What Cap-Lab does

Cap-Lab Indústria e Comércio Ltda is a privately held Brazilian laboratory equipment and consumables distributor founded in 1994 and headquartered in Mauá, in the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area. The company supplies and commercializes products for quality-control laboratories in the dairy and broader food sector, with primary emphasis on milk and dairy product testing. Its operational footprint covers nine Brazilian states plus the Federal District, distributed through a direct technical/commercial sales force, an e-commerce virtual store (lojacaplab.com.br) with promotional coupons for SMB buyers, and industry-association channels such as APIL and ABIQ.

The product portfolio spans eleven categories including laboratory equipment (Gerber calibration-certified instruments such as lactodensimeters and butyrometers, ultrasonic milk analyzers LACTOSCAN SP/S PFP/EKOMILK M, the Crioscópio Carrossel AutoTouch 20 cryoscope, the new MB32 moisture analyzer, the UV-A Detector Biofilmes biofilm detector, refractometers, pH/conductivity meters, BOD incubators, muffle furnaces, and water purification systems), rapid diagnostic tests (the DipSensor BQST 4-in-1 antibiotic residue test, Aller-Snap, CMT mastitis solution, peroxidase and alkaline phosphatase strips, hydrogen peroxide strips), reagents and consumables (a comprehensive Merck line, Dornic solution, conductivity standards, buffer solutions, Readycult coliforms), microbiology supplies, glassware, thermometers, and accessories. Cap-Lab acts primarily as an authorized distributor for international brands including Merck, Gerber Instruments, Hygiena, and Unisensor, supplemented by proprietary Cap-Lab-branded accessories.

The business operates a sales-led hybrid model combining quote-based direct sales for capital equipment and bulk reagents with self-service e-commerce transactions. Revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales and consumable/reagent sales with an implied recurring component tied to ongoing laboratory usage. Customer segments span dairy processors (primary, including cooperatives and cheese manufacturers), food and beverage producers, meat/frigorífico processors, chemical laboratories, and educational/research institutions such as Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. The company holds SGS ISO quality management certification, references 30 years of operation (celebrated in April 2024), and has no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding rounds.

Name

Cap-Lab

Legal name

Cap-Lab Indústria e Comércio Ltda

Website

https://cap-lab.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cap-Lab is a privately held Brazilian distributor founded in 1994 that supplies laboratory equipment, reagents, and consumables for quality control in the dairy, food, beverage, meat, chemical, and educational sectors across nine Brazilian states plus the Federal District.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment and Supplies for Dairy Quality Control

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151), Fluid Milk Manufacturing (311511)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA)

Keywords

• Dairy laboratory equipment
• Food quality control reagents
• Antibiotic residue testing
• Microbial analysis supplies
• Laboratory consumables distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Equipment Sales: Sale of laboratory equipment including analyzers, densimeters, pH meters, refractometers, moisture analyzers, and microbiological testing equipment.
2. Reagents and Consumables: Sale of chemical reagents, solutions, rapid tests, test strips, glassware, and accessories for laboratory testing. Includes calibration certificates for Gerber products.
3. E-commerce Product Sales: Direct online sales through virtual store (lojacaplab.com.br) with promotional discounts such as first purchase coupon (BOASVINDAS10 for 10% off).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cap-Lab supplies and commercializes laboratory equipment, reagents, rapid diagnostic tests, glassware, and consumables for quality control in the dairy, food, beverage, meat, chemical, and educational sectors in Brazil. Its core portfolio centers on physicochemical and microbiological analysis of milk and dairy (e.g., ultrasonic milk analyzers, cryoscopes, Gerber instruments, antibiotic residue tests, Compact Dry plates, biofilm detectors). The company operates as an authorized distributor of international brands (Merck, Gerber Instruments, Hygiena, Unisensor, Ohaus, Incoterm, Astori, CDR FoodLab, ZeuLab) and resells them through direct sales and its own e-commerce store, bundling calibration certificates, technical support, and training services.

