What Multi-Vac does

Multi-Vac, Inc. is a privately-held U.S. manufacturer of industrial vacuum systems, founded in 1990 by Wally Haag and operating as a division of M & W Shops, Inc. The company designs and builds portable vacuum systems (Super Mini, Mini, and Millennium Series), stationary/central vacuum systems, manifolds, intercept hoppers, and trailer/truck-mounted units (sold under the Fast-Vac sub-brand), and also offers pre-owned, remanufactured, and conversion units alongside parts and accessories with a 2-year warranty. Manufacturing is conducted at a 38,500 sq ft facility in Union Grove, Wisconsin, employing 11–50 people.

The underlying technology platform centers on a positive displacement vacuum pump paired with a Reverse Pulse Jet filter cleaning system, supported by proprietary trademarked features including the No Tools Required™ filter/cage removal system, the Guarded Cam-Roll Air Lift System, Dual Inlets™, and Air Bleed In Nozzle Technology. Multi-Vac sells into heavy manufacturing, mining, environmental cleanup, construction, food & agriculture, and chemical manufacturing customers across the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and China.

The business model is direct sales with quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing and offers equipment purchase, rental, and lease options. Revenue is generated from new equipment sales, aftermarket parts and accessories, and conversion/rebuild services for the installed base. The company has operated continuously for 35 years without disclosed outside funding or acquisition activity.

Name

Multi-Vac

Legal name

Multi-Vac, Inc.

Website

https://multivacinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Multi-Vac, Inc. is a privately-held U.S. manufacturer of industrial vacuum systems — portable, stationary, and truck-mounted — serving heavy manufacturing, mining, environmental cleanup, construction, food & agriculture, and chemical customers across the Americas and China, operating from Union Grove, Wisconsin since 1990.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Vacuum Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Vacuum Systems (Wet/Dry, Dust Extraction) (IMAHALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Industrial vacuum systems
• Material handling equipment
• Portable industrial vacuums
• Central vacuum systems
• Hazardous material cleanup

Headquarters

HQ city

Union Grove

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, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Industrial Vacuum Equipment Sales: Sale of new industrial vacuum systems including Super Mini Series, Mini Series, Millennium Series portable units, stationary/central systems, and trailer/truck-mounted vacuums. Equipment available for purchase with custom configurations.
2. Equipment Rentals and Leasing: Industrial vacuums available for renting and leasing. Vacuum rentals stocked as 460v/3/60. Super Mini Series Model 10PD kept in rental fleet subject to availability.
3. Conversion, Upgrade, and Rebuild Services: Industrial vacuum conversions, upgrades, and rebuilds for competitor equipment and older vacuums. Repurposes poorly performing vacuums into highly efficient machines. Offered at approximately half the cost of new machines. Includes rebuilding warranties.
4. Parts and Accessories: Replacement parts, accessories, and add-ons including hoses, nozzles, hoppers, filter cartridges, filter bags, lift bales, and custom components. All covered by 2-year warranty.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Multi-Vac designs and manufactures industrial vacuum systems — portable (Super Mini, Mini, Millennium Series), stationary/central systems, and trailer/truck-mounted units — for material handling, dust collection, air quality management, and hazardous material cleanup in heavy industry, mining, construction, and environmental remediation. The company also offers remanufacturing, conversions, and rebuilds of competitor vacuum equipment, along with a full line of parts and accessories, all backed by a 2-year warranty.

Product overview

Multi-Vac is a manufacturer of industrial vacuum systems offering three portable product lines (Super Mini, Mini, and Millennium Series), stationary/central vacuum systems, custom manifolds, intercept hoppers, and trailer/truck-mounted units. The portfolio is unified by proprietary technologies including No Tools Required filter access, reverse pulse jet filter cleaning, positive displacement vacuum pumps, and Guarded Cam-Roll Air Lift systems. The company also offers remanufacturing and conversion services for existing equipment and sells a complementary line of parts and accessories. A related brand, Fast-Vac, provides truck-mounted industrial vacuum loaders. All products share common design principles emphasizing minimal maintenance, durability, and material handling capability for applications ranging from hazardous cleanup to material reclamation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fast-Vac: Industrial vacuum loaders combining high performance vacuum with durable construction, available as truck-mounted units.

Products and services

• Super Mini Series

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• M & W Shops, Inc.coreOthersMulti-Vac, Inc. is a Division of M & W Shops, Inc. Parent company established in 1980 when Wally Haag became part owner of the custom metal fabrication shop. By 1990, Wally took full ownership of M & W Shops and developed what became Multi-Vac. M & W Shops provides the metal fabrication capabilities and infrastructure for Multi-Vac's manufacturing operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hi-Vac Corporation: Hi-Vac is the original industrial vacuum manufacturer where Multi-Vac's founder Wally Haag began his career in 1974. It sells portable and stationary industrial vacuum loaders to the same steel, foundry, cement, and environmental cleanup end markets with overlapping positive-displacement pump technology and similar direct-sales motion.
• Tiger-Vac International: Tiger-Vac manufactures industrial and portable vacuum systems for hazardous-location, pharmaceutical, and general manufacturing environments. Its ATEX-certified explosion-proof line and HEPA filtration options overlap directly with Multi-Vac's offerings to chemical and environmental-cleanup customers.
• VAC-U-MAX: VAC-U-MAX specializes in industrial vacuum conveyors and pneumatic conveying systems used in food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and packaging operations. Its food-grade conveying focus parallels Multi-Vac's Food & Agriculture segment and intercept hopper approach for material reclamation.
• Ruwac Industrial Vacuums: Ruwac manufactures industrial vacuum systems for combustible-dust applications including foundry, metalworking, and chemical processing. It competes with Multi-Vac's positive-displacement portable and stationary lines and targets the same dust-management and NFPA compliance use cases.
• Industrial Maid Technologies: Industrial Maid Technologies designs industrial air filtration and combustible-dust collection equipment for metalworking and manufacturing facilities. Its central vacuum and ambient air systems directly overlap Multi-Vac's stationary/central vacuum offerings in foundry and steel-mill end markets.
• Dustcontrol AB: Dustcontrol produces industrial dust extractors, mobile and stationary vacuum systems, and pre-separators for construction, concrete, and manufacturing environments. Its portable construction-site dust control units overlap with Multi-Vac's construction cleanup and trailer-mounted product lines.

Broad incumbents

• NILFISK (Industrial Vacuum): NILFISK is a large global manufacturer of industrial vacuum cleaners and dust extraction systems, including the CFM and TGM lines widely used in heavy industry and combustible-dust environments. It competes with Multi-Vac in steel, cement, and chemical plants but serves a far broader cleaning-equipment portfolio globally.
• Nederman: Nederman is a global leader in industrial air filtration, dust collection, and fume extraction, serving metalworking, welding, and process industries. Its stationary central vacuum and filtration systems are an adjacent-overlapping alternative to Multi-Vac's stationary/central product line for steel mills and foundries.
• HAKO / Minuteman International: HAKO and its Minuteman International subsidiary provide industrial sweepers, scrubbers, and vacuum systems for manufacturing and environmental cleanup applications. They compete in adjacent cleaning-equipment categories and serve overlapping end customers with broader facility-maintenance portfolios.
• Hoffman & Lamson (Gardner Denver): Hoffman & Lamson, now part of Gardner Denver, manufactures multi-stage centrifugal blowers and vacuum pumps used in process industries including mining, cement, and power. Its vacuum pumping technology underpins the same positive-displacement and high-capacity vacuum systems that Multi-Vac integrates into its industrial vacuum loaders.

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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