Apex Engineering Products Corporation

Name

Apex Engineering Products Corporation

Legal name

Apex Engineering Products Corporation

Website

https://apexengineeringproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Industrial Cleaning Chemicals

NAICS

Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Institutional (I&I) Cleaning Chemicals (IMAEABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Acids & Descalers (Muriatic, Phosphoric, Sulfamic) (CRAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Industrial descaling chemicals
• Biodegradable cleaning products
• Specialty chemical manufacturing
• Water treatment chemicals
• HVAC cleaning solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Cleaning Chemicals Sales: Direct product sales of biodegradable specialty cleaning chemicals including RYDLYME descaler and RYDALL product line. Products sold in various container sizes (1 gallon to 330 gallon totes) with quote-based pricing. One-time product purchases with recurring demand from industrial customers for maintenance and cleaning applications.
2. Industrial Descaling Systems Sales: Sales of industrial descaling equipment and circulation systems including 10MDC, 15MDC, 10CIP, PumpMaster, and other pumping systems. Hardware products designed to circulate RYDLYME through industrial equipment for cleaning applications.
3. Industrial Cleaning Kits Sales: Sales of application-specific cleaning kits including boiler cleaning kits, chiller cleaning kits, cooling tower cleaning kits, heat exchanger cleaning kits, and tankless water heater descaling kits. These bundles include pumps, hoses, fittings, and accessories for closed-loop circulation cleaning.
4. Parts and Accessories Sales: Sales of replacement parts and accessories for industrial descaling systems including wet end kits, front casings, valves, nipples, camlock adapters, and hoses in various sizes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Apex Engineering Products Corporation formulates and manufactures biodegradable specialty cleaning chemicals and proprietary industrial descaling systems sold under the RYDLYME and RYDALL brands for industrial facilities worldwide. Its products dissolve mineral scale, lime scale, calcium, rust, struvite, hydrocarbons, and industrial odors from boilers, chillers, cooling towers, condensers, heat exchangers, and process vessels without disassembly. Manufacturing is done in-house at its Aurora, Illinois headquarters, with most orders shipped within 24 hours.

Product overview

Apex Engineering Products Corporation is a specialty chemical manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of biodegradable cleaning products organized around two primary brands: RYDLYME (industrial descaling chemicals and systems) and RYDALL (cleaners, degreasers, and odor control products). The RYDLYME line includes the flagship biodegradable descaler for removing mineral scale deposits from water-operated equipment, specialized RYDLYME Marine formulations for maritime applications, and a family of industrial descaling circulation systems (10MDC, 15MDC, 10CIP, 10PPC, 15PPC, PumpMaster, 10MDO, 15MDO, 10PPO, 15PPO pumps, and Drum Pump 75LDP) that circulate the chemical through equipment. RYDALL products encompass coil cleaners (CC), multi-purpose degreasers (MP), heavy-duty degreasers (HD), vapor phase degreasers (VP), deodorizing cleaners (DC), odor eliminators (OE), and water optimizers (WO). Additional offerings include scale prevention inhibitors (SD Scale Defense), specialized cleaning kits for boilers, chillers, cooling towers, heat exchangers, and plastic injection molding, plus the consumer-focused BUCKED Scent Eliminator for hunting applications. The company also provides scale sample lab testing services and operates an e-commerce platform for product sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RYDLYME: World's Leading Biodegradable Industrial Descaler - dissolves water scale, lime scale, calcium, rust, and struvite from boilers, chillers, cooling towers, condensers, and heat exchangers.
• RYDLYME Marine
• RYDALL
• RDO
• BUCKED

