Applied Air Systems

What Applied Air Systems does

Applied Air Systems, Inc. is a privately held industrial distributor and service provider specializing in compressed air systems, headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota. The company serves industrial manufacturing customers across five upper Midwestern U.S. states—Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin—via a direct regional sales team of 1–10 employees. Its core offering consists of factory-authorized distribution of multiple equipment brands: Sullivan Palatek rotary screw compressors (5–400 HP), Chicago Pneumatic rotary screw and piston compressors (1.5–250 HP), and Hankison/SPX refrigerated, desiccant, and membrane air dryers plus filtration products, supplemented by parts coverage for Samsung and Great Lakes equipment and consumables from Summit Industrial Products.

Beyond equipment resale, the company generates revenue through a portfolio of professional services, including compressed air system energy audits, custom engineered turn-key system design, on-site maintenance and repair, and major repairs and complete overhauls. Its stated value proposition is platform-independent system optimization aimed at reducing customers' cost of operation by analyzing plant air demand and eliminating waste. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through direct sales consultation; the firm operates without disclosed digital channels beyond a basic corporate website and has no disclosed social media presence, management team, certifications, patents, or awards.

The business model is a hybrid industrial distributor and service provider: equipment resale is paired with aftermarket and engineering services to capture revenue across the installed-base lifecycle. The addressable customer base is regional industrial manufacturers, and the go-to-market relies on direct relationships and on-site technical engagement rather than digital or self-service channels.

Name

Applied Air Systems

Legal name

Applied Air Systems, Inc.

Website

https://appliedairsystems.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Applied Air Systems is a Lakeville, Minnesota-based industrial distributor and service provider for compressed air systems, serving manufacturers across Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. It is a factory-authorized dealer for Sullivan Palatek, Chicago Pneumatic, and Hankison/SPX equipment, supplemented by energy audits and turn-key system design.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Compressed Air Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing (333912)

SIC

Steam & Air-Conditioning Supply (4961)

akta.pro primary industry

Ventilation, Ducting & Air Distribution Equipment (IMAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compressors, Refrigeration Components & Condensing Units (IMADANAG), Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Compressed air systems
• Industrial air compressors
• Compressed air dryers
• Air filtration systems
• Compressed air service

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakeville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sales of air compressors, air dryers, filters, and accessories from brand partners including Sullivan Palatek, Chicago Pneumatic, and Hankison.
2. Parts Sales: Replacement parts for Chicago Pneumatic, Hankison, Sullivan Palatek, Samsung, and Great Lakes Air Dryers & Filters.
3. Service and Maintenance: On-site maintenance and repair services, major repairs and complete overhauls, compressed air system energy audits.
4. Custom Engineered Systems: Engineered turn-key systems design and implementation for compressed air solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Applied Air Systems is a factory-authorized distributor and service provider for industrial compressed air equipment, selling air compressors, air dryers (refrigerated, desiccant, membrane), filtration products, replacement parts, and industrial chemicals/fluids from brands including Sullivan Palatek, Chicago Pneumatic, Hankison (SPX), Great Lakes, and Summit Industrial Products. The company also designs and builds custom engineered turn-key compressed air systems, performs compressed air system energy audits, and provides on-site maintenance, repair, and complete overhaul services for industrial customers in the upper Midwest United States.

