SkimOIL

What SkimOIL does

SkimOIL, LLC is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of oil-water separation equipment, founded in 1994 in St. Louis, Missouri and now headquartered in Hudson, Ohio. The company designs, manufactures, and supplies a broad product portfolio spanning oil skimmers (floating weir, drum, rope mop, belt, tube, slotted pipe, and specialty variants), coalescing and API-style oil-water separators, bilgewater and marine waste evaporators (BilgeVap, MarineVAP, ShoreVap), portable incinerators (SmartASH, Drug Terminator, MediBURN), and USCG/IMO-certified marine sanitation devices (TheTankMSD). Underlying technologies include proprietary OilSmart dielectric oil/water discrimination, a patented filter-less Fuel Tank Recirculating Filter System, and microbial sewage treatment (EatsCRAP).

The business operates as a niche industrial OEM serving heavy manufacturing (steel, chemicals), utilities, food production, marine/maritime, government/infrastructure (including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), and law enforcement/healthcare end markets. Revenue is generated primarily through direct sale of engineered-to-order hardware, replacement parts and accessories, and custom systems, with quote-based pricing and 50% deposits on custom builds. Distribution is direct via website ordering, phone sales, and consultative sales engineering from the Hudson, Ohio facility, with international shipping available.

The go-to-market is consultative, technology-agnostic, and built on 30+ years of application engineering experience, with customers including U.S. Steel, Nucor, Dow Chemical, Duke Energy, Cargill, and ADM, and the company claims 500+ operations trust its equipment. The company maintains sub-brands (OilSmart, BilgeVap, MarineVAP, SmartASH, EatsCRAP, TheTankMSD) and BBB accreditation, and holds a registered SkimOIL trademark. No external funding, acquisitions, or parent company are disclosed in available materials.

Name

SkimOIL

Legal name

SkimOIL, LLC

Website

https://skimoil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SkimOIL, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, manufactures oil-water separation equipment — skimmers, separators, evaporators, MSDs, and incinerators — for industrial, marine, government, and law-enforcement customers via direct, custom-engineered sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Oil-Water Separation Equipment

NAICS

Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Pollution Control & Environmental Remediation (Booming, Skimming, Shoreline Cleanup) (TLAHAIAH)

Keywords

• Oil water separation equipment
• Industrial oil skimmers
• Marine sanitation devices
• Wastewater treatment systems
• Oil recovery equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hudson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial and Marine Equipment Sales: SkimOIL manufactures and supplies specialized marine and industrial pollution control equipment. Products include oil skimmers, oil-water separators, evaporators, incinerators, and custom-engineered systems. Most equipment is unique, built-to-order, or custom-configured.
2. Parts and Accessories: Replacement parts, accessories and components including coalescing media packs, drums, hose floats, containment boom accessories, and other complementary equipment.
3. Custom/Engineered Systems: Engineered-to-order equipment and custom solutions tailored to specific customer applications and requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SkimOIL manufactures and supplies specialized oil-water separation, skimming, evaporation, and waste destruction equipment for industrial and marine applications. Its product portfolio includes oil skimmers, oil-water separators, evaporators, portable incinerators, marine sanitation devices, OilSmart monitoring systems, and custom engineered solutions, with replacement parts and accessories sold as complementary items. Most equipment is built-to-order or custom-configured to specific customer requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OilSmart: Integrated system that detects the difference between oil and water, activating pumps only when it is safe to discharge. Includes OilSmart pump switches, alarm systems, and monitoring panels.
• TheTankMSD
• BilgeVap
• MarineVAP
• SmartASH
• EatsCRAP

