What Pauli Systems does

Pauli Systems, Inc. is a privately held, founder-led manufacturer of custom and standard integrated surface finishing systems, established in 1996 by Robert Pauli and headquartered at 1820 Walters Court, Fairfield, California. The company designs and builds dry abrasive blasting and paint stripping equipment under its proprietary RAM (Reclaimable Abrasive Machine) brand, including aerospace paint spray booths, combination strip-and-paint booths, dry paint stripping facilities, RAM Blast Rooms, RAM Dust Collectors, Dense Particle Separators, blast cabinets (DH Series, RAM 35-ACGIH), and portable open/closed cycle blast systems. Core technology centers on reclaimable dry media processes — plastic media blast, starch, ceramic, and steel shot/grit — that displace hazardous chemical paint strippers and are supported by patented components such as the FanBlast Nozzle, Feather Touch remote blast control, Dense Particle Separator, Pressure Vessel with Fluidized Lower Section, Accu-Flow computerized media mass flow valve, VCC-2000 Visual Closed Cycle Blast Head, and RAM Cartridge Filter Dust Collector. The equipment is engineered to comply with OSHA, EPA, ACGIH, SCAQMD Rule 1401, and NESHAP air-quality standards, and the company holds GSA Schedule Contract GS07F5816P as a certified Small Business.

The primary customer base is aerospace and defense, with named programs including the US Air Force (150+ New Generation Multi-Media Blast Rooms, F-22/F-35 paint booths with HMI controls and fire suppression at Nellis AFB), the US Navy (helicopter paint strip and paint booth facility at Naval Station Mayport), US Army depots, Lockheed Martin (including a plastic media blasting facility delivered to Hellenic Aerospace Industry in Greece), Boeing, British Aerospace, and TAT European Airlines. Secondary segments include industrial manufacturing (automotive, marine) and large transportation equipment operators in the US, Canada, Greece, and the UK.

Pauli Systems monetizes through four streams: equipment sales (custom and standard hardware), replacement parts, on-site maintenance performed by factory-trained technicians, and Total Technology Transfer training and certification programs. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by a dedicated phone and email support line and GSA-schedule-enabled government procurement. With a single manufacturing and engineering site, the company operates as a niche specialty industrial OEM with deep installed-base relationships in regulated aerospace depainting rather than a scaled horizontal platform.

Name

Pauli Systems

Legal name

Pauli Systems, Inc.

Website

https://paulisystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pauli Systems designs and manufactures custom RAM-brand dry abrasive blasting and aerospace paint stripping systems, serving the US Air Force, Navy, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and allied operators from its Fairfield, California headquarters founded in 1996.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Finishing Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Surface Treatment & Finishing Equipment (Coating, Plating, Deburring, Shot Blasting) (IMAHADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Skids & Modular Process Systems (Packaged Units) (IMAHAEAH)

Keywords

• Abrasive blasting equipment
• Dry paint stripping
• Dust collection systems
• Surface finishing systems
• Aerospace paint booths

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of custom and standard abrasive blasting equipment including blast cabinets, blast rooms, portable systems, dust collectors, and paint booths. Equipment ranges from small cabinets to complete custom facilities for aircraft depainting.
2. Replacement Parts: Extensive inventory of replacement parts including suction gun assemblies, air valves, exhaust valves, grit valves, metering valves, and control components. Parts available via phone and email ordering.
3. Maintenance Services: On-site maintenance services including preventive maintenance, repair, installation supervision, and turnkey installation. Services provided by factory-trained technicians worldwide.
4. Training Services: Total Technology Transfer training and certification program including classroom instruction, written exams, and hands-on experience. Training conducted at customer location from one-day operator training to five-day certification courses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pauli Systems manufactures the RAM (Reclaimable Abrasive Machine) line of custom and standard integrated surface finishing systems, including aerospace paint spray booths, dry paint stripping facilities, blast rooms, dust collectors, dense particle separators, and blast cabinets. The systems use dry media processes (plastic media blast, starch, ceramic, shot peening) with full media reclamation and recycling to eliminate hazardous chemical paint strippers and meet EPA, OSHA, ACGIH, and SCAQMD compliance requirements. Supporting the equipment are factory-trained on-site installation, preventive maintenance, repair, and Total Technology Transfer training and certification services.

