Goodway Technologies: 60 Years of Innovation

Goodway Technologies celebrates its 60th anniversary, marking six decades of innovation, customer-focused innovation, and a commitment to making maintenance safer, faster, and more effective.

Founded in 1966, Goodway Technologies began with a simple but powerful mission—to solve real maintenance challenges by listening to the people who face them every day. That philosophy has resulted in breakthrough technologies that reshaped industrial cleaning practices.

The company’s early beginnings involved ideas sketched on napkins and long drives to customer sites. These experiences shaped a culture built on curiosity and a relentless focus on customer needs.

In fact, Goodway Technologies’ earliest innovation was creating a solution for boiler cleaning. A dangerous and physically demanding task requiring manual tools, the company recognized the need for a safer, more effective solution. Enter the SAM-3, originally known as the “Soot Vac,” an innovation that revolutionized boiler cleaning and remains in use worldwide.

As Goodway Technologies celebrates this milestone, the company continues to expand its product portfolio, including advancements in chemical descaling, dry steam cleaning, HVAC maintenance, and industrial cleaning and sanitation solutions.

As industries around the world face mounting pressures—including heightened regulations, rising energy demands, and supply chain volatility—Goodway Technologies continues to help overcome those challenges by designing solutions that help facilities stay resilient and successfully adapt.

“From the early days introducing a single product that revolutionized boiler cleaning to today’s hundreds of systems and thousands of accessories, our goal remains to provide innovative solutions that help customers work faster, safer, and more effectively,” says Tim Kane, President and CEO of Goodway Technologies. “Their challenges drive our innovation, and their success is the foundation of our legacy.”