Innovative Lab Solutions

What Innovative Lab Solutions does

Innovative Lab Solutions, Inc. (ILS) is a privately held facilities services and RF shielding engineering firm headquartered in Poway, California (San Diego area), founded in July 2006 by Jeff Fulghum. The company sells, installs, relocates, repairs, and verifies RF shielded enclosures and screen rooms, primarily sourced from manufacturers such as ETS-Lindgren and Lindgren, and verifies shielding effectiveness using the IEEE-299 specification with annually calibrated test equipment. Around this RF-shielding core, ILS has assembled a one-stop portfolio covering lab and facility services (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire sprinklers, low-voltage/IT, drywall, security, general maintenance), ESD installations and ANSI/ESD S20.20 compliance testing, and seismic mitigation and equipment restraints. Proprietary process elements include a claimed industry-first 'Green Nationwide Relocation Solution' and a penetration-free electrical conduit configuration designed to preserve shielding isolation integrity.

ILS serves enterprise customers across three primary verticals — telecommunications, biomedical, and aerospace — with disclosed customers including Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Huawei, L3, Netgear, Sierra Wireless, Schneider Electric, Knowles, SGS, and others. The go-to-market is direct sales with dedicated project managers, manufacturer-agnostic sourcing, and both as-needed project work and multi-year service/repair agreements that bundle annual maintenance and shielding verification. Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time equipment sales (new and used inventory), professional services for installation and relocation, recurring maintenance subscriptions, and ESD compliance testing programs. The company is small (11-50 employees), founder-led, and operates without disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or geographic expansion beyond California.

Name

Innovative Lab Solutions

Legal name

Innovative Lab Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://ils-corp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Innovative Lab Solutions is a Poway, California-based facilities and RF shielding engineering firm that installs, relocates, repairs, and verifies shielded enclosures and screen rooms for enterprise customers in telecommunications, biomedical, and aerospace industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RF Shielding & Lab Facilities Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Security, Safety & Fire/Life Safety Management (BPABAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lab Furniture, Facilities & Utilities (Benches, Casework, Gas/Water Systems) (HLAGAIAM), Outlet, Switch & GFCI/AFCI Troubleshooting & Repair (HSAOAEAE)

Keywords

• RF shielding solutions
• Facilities maintenance services
• ESD compliance testing
• Screen room installation
• Seismic equipment restraints

Headquarters

HQ city

Poway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. RF Shielded Enclosures and Screen Rooms Sales: Sales of new and used RF shielded enclosures and screen rooms from multiple manufacturers. Maintains extensive inventory of used shielded enclosures in different types and sizes.
2. Installation Services: New shielded enclosure installation and commissioning services including project management from concept through delivery and installation.
3. Relocation Services: Relocation services for shielded enclosures and screen rooms with comprehensive project management and execution.
4. Repair and Maintenance Services: Annual maintenance of shielding contact surfaces and mechanical elements, including multi-year service and repair agreements.
5. Lab and Facilities Services: Facilities services including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire sprinklers, low volt and IT, drywall, ceiling and tile repair, security solutions, and general maintenance.
6. ESD Testing Services: ESD testing and compliance verification services including ANSI/ESD S20.20 compliance, floor testing, equipment testing, and program management.
7. Seismic Mitigation Services: Seismic solutions for lab equipment including equipment restraints and seismic mitigation installations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Innovative Lab Solutions sells, installs, relocates, repairs, and verifies RF shielded enclosures and screen rooms, and provides complementary lab facilities services (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire sprinklers, IT, drywall, security), ESD compliance testing to ANSI/ESD S20.20, and seismic mitigation and equipment restraints. The company also resells new and used RF shielding equipment (ETS-Lindgren and Lindgren power filters and screen rooms) to enterprise customers in telecommunications, biomedical, and aerospace industries, primarily in the United States.

Product overview

Innovative Lab Solutions is a facilities services and RF shielding solutions provider offering a portfolio of services and equipment. The core offerings include RF Shielded Enclosures and Screen Rooms (sales, installation, relocation, repair, and verification), Lab & Facilities Services (comprehensive building maintenance and repair), ESD Installations & Testing Services (compliance testing for ANSI/ESD S20.20), and Seismic Mitigation & Equipment Restraints. Additionally, the company sells new and used laboratory equipment including ETS-Lindgren and Lindgren brand power filters and screen rooms. The company operates as a services-centric business rather than a software platform, with equipment sales supporting the RF shielding service offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RF Shielded Enclosures and Screen Rooms

Quantifiable outcome

• Shielding effectiveness verified annually per IEEE-299 specification

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ETS-LindgrencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorILS sells ETS-Lindgren products including power filters (LRE, EC, ELUL, EQ series) and maintains inventory of their equipment. The company serves as a distributor for new ETS-Lindgren RF shielding solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ETS-Lindgren: Leading manufacturer of RF shielded enclosures, anechoic chambers and EMC test systems; ILS distributes and services its products, making it both a partner and a broad incumbent in the same category.
• Microwave Vision Group (MVG): Global provider of anechoic chambers and antenna/EMC test systems, overlapping with ILS's shielded-testing environment work as part of a much larger portfolio.

Direct peers

• Comtest Engineering: Designs, builds and installs RF/EMC shielded rooms and anechoic chambers for the same telecom, defense and electronics customers ILS serves.
• Braden Shielding Solutions: Provides RF shielding enclosures, MRI shielding and shielded room installation/maintenance, closely mirroring ILS's install, repair and verification services.
• Universal Shielding Corporation: Manufactures and installs RF/EMI shielded rooms, doors and filters for testing environments, competing in the same enclosure and shielding niche as ILS.
• Panashield: Supplies and installs RF shielded enclosures, anechoic chambers and screen rooms, directly overlapping with ILS's core shielding install/verification services.
• Select Fabricators: Builds RF/EMI shielded enclosures and test chambers for electronics and medical device customers, a direct product-category peer to ILS.

Others

• Cuming Microwave: Supplies microwave absorbers and shielding materials used in the same RF test environments ILS builds, functioning as an adjacent materials/ecosystem player.

Regional players

• Holland Shielding Systems: European supplier of EMI/RF shielding products and shielded rooms; comparable offering but primarily serves markets outside ILS's California/US footprint.
• Global EMC: Designs and installs EMC/RF shielded chambers and test facilities; similar service model but focused on UK/European geography rather than ILS's US market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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