Product overview

Cap-Lab is a Brazilian laboratory equipment and consumables distributor serving the dairy, food, beverage, meat, chemical, and educational sectors. The company does not develop a unified software platform; instead, it operates a product portfolio organized across eleven categories: Equipamentos (instruments such as the Compact Dry plating system, LACTOSCAN/Analisador S PFP ultrasound milk analyzers, Crioscópio Carrossel AutoTouch 20 cryoscope, Detector Biofilmes UV-A biofilm detector, and Analisador MB32 moisture analyzer), Testes Rápidos (rapid diagnostic tests including DipSensor BQST 4-in-1 antibiotic test, Aller-Snap allergen test, mastitis CMT solution, peroxidase and alkaline phosphatase test strips, and hydrogen peroxide test strips), Reagentes (chemical reagents from Merck and Cap-Lab's own brand, including Dornic solution, conductivity standards, buffer solutions, and pH buffers), Microbiologia (ready-to-use culture media such as Readycult Coliformes, sterile swabs), Acessórios (Gerber calculation discs like the Disco de Ackermann, sterilization indicator strips, CMT trays), Vidraria (glass laboratory instruments including thermo-lactodensimeters, alcoholmeters, areometers, and density meters), Termômetros (thermometers), Químicos (industrial and cleaning chemicals), Destaques (highlighted/specialty products), and a comprehensive Linha Gerber product line with calibration certification. Products are available through the Cap-Lab e-commerce platform (lojacaplab.com.br), with customer support, technical support, training, and downloadable catalogs provided alongside the product offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DipSensor BQST — 4-in-1 Antibiotic Residue Test for Milk 4-in-1 lateral-flow rapid test for detecting antibiotic residues (Betalactams, Tetracyclines, (Fluoro)Quinolones, and Sulfonamides) in milk, used by dairy processors, labs, and quality-control personnel.
• UV-A Biofilm Detector (Detector Biofilmes) Equipment using ultraviolet light (UV-A) to visualize contamination and soils invisible to the naked eye for hygiene monitoring in laboratories and production facilities.
• Moisture Analyzer MB32 (Analisador de Umidade MB32) Moisture analyzer providing faster and more precise moisture content analyses for laboratory use in food, dairy, and chemical applications.
• Crioscópio Carrossel AutoTouch 20 (Cryoscope) Automated cryoscope with touchscreen processor capable of analyzing up to 20 milk samples for freezing-point determination, used in dairy quality control laboratories.
• LACTOSCAN SP / S PFP / EKOMILK M Ultrasonic Milk Analyzers Ultrasonic milk analyzers that measure fat, protein, lactose, solids, and other composition parameters to optimize routine dairy laboratory testing.
• Compact Dry Plating System Ready-to-use plating system for microbiological analyses of surfaces and products, following a simple 3-step process (inoculation, incubation, reading).
• Gerber Instrument Line (Lactodensimeters, Butyrometers, Calculation Discs) Complete line of Gerber brand physicochemical milk-analysis instruments including lactodensimeters, butyrometers, calculation discs (Disco de Ackermann), and accessories, all with calibration certificates provided by Cap-Lab.
• Merck Reagents and Rapid Tests Line Comprehensive range of Merck-brand chemical reagents, solutions, and rapid test strips for laboratory analysis across food, dairy, and chemical applications.
• Aller-Snap Rapid Allergen Test Swab-based rapid test for allergen detection and hygiene monitoring on food-contact surfaces, used in food and dairy processing facilities.
• Readycult Coliforms (Water Coliform Detection) Ready-to-use culture medium for detection and enumeration of coliforms in water analysis, used in laboratory microbiological testing.
• Peroxidase Test Strips (Tiras Peroxidase) Reactive strips for qualitative assessment of heat treatment efficiency by detecting peroxidase enzyme in milk and dairy products with up to 40% fat content; results in approximately 10 seconds.
