Toption Instrument Co.

What Toption Instrument Co. does

TOPTION Instrument Co., Ltd. (legal entity Xi'an TOPTION Co., Ltd.) is a China-based manufacturer of laboratory and industrial chemical processing equipment, founded in 2006 and operating from a headquarters in Xi'an with additional manufacturing facilities in southern China. Its product portfolio spans four core categories: distillation systems (molecular, short-path, fractional, rotary evaporators, thin film evaporators), reaction vessels (jacketed glass reactors, stainless steel and high-pressure reactors, hydrothermal synthesis and ultrasonic reactors), extraction systems (supercritical CO2, centrifugal, subcritical, and essential oil extraction), and drying equipment (freeze dryers, spray dryers, drying ovens). The portfolio is complemented by supporting equipment including Nutsche filters, SUNDI-series temperature control units, vacuum pumps, magnetic stirrers, photochemical reactors, ultrasonic cleaners and emulsifiers, lab pipettes, and a newer consumer line of cold plunge kits, tubs, and chillers.

The company holds more than 50 patents in chemical equipment manufacturing and maintains a stack of international certifications (ISO, CE, SGS, TUV, UL, ATEX, PED) across multiple product lines, which collectively enable export to 70+ countries. It targets seven primary vertical applications: chemical processing, R&D, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, food and beverage, flavors and fragrances, energy production, and environmental management, with social media positioning that emphasizes CBD extraction. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales plus customization services on a quote-based model with no disclosed recurring or subscription component. The business model is direct factory-to-customer with no disclosed dealer or distribution intermediaries, supported by a one-to-many customer service approach, multi-language website localization (nine languages), and active social channels across Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn. The company is private, founder-led based on available evidence, with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investors.

Name

Toption Instrument Co.

Legal name

Xi'an TOPTION Co., Ltd.

Website

https://toptionlab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory and Industrial Chemical Processing Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Laboratory equipment manufacturer
• Chemical processing equipment
• Distillation systems
• Industrial extraction equipment
• Freeze drying equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Yanta

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: One-time sale of laboratory and industrial chemical processing equipment including distillation, reaction, extraction, and drying systems. Sales are made directly to customers with quote-based pricing. No subscription or recurring revenue model indicated.
2. Customization Services: Customization of standard equipment to meet specific customer research requirements in terms of size, features, and configurations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TOPTION designs, manufactures, and sells laboratory and industrial chemical processing equipment including distillation systems (molecular, short path, rotary evaporator, fractional column, thin film), reaction vessels (jacketed glass, stainless steel, high-pressure, hydrothermal, ultrasonic, filter reactors), extraction systems (supercritical CO2, centrifugal, subcritical, essential oil), drying systems (freeze, spray, oven), and supporting equipment such as Nutsche filters, temperature control units, vacuum pumps, and ultrasonic homogenizers. Equipment is sold directly from the factory with quote-based pricing and can be customized in size, features, and configurations to OEM/ODM specifications, with shipments to over 70 countries backed by international certifications (ISO, CE, SGS, TUV, UL, ATEX, PED).

