Electrochemical Devices

What Electrochemical Devices does

Electrochemical Devices Inc. (EDI) is a privately held US manufacturer founded in 1986 and headquartered in Middlefield, Ohio, specializing in cathodic corrosion protection monitoring products. The company designs and builds permanent reference electrodes, cathodic protection (CP) coupons, and impressed current anodes used to monitor and control corrosion on critical infrastructure including pipelines, aboveground and underground storage tanks, power plant condensers and process vessels, reinforced concrete structures, and waterfront installations. Core technology centers on copper/copper-sulfate and silver/silver-chloride reference cells, mixed metal oxide and platinum coatings on titanium and niobium substrates, and proprietary designs such as concentric CP coupons that minimize IR drop error and modular linear anode systems with unique pin-socket field connectors. All products are manufactured in the USA, with design lives ranging from 15 to 50 years across the product family.

The business operates on a B2B, engineering-to-engineering model. EDI employs a sales-led go-to-market combining direct enterprise field sales with a channel program of corrosion control products distributors (supported by a dedicated 'Distributors Only' portal), and reaches buyers through NACE conference technical papers, a published technical paper index, downloadable product data sheets, and the AT Estimator web-based design tool for linear anode systems. The company emphasizes custom design and manufacturing ('If You Need It, We Will Build It'), working collaboratively with engineers from consultation through build and ongoing support. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via direct quotation and the AT Estimator; one immersion reference electrode variant carries NSF/ANSI 61 certification for potable water applications.

EDI is founder-controlled under President Jim Dimond and co-founders John Olson (Sales/Marketing Director) and Frank Ansuini (Technical Director), with Beth Andrews handling marketing and financing. There is no evidence of institutional investors, parent companies, subsidiaries, or external funding rounds; the company appears to be self-funded and profitable at a small scale, serving clients globally from a single Ohio manufacturing facility with 11-50 employees.

Name

Electrochemical Devices

Legal name

Electrochemical Devices Inc.

Website

https://edi-cp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Electrochemical Devices Inc. is a privately held US manufacturer of cathodic corrosion protection monitoring products—reference electrodes, CP coupons, and impressed current anodes—serving pipeline, storage tank, power plant, and waterfront infrastructure operators globally from its Middlefield, Ohio headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cathodic Protection Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrosion Control & Cathodic Protection Services (IMAIAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corrosion Monitoring & Integrity Management (Pipelines, Tanks, CUI) (EUAEAKAD), Corrosion Control & Cathodic Protection Maintenance (CP Systems, Coatings) (EUAJAMAF)

Keywords

• Cathodic protection systems
• Reference electrodes
• Impressed current anodes
• Corrosion monitoring equipment
• Cathodic protection coupons

Headquarters

HQ city

Middlefield

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, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Cathodic Protection Products: EDI designs and manufactures custom cathodic protection monitoring products including reference electrodes, CP coupons, and impressed current anodes. Products are sold directly and through distributors. The company works with engineers to develop solutions tailored to specific needs.
2. Custom Design and Manufacturing Services: The company offers custom design and manufacturing of cathodic protection solutions for specific challenges, including 'completely new designs' built to customer specifications. This includes ongoing support and maintenance services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Electrochemical Devices Inc. (EDI) designs and manufactures cathodic protection monitoring hardware, including permanent reference electrodes, impressed current anodes (platinum and mixed metal oxide coated on titanium/niobium substrates), and cathodic protection coupons. Products serve aboveground and underground storage tanks, pipelines, power plants, process vessels, reinforced concrete structures, and waterfront installations. EDI also offers custom design and engineering services for unique corrosion protection challenges.

