A USMC veteran-owned company serving the breathing-air industry since 1979, American Airworks is based in Sophia, West Virginia. It manufactures and distributes high-pressure breathing-air equipment for fire departments, industrial users, and other organizations that rely on respiratory systems.
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Breathing Air Systems, IncFounded in 1969, Breathing Air Systems supplies high-pressure breathing-air equipment and custom mobile systems, with Reynoldsburg, Ohio, serving as its headquarters. The company is the nation’s largest BAUER compressor supplier and supports more than 5,000 fire departments through compressor service, parts, air analysis and fabrication. Its in-house team includes factory-trained, certified technicians who service every major compressor make, while the company’s 2018 acquisition of Safe Air Systems expanded its high-pressure design and fabrication capabilities.WHITE OAK, PA
AirVerterAirVerter, a division of Smith Eastern Corporation, makes HVLP industrial paint spray guns and portable pollution-control equipment that capture overspray and fumes at the source. Begun in 1964 and working in Jessup, Maryland since 1996, the veteran-owned small business developed its PAPCE and CAPS systems for out-of-booth touch-up work and serves military and aerospace users. Its innovations include nine issued patents, with products made in the USA and used in applications ranging from aviation painting to shipboard coatings.JESSUP, MD
Biomarine IncFounded in 1969 by engineers who helped develop breathing systems for the moon missions, Biomarine designs and manufactures closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus for specialized rescue teams. Its Pennsylvania-made BioPak 240R provides four hours of positive-pressure protection when standard SCBA cannot meet the demands of mine, tunnel, hazmat, and heavy-rescue operations. Biomarine became a wholly owned subsidiary of CSE Corporation in 2020 and now operates from Export, Pennsylvania.339113EXPORT, PA
NOVAIR USA CorporationFrom its North Tonawanda facility, NOVAIR USA manufactures on-site oxygen and nitrogen generators along with medical air, vacuum, and gas equipment for healthcare and industrial users. Part of NOVAIR Groupe, the company traces its worldwide air-and-gas manufacturing to 1977 and assembles and tests its compact oxygen generators in the United States. Its quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016, and its service team supports equipment from installation through maintenance and repair.NORTH TONAWANDA, NY