Products and services

• Oil Skimmers and Systems Industrial and marine oil skimming equipment including floating weir, floating drum, rope mop, automatic weir, belt, tube, grinder, and slotted pipe skimmers, plus specialty models for duckweed, ash ponds, frack tanks, steel industry, monitoring wells, floating debris, and moon pool applications. Used by industrial plants and marine operators to remove surface oil from water.
• Evaporators Wastewater evaporator systems including the BilgeVap bilgewater evaporator, MarineVAP marine wastewater evaporator, ConEvap electric evaporator, and ShoreVap gas evaporator. Used by commercial vessels and industrial sites to reduce wastewater volume through evaporation.
• Portable Incinerators Portable cyclonic burn barrel and incineration systems for ash, drug, and medical waste destruction. Includes SmartASH portable cyclonic burn barrel, Drug Terminator for pharmaceutical disposal, and MediBURN for medical waste. Used by law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and industrial facilities for secure waste destruction.
• Oil-Water Separators Oil-water separation equipment including air compressor condensate separators, industrial separators, API separators, marine oily water separators (Mini-Brute), coalescing separators, FOG (Fat Oil Grease) separators, and stainless steel coalescing units. Used by industrial facilities, marine operators, and ground water remediation sites to separate oil from water streams.
• OilSmart Monitor Systems Integrated dielectric sensing systems that detect the difference between oil and water, activating pumps only when it is safe to discharge. Includes OilSmart Sump Pump Switch, Simplex Panel, Duplex Panel, Oil-Water Separator Alarm System, BilgeMon 488 Oil Content Monitor, High Liquid Level Alarm, Bilge Water Filter, The Bilge Filter, and Elevator OilSmart Pump-Out System. Used by industrial and marine operators to automate safe discharge and prevent compliance violations.
• Marine Equipment Marine sanitation and waste handling equipment including the USCG/IMO-certified Type II Marine Sanitation Device (TheTankMSD), The Marine Throne Toilet, EatsCRAP MSD Bio Supercharger for biological aerobic marine sewage treatment, Gray Water Filter, and SmartASH Cyclonic Burn Barrel. Used by commercial vessel operators and boat owners to meet marine sanitation and waste disposal requirements.
• Engineered-to-Order Custom Solutions Custom engineered equipment solutions tailored to specific customer applications and requirements. Includes slotted pipe solutions and other one-off configurations built to address unique industrial or marine challenges. Requires a 50% deposit with balance due prior to shipment.
• Accessories and Components Supporting accessories and components including AOD air operated diaphragm pumps, diesel/gas/electric diaphragm pumps, self-priming diaphragm pumps, self-priming sewage and trash pumps, coalescing media packs, containment boom, containment boom accessories, custom hose floats and manifolds, industrial hoses, floating baffles, permanent fence boom, replacement drums, secondary containment, and turbidity curtains. Sold as replacement parts and complementary equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• EPA limits for inland river waterways are 5 ppm, down from previous 50 ppm standard
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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 highlights5 records

Others

• Roper Technologies: Diversified industrial software and engineered products conglomerate whose subsidiaries (e.g., in flow control and process equipment) intersect with SkimOIL's industrial customer base. Comparable as a potential acquirer/strategic rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Parkson Corporation: Established supplier of industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment equipment, including oil-water separators. Comparable on industrial oily-water separation, but with a much larger installed base and broader product line.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Large-scale provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions for industrial and municipal customers. Overlaps with SkimOIL in industrial oily-water treatment, but as part of a much wider process-water portfolio.
• Evoqua Water Technologies: Major industrial and municipal water treatment company (now part of Xylem) with overlapping offerings in oil-water separation and filtration. Competes in industrial wastewater but offers a much broader systems and service portfolio.
• Alfa Laval: Global industrial incumbent in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, including oil-water separation and marine equipment. Competes in the same separation technology category as SkimOIL but across a much broader product portfolio.
• Clean Harbors: North America's largest environmental services company offering spill response, industrial waste handling, and field services. Comparable as a downstream buyer of separation problems but not a direct equipment peer.

Direct peers

• Philton Industrial Services: Specialty manufacturer of oil skimming and oil-water separation equipment for industrial plants and machine shops. Closest direct overlap with SkimOIL's core floating skimmer and parts business.
• Oil Skimmers Inc. U.S. manufacturer of oil skimmers and oil removal systems for industrial wastewater applications. Directly comparable product line (drum, belt, tube, weir skimmers) serving the same oily-water customers as SkimOIL.
• Westech Engineering: Supplier of water and wastewater treatment equipment and systems for industrial and municipal customers, including oil-water separation solutions. Direct competitor in process-water equipment to SkimOIL.

Emerging players

• Containment Solutions Inc. Manufacturer of underground and above-ground storage tanks and spill containment products for fuel and industrial fluids. Tangentially comparable to SkimOIL on the environmental containment side, especially around fuel/oil storage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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