ATOR Labs

What ATOR Labs does

ATOR Labs is a privately held specialty equipment company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Panama City Beach, Florida. The company designs and manufactures the Automated Breathing and Metabolic Simulator (ABMS), a proprietary testing platform that mechanically simulates human respiration and approximates metabolism across a range of work rates. The ABMS controls oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production, ventilation rates, and respiratory frequencies, while monitoring inhalation/exhalation pressures, gas percentages, and wet/dry bulb temperatures on a breath-by-breath basis. The platform is built to comply with the ISO 16900 series standards and is positioned to accommodate evolving global respiratory protective device (RPD) testing requirements.

The company sells ABMS units through a quote-based, direct enterprise sales motion, targeting RPD manufacturers, academic and private research organizations, and government clients. Revenue is generated through four streams: capital equipment sales, laboratory testing services, industry consultation, and ongoing maintenance and calibration under multi-year contracts. Named relationships include the US Department of Defense, MIT, Stanford, and Harvard, which are referenced as consulting and research collaborators. In 2020, ATOR Labs spun off ATOR Medical to commercialize its core breathing technology for affordable COVID-19 ventilator and mask solutions, extending the platform's reach into the medical device vertical.

Name

ATOR Labs

Legal name

ATOR Labs

Website

https://atorlabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ATOR Labs designs and manufactures the Automated Breathing and Metabolic Simulator (ABMS), a proprietary testing platform for respiratory protective devices, serving RPD manufacturers, research institutions, and government clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Respiratory Testing Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Central Laboratory & Clinical Trial Testing CROs (HLAGAAAE), General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Respiratory device testing
• Breathing simulator equipment
• RPD laboratory services
• ISO 16900 compliance testing
• Metabolic performance testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Panama City Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Capital Equipment Sales: Sale of ABMS Automated Breathing Metabolic Simulator units and testing equipment to RPD manufacturers, research entities, and laboratories. Large capital equipment purchases with full technical support included.
2. Laboratory Services: Industry consultation and laboratory testing services for respiratory protective devices, including unmanned testing of RPD.
3. Consultancy Services: Industry consultation services staffed with RPD experts. Services include testing capabilities and design expertise consultation with decades of operator experience.
4. Maintenance and Calibration: On-site calibration, servicing, and support services ensuring equipment operates at expected performance levels. Traceable calibration services using ISO and NIST-traceable standards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ATOR Labs designs, manufactures, and sells the Automated Breathing Metabolic Simulator (ABMS), a capital equipment testing platform that simulates human respiration and approximates metabolism across a range of work rates for evaluating respiratory protective devices. The company complements the ABMS hardware with industry consultation, laboratory and unmanned RPD testing, and on-site traceable calibration and maintenance services.

Product overview

ATOR Labs offers the Automated Breathing and Metabolic Simulator (ABMS) as its flagship product platform, supplemented by professional laboratory and consulting services. The ABMS is the core testing platform for respiratory protective device (RPD) evaluation, while the service portfolio includes industry consultation, laboratory testing, maintenance and calibration, and sales support. The company also spun off ATOR Medical in 2020 for medical device development. The ABMS software provides real-time data display for rapid RPD research and development insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ABMS (Automated Breathing Metabolic Simulator): The flagship product of ATOR Labs—a testing platform that simulates human respiration and approximates metabolism across a range of work rates for respiratory protective device testing.

Products and services

• Automated Breathing Metabolic Simulator (ABMS) Capital equipment testing platform that simulates human respiration and approximates metabolism across work rates, enabling prototype development and evaluation for new and continued production of quality respiratory protective devices. Controls oxygen consumption, CO2 production, ventilation rates, and respiratory frequencies, and monitors inhalation/exhalation pressures, gas percentages, and wet/dry bulb temperatures on a breath-by-breath basis; includes real-time ABMS software with work-of-breathing calculation per ISO 16900 and controlled negative pressure leak testing. Sold to RPD manufacturers, research entities, and government clients globally.
• Consultancy Services Industry consultation services staffed with respiratory protective device experts, providing testing capabilities and design expertise consultation backed by decades of operator experience and global testing standards knowledge. ATOR Labs has consulted with the US Department of Defense and leading academic institutions including MIT, Stanford, and Harvard.
• Laboratory Services Laboratory testing services including unmanned testing of respiratory protective devices, prototype development evaluation, and quality testing for new and continued production of RPDs.
• Maintenance and Calibration On-site traceable calibration, servicing, and support ensuring equipment operates at expected performance levels and meets testing requirements. All calibrations conducted using ISO and NIST-traceable standards for repeatable and reproducible test data.