Products and services

• RYDLYME Industrial Biodegradable Descaler Flagship NSF/ANSI/CAN 60-certified biodegradable descaler formulated to safely dissolve water scale, lime scale, calcium, rust, and struvite deposits from boilers, chillers, cooling towers, condensers, and heat exchangers at a rate of 2.2 lbs of scale per gallon used; safe for personnel contact and disposable down standard plant drains.
• RYDLYME Marine Biodegradable Descaler Specialty marine-grade biodegradable descaler formulated for saltwater environments, used to descale heat exchangers, seawater cooling circuits, keel coolers, and onboard water systems on commercial shipping, offshore platforms, and naval vessels.
• RYDLYME Marine Boat Cleaner Biodegradable boat surface cleaner that safely removes grease, grime, and pollutants from boat hulls and surfaces in marine environments.
• RYDLYME Marine Deodorizing Treatment 100% natural marine deodorizing treatment that cleans and deodorizes surfaces and water systems on vessels using non-active biocatalyst technology.
• RYDLYME Marine Portable Flushing Kit (PFK) Portable flushing kit that circulates RYDLYME Marine through heat exchangers and seawater cooling systems on marine vessels for onboard descaling.
• Industrial Descaling System 10MDC Closed-loop circulation system engineered to remove scale, calcium carbonate, rust, and mineral deposits from water-based industrial equipment using RYDLYME descaler.
• Industrial Descaling System 15MDC Higher-capacity closed-loop circulation system for large-scale descaling applications in industrial facilities, designed for circulating RYDLYME through equipment.
• 10CIP Industrial Descaling System Compact clean-in-place (CIP) descaling circulation system designed for closed-loop equipment cleaning with easy maneuverability for moving between locations.
• Industrial Descaling System 10PPC Portable circulation descaling system for localized equipment cleaning using RYDLYME descaler in closed-loop configurations.
• 15PPC Portable Descaling Circulation System Higher-capacity portable circulation descaling system for larger industrial equipment using RYDLYME descaler.
• PumpMaster 115V Industrial Descaling System 115-volt portable descaling system for industrial applications requiring standard electrical supply, used to circulate RYDLYME through equipment.
• 10MDO Pump Iwaki Walchem magnetic drive pump for industrial descaling circulation systems circulating RYDLYME through equipment.
• 15MDO Pump Higher-capacity Iwaki Walchem magnetic drive pump for larger industrial descaling applications using RYDLYME.
• 10PPO Pump Industrial descaling circulation pump for circulating RYDLYME through equipment.
• 15PPO Pump Higher-capacity industrial descaling circulation pump for circulating RYDLYME through large equipment.
• Drum Pump 75LDP Transfer pump designed for moving RYDLYME descaler from drums and containers.
• RYDLYME Boiler Cleaning Kit Complete kit for descaling boilers and boiler tubes with hoses, fittings, pumps, and accessories configured for closed-loop circulation cleaning using RYDLYME.
• RYDLYME Chiller Cleaning Kit Complete cleaning kit for descaling chillers and condensers, including circulation pump and accessories for closed-loop cleaning.
• RYDLYME Cooling Tower Cleaning & Descaling Kit Comprehensive kit including circulation tank, spray wand, and RYDLYME descaler for cooling tower fill cleaning and basin maintenance.
• RYDLYME Heat Exchanger Cleaning & Descaling Kit Plate heat exchanger cleaning kit with circulation system for targeted descaling of plate-and-frame heat exchangers using RYDLYME.
• RYDLYME Plastic Injection Molding Cleaning Kit Specialized cleaning kit for cleaning cooling channels in plastic injection molding machines using RYDLYME descaler.
• RTK Tankless Hot Water Heater Descaling Kit Descaling kit specifically designed for tankless water heaters to remove scale buildup and maintain efficiency.
• RYDALL CC Coil Cleaner Non-corrosive, non-hazardous, NSF A3-certified biodegradable coil cleaner for air-cooled condensers, evaporator coils, permanent air filters, and finned heating/cooling coils; safe on aluminum, copper, steel, brass, rubber, plastic, and roofing materials with 5-10 minute contact time.
• RYDALL MP Multi-Purpose Degreaser Non-acidic, non-flammable, water-soluble, NSF A1-certified multi-purpose degreaser that removes oil, grease, grime, and heavy organic components without leaving greasy films; dilutable for varied cleaning applications.
• RYDALL HD Heavy-Duty Industrial Degreaser Biodegradable, non-hazardous, citrus-based heavy-duty industrial degreaser for hydrocarbon-based deposits on heat exchangers, tube bundles, oil coolers, and rig wash applications; used by circulating through equipment heated to 140-160°F.
• RYDALL VP Specialized Vapor Phase Degreaser pH-neutral vapor-phase degreaser for refinery process vessel cleaning and degassing; simultaneously removes hydrocarbons and reduces LEL, H2S, and benzene (benzene to less than 1 ppm) in vapor-phase or circulation cleaning modes.
• RYDALL DC Industrial Deodorizing Cleaner 100% natural, 100% biodegradable deodorizing cleaner using non-active biocatalyst technology that activates existing microorganisms to digest odor-causing compounds; hypoallergenic, non-toxic, non-corrosive, and odorless.
• RYDALL OE Industrial Odor Eliminator Environmentally beneficial non-active biocatalyst for eliminating industrial odors and corrosion problems; prevents formation of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), ammonia (NH3), mercaptan (CH4S), and skatole; non-toxic, non-flammable, non-corrosive to metals, concrete, and plastics.
• RYDALL WO Water Optimizer Non-active biocatalyst for wastewater treatment that reduces H2S, COD, BOD, FOG, TDS, and TSS; promotes microflora development and enhances methane (CH4) production and dissolved oxygen (O2) content; natural, biodegradable, non-toxic.
• RYDALL SD Scale Defense & Industrial Scale Inhibitor Plant-based, biodegradable scale prevention solution for industrial cooling towers that inhibits scale formation on heat exchange surfaces at 50 ppm dosage; safe for carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, plastics, and fiberglass.
• BUCKED Scent Eliminator 100% natural, biodegradable, vegetable-based scent eliminator for hunters using non-active biocatalyst technology that disallows formation of odor-causing compounds without active enzymes or masking agents; safe for clothing, gear, weapons, skin, and hunting equipment.
• RDO Rapid Decalcifier Fast decalcifying agent designed for bone and other calcified tissues in histology and pathology laboratory applications.
• Scale Sample Lab Testing Service Laboratory analysis service that tests scale or struvite samples submitted by customers to identify deposit composition and severity and prescribes specific RYDLYME concentrations and circulation times for maximum cleaning efficiency.
• Parts & Accessories for Industrial Descaling Systems Replacement parts and accessories for industrial descaling systems, including wet end kits, front casings, valves, nipples, camlock adapters, and Tygon hoses in 1-inch and 1.5-inch sizes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dissolves 2.2 lbs of scale per gallon of RYDLYME used
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments15 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nicor GasregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerRYDLYME is listed on the Nicor Gas Qualifying Products List (QPL) for boiler chemical descaling. This partnership enables eligible Illinois businesses using RYDLYME for boiler descaling to qualify for Nicor Gas energy efficiency rebates of $0.50 per MBTUH, up to $1,500. The partnership provides a marketing channel for the company's boiler cleaning products while offering customers cost savings through utility rebates.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions serving industrial and institutional markets. Ecolab's Nalco Water division directly competes in industrial water treatment, descaling, and cleaning chemicals, making it the dominant broad incumbent against Apex in heavy industrial and food & beverage accounts.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Major provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions, including chemical cleaning, descaling, and cooling tower services. Competes with Apex for industrial scale removal, water treatment, and H2S/odor control applications across municipal and industrial accounts.
• Kurita Water Industries: Japanese-headquartered global water treatment company providing specialty chemicals, equipment, and services for industrial water systems. Competes with Apex in cooling tower, boiler, and process water chemistry for industrial and institutional customers.
• Diversey (Solenis): Global provider of hygiene, cleaning, and infection prevention products serving food & beverage, hospitality, healthcare, and industrial customers. Its institutional cleaning and degreasing products overlap with RYDALL CC and MP, particularly in NSF-certified food processing environments.