Product overview

Toption Instrument Co. (TOPTION) is a chemical processing equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of laboratory and industrial equipment. The product line centers on core equipment categories including distillation systems (molecular distillation, short path distillation, rotary evaporators, fractional columns, thin film evaporators), reaction vessels (jacketed glass reactors, stainless steel reactors, high pressure reactors, hydrothermal synthesis reactors, filter reactors, ultrasonic reactors), extraction systems (supercritical CO2 extraction, centrifugal extraction, essential oil extraction), and drying equipment (freeze dryers, spray dryers, drying ovens). Supporting equipment includes Nutsche filters, temperature control systems (SUNDI series), vacuum pumps, magnetic stirrers, photochemical reactors, ultrasonic cleaners and emulsification equipment, lab pipettes, and ice bath/chiller products for cold therapy. The company also offers custom OEM/ODM manufacturing services alongside its standard product catalog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fractional Column Laboratory fractional distillation column equipment for precise separation and purification of liquid mixtures through differential boiling points.
• Molecular Distillation Short-range and short-path molecular distillation systems for high-purity separation of sensitive compounds including essential oils, natural ingredients, and specialty chemicals.
• Lab Scale Molecular Distillation Equipment Small-scale molecular distillation systems for laboratory research and pilot-scale production.
• Rotary Evaporator Laboratory rotary evaporators for efficient solvent evaporation, concentration, and distillation in chemical and pharmaceutical laboratories.
• Short Path Distillation Short path distillation kits and equipment for high-purity separations using minimal molecular travel distance.
• Thin Film Evaporator Wiped film, falling film, and scraped film evaporators for continuous distillation and thermal separation processes.
• Supercritical CO2 Extraction System Supercritical fluid extraction systems using CO2 for botanical extraction, cannabinoid extraction, and essential oil production.
• Supercritical Fluid Extraction SFE System Complete supercritical CO2 extraction systems for botanical, pharmaceutical, and food processing applications.
• Centrifugal Extraction Equipment Cryogenic ethanol extraction and centrifugal separation equipment for botanical and pharmaceutical extraction processes.
• Essential Oil Extraction Steam distillation and extraction systems for essential oil production from botanical sources.
• Jacketed Glass Reactor Double-layer and triple-layer jacketed glass reactors with heating/cooling capabilities for chemical synthesis and reactions.
• Glass Lined Reactor Corrosion-resistant glass-lined chemical reactors for aggressive chemical processing applications.
• High Pressure Reactor Stainless steel pressure reactors and autoclaves for high-pressure chemical reactions and synthesis.
• Hydrothermal Synthesis Reactor Teflon and PPL-lined hydrothermal autoclave reactors for high-temperature, high-pressure synthesis reactions.
• Ultrasonic Reactor Ultrasonic glass and stainless steel reactors for sonication, emulsification, and enhanced chemical reactions.
• Filter Reactor Vacuum filtration reactors and dewaxing filters combining reaction and filtration in single vessels.
• Stainless Steel Reactor 316L-grade stainless steel reaction vessels for corrosive and high-temperature chemical processing.
• Three Layer Glass Reactor Triple-layer glass reactors with enhanced thermal insulation for controlled chemical reactions.
• Nutsche Filter Pressure filters and agitated nutsche filter dryers for solid-liquid separation and filtration applications.
• Freeze Dryer Laboratory and commercial freeze dryers (lyophilizers) for preservation and drying of sensitive biological and pharmaceutical materials.
• Spray Dryer Centrifugal and industrial spray dryers for converting liquid formulations into dry powder form.
• Drying Oven Vacuum drying ovens, blast drying ovens, and forced air convection dryers for laboratory and industrial drying applications.
• SUNDI Series Temperature Control System Programmable heating and cooling circulators with temperature ranges from -25°C to 250°C for precise process temperature control.
• Lab Pipette Manual and adjustable micropipettes for precise liquid handling in laboratory applications.
• Magnetic Stirrer Laboratory magnetic stirrers with heating capabilities for mixing and stirring liquid samples.
• Photochemical Reactor UV and xenon lamp photochemical reactors for photochemical synthesis and photocatalysis research.
• Ultrasonic Cleaner Industrial and laboratory ultrasonic cleaning systems for precision cleaning of laboratory equipment and components.
• Ultrasonic Emulsification Equipment Ultrasonic homogenizers and emulsifiers for cell disruption, sonication, and emulsification processes.
• TUE Ultrasonic Homogenizer Sonicator Ultrasonic cell disruptor and homogenizer for laboratory sample processing and mixing applications.
• Vacuum Pump Rotary vane, diaphragm, and water jet vacuum pumps for laboratory and industrial vacuum applications.
• Vacuum Filtration Setup Laboratory vacuum filtration apparatus for solid-liquid separation and sample preparation.
• Cold Plunge Kit Ice bath therapy kits combining plunge tubs with chiller units for cold water therapy and athletic recovery.
• Cold Plunge Tub Wood, stainless steel, and inflatable cold plunge tubs for cold water immersion therapy.
• Ice Bath Chiller Cooling units and chillers for maintaining cold water temperatures in ice bath and cold therapy systems.
• Customized OEM/ODM Equipment Manufacturing Tailor-made manufacturing of standard chemical processing equipment in size, features, and configurations to meet specific research and industrial requirements.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• IKA Works: IKA produces laboratory reactors (LR-series, reactor systems), magnetic stirrers (RCT), overhead stirrers, and dispersion/homogenization tools. Heavily overlaps with TOPTION's jacketed glass reactors, magnetic stirrers, and ultrasonic homogenizer product lines for chemical synthesis and research labs.
• Labconco: Labconco manufactures laboratory freeze dryers (FreeZone), centrifugal concentrators, and vacuum drying ovens — directly comparable to TOPTION's Freeze Dryer and Drying Oven categories for pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic lab customers.
• Heidolph Instruments: Heidolph manufactures laboratory rotary evaporators (Hei-VAP), magnetic stirrers (Hei-Mix, Hei-Plate), and reactor systems, closely overlapping with TOPTION's rotary evaporator, magnetic stirrer, and glass reactor families for the same laboratory-scale R&D customer base.
• Across International: Across International is a direct Chinese-origin competitor selling rotary evaporators, short-path distillation kits, supercritical CO2 extractors, freeze dryers, and chiller/circulators into the same CBD/botanical extraction and lab markets that TOPTION targets.
• Julabo GmbH: Julabo manufactures temperature control circulators and heating/chilling systems in the -95°C to +400°C range, directly comparable to TOPTION's SUNDI Series programmable temperature control system (-25°C to 250°C) for reactor and process heating/cooling duties.
• Chemglass Life Sciences: Chemglass manufactures jacketed glass reactors, filter reactors, Nutsche filters, and process glassware for lab and pilot-plant applications, mirroring TOPTION's jacketed glass reactor, filter reactor, and Nutsche filter/dryer SKUs for chemical synthesis workflows.
• Pope Scientific: Pope Scientific specializes in wiped/short-path molecular distillation and thin-film evaporation systems — directly comparable to TOPTION's Molecular Distillation and Thin Film Evaporator product families in fine-chemicals and essential-oil processing applications.
• Buchi Labortechnik: Buchi is the global category leader in rotary evaporators, freeze dryers/lyophilizers, and short-path/molecular distillation systems. Directly competes with TOPTION's flagship distillation and drying lines (R-300 rotavaps, Lyovapor, Pure C&M distillation) for the same R&D, pharma, and academic buyers — the most comparable peer and competitive benchmark.
• SP Scientific (SP Industries): SP Scientific delivers freeze dryers/lyophilizers (Virtis, Hull), centrifugal evaporators, and sample preparation equipment. Direct competitor to TOPTION's freeze dryer line for pharmaceutical and life-science lyophilization applications.

Emerging players

• BIOBASE: BIOBASE is a large Chinese manufacturer/distributor of broad laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment — overlapping with TOPTION's lab bioreactor, freeze dryer, and rotary evaporator categories but operating on a much broader, multi-line catalog model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hDHZQewRjPGOqvP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCKr7cyffNWDxibN9--KjqA
• Facebookfacebook.com/toptionlabteam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cbd-extraction
• Instagraminstagram.com/cbd_oil_extraction

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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