzers (NP6000sc, Phosphax sc, 5500 sc) with associated FX610/FX620 and Filtrax sample filtration systems for continuous monitoring of phosphate in water and wastewater.
• EZ Series Online Analyzers Comprehensive series of online analyzers covering iron, aluminum, manganese, phosphate, chloride, cyanide, fluoride, sulfate, sulfide, arsenic, chromium, copper, nickel, zinc, ammonium, total nitrogen, COD, phenol, volatile fatty acids, alkalinity, ATP, hardness, toxicity, boron, color, nitrate, nitrite, silica, and hydrogen peroxide for industrial and environmental monitoring.
• McCrometer Flow Meters Complete flow measurement solutions under the McCrometer brand including McPropeller propeller meters, V-Cone and Wafer Cone differential pressure meters, Dura Mag/FPI Mag/McMag3000/SPI Mag/Ultra Mag electromagnetic flow meters, and portable FH950 meters for water and process applications.
• DR Series Spectrophotometers Portable and benchtop spectrophotometers (DR1900, DR3900, DR4900, DR6000 UV/VIS) for comprehensive laboratory water analysis across drinking water, wastewater, and industrial process samples.
• Colorimeters Pocket (DR300) and portable (DR900) colorimeters for quick water quality parameter measurements in the field and at the bench.
• Turbidity Meters Portable (2100Q) and benchtop (TL23, TU5200) laboratory turbidity meters for accurate turbidity measurement in drinking water, wastewater, and industrial process samples.
• Titralab Titrators Automatic and manual titrators (Titralab AT1000, KF1000) for precision analytical measurements in laboratory water and process analysis settings.
• HQ Series Meters and Intellical Probes Portable HQ and benchtop HQD meters with digital Intellical probes for pH, ORP, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters, with intelligent probe recognition for field and laboratory water quality measurement.
• Sension+ Meters and Probes Sension+ meters and probes for routine water quality measurement applications in laboratories and process environments.
• Online Sensors and Controllers Online sensors for nitrate, sludge level, dissolved oxygen, pH/ORP, ammonium, conductivity, suspended solids, and ozone; paired with analog and digital controllers including SC4500 and SC1000 modules for continuous process monitoring.
• AS950 Peristaltic Samplers AS950 portable and fixed peristaltic samplers for representative water and wastewater sampling in municipal and industrial monitoring applications.
• Test Strips and Test Kits Test strips and comprehensive test kits for field and laboratory water quality testing including drinking water screening and total coliforms detection.
• Drop Count Titration Test Kits Simple and economical drop count titration test kits for measuring chlorine, chloride, dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, sulfite, nitrogen, formaldehyde, and other parameters using drop count methodology.
• Digital Titration Test Kits Digital titrators using high-precision dispensing devices and replaceable titrant cartridges for more than 50 parameters including hardness, chloride, sulfide, carbon dioxide, and acidity, with 40-100 titrations per cartridge.
• Specialty Test Kits Application-specific test kits for arsenic, water-in-oil, sulfate, glycol, and hydrogen sulfide using test strips, turbidity, and visual color change methods.
• Microbiology Products Prepared and dehydrated microbiology media including BARTS, membrane filtration, yeast and mold, liquid NMP, total plate count, paddle testers, presence-absence, and MUG tubes for microbiological water quality testing.
• Industrial UV Water Treatment Systems Industrial UV water treatment systems including Avant, OptiVenn, and Logic series with quartz sleeves, ballasts, and sensors for industrial process water disinfection.
• TrojanUV Municipal Wastewater Disinfection Systems UV disinfection systems for municipal wastewater treatment including TrojanUV3000PTP, TrojanUV3000Plus, and TrojanUVSigna models designed for high-flow wastewater disinfection.
• TrojanUVSwift Drinking Water UV Systems UV systems for drinking water treatment including TrojanUVSwift and TrojanUVSwiftSC models designed for potable water disinfection.
• Aquafine Industrial UV Disinfection Aquafine brand UV water treatment solutions for industrial UV disinfection applications across food and beverage, life sciences, and other industrial water uses.
• OTT Hydromet Environmental Monitoring OTT Hydromet environmental monitoring equipment including HYDROLAB water quality sensors and accessories, solar energy stations, Kipp & Zonen pyranometers, and SUTRON data loggers and transmitters for hydrological and meteorological monitoring.
• Reagents and Standards Chemical reagents, standards, and reference materials for water quality analysis including pH buffers, conductivity standards, ISE standards, and StablCal NIST-traceable turbidity standards, sold as recurring consumables to the installed base of Hach instruments.
• Electrochemistry Lab Products Electrochemistry products for laboratories and processes including dissolved oxygen, ORP, TDS, conductivity, pH, and salinity meters.
• Hach Colombia E-commerce Platform Online platform for product quotations, ordering, order status tracking, favorites lists, and purchase history management supporting Hach Colombia's direct B2B sales motion.

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital titration provides precision comparable to traditional burette methods while enabling field use without glass burette equipment
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/hachcompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hach-colombia

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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