What Texas Sampling does

Texas Sampling Inc., founded in 1989 in Houston, Texas, designs, engineers, and supplies custom closed-loop grab sample systems for industrial environments. The company's core technology isolates samples from process streams using patented valve designs, including the Process Needle Purge system (US Patent 5,431,067) and zero dead volume valve assemblies, enabling emission-free, representative sampling of hazardous liquids, gases, and liquefied gases without operator exposure to process fluids. Product lines span LPG sampler systems (LSL, LSG, LP variants), fixed volume samplers, manual continuous samplers, dual phase/reactor effluent samplers, HF acid systems, flare gas systems, solids samplers, wafer sample systems, and heat exchangers, with materials including stainless steel, Monel, and Hastelloy C. The company has manufactured to ISO 9001 quality standards since 1991 and serves refineries, chemical processing plants, petrochemical plants, pipelines, gas distribution, food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals, and solvent manufacturers.

Texas Sampling operates as a wholly-owned brand within Crane Co.'s Process Flow Technologies segment, specifically under Crane ChemPharma & Energy Corp.'s Instrumentation & Sampling division. Since 2018 it has been co-located with DOPAK Sampling Systems, leveraging Crane's global agent network across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, including a Beijing regional office. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time equipment sales of custom-engineered systems with project-based pricing, supplemented since 2021 by the TSI Sampling Express pre-engineered line offering 4-week delivery, and since 2025 by the Crane SAFE Sampling audit service program. Go-to-market combines direct sales to enterprise customers in refining and petrochemicals with regional channel partners covering specific geographies.

Name

Texas Sampling

Legal name

Texas Sampling Inc.

Website

https://texassampling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Texas Sampling Inc., founded in 1989 in Houston, designs and supplies custom closed-loop grab sample systems for refineries, petrochemical plants, and chemical processors. It operates as a brand under Crane Co., selling patented emission-free sampling equipment globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Sampling Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

akta.pro primary industry

Sampling Programs & Field Services (grab/composite sampling, chain-of-custody, logistics) (EUANAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wastewater & Industrial Effluent Monitoring (NPDES/Permit Compliance) (EUAHACAD)

Keywords

• Grab sample systems
• Closed loop sampling
• Process sampling equipment
• LPG sampling systems
• Industrial sampling solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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 Sampling Systems Sales: Texas Sampling generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of custom-engineered grab sample systems for industrial applications. Products include LPG samplers, fixed volume samplers, manual continuous samplers, and specialty systems for hazardous fluids like HF acid.
2. Pre-Engineered Sampling Systems (TSI Sampling Express): Pre-configured, pre-assembled sampling systems with 4-week delivery lead time, offered alongside custom solutions for faster deployment needs.
3. Crane SAFE Sampling Audits: Expert on-site audit services for safety, environmental compliance, and efficiency assessment of existing sampling systems in refineries and petrochemical facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Texas Sampling designs, manufactures, and supplies custom-engineered closed-loop grab sample systems for industrial environments, enabling emission-free, representative sampling of process fluids without operator contact with hazardous materials. The portfolio spans LPG samplers, manual continuous samplers, fixed volume samplers, HF acid systems, flare gas systems, solids samplers, and pre-engineered solutions under the TSI Sampling Express line, complemented by the Crane SAFE Sampling on-site audit service.

Product overview

Texas Sampling Inc. is a manufacturer of custom closed loop grab sample systems designed for industrial environments. The product portfolio is organized around custom-engineered sampling solutions including the Custom Design Sampling Systems as the core offering, complemented by specialized systems such as LPG Sampler Systems (LSL, LSG, LP variants), Manual Continuous Sampler Systems, Fixed Volume Sampler Systems, Dual Phase/Reactor Effluent Sampling Systems, and various industrial sampling applications (HF Acid, Flare Gas, Detector Tube, Solids, Resid/Vacuum Tower Bottoms, Heat Exchangers, Wafer Sample Systems). Additional offerings include Custom Stainless Steel Enclosures, the pre-engineered TSI Sampling Express line with 4-week delivery, and the Crane SAFE Sampling service program for on-site safety audits. The company operates within Crane Instrumentation & Sampling (I&S) under Crane ChemPharma & Energy Corp.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TSI Sampling Express: Pre-engineered sampling systems launched by Texas Sampling that are pre-engineered and partly pre-assembled, requiring no further detailed engineering, with delivery within 4 weeks.

Products and services

• Wafer Sample System Inline valve sampling system that mounts directly into a pipeline. Takes emission-free, representative samples of process fluid while providing operator safety. Valve design ensures zero dead volume throughout the sample valve assembly.
• Manual Continuous Sampler System
• Fixed Volume Sampler System
• LPG Sampler System (LSL, LSG, LP variants)
• Dual Phase / Reactor Effluent Sampling System
• HF Acid Sample Systems
• Flare Gas Sample System
• Detector Tube Sample System
• Solids Sampler

Quantifiable outcome

• TSI Sampling Express reduces lead time by at least 60 percent with 4-week delivery
• +1 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Crane Co. / Crane ChemPharma & Energy Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Texas Sampling operates within Crane Instrumentation & Sampling, part of Crane ChemPharma & Energy Corp. within Crane's Process Flow Technologies segment. Operating within the DOPAK Sampling Systems facility since 2018, the two brands (DOPAK and Texas Sampling) have pioneered and shaped the grab sample market together. Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of industrial products founded in 1855, traded on NYSE as CR.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• SICK AG: German sensor and gas analysis specialist whose gas sampling systems overlap with Texas Sampling's flare gas and detector tube product lines in industrial emission monitoring.
• Bürkert: Specialist in fluid control and sampling systems with growing presence in process analytical sampling; competes in narrower niches where Texas Sampling also operates.

Broad incumbents

• Emerson (Rosemount): Process automation leader with Rosemount analytical and sampling solutions for refineries and chemical plants; competes for the same monitoring/quality-control budget.
• Endress+Hauser: Major process instrumentation vendor with sampling and analytical systems targeting chemical, petrochemical, and oil & gas customers — broad-line competitor in process sample conditioning.
• Parker Hannifin: Diversified motion and control technologies company with sampling valves, fittings, and process fluid handling products sold into the same refining and chemical processing customers.
• Magnetrol (AMETEK): Level and process instrumentation vendor under AMETEK that serves refining and petrochemical customers with sampling-adjacent measurement and control solutions.
• Swagelok: Global fluid system solutions provider whose sampling valves, fittings, and tubing serve the same refinery/petrochem customers; broader portfolio but overlapping grab-sample hardware.

Direct peers

• Welker: Designs and manufactures sample conditioning systems, gas and liquid samplers, and odorant injection equipment for oil & gas and petrochemical customers — direct competition in process sampling hardware.
• DOPAK Sampling Systems: Crane's sister brand for closed-loop grab sampling; co-located with Texas Sampling since 2018 and explicitly described as jointly pioneering the grab sample market. Closest functional and channel peer.

Others

• Hach: Water quality sampling and testing specialist adjacent to industrial sampling; competes for environmental compliance budgets rather than direct process sampling, but useful for understanding adjacent market dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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