CleanLogix

What CleanLogix does

CleanLogix (Cleanlogix LLC) is a privately held, founder-controlled CO2 processing technology company founded in 2004 by David Jackson and headquartered in Ponderay, Idaho, with an additional office in Santa Clarita, California. The company develops and licenses proprietary CO2-based manufacturing processes — including CO2 Composite Spray™, Centrifugal CO2™, Particle-Plasma™, Tunable MQCL™, and PurCO2™ fluids management — that use recycled carbon dioxide in liquid, solid, plasma, and supercritical phases as a precision cleaning, surface modification, cooling, and lubrication medium, replacing ozone-depleting solvents such as Freon and TCE. Its core delivery vehicle is the CO2 Processing Unit (CPU®), a standardized integration module licensed on an exclusive and non-exclusive, market- and application-segmented basis to OEMs, custom machine builders, and value-added resellers serving HDD, aerospace, microelectronics, medical, automotive, and ophthalmic manufacturers. The company also operates Clean Imagineering as a direct-sales and contract-services arm and distributes complementary products such as OSEE non-contact surface inspection systems.

The underlying technology is built on more than 40 years of continuous development originating at Hughes Aircraft in 1984, supported by a portfolio of 15+ granted U.S. and Taiwan patents covering dense-fluid spray generation, centrifugal immersion cleaning, particle-plasma hybrid treatment, real-time photometric spray analysis, and CO2 recycling systems capable of recovering 90%-95% of process CO2 for reuse. Revenue is generated through three streams: CPU® technology licensing and royalties, direct equipment sales (including branded systems such as Vulcon Ice™, SnoPen™, Mobi™, PowerSno™, Clean Cell™, and Vector Pro™), and professional services spanning turn-key process development, customized equipment design, 3D design and printing, robotic automation integration, laboratory testing, and short-term equipment rental. Customer references include legacy enterprise adopters such as IBM, Seagate, Western Digital, Maxtor, Read-Rite, Gillette-PaperMate, Pentel, Delphi Automotive, TRW, and Hutchinson. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed institutional funding and remains closely held by its founder.

Name

CleanLogix

Legal name

Cleanlogix LLC

Website

https://cleanlogix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CleanLogix develops and licenses proprietary CO2-based precision cleaning, surface modification, and thermal management technology, delivering CPU® integration modules and branded systems to OEMs and manufacturers in HDD, aerospace, microelectronics, medical, and automotive sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning and Surface Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

akta.pro primary industry

Parts Washing & Degreasing Equipment (IMAHALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory & Cleanroom Cleaning (IMAIADAD), Industrial Cleaning & Decontamination (Hydroblasting/Vacuum/Confined Space) (IMAIACAJ)

Keywords

• CO2 cleaning systems
• Precision cleaning equipment
• Surface modification technology
• Thermal spray coating
• Industrial surface treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Clarita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Licensing: Licensing CO2 technology portfolio including commercial products, trademarks, customers, and applications to OEMs and value-added resellers under market- and application-segmented exclusive and non-exclusive licenses. CPU® systems offered with technical support under license and supply contracts.
2. Equipment Sales: Direct sale of CO2 cleaning systems, precision cleaning products, and surface inspection tools to end-users for unlicensed markets and applications.
3. Services: Technical consulting services, turn-key process development, customized equipment design, 3D design and printing, robotic automation and implementation, laboratory testing, contract cleaning, and short-term equipment rental for on-site process development.
4. Product Distribution: Representation and distribution of synergistic clean manufacturing products such as OSEE non-contact surface quality inspection systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CleanLogix develops and supplies CO2-based industrial cleaning, surface modification, and thermal spray coating equipment and processes for manufacturers. Its portfolio includes the CO2 Composite Spray, Centrifugal CO2, Particle-Plasma, Tunable MQCL, PurCO2, and CPU® systems, sold, licensed, and supported for use in hard disk drive, aerospace, medical, automotive, and microelectronics production environments.

