Kaymont Consolidated

What Kaymont Consolidated does

Kaymont Consolidated Industries is a privately held U.S. distributor founded in 1983 and headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, specializing in high-altitude weather balloons and relative humidity calibration instrumentation. The company holds exclusive distribution rights for Totex weather balloons and is the world's largest distributor of that product line, serving the scientific community for more than 40 years. Its balloon products have been used by the U.S. Space Program for over 30 years and are launched daily by the National Weather Service for atmospheric data collection at altitudes of 30,000–130,000 feet, supporting weather forecasting, extreme-weather prediction, aviation safety, space launches, and military readiness. Beyond balloons, Kaymont sells a family of relative humidity generators (Hygro Mini, Models 1000SP, 2000, 2000SP, 2000SHR, 4000) and offers free online engineering calculators for burst altitude, lifting gas, and trajectory prediction.

The company operates a lean organization of 1–10 employees with two distinct go-to-market motions: a self-serve e-commerce storefront at kaymont.com for SMB, university, and individual buyers, and a separate direct-contact enterprise sales process for U.S. government and military procurement. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed for either channel, and all balloons are inspected and inflated prior to shipment. Revenue derives entirely from hardware sales, with no disclosed software, subscription, or data-service revenue streams.

Kaymont is privately held with no parent company, no disclosed institutional or venture investors, no subsidiaries, no patents, and no funding rounds on record. Customers include the U.S. Space Program, the National Weather Service, multiple military branches, and universities such as Portland State University. The company maintains restrictive return policies tied to the delicate nature of latex balloons, and operational geography is centered on the United States, with the global footprint claim limited to worldwide Totex distribution rather than a direct international sales presence.

Name

Kaymont Consolidated

Legal name

Kaymont Consolidated Industries

Website

https://www.kaymont.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kaymont Consolidated Industries is a privately held, Melbourne, Florida-based distributor and the world's largest distributor of Totex weather balloons, supplying atmospheric data-collection balloons and relative humidity generators to U.S. government agencies, the military, universities, and individual researchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Weather Balloon Sales: Direct sales of Totex weather balloons to scientific community, government agencies, and research institutions. Products are inspected and inflated prior to sale.
2. RH Generator/Hygrometer Sales: Sales of relative humidity generators including Hygro Mini, Model 1000SP, Model 2000, Model 2000SP, Model 2000SHR, Model 4000, and accessories.
3. Government/Military Sales: Direct enterprise sales to U.S. government and military requiring custom procurement processes and direct contact for quotes and orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Kaymont Consolidated distributes Totex high-altitude weather balloons and sells a family of relative humidity generators used for atmospheric data collection and calibration. All balloons are inspected and inflated prior to sale. The company sells directly through its online shop to the scientific community, while government and military customers are handled via direct contact for quotes and procurement.

Product overview

Kaymont Consolidated is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce company specializing in high-altitude weather balloons and humidity instrumentation. The core product line consists of Totex weather balloons (the world's largest distributor, serving the scientific community for 40+ years with products used by U.S. Space Program and National Weather Service) and a family of RH (Relative Humidity) Generators ranging from compact portable units (HYGRO MINI, MODEL 1000SP) to high-capacity industrial models (MODEL 2000, MODEL 2000SP, MODEL 2000SHR, MODEL 4000). Supporting these products are free online prediction tools (BURST CALC, LIFTING GAS, PREDICTOR) that help customers calculate balloon burst altitude, lifting gas requirements, and flight trajectory. The company sells directly through their web shop and also serves government/military customers through direct sales channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Totex Weather Balloons High-altitude weather balloons for civilian near-space photography, aeronautic studies, and atmospheric testing. Distributed as the world's largest Totex distributor; used by the U.S. Space Program for more than 30 years and launched daily by the National Weather Service.
• Hygro Mini RH Generator Compact relative humidity generator for calibration and testing applications.
• Model 1000SP RH Generator Relative humidity generator with standard performance specifications for laboratory and field calibration.
• Model 2000 RH Generator Relative humidity generator model for laboratory and field applications.
• Model 2000SP RH Generator Enhanced relative humidity generator with special performance features for calibration and testing.
• Model 2000SHR RH Generator High-range relative humidity generator model for extended calibration applications.
• Model 4000 RH Generator High-capacity relative humidity generator for industrial and research applications.
• RH Generator Accessories Accessories and replacement parts for Kaymont relative humidity generators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Data collection range of 30,000-130,000 feet altitude
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• InterMet Systems: Specializes in lightweight meteorological balloons and atmospheric sounding systems for government, defense, and university clients. Directly comparable as a competing distributor/manufacturer of weather balloon systems for radiosonde launches.
• Thunder Scientific Corporation: Manufacturer of humidity calibration generators and precision hygrometers. Highly comparable to Kaymont's RH generator product line (Hygro Mini through Model 4000), serving the same calibration labs and metrology customers.
• Graw Radiosondes: German maker of radiosondes and ground systems used in upper-air sounding networks. Comparable because Graw competes in the same radiosonde-plus-balloon atmospheric measurement ecosystem that Kaymont serves, particularly with international meteorological agencies.
• Totex Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of the weather balloons Kaymont distributes. Overlap is high because Totex defines the supply side of the same product line Kaymont sells; relationship depth (exclusive distribution, 40+ years) makes them both partner and potential competitive threat.

Emerging players

• Campbell Scientific: Provider of meteorological data acquisition systems, including integration with radiosonde and weather balloon launches. Comparable as a supplier to the same atmospheric research and government meteorological community.
• Meteomodem: French manufacturer of radiosondes and ground equipment for meteorological soundings. Related as an alternative supplier of the instruments that ride aloft on Kaymont's balloons; partial overlap in serving national weather services worldwide.

Broad incumbents

• Vaisala: Global leader in meteorological instruments including radiosondes and humidity measurement. Comparable because Vaisala supplies the radiosondes carried aloft on Kaymont balloons and competes in humidity calibration, addressing the same end customers in atmospheric observation.
• Rotronic (Process Sensing Technologies): Broad humidity and temperature measurement instrumentation company with calibration-grade products. Comparable as a more diversified incumbent competing for the same humidity-generation/calibration customers Kaymont targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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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