Product overview

Applied Air Systems is a distributor and service provider for industrial compressed air equipment, offering a comprehensive portfolio of air compressors, air dryers, and filtration products from multiple manufacturers including Sullivan Palatek, Chicago Pneumatic, and Hankison. The core product lines include rotary screw and piston air compressors ranging from 3 HP to 400 HP, along with refrigerated, desiccant, and membrane air dryers for moisture removal. The company also provides air filters, accessories, parts, and industrial chemicals/fluids. Services include compressed air system energy audits and engineered turn-key system design. Products are available with various capacity ranges from 5 scfm to over 20,000 scfm, serving applications from small commercial operations to large industrial facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chicago Pneumatic Rotary Screw Air Compressors Belt drive, gear drive, and variable speed rotary screw air compressors from 3 to 250 HP, including QRS (3-30 HP), CPC/CPD (40-100 HP), CPE/CPF (75-200 HP), and CPVS variable speed series, sold to industrial customers through authorized distribution.
• Chicago Pneumatic Piston Air Compressors Two stage piston air compressors (RCP Series) available in electric and gas engine models from 1.5 to 20 HP with solid cast iron cylinders and a 2-year warranty.
• Sullivan Palatek Industrial Air Compressors Industrial rotary screw air compressors in over 65 configurations from 5 HP to 400 HP with advanced rotor profile geometry and oversized radial thrust bearings.
• Sullivan Palatek SAS Air Compressors Compact rotary screw compressor packages including CDF SAS and CDD/CDDE SAS series, with 100 percent duty cycle, mounted air dryer and filter, and optional -40°F dew point desiccant dryer in 5 to 30 HP configurations.
• Hankison Refrigerated Air Dryers Non-cycling refrigerated compressed air dryers (GCU, HPR, HPRplus, HES, HV, H, HIT, HPET series) maintaining 38°F pressure dew points, with capacities from 5 scfm to over 20,000 scfm.
• Hankison Desiccant Air Dryers Heatless, heated, and blower purge regenerative desiccant compressed air dryers (HHL/HHS/HHE, HPD, HBP, DHW, HDF series) delivering ISO 8573.1 Class 2 to Class 3 dew points down to -100°F (-73°C).
• Hankison Membrane Air Dryers Membrane compressed air dryers (HMD and HMM series) using tube-shaped membrane bundles or modular SweepSaver digital purge technology to produce dew points from -40°F to +50°F.
• Great Lakes Air Dryers Air dryer products distributed as part of the company's compressed air treatment portfolio.
• Hankison Air Filters HF Series and HR Series compressed air filters including Grade 5 high efficiency oil removal filters and Grade 9 coalescing separator filters for contaminant removal.
• Great Lakes Air Filters Air filtration products for compressed air systems distributed by Applied Air Systems.
• Replacement Parts Replacement parts for Chicago Pneumatic, Hankison, Sullivan Palatek, Samsung, and Great Lakes Air Dryers & Filters compressed air equipment.
• Summit Industrial Chemicals and Fluids Industrial chemicals and fluids for compressed air system maintenance and operation, distributed as part of the product portfolio.
• Compressed Air System Energy Audits Service to measure, identify, report, and correct avoidable losses in compressed air systems, including cost analysis showing how quickly energy savings will offset the cost of system improvements.
• Engineered Turn-Key Systems Custom engineered platform-independent compressed air system design and build services tailored to specific plant air demand requirements.
• On-Site Maintenance and Repair Field maintenance and repair services for industrial compressed air equipment at customer sites.
• Major Repairs and Complete Overhauls Major repair and full overhaul services for industrial compressed air equipment.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sullivan PalatekcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFactory authorized source for Sullivan Palatek industrial air compressors and SAS (Stand Alone System) air compressors. Products include rotary screw compressors ranging from 5HP to 400HP and reciprocating compressors.
• Chicago PneumaticcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFactory authorized source for Chicago Pneumatic rotary screw and piston air compressors. Products include QRS Series (3-250 HP), CPC/CPD Series (40-100 HP), CPE/CPF Series (75-200 HP), and variable speed CPVS Series.
• Hankison (SPX)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFactory authorized distributor for Hankison air dryers including refrigerated (GCU, HPR, HPRplus, HES, HV, H, HIT, HPET series), desiccant (HHL, HHS, HHE, HPD, HBP, DHW, HDF series), and membrane (HMD, HMM series) dryers, as well as air filters.
• Great Lakes Air Dryers & FiltersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvides Great Lakes air dryers and filters as part of their compressed air treatment product portfolio.
• Summit Industrial ProductsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributes Summit Industrial Products chemicals and fluids for compressed air systems.
• SamsungminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvides Samsung replacement parts for compressed air equipment.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Powerex: Manufacturer of oil-less and oil-flooded reciprocating and scroll compressors plus air treatment equipment serving medical, laboratory, and industrial markets. Comparable to Applied Air Systems because it addresses the same microelectronics/pharmaceutical dew-point-sensitive applications cited by AAS and competes for the same custom engineered compressed air system specifications.
• Pneumatech: Specialist manufacturer of compressed air treatment equipment (refrigerated, desiccant, and membrane dryers plus filters) sold through OEM and distributor channels. Comparable to Applied Air Systems because its dryer and filtration portfolio directly competes with the Hankison lines AAS distributes, often specified into the same turn-key compressed air systems.
• Atlas Copco: Global manufacturer of industrial compressors, dryers, and air treatment equipment with its own direct sales and authorized distributor network across North America. Comparable to Applied Air Systems because it serves the same industrial manufacturing customers with overlapping rotary screw and piston compressor plus treatment portfolios, and increasingly sells direct, competing for the same wallet share.
• FS-Elliott: Manufacturer of oil-free centrifugal and rotary screw compressors plus air treatment equipment serving industrial and process customers. Comparable to Applied Air Systems because it competes for the same high-specification industrial compressed air installations where custom engineering, energy audits, and turn-key delivery matter.
• Quincy Compressor: Long-established manufacturer of reciprocating and rotary screw compressors plus air treatment equipment, with both direct sales and distributor channels in North America. Comparable to Applied Air Systems because its piston and rotary screw product line directly parallels Chicago Pneumatic's, and it competes for the same industrial buyer evaluating compressor-plus-dryer turn-key installations.
• Kaeser Compressors: Major industrial compressor and air treatment manufacturer operating through a network of direct sales offices and authorized distributors in the U.S. Highly comparable to Applied Air Systems because its product lines (rotary screw compressors, refrigerated and desiccant dryers, filters) directly overlap the Chicago Pneumatic/Hankison portfolio Applied Air Systems distributes, and its Sigma Control and energy audit services mirror AAS's custom engineered solutions.
• CompAir: Industrial compressor and air treatment manufacturer with a U.S. distribution network offering oil-free and oil-injected screw compressors plus dryers and filtration. Comparable to Applied Air Systems because its product range overlaps the rotary screw compressor plus refrigerated/desiccant dryer combination AAS engineers into its turn-key systems.
• Sullair: Industrial rotary screw compressor manufacturer (now part of Hitachi) selling through a regional distributor network across the Midwest and nationwide. Comparable to Applied Air Systems because its oil-flooded and oil-free compressors plus integrated dryers/filtration overlap the Sullivan Palatek and Chicago Pneumatic portfolios AAS distributes, often with overlapping distributor footprints in the same states.
• Ingersoll Rand: Diversified industrial manufacturer with a substantial compressed air division offering rotary screw, reciprocating, and oil-free compressors plus dryers and filters. Comparable to Applied Air Systems because it sells the same equipment categories through direct channels and distributors into the same industrial manufacturing, automotive, and pharmaceutical verticals AAS serves.
• Bauer Compressors: Industrial high-pressure and breathing-air compressor manufacturer with North American distribution. Comparable to Applied Air Systems because it addresses the same industrial and process compressed air applications and sells through regional authorized distributors competing for similar industrial manufacturing customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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