What Krueger Engineering & Manufacturing does

Krueger Engineering & Manufacturing Company, Inc. (DBA: KEMCO) is a privately held, Texas-incorporated custom manufacturer founded in 1951 by Roger F. Krueger and headquartered in Houston. The company designs and fabricates shell and tube heat exchangers and related heat transfer equipment — including boilers/reboilers, condensers, coolers, evaporators, exchangers, feedwater heaters, and stab-in tube bundles — for petrochemical, refining, gas processing, power generation, pharmaceutical, refrigeration, and specialty industrial customers. KEMCO operates from a 110,000 sq ft facility on 27 acres with railroad spur access, nameplate production capacity of approximately 800,000 lbs per month, and single-unit capabilities up to 14 ft diameter and 300 tons. Engineering uses industry-standard thermal rating (HTRI), pressure vessel design (Compress, PV-Elite, RCS-S&T), pipe stress (FE Pipe), and drafting (AutoCAD) tooling, with NDE including radiographic testing interpretation to Level II.

Revenue is generated through quote-based, project-by-project sales of custom-built equipment, supplemented by aftermarket services (replacement bundles, parts, repairs, gaskets). Go-to-market is sales-led: direct sales from Houston paired with six authorized regional representatives covering Southern California/Nevada, Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio, the Texas Gulf Coast, Saudi Arabia, Korea, and Taiwan. Shipping leverages the Port of Houston, motor freight, and rail. KEMCO holds ASME Code Section VIII Division I 'U' symbol authorization, National Board 'R' symbol authorization for repair/alteration, and TUV Rheinland inspection capability; ISO 9000 certification is stated as a quality-management objective. Customer logos and financial performance are not publicly disclosed, and the company remains founder-controlled with no identified institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries.

Name

Krueger Engineering & Manufacturing

Legal name

KRUEGER ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC.

Website

https://kemcotx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Krueger Engineering & Manufacturing (KEMCO) is a Houston-based, privately held custom manufacturer of shell and tube heat exchangers and heat transfer equipment, serving petrochemical, refining, gas processing, power generation, pharmaceutical, and refrigeration operators worldwide since 1951.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Heat Exchangers

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Exchangers & Thermal Transfer Equipment (IMAHAKAC), Commercial & Industrial Refrigeration Systems (IMAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Shell and tube heat exchangers
• Heat transfer equipment
• Pressure vessel manufacturing
• Industrial heat exchangers
• Process equipment fabrication

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

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

Revenue model

1. Heat Exchanger Manufacturing: Custom design and manufacture of shell and tube heat exchangers and related equipment for industrial applications. Revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales with potential aftermarket services including parts, repairs, and bundles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KEMCO custom manufactures a full range of shell and tube heat exchangers and heat transfer equipment, including shell and tube heat exchangers, surface condensers, reboilers, transfer line exchangers, and oil coolers. The company produces seven core product categories — Boilers/Reboilers, Condensers, Coolers, Evaporators, Exchangers, Heaters, and Stab-In Bundles — built to ASME Code Section VIII Division I standards with National Board 'R' symbol authorization. Target industries include petrochemical, refining, gas processing, power generation, pharmaceutical, refrigeration, and specialty industrial applications, supported by in-house heat treating, comprehensive NDE capabilities, and aftermarket services including replacement bundles, parts, repairs, and gaskets.

Product overview

Krueger Engineering & Manufacturing is a custom manufacturer of shell and tube heat exchangers and heat transfer equipment. The company operates as a single-product-line manufacturer focused entirely on heat transfer products, with a portfolio of seven core product categories: Boiles/Reboilers (Waste Heat Boilers, Reboilers, Glycol Reboilers), Condensers (Surface Condensers, Turbine Condensers, Process Condensers), Coolers (Fuel Oil Coolers, Inter/After Coolers), Evaporators (Chillers), Exchangers (Feed-Effluent, Gas-to-Gas, Gas-to-Liquid, Transfer Line, Phillips Rod Baffle), Heaters (Feed Water Heaters), and Stab-In Bundles. These products serve the petrochemical, refining, gas processing, power generation, pharmaceutical, refrigeration, and specialty industries. The company also provides aftermarket services including replacement bundles, parts, repairs, and gaskets.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Boilers/Reboilers Includes Waste Heat Boilers, Reboilers, and Glycol Reboilers for heat transfer applications in petrochemical, gas processing, and power generation industries.
• Condensers Includes Surface Condensers, Gland Condensers, Dump Condensers, Turbine Condensers, and Overhead and Process Condensers for steam and process vapor condensation.
• Coolers Includes Fuel Oil Coolers, Circulating Cooling Water Coolers, and Inter and After Coolers for various cooling applications.
• Evaporators Includes Chillers for refrigeration and cooling applications in power generation and industrial processes.
• Exchangers Shell and tube heat exchangers including Combined Feed-Effluent Exchangers, Gas to Gas Heat Exchangers, Large Reactor Exchangers, Gas to Liquid Heat Exchangers, Transfer Line Exchangers, and Phillips Rod Baffle Exchangers.
• Heaters Feed Water Heaters for power generation and process applications.
• Stab-In Bundles Replacement stab-in tube bundles for process columns in chemical plants, designed for easy installation and maintenance.
• Aftermarket Services Aftermarket services including replacement bundles, parts, repairs, and gaskets for installed KEMCO heat transfer equipment, supporting continuous operation of customer facilities.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered regional and core.

