Con-V-Air
Con-V-AIR is a Quebec-based industrial equipment manufacturer designing and fabricating custom bulk material handling and chemical dosing systems for water treatment, mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, and food processing customers across North America and select international markets.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersQuebec, Canada
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Con-V-Air does
CON-V-AIR Inc. is a privately held Canadian industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in bulk material handling systems for solids and liquids in industrial processes. The company is headquartered in Sainte-Julie, Quebec, with a 33,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Somerset, Ohio (USA), an engineering and project management office in Brossard, Quebec, and a warehouse in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Quebec. It serves municipal water utilities, mining operators, oil and gas (including SAGD) operators, manufacturers handling plastic resins, and food processors handling ingredients such as diatomaceous earth and milk powder.
CON-V-AIR's product portfolio combines nine standardized components — volumetric screw feeders, bulk bag unloaders, vacuum loaders, manual bag dumps, silos, sludge spreaders, eductors, and wetting heads — with seven engineered systems, including the proprietary Direct Injection System (DIS), Indirect Injection System (IIS), Polymer Preparation and Injection System (POLYBA), chemical feed systems, pneumatic conveying systems, factory pre-assembled storage and dosing silos, and mining reagents systems. The DIS, IIS, Batch Injection System (BIS), and Loop Injection System (LIS), along with the POLYFLOWMAX dilution system, are proprietary in-house designs focused on precision chemical dosing for water treatment applications (lime, soda ash, PAC, polymer, potassium permanganate). The company is vertically integrated, performing preliminary engineering, detailed design, fabrication, assembly, mechanical/pneumatic/electrical integration, factory acceptance testing (FAT), site commissioning assistance, and after-sales service in-house, with Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) certifications ACNOR Z-299-3, Z-299-4, and W47.1, and an RBQ license (2151-2876-21).
The company generates revenue through three streams: project-based sales of custom engineered systems, sales of standardized equipment, and after-sales services (spare parts, installation, start-up, training). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, combining a direct enterprise sales team with a regional network of independent sales representatives across Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Maritimes), the United States (covering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Massachusetts, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Virginia, DC, Delaware, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana), and Chile. Past projects have been delivered to operations in Canada, the United States, Oman, Madagascar, Peru, Burkina Faso, Congo, Chile, and Vietnam.
Con-V-Air firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Con-V-Air
- Legal name
- CON-V-AIR Inc.
- Website
- https://con-v-air.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Con-V-AIR is a Quebec-based industrial equipment manufacturer designing and fabricating custom bulk material handling and chemical dosing systems for water treatment, mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, and food processing customers across North America and select international markets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Con-V-Air industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Bulk Material Handling and Chemical Feed Systems
- NAICS
- Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)
- SIC
- General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG), Bulk Packaging Filling/Discharge Systems & Handling Aids (Spouts, Lifting, Dischargers) (IMALAGAI), Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)
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Where Con-V-Air is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Quebec
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
Con-V-Air business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Custom Engineered Systems: CON-V-AIR designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs custom bulk material handling systems for industrial applications. Revenue is generated through project-based sales of these custom systems, including engineering, fabrication, assembly, and commissioning services. Systems are tailored to specific client requirements for handling solids and liquids in bulk form.
- Standardized Products: Sale of standardized equipment including screw feeders, bulk bag unloaders, vacuum loaders, manual bag dumps, silos, sludge spreaders, and eductors for bulk material handling applications.
- After-sales Services: Revenue from spare parts, after-sales service, installation, start-up, and training services for their equipment and systems.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom project-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
Con-V-Air product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Con-V-Air designs, engineers, manufactures, and commissions custom bulk material handling and chemical feed systems for industrial processes involving bulk solids and liquids. The product portfolio combines standardized components (screw feeders, bulk bag unloaders, vacuum loaders, silos, eductors, sludge spreaders, manual bag dumps, wetting heads) with engineered systems (Direct Injection System, Indirect Injection System, Polymer Preparation and Injection Systems/POLYBA, Pneumatic Conveying Systems, Factory Pre-assembled Storage and Dosing Silos, and Mining Reagents Systems), supported by engineering, fabrication, assembly, factory acceptance testing (FAT), installation, start-up, training, and after-sales service.