Product overview

Electrochemical Devices Inc. (EDI) manufactures specialized cathodic corrosion protection monitoring products, primarily permanent reference electrodes and impressed current anodes. The product portfolio includes multiple reference electrode types (bagged, reduced diameter, through-wall, immersion, seawater, concrete, process vessel, and tubesheet mounted), various anode systems (modular linear anodes and thru-wall aqueous anodes), and specialty monitoring devices (cathodic protection coupons and magnetic switches). The AT Estimator is a complementary web-based design tool for linear anode system planning. All products are manufactured in the USA with customization options for specific applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Model AT Modular Linear Anode System Impressed current linear anode system consisting of copper-cored titanium flat wire coated with mixed metal oxide, designed for cathodic protection of aboveground storage tank bottoms with a unique pin-socket connector system for field assembly.
• Model UT Undertank Reference Electrode Reference electrode installed in slotted pipe beneath aboveground storage tanks and pulled through to produce potential profiles for monitoring tank bottom corrosion.
• Models US, US50, UD Reduced Diameter Underground Reference Electrodes Compact reference electrodes for underground installations in congested areas, installable in 2-inch diameter bore holes. Model US offers 30-year design life, US50 offers 50-year extended life, and UD includes dual Cu/CuSO4 and zinc elements.
• Models UL, UL50, UR Bagged Underground Reference Electrodes Standard bagged reference electrodes with cotton bag housing filled with bentonite-gypsum backfill for low earth contact resistance. Model UL has 30-year design life; UL50 has 50-year extended life; ULI and ULI50 include integral rod coupons.
• Models UC, ULI, USI Cathodic Protection Coupons CP coupons for IR-drop-free potential measurements. UC is a concentric coupon design; ULI and USI are instant-off rod sensors fitted to LongLife and SlimLine electrodes respectively for simplified instant-disconnect measurements.
• Model SM Magnetic Switch System Sealed reed switch system for above and below-ground test stations, activated by magnet. Available in Board Mount (SM-BRD) and Adjustable Mount (SM-ADJ) configurations for simplifying instant-disconnect measurements.
• Model IT Permanent Portable Reference Electrode Gel-based portable reference electrode usable in all positions with maintenance-free 20-year design life. Features hardwood plug soil contact and available in gelled Cu/CuSO4 (CUG) or gelled Ag/AgCl (AGG) configurations.
• Model TE Tubesheet Mounted Reference Electrode Reference electrode designed to mount on condenser tubesheet faces for detecting potential variations across the tubesheet under cathodic protection, preventing hydrogen damage in titanium or ferritic stainless steel tubes.
• Model FE Process Vessel Reference Electrode Two-piece reference electrode system with removable electrode for use in elevated temperatures, high pressures, and contaminated electrolytes. Rated for 150-300 psi and temperatures up to 210°F.
• Models FH, FS Through Wall Reference Electrodes Through-wall reference electrodes for measuring corrosion potential inside condenser waterboxes, pipes, tanks and vessels. FS is standard probe rated to 40 psi/180°F; FH is heavy duty rated to 75 psi/210°F.
• Model AR Thru-Wall Aqueous Anodes Thru-wall impressed current probe anode for protecting condenser waterboxes, waterfront structures, and storage tanks. Features platinum or mixed metal oxide coatings on titanium/niobium substrates with 20+ year service life.
• Models CM, CB Concrete Reference Electrodes Ag/AgCl reference electrodes for monitoring rebar potentials in concrete structures. Model CB is bagged for bridge decks, parking garages, and docks with 15-50 year design lives. Model CM is for marine concrete with chloride-stable pore water.
• Model IP Seawater Reference Electrode Compact dry-type reference electrode for marine applications, 0.840 inch diameter for cementing into 1/2 inch PVC pipe fittings. Designed for clean full strength seawater with optional copper sleeve to prevent biofouling.
• Models IR, IRM Immersion Reference Electrode Long-term installation reference electrode for aqueous environments including elevated water tanks, standpipes, clarifiers, and dock structures. 20-year design life with options for antifreeze protection, concentric coupon (IRC), and magnetic mount (IRM).
• Model CP Concrete Probes Rebar and steel probes (CP-REB, CP-STL) for use with reference electrodes in linear polarization resistance measurements of corrosion rate in concrete structures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Concentric CP coupons eliminate approximately 90% of voltage drop error in high resistivity electrolytes and virtually all error in lower resistivity electrolytes
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Corrpro Companies (Aegion): Corrpro is a leading cathodic protection and corrosion engineering services company, now part of Aegion. It competes with EDI on CP system design and installation, with broader service scope and substantially greater scale.
• Rohrback Cosasco: Rohrback Cosasco manufactures corrosion monitoring and cathodic protection instruments including reference electrodes and probes for oil & gas, petrochemical, and infrastructure applications — overlapping EDI's corrosion monitoring niche with broader portfolio.
• Harco Inc. Harco is a long-established cathodic protection manufacturer offering reference electrodes, anodes, and CP engineering services. EDI's President Jim Dimond previously led Harco's reference electrode manufacturing, and the companies directly overlap in product portfolio.

Direct peers

• MESA Products: MESA Products manufactures impressed current cathodic protection anodes and related corrosion control equipment, directly competing with EDI's MMO/platinum anode portfolio for pipeline and tank applications.
• Borin Manufacturing: Borin manufactures cathodic protection reference electrodes, test stations, and CP accessories, serving the same engineering customer base as EDI in pipeline and underground structure monitoring.
• M.C. Miller Co. M.C. Miller designs and manufactures corrosion monitoring instrumentation including reference electrodes, data loggers, and CP test equipment, serving the same pipeline and tank operator customers as EDI.
• Farwest Corrosion Control Company: Farwest manufactures and distributes cathodic protection materials and equipment including anodes, reference electrodes, and test stations — directly comparable to EDI's hardware product range.
• Matcor: Matcor is a specialist cathodic protection products and services provider offering anodes, reference electrodes, and CP system design — overlapping directly with EDI's product categories and customer segments in pipelines and storage tanks.
• Anomet Products: Anomet Products manufactures clad metal anodes and impressed current anode materials (MMO, platinum-coated titanium) — directly supplying the same anode substrate technology EDI uses in its anodes. Notably, EDI co-founder John Olson previously served as Anomet's General Manager.
• Tinker & Rasor: Tinker & Rasor manufactures CP instrumentation including reference electrodes, holiday detectors, and pipeline survey equipment — directly overlapping with EDI's reference electrode product family.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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