Direct peers

• Buckman: Specialty chemical company serving pulp & paper, water treatment, and industrial process markets with biocides, cleaners, and scale inhibitors. Buckman's focus on water-intensive industrial applications makes it a comparable specialty chemistry peer in similar verticals.
• ChemTreat (Danaher): Industrial water treatment specialist offering boiler, cooling, and process water chemistry including scale inhibitors and cleaning programs. Now part of Danaher's Veralto platform, ChemTreat competes head-to-head with Apex in commercial/industrial cooling tower and boiler descaling.
• Solenis: Specialty chemical manufacturer focused on water-intensive industries including pulp & paper, oil & gas, and industrial process water. Solenis's scale inhibitors, biocides, and process cleaning chemistries directly overlap with RYDALL SD Scale Defense and RYDLYME descaling applications.
• Hydrite Chemical Co. U.S.-based specialty chemical manufacturer offering industrial cleaning, water treatment, and custom chemical formulations. Hydrite's industrial cleaning and degreasing product lines overlap directly with RYDALL MP, HD, and VP degreasers.
• Garratt-Callahan: U.S.-based specialty water treatment and chemical company providing boiler, cooling, and process water chemistry for industrial and commercial customers. Closely comparable mid-sized U.S. specialty chemical manufacturer competing in similar industrial descaling and water treatment segments.

Emerging players

• Goodway Technologies: Manufacturer of industrial cleaning and maintenance equipment including coil cleaners, descaling pumps, and HVAC maintenance systems. Goodway's descaling equipment and coil cleaning products overlap with Apex's Industrial Descaling Systems (10MDC, 15MDC, 10CIP) and RYDALL CC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TheApexSolution

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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