Product overview
Con-V-Air is an industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in bulk material handling systems for solids and liquids processing. The company offers a portfolio of 9 standardized products (screw feeders, bulk bag unloaders, vacuum loaders, manual bag dumps, silos, sludge spreaders, eductors, and wetting heads) that can function independently or be integrated into larger systems. Additionally, Con-V-Air engineers custom turnkey systems including Direct Injection Systems (DIS), Indirect Injection Systems (IIS), Polymer Preparation Systems (POLYBA), Chemical Feed Systems, Pneumatic Conveying Systems, Factory Pre-assembled Storage and Dosing Silos, and Mining Reagents Systems. The product line serves water treatment, mining and minerals, oil and gas, manufacturing, and food industries globally.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Screw Feeder (Doseur à vis) A volumetric screw feeder for precise dosing of bulk solid materials, used as a standalone component or integrated into larger engineered systems for water treatment, mining, manufacturing, and food industry applications.
- Bulk Bag Unloader (Station de vidange de super sacs) A station for unloading bulk bags (super sacks) with dust control and product flow assistance, used to feed bulk solids into downstream storage, conveying, or dosing systems.
- Bulk Bag Cutter (Station de vidange de super sacs avec trémie couteau) A bulk bag unloader equipped with a knife hopper for cutting and emptying bags containing problematic materials that resist gravity flow.
- Sifflux Vacuum Loader (Vide-poche par vacuum) A vacuum-based loader for transferring powder and granular materials, used to move bulk solids between processing points.
- Manual Bag Dump (Station manuelle de vidange de sacs) A manual station for emptying small bags of bulk materials with dust control, used for low-volume or specialty ingredient handling.
- Storage Silo (Silo) Storage silos for bulk solid materials, available with various accessories and configurations for storing lime, soda ash, polymers, carbon, and other treatment chemicals or industrial powders.
- Dewatered Sludge Spreader (Épandeur pour boues déshydratées) A spreader system for dewatered sludge application in municipal waste management.
- Eductor (Éducteur) An eductor device for pneumatic conveying of bulk materials, used as a component in pneumatic transfer systems.
- Wetting Head (Tête mouilleuse) A wetting head that enables instantaneous adjustment of solution concentrate by varying screw feeder speed while maintaining constant liquid throughput, used in polymer preparation and chemical dosing systems.
- Direct Injection System (DIS) An automated system for continuous dosing of chemicals from solid bulk directly at application points without requiring a mixing tank, using wetting cone technology for water treatment applications including lime, soda ash, PAC, polymer, and potassium permanganate.
- Indirect Injection System (IIS) A system that prepares a solution of variable concentration in an overflow basin using water as the conveying medium, with slower response than direct injection but with flow adjustment through screw speed variation, typically used for lime applications.
- Polymer Preparation and Injection System (POLYBA) A complete system for polymer preparation, mixing, and injection including wetting cones, maturation tanks, and distribution systems for water treatment. The POLYFLOWMAX variant dilutes 25-50% neat polymer solution down to 0.1-0.5%.
- Chemical Feed Systems (Injection de produits chimiques) Systems for precise chemical dosing and injection including lime, soda ash, polymers, and other treatment chemicals, designed and assembled for industrial process applications.
- Pneumatic Conveying System (Convoyeur pneumatique) Pneumatic transfer systems for moving bulk solid materials between processing units, used to convey powders, granules, and reagents within industrial plants.
- Factory Pre-assembled Storage and Dosing Silo Pre-assembled and pre-wired silo systems reducing installation time, costs, and risks, including integrated heating, ventilation, technical room under the silo, blowers, conditioning system, preparation system, dosing, and controls.
- Mining Reagents System (Réactifs miniers) Complete reagent preparation systems for mining operations including bulk bag handling, mixing, storage, pumping, and dosing for chemicals like sodium metabisulfite, copper sulfate, and xanthates.