• Alkaline Phosphatase Test Strips (Tiras Fosfatase Alcalina) Reactive strips for qualitative assessment of pasteurization efficiency by detecting alkaline phosphatase enzyme in milk and cheese whey; results in approximately 2–3 minutes.
• California Mastitis Test (CMT) Solution CMT solution for rapid bovine mastitis diagnosis through observation of coagulation degree and color reaction of the milk sample on dairy farms and veterinary labs.
• Merck Hydrogen Peroxide Rapid Test Strips (0.5–25 mg/L) Colorimetric rapid test strip for semi-quantitative detection of hydrogen peroxide in milk, disinfectant solutions, rinse water, pool water, and oxidizing agents (range 0.5–25 mg/L H2O2).
• Portable Turbidimeter MI415 (Milwaukee) Portable turbidimeter for measuring turbidity in water and liquid samples, used in laboratory and beverage quality control.
• Portable Digital Refractometer MA871 (0–85 Brix) Portable digital refractometer for measuring refractive index and Brix values in liquid samples, used in beverage, juice, and dairy quality control.
• Pocket pH Meter pHep HI98108 (Hanna) Pocket pH meter with exposed temperature sensor, automatic temperature compensation, large dual-level LCD display, pH range 0.00–14.00, precision ±0.10 pH.
• Pocket pH Meter pHep HI98107 for Water (Hanna) Water-focused pocket pH meter with resolution 0.1 pH, precision ±0.1 pH, automatic two-point calibration, suitable for drinking water, aquariums, pools, and spas.
• Pocket Conductivity Meter HI98303 (Hanna DiST) Pocket conductivity meter with graphite amperometric electrode, automatic temperature compensation, single-point calibration, and range up to 1999 µS/cm.
• Twinsensor BT (Twin Sensor for Dairy Analysis) Twin sensor for combined measurement of multiple parameters in dairy analysis, used as a complementary test for quality control in dairy laboratories.
• BOD/DBO Incubators BOD/DBO (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) incubators for microbiological analysis in laboratory settings, including food and water testing.
• Muffle Furnace (Forno Mufla) Muffle furnace for high-temperature laboratory applications such as ashing and heat treatment of samples.
• Water Distiller (Destilador de Água) Water distiller for producing purified water used as a reagent in laboratory analyses.
• Reverse Osmosis Water Purification System (CAP-OR15) Reverse osmosis system for producing high-purity laboratory water for analytical and reagent-grade applications.
• Anti-Vibration Table for Balances (Mesa Antivibratória) Anti-vibration table designed to isolate precision laboratory balances from environmental vibrations, used to ensure weighing accuracy.
• Sterile Wooden-Handle Swab Sterile wooden-handle swab for microbiological sampling and surface hygiene monitoring in food and dairy facilities.
• Thermo-Lactodensimeter 15°C (Alcohol-Filled) Thermo-lactodensimeter calibrated at 15°C for measuring milk density, with scale 15/40, division 0.5 g/mL, length 290 mm, and alcohol filling.
• Disco de Ackermann (Gerber Calculation Disc) Gerber calculation disc for determining total solids content in milk based on fat content and specific gravity, used with a thermo-lactodensimeter.
• Dornic Solution N/9 (1L) Dornic N/9 solution used for acidity titration in milk analysis, available in 1-liter bottles for laboratory dairy quality control.
• Conductivity Standard Solution 1413 µS/cm (Hanna HI7031L, 500 mL) Standardized 1413 µS/cm conductivity solution calibrated with NIST SRM potassium chloride, in hermetically sealed 500 mL packaging and compliant with ISO 3696 / BS 3978.
• Steam Sterilization Indicator Strip Steam sterilization indicator strip that changes color from light beige to dark brown/black when exposed to the minimum time and temperature conditions required for steam sterilization.
• Technical Support, Training, and Calibration Services Technical support, training, and calibration services bundled with laboratory equipment and Gerber instruments, including calibration certificates.