Product overview

CleanLogix offers a portfolio of CO2-based clean manufacturing technologies organized around core processing platforms and specialized systems. The primary technology platforms are CO2 Composite Spray™ (microscopic CO2 crystal spray cleaning) and Centrifugal CO2™ (liquid/supercritical CO2 immersion cleaning), both designed to replace ozone-depleting solvents. Supporting these core platforms are Particle-Plasma™ (surface treatment combining CO2 spray with atmospheric plasma), Tunable MQCL™ (minimum quantity cooling lubrication for machining), and PurCO2™ (fluids management including delivery, purification at 99.99% purity, and recycling with 90-95% recovery). CleanLogix provides standardized CO2 Processing Units (CPU®) as integration modules for OEMs and machine builders. The product ecosystem includes branded systems such as Vulcon Ice™ (robotic cleaning), OzoKool™ (machining fluids), Vector Pro™ (spray control), and various benchtop, mobile, and modular cleaning systems (SnoPen™, Mobi™, PowerSno™, Clean Cell™). Legacy products include the SuperFuge™ centrifugal degreaser and MicroSno™ spray system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CO2 Composite Spray system
• Centrifugal CO2 system
• Particle-Plasma system
• Tunable MQCL system
• PurCO2 system
• CPU® (CleanLogix Process Unit) system
• Thermal spray coating services
• CO2 process technology licensing

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%-95% CO2 recovery rate for reuse
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Clean ImagineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Imagineering is a developer and value added reseller of lean and green clean manufacturing solutions. It bridges the technology, knowledge, creativity, and implementation gaps between clean manufacturing technology suppliers and end-users. Provides turn-key process development, customized equipment designs including 3D design and printing, robotic automation and implementation, lab testing, contract cleaning, and short-term equipment rental services.
• Cool CleanminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMinnesota start-up company that licensed CleanLogix's CO2 technology portfolio including commercial products, trademarks, customers, and applications in 2005. Mr. Jackson served as Chief Technology Officer. The licensing agreement was terminated by CleanLogix in 2011.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oerlikon Metco: Oerlikon Metco is a global leader in thermal spray equipment, materials, and surface treatment services for aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers. It overlaps with CleanLogix's thermal spray coating and Particle-Plasma™ surface modification offerings, but at much larger scale and scope.
• Cleaning Technologies Group: Cleaning Technologies Group designs and manufactures industrial parts washing systems (aqueous and solvent-based) for automotive, aerospace, and general industrial customers. It overlaps with CleanLogix's parts cleaning and surface preparation value proposition but uses traditional chemistry rather than CO2.
• Branson Ultrasonics (Emerson): Branson Ultrasonics, part of Emerson, is a broad incumbent in industrial ultrasonic cleaning, welding, and plastic joining equipment. It competes with CleanLogix in precision cleaning but operates at much larger scale and across a wider portfolio of joining and cleaning technologies.
• Ecoclean (Dürr Group): Ecoclean, part of Dürr, supplies industrial parts cleaning and surface treatment systems for automotive, aerospace, and medical device manufacturers. It is a broad incumbent offering a comparable precision cleaning equipment portfolio across many of the same end-markets as CleanLogix.
• Praxair Surface Technologies (Linde): Praxair Surface Technologies, now part of Linde, provides thermal spray coatings, surface treatment, and high-performance materials for aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers. It competes with CleanLogix's thermal spray and surface modification platforms as a broad industrial incumbent.

Direct peers

• Blackstone-NEY Ultrasonics: Blackstone-NEY Ultrasonics manufactures precision aqueous and solvent cleaning systems used in medical, aerospace, and electronics manufacturing. It is a direct peer in industrial precision cleaning equipment, serving overlapping high-reliability end-markets with different cleaning chemistries.
• Cool Clean: Cool Clean is a Minnesota-based CO2 cleaning start-up that previously licensed CleanLogix's full technology portfolio (2005-2011). It remains the most direct historical counterpart in dense-phase CO2 precision cleaning, with overlapping product positioning in CO2-based surface cleaning for industrial customers.
• Crest Ultrasonics: Crest Ultrasonics designs and builds precision cleaning equipment (ultrasonic, immersion, spray) for medical, aerospace, semiconductor, and industrial customers. It overlaps directly with CleanLogix in precision cleaning solutions for high-reliability manufacturers.
• Stoelting Cleaning Equipment: Stoelting designs and manufactures industrial cleaning and parts washing systems (aqueous and solvent) for medical, electronics, and general industrial customers. It is a direct peer in industrial precision cleaning equipment, addressing overlapping use cases with different cleaning chemistries.

Emerging players

• Enviro Tech International: Enviro Tech International develops and supplies environmentally preferred cleaning chemistries and solvents as replacements for legacy ODS and hazardous substances. It is an emerging player addressing the same eco-friendly cleaning value proposition as CleanLogix but through chemical formulations rather than CO2-based process technology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CleanImagineer
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCEQxKZhdhVmD-YCk6zYSjg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/david-p-jackson
• Instagraminstagram.com/clean_imagineering

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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