Product overview

Pauli Systems manufactures custom and standard integrated surface finishing systems for aerospace, aviation, automotive, marine, and industrial applications. The product portfolio is organized around the RAM (Reclaimable Abrasive Machine) brand and divides into two main categories: Custom Finishing Systems (aerospace paint booths, dry paint stripping facilities, and combination strip & paint application booths) and Standard Abrasive Booths & Equipment (RAM Blast Rooms, RAM Dust Collectors, RAM Dense Particle Separators, RAM Series and DH Series Abrasive Blast Cabinets, and Portable Open/Closed Cycle Blast Systems). Supporting these core products are patented technologies including the FanBlast Nozzle, AccuFlow computerized media valve, and VCC-2000 visual closed cycle blast head, along with replacement parts, maintenance services, and Total Technology Transfer training and certification programs. The systems eliminate hazardous chemical paint strippers by using dry media processes (plastic media blast, starch media, ceramic, shot peening, steel shot/grit) with full media reclamation and recycling, achieving EPA and OSHA compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RAM (Reclaimable Abrasive Machine): Pauli Systems' proprietary line of abrasive blast equipment incorporating patented technology developed with demanding users worldwide. Includes blast rooms, blast cabinets, and portable systems.
• FanBlast Nozzle
• Dense Particle Separator (DPS)
• AccuFlow Media Valve
• VCC-2000
• Lo-Pro Feathertouch Remote Control

