Johnsen Ultravac

Name

Johnsen Ultravac

Legal name

Johnsen Machine Company Limited

Website

https://ultrahivac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ultra-High Vacuum Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHANAD

Vacuum Pumps & Systems

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Pumps & Compressors (Fluid & Gas Handling)

SECONDARYIMAHAGAN

Vacuum Systems & Components (Vacuum Pumps, Ejectors, Cups, Grippers)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Fluid Power & Motion Control Equipment

Keywords

• Ultra-high vacuum systems
• Vacuum chamber manufacturing
• Beamline components
• Aerospace testing equipment
• Custom vacuum engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom UHV Systems and Components: Design, manufacturing, and sale of custom ultra-high vacuum systems including vacuum chambers, manipulators, beamline components, and integrated turn-key solutions. Products are precisely engineered to customer specifications with delivery of complete systems or individual components.
2. Engineering Services and Consulting: Systems analysis, recommendations, and design services for existing and new UHV systems. Includes troubleshooting leakage issues, evaluating existing systems, and providing recommendations for upgrades or new chamber integration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Johnsen Ultravac designs, manufactures, and maintains precision-engineered ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems, vacuum chambers, front end/beamline components, manipulators, and aerospace testing equipment for research institutions, government facilities, and industrial clients. The company provides fully custom-engineered solutions achieving vacuum performance down to 10^-11 Torr, supported by in-house engineering design, system analysis, and lifecycle service.

Product overview

Johnsen Ultravac (JUV) is a division of Johnsen Machine Company Limited that has operated since 1961, specializing in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) technology with over 60 years of experience. The company's product portfolio centers on six core offerings: UVH Vacuum Systems (including Hybrid Plasma Spray, E-Beam Evaporation, ECR/ICP, Laser Deposition, Sputtering, and MBE systems), UHV Vacuum Chambers (standard and customized configurations), Front End/Beamline Components (shutters, slits, collimators, monochromators for synchrotrons), Aerospace Systems (Benchcooler and Black Body System for space simulation), Manipulators (XYZ Manipulators and Linear Motion Devices Models 1000-4000), and Customized Solutions. These products form an integrated ecosystem addressing the complete needs of research facilities, academic institutions, government labs, and industrial clients requiring ultra-high vacuum environments for scientific research, materials deposition, and aerospace testing applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UHV Vacuum Systems
• UHV Vacuum Chambers Precision-manufactured ultra-high vacuum chambers built to tight tolerances (0.5% port alignment) for integration into UHV systems used in research and industrial vacuum applications.
• Front End / Beamline Components Specialized vacuum components designed for the front end and beamline sections of particle accelerators, synchrotrons, and other beam-delivery systems requiring UHV conditions.
• Aerospace Systems Vacuum-based systems and equipment engineered for the aerospace industry, supporting specialized testing, manufacturing, and handling applications requiring ultra-high vacuum performance.
• Manipulators Custom-engineered precision manipulators designed to operate within ultra-high vacuum environments, used for sample handling, positioning, and motion control in research and aerospace applications.
• Customized Solutions Bespoke vacuum engineering service in which Johnsen Ultravac designs, prototypes, and manufactures custom vacuum systems and components tailored to unique client specifications not met by standard catalog products.
• Engineering & Design Services Standalone engineering consultation services covering system design, system analysis, and recommendations, delivered by Johnsen Ultravac engineers to clients planning or upgrading ultra-high vacuum installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vacuum performance to 10^-11 Torr range
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pfeiffer Vacuum: Pfeiffer Vacuum is a global leader in vacuum technology offering pumps, components, leak detectors, and complete UHV systems. As a broad incumbent, they compete with JUV across multiple product lines but offer a far wider portfolio serving more industries.
• Edwards Vacuum: Edwards (an Atlas Copco brand) is a major vacuum solutions provider with comprehensive UHV, semiconductor, and research vacuum products. They compete with JUV in the research and industrial vacuum segment but at substantially larger scale.
• VAT Group: VAT Group is a global leader in vacuum valves and UHV components serving semiconductor, research, and industrial customers. They overlap with JUV on high-end vacuum hardware but specialize in valves rather than full custom systems.
• Ferrotec: Ferrotec manufactures UHV components, electron beam evaporation systems, and related vacuum equipment globally. They compete with JUV in UHV deposition and evaporation systems but operate at substantially larger scale across multiple geographies.
• Agilent Vacuum Products: Agilent's vacuum products division offers ion pumps, controllers, and UHV components serving research and analytical instrument customers. They overlap with JUV on UHV subsystems but within a much broader analytical instrumentation portfolio.

Direct peers

• Kurt J. Lesker Company: Lesker manufactures and distributes vacuum components, chambers, and UHV systems globally, directly competing with JUV in custom vacuum chambers and beamline components. Both serve R&D and industrial customers with engineered UHV solutions.
• Huntington Mechanical Laboratories: Huntington designs and manufactures UHV chambers, manipulators, and positioners for research applications, competing head-to-head with JUV's manipulator and chamber offerings to similar synchrotron and laboratory customers.
• Thermionics Vacuum Products: Thermionics manufactures UHV manipulators, sample preparation chambers, and vacuum components serving research and industrial customers. Their XYZ manipulators and custom chambers directly overlap with JUV's core product portfolio.
• MDC Vacuum Products: MDC produces UHV chambers, flanges, fittings, and custom vacuum components for research and industrial customers. Their standard and custom chamber offerings overlap directly with JUV's UHV chamber product line.

Emerging players

• UHV Design: UHV Design is a UK-based specialist in UHV manipulators, sample stages, and beamline components for synchrotron and research customers. They represent a focused emerging competitor in the same niche segments JUV serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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