- Engineering, Fabrication, Assembly, and Commissioning Services A service offering covering preliminary study, detailed project engineering, plan and documentation production, in-house fabrication and assembly from steel and stainless steel raw materials, factory acceptance testing (ITP/FAT), on-site installation assistance, commissioning, training, and after-sales support for Con-V-Air products and engineered systems.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduced installation time and cost through factory pre-assembled and pre-tested systems
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Companies that use Con-V-Air
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Con-V-Air technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Con-V-Air partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves3 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Con-V-Air competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- VAC-U-MAX: Specializes in pneumatic vacuum conveying systems for powders and bulk solids, overlapping with Con-V-Air's vacuum loaders and pneumatic transfer product lines.
- Hapman: Manufacturer of bulk material handling equipment including conveyors, bag unloaders and custom engineered systems. Targets many of the same chemical, mineral and food processing customers.
- National Bulk Equipment (NBE): Designs and builds bulk bag unloaders, conveyors and integrated material handling systems for similar chemical, food and industrial customers. Direct overlap in bulk bag unloading and engineered system integration.
- Schenck Process: Global manufacturer of material handling, feeding and pneumatic conveying equipment serving similar mining, water and industrial end-markets. Directly comparable product overlap in feeders, conveyors and chemical dosing.
- Acrison: Specializes in volumetric and gravimetric feeders plus dry chemical feed systems for water and process industries. Closely competes with Con-V-Air's screw feeders and chemical injection systems (DIS/IIS).
- Cyclonaire: Engineered pneumatic conveying and bulk material handling systems for dry bulk solids. Competes directly with Con-V-Air's pneumatic conveying and silo systems for water treatment and process industries.
Broad incumbents
- Metso: Large diversified mining and minerals processing equipment supplier that competes for reagent preparation and bulk handling scopes in mining projects where Con-V-Air is active.
- Bühler Group: Industrial processing equipment manufacturer with broad bulk material handling, dosing and pneumatic conveying capabilities serving food and industrial markets overlapping with Con-V-Air's installed segments.
- FLSmidth: Global supplier of process equipment for mining and minerals; competes for reagent preparation and bulk solids handling systems at large mining customers.
- Coperion (formerly Coperion K-Tron): Large-scale manufacturer of feeders, pneumatic conveying and bulk material handling systems for plastics, chemicals, food and minerals; competes on integrated engineered systems for similar end-users.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Con-V-Air leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles20 records
Con-V-Air funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Con-V-Air
What does Con-V-Air do?
Con-V-Air designs, engineers, manufactures, and commissions custom bulk material handling and chemical feed systems for industrial processes involving bulk solids and liquids. The product portfolio combines standardized components (screw feeders, bulk bag unloaders, vacuum loaders, silos, eductors, sludge spreaders, manual bag dumps, wetting heads) with engineered systems (Direct Injection System, Indirect Injection System, Polymer Preparation and Injection Systems/POLYBA, Pneumatic Conveying Systems, Factory Pre-assembled Storage and Dosing Silos, and Mining Reagents Systems), supported by engineering, fabrication, assembly, factory acceptance testing (FAT), installation, start-up, training, and after-sales service.
Is Con-V-Air a public or private company?
Con-V-Air is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Con-V-Air founded?
Con-V-Air was founded in 2000. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Con-V-Air based?
Con-V-Air is headquartered in Quebec, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Con-V-Air make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Custom Engineered Systems are the primary driver. The others are standardized Products and after-sales Services.
Who are Con-V-Air's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are VAC-U-MAX, Hapman, National Bulk Equipment (NBE), Schenck Process, Acrison and Cyclonaire. Broad incumbents are Metso, Bühler Group, FLSmidth and Coperion (formerly Coperion K-Tron).
Does Con-V-Air have an API?
No public API is recorded for Con-V-Air.
What industry is Con-V-Air in?
Con-V-Air's product category is Industrial Bulk Material Handling and Chemical Feed Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAOAF, Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid), with a secondary code of IMAHAEAG, Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders). Its NAICS code is 333914 and its SIC code is 3560.