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gerber InstrumentscoreTechnology or IntegrationComplete line of Gerber products including calibration certificates provided by Cap-Lab. This is a flagship partnership with ready stock availability. Gerber equipment for milk analysis including lactodensimeters and calculation discs.
• MerckcoreTechnology or IntegrationExtensive portfolio of reagents and rapid tests from Merck including Extran, buffer solutions, pH standards, hydrogen peroxide tests, and other chemical reagents. Cap-Lab offers Merck products as part of their complete laboratory solution.
• UnisensorcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for antibiotic detection kits and sensors including Dipsensor BQST for 4-in-1 antibiotic testing in milk. Unisensor is a key technology partner for Cap-Lab's rapid testing solutions.
• APIL (Associação dos Produtores de Leite)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCap-Lab is a partner and supporter of APIL, participating in annual APIL meetings and events. Association connecting dairy producers with laboratory solutions provider.
• ABIQ (Associação Brasileira das Indústrias de Queijo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCap-Lab is a longstanding partner of ABIQ, supporting the association and its members with modern laboratory solutions for cheese factories. Recognized as a 'Pioneer in the Group of Similar Associates'.
• SGSminorOthersSGS certification body providing ISO quality management certification to Cap-Lab.
• FrimesacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor dairy and meat processing company as a key customer and reference for Cap-Lab's quality control solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hach (Danaher): Global manufacturer of water and liquid analysis instruments (turbidimeters, conductivity, pH). Comparable as a broad incumbent whose bench-top instruments overlap with Cap-Lab's pH/conductivity/turbidity category and could sell direct in Brazil.
• Neogen Corporation: Global food and animal safety company formed in part through the 3M Food Safety acquisition. Comparable as a broad incumbent supplying antibiotic-residue, allergen, and hygiene tests overlapping with Cap-Lab's rapid-test portfolio (e.g., Unisensor and Hygiena lines).
• bioMérieux: Global in-vitro diagnostics and industrial microbiology company. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering microbiological testing solutions (including Compact Dry-style ready-to-use media) that compete with products Cap-Lab distributes.
• IDEXX Laboratories: Global diagnostics company with a food and animal health testing segment. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving dairy producers with mastitis and milk-quality testing, competing with Cap-Lab's mastitis CMT and milk-composition offerings.
• Hygiena (owned by Bio-Techne): Food safety and hygiene diagnostics supplier whose products (Aller-Snap, ATP swabs) Cap-Lab distributes. Comparable as a broad incumbent with its own global sales force that could disintermediate Cap-Lab in Brazil.
• Merck Life Science (MilliporeSigma): Global life-science and lab products business and Cap-Lab's largest core supplier. Comparable because Merck sells directly through its own Brazil organization and could bypass Cap-Lab, and its reagent/rapid-test portfolio overlaps with Cap-Lab's food-safety offering.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global scientific instruments and lab supplies company with a strong Brazil presence. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering analytical instruments, reagents, and consumables that overlap categories Cap-Lab distributes, with the ability to disintermediate local distributors.

Direct peers

• Laborclin: Brazilian manufacturer and distributor of diagnostic reagents, rapid tests, and laboratory inputs. Comparable as a domestic player combining own-brand reagents with lab supply distribution into clinical and food-quality markets.
• Cinética Reagentes: Brazilian distributor of laboratory reagents, glassware, and equipment. Comparable to Cap-Lab as a multi-brand lab supplies distributor with overlapping vertical coverage in food, dairy, and quality-control customers.
• Analítica: Brazilian laboratory equipment, reagents, and consumables distributor serving food, dairy, pharmaceutical, and clinical labs. Directly comparable as a domestic competitor offering similar multi-brand distribution plus e-commerce across Brazil.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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