Products and services

• Aerospace Paint Spray Booths Custom engineered paint spray booths designed for military and low observable aircraft (F-22, F-35) for the US Air Force, featuring integrated structural frameworks, HMI touch screen controls, multi-stage EPA NESHAP air filtration, and fire suppression systems; installed at Nellis Air Force Base.
• Media Blasting and Dry Paint Stripping Facilities Fully integrated dry paint stripping facilities using plastic media blast (PMB) technology, with in-floor media recovery, centrifugal separation, dual-adjustable air wash, magnetic separation, ionization, vibratory screening, and Dense Particle Separator (DPS) to meet aerospace OEM and military cleanliness specifications; flagship installation at Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) / Lockheed-Martin.
• Combination Paint Strip and Paint Application Booths Combined stripping and painting facilities under one roof, integrating RAM Blast Rooms, paint application booths, dust collectors, and dense particle separators; representative installation is the US Naval helicopter paint strip and paint booth facility at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.
• RAM Blast Rooms Reclaimable Abrasive Machine (RAM) modular blast rooms for starch, plastic, and conventional abrasive media; standard sizes (10ft x 10ft, 15ft x 12ft) with optional 5ft length modules, 60-degree hopper slopes, 12-gauge steel walls, Brilliant lighting (120-150 footcandles), AccuFlow computerized media control, Smart Panel carbon monoxide monitoring, and multiple floor recovery options (Full Recovery Floor, Partial Floor, Lo Profile Hopper, Mechanical Screw).
• RAM Dust Collectors RAM Cartridge Filter Dust Collectors from 900 to 44,000 CFM with aspirated cartridge self-cleaning reverse air pulse cleaning, NEMA 12 solid-state controller, 99.7% filtration efficiency at 0.5 micron to 99.9% at 0.3 micron, and EPA/OSHA compliance. The RAM 20,000 CFM model includes 32 filter cartridges, 10,000 sq. ft. total filter area, and a 30 HP TEFC motor.
• RAM Dense Particle Separators (DPS 3000) High-volume dense particle separator that removes dense contaminants (sand, metal chips) from plastic or starch blast media using a fluidized dry mixture chamber and intermittent gate mechanism; documented to remove 80%+ of dense particles, reducing contamination from 200 ppm to 40 ppm, meeting aircraft manufacturer (200 ppm / 0.02%) and military (300 ppm / 0.03%) specifications.
• RAM21 / RAM21-2 Portable Open Cycle Blast Systems One-operator (RAM21: 100" x 48" x 161") and two-operator (RAM21-2: 48" x 135" x 172") portable open cycle blast systems with non-simultaneous vacuuming of dust via sweep-in hopper; optional closed cycle upgrade available for simultaneous blasting and vacuuming.
• RAM45 / RAM21-VR / VR2 Portable Closed Cycle Blast Systems Dust-free vacuum return systems combining direct pressure dry stripping with automatic vacuum recovery, cleaning, and recycling of blast media; RAM45 (68" x 36" x 86") and RAM45E (88" x 36" x 86") provide simultaneous blasting and vacuuming so dust and media do not fall on the ground.
• RAM Series Abrasive Blast Cabinets (RAM35-ACGIH, RAM32, RAM31, RAM31-SP) Pressure blast cabinets for dry paint stripping and shot peening; RAM35-ACGIH (65" x 49" x 76") is the only cabinet complying with ACGIH section 10.80, figure VS-80-2 and SCAQMD Rule 1401; RAM32 is a compact integrated unit (54" x 92" x 91"); RAM31-SP is a shot peening machine with 260 footcandles lighting, 1.5 cu. ft. pressure vessel, and external vacuum return option.
• DH Series Abrasive Blast Cabinets (DH36, DH48, DH60) Suction blast cabinet systems (air and blast material mixed at the nozzle) for fine and coarse durable abrasives such as glass beads and aluminum oxide, available in three sizes (DH36: 48" x 36" x 36"; DH48: 48" x 36" x 36"; DH60: 60" x 48" x 36").
• Replacement Parts Extensive inventory of high-quality replacement parts including suction gun assemblies, air valves, exhaust valves, grit valves, M-15 and M-70 metering valves, PolyAirCable control lines, pop-up assemblies, and remote control inlet/exhaust valves; ordered via phone and email.
• Maintenance Services Factory-trained field technicians providing turnkey installation, site survey, installation supervision, Prime Performance Service for inspection and factory-spec resets, preventive maintenance, and repair for RAM installations and other manufacturers' equipment.
• Total Technology Transfer Training and Certification Operator and supervisor training and certification program combining classroom instruction, written exams, and hands-on experience; offered at customer location with courses ranging from one-day operator training to five-day certification programs; initial and recurrent training available worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in man hours and 50% reduction in flow time for C-130 airframe stripping
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lockheed Martin / Hellenic Aerospace IndustryflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLockheed Martin selected Pauli Systems to develop one of the world's most modern plastic media blasting facilities at Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) in Greece. The facility was delivered on time, on budget with extraordinary quality according to David C. Rondeau, Manager of International Industrial Cooperation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blastrac: Blastrac designs and manufactures surface preparation equipment including shot blasters, scarifiers, and dust collectors for industrial flooring and aerospace applications. Comparable in proprietary surface preparation technology and dust collection focus.
• Rosler Surface Technology: Rösler manufactures mass finishing, shot blasting, and surface treatment equipment for aerospace, automotive, and general industrial markets. Comparable in offering abrasive blast systems, dust collection, and turnkey surface finishing installations.
• Clemco Industries: Clemco is a US-based manufacturer of abrasive blasting equipment, including blast cabinets, blast rooms, and portable blasting systems. Closely comparable product portfolio targeting aerospace, defense, and industrial surface preparation customers.
• Airblast AFC: Airblast is a global manufacturer of blasting equipment (blast rooms, cabinets, portable systems) and abrasive media recovery. Comparable in offering full-spectrum blasting facilities with dust collection, often serving oil & gas, marine, and aerospace.
• Pangborn (Norican): Pangborn, also under Norican, produces air blast and wheel blast equipment for surface cleaning and preparation across aerospace and heavy industry. Closely comparable offerings in shot blasting, blast rooms, and dust collection.
• Midwest Finishing Systems: Midwest Finishing Systems designs and installs paint spray booths, drying ovens, and surface preparation systems for industrial and aerospace customers. Comparable as a turnkey finishing systems integrator targeting similar end markets.
• Empire Abrasive Equipment: Empire Abrasive manufactures abrasive blast cabinets, blast rooms, and dust collection equipment for industrial and aerospace markets. Directly comparable product lines and customer segments to Pauli Systems.
• Global Finishing Solutions: Global Finishing Solutions manufactures paint spray booths, drying systems, and finishing equipment for aerospace, military, and industrial customers. Comparable in turnkey finishing facility design and aerospace/defense customer base.
• Wheelabrator Group (Norican): Wheelabrator (now part of Norican) is a leading global manufacturer of shot blast and surface preparation equipment for aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications. Directly comparable product line (blast rooms, dust collectors, shot peening) targeting overlapping aerospace and industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Graco Inc. Graco is a broad industrial equipment manufacturer with significant exposure to spray finishing, paint spray booths, and protective coatings application. Adjacent product category (paint application vs. Pauli Systems' stripping) and overlapping aerospace/defense customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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