• R & C Sales Co.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized sales representative covering Southern California and Western Nevada. Contact: Mr. Robert Reichhelm. Located in Encino, California.
• G&G SalesregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized sales representative covering Indiana, Kentucky, Greater Cincinnati, and Ohio. Contact: Fred Grannan. Located in Westfield, Indiana.
• Kinetic Engineering CorporationregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized sales representative covering Texas Gulf Coast. Contact: Mr. Ken Stone, Mr. Andy Diaz. Located in Houston, Texas.
• Adbullatif & Mohd. Al-Fozan Co.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized sales representative covering Saudi Arabia. Commercial Division. Contact: Mr. Muhammed Hamdan. Located in Al-Khobar.
• Keegan Specialty Enterprise, Inc.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized sales representative covering Korea. Contact: Soo M. Hwang. Located in Houston, Texas.
• Great Wall Ind. Co.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized sales representative covering Taiwan, Republic of China. Contact: C.S. Liu. Located in Taipei, Taiwan.
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)coreTechnology or IntegrationKEMCO holds ASME Code Section VIII, Division I certification and Certificate of Authorization to use the 'U' symbol. ASME standards govern pressure vessel design and manufacture.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Holtec International: Holtec International manufactures heavy industrial heat exchangers and pressure vessels, including specialty equipment for petrochemical, power, and nuclear applications. While much broader in scope, the company's heat transfer division competes in similar custom shell-and-tube fabrication work.

Broad incumbents

• Kelvion (formerly GEA Heat Exchangers): Kelvion is a major global manufacturer of plate heat exchangers, shell-and-tube heat exchangers, and process cooling equipment serving petrochemical, power, marine, and HVAC markets. The companies overlap directly in shell-and-tube heat exchangers for industrial process applications.
• Chart Industries: Chart Industries is a large diversified manufacturer of cryogenic and heat transfer equipment serving LNG, petrochemical, and industrial gas markets. Both companies design and fabricate engineered heat exchangers, though Chart operates at much greater scale across cryogenics and rotating equipment while KEMCO focuses on shell-and-tube industrial heat exchangers.
• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a global leader in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, with a broad portfolio of gasketed, brazed, and welded heat exchangers serving petrochemical, refining, power, and HVAC markets. KEMCO's shell-and-tube heat exchangers compete in overlapping applications, particularly in refinery and petrochemical process heat transfer.
• Babcock & Wilcox: Babcock & Wilcox is a large manufacturer of steam generation, environmental, and heat transfer equipment for power and industrial markets. While much larger and broader than KEMCO, B&W overlaps in power plant condensers, feedwater heaters, and waste heat boilers served by KEMCO.
• SPX Heat Transfer (SPX Technologies): SPX Heat Transfer (now part of SPX Technologies) designs and manufactures heat exchangers and heat transfer products for industrial, HVAC, and process markets. It serves overlapping customers in petrochemical, refining, and power generation with similar shell-and-tube products.

Direct peers

• Hudson Products Holdings: Hudson Products manufactures air-cooled heat exchangers and finned tube products for petrochemical, refining, and natural gas processing markets. Both companies serve overlapping industrial customers with heat transfer equipment, though Hudson specializes in air-cooled rather than shell-and-tube configurations.
• API Heat Transfer: API Heat Transfer manufactures air-cooled and shell-and-tube heat exchangers serving petrochemical, refining, and power generation markets. Like KEMCO, API specializes in engineered heat transfer equipment for harsh industrial process environments with comparable customer segments.
• Graham Corporation: Graham Corporation designs and manufactures critical equipment including heat exchangers, condensers, and pressure vessels for the refining, petrochemical, and defense markets. KEMCO and Graham operate in directly comparable niches with similar custom-engineered shell-and-tube product offerings to overlapping industrial customers.
• Joseph Oat Holdings: Joseph Oat is a custom fabricator of heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and specialty fabrications for refining and petrochemical markets. As a fellow Houston-based custom shell-and-tube manufacturer serving similar Gulf Coast customers, Joseph Oat is a close direct comparable to KEMCO.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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