Quantifiable outcome

• ABMS helps companies track product performance against global requirements including NIOSH, OSHA, EU, FAA, and ISO standards

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered key.

• ATOR MedicalkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In 2020, ATOR Labs spun off ATOR Medical, a company focused on affordable COVID-19 solutions. ATOR Medical consulted with medical professionals to refactor ATOR Labs' core breathing technology and rapidly develop an affordable emergency ventilator. ATOR Labs provides its testing platforms for Quantifying Respiratory Protection to help ATOR Medical develop life-saving technology.
• US Department of DefensekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerATOR Labs has researched and consulted for the US Department of Defense on respiratory protective device testing and design expertise.
• MITkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerATOR Labs has consulted with MIT researchers on respiratory protective device science and testing methodologies.
• StanfordkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerATOR Labs has consulted with Stanford researchers on respiratory protective device science and testing methodologies.
• HarvardkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerATOR Labs has consulted with Harvard researchers on respiratory protective device science and testing methodologies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Drägerwerk: Dräger is a large global manufacturer of respiratory protection equipment (SCBA, PAPRs, escape respirators) that operates its own internal testing labs for ISO 16900 compliance. It overlaps with ATOR as both a potential customer and a competing standards-setting voice in the RPD ecosystem.
• Honeywell International (Respiratory Protection): Honeywell's PPE division (North, Sperian, Howard Leight) is one of the largest RPD manufacturers and operates in-house ISO 16900 testing capability. Comparable as a buyer of advanced RPD test equipment and as a benchmark for what in-house testing infrastructure looks like at scale.
• 3M Personal Safety Division: 3M is the dominant global respirator manufacturer with substantial internal standards-testing capability. Relevant as a flagship customer profile for ATOR and as the structural benchmark for what large RPD manufacturers require from testing platforms.
• MSA Safety: MSA Safety manufactures SCBA, PAPR, and other respiratory protection products with internal ISO 16900 testing capability. Comparable as both a probable enterprise customer of ABMS units and a benchmark for how vertically integrated RPD manufacturers structure their test infrastructure.

Direct peers

• TSI Incorporated: TSI manufactures respiratory protection testing instruments, breathing simulators, and particle measurement equipment used in RPD labs worldwide. It is the most direct competitor to ATOR Labs' ABMS, serving the same RPD manufacturers, NIOSH-style labs, and academic researchers.
• Hans Rudolph Inc. Hans Rudolph has long manufactured breathing simulators, respiratory valves, and pneumotach systems used to test respirators and pulmonary equipment. It competes with ATOR in the same RPD testing-instrument category and supplies overlapping standards-compliant test rigs.

Emerging players

• Nelson Laboratories: Nelson Labs is a specialized medical-device and PPE testing laboratory acquired by Stericycle that offers respirator and mask testing services. It directly competes with ATOR's lab-services revenue line for outsourced RPD qualification work.
• SGS: SGS runs accredited PPE testing labs worldwide and competes with ATOR's laboratory services line. Comparable for the testing-services revenue stream, though SGS does not sell the underlying testing instrument.
• Intertek: Intertek provides third-party PPE and respirator testing services across multiple global labs and could either buy ATOR platforms or compete with ATOR's lab-services business line. Comparable as an outsourced testing alternative to ATOR's in-house offering.

Others

• Bitop AG: Bitop supplies respiratory device validation accessories and adjacent consumables used in RPD testing workflows. Comparable as a peripheral participant in the same standards-aligned testing ecosystem where ATOR sells instruments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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