What Essae-teraoka does

Essae-teraoka (legal name: Essae Teraoka Private Limited) is an Indian manufacturer founded in 1986 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, producing four core hardware product lines: electronic weighing scales (50+ SKUs including platform scales, crane scales, bench scales, counting scales, precision balances, and jewellery balances), point-of-sale systems (six models plus peripherals), milk analysers (five models based on ultrasonic sensing), and GPS-synchronised digital clocks (ten models including CMRI-certified flameproof variants). The company's technology stack combines in-house proprietary platforms — notably Electro Magnetic Force Restoration Technology (EMFRT) for jewellery balances with 0.001g readability, ultrasonic milk analysis delivering composition results in 38 seconds with 25 ml sample volumes, GPS satellite time synchronisation with sub-millisecond accuracy, and 24-bit delta-sigma ADC industrial load cell electronics — with connectivity features (Wi-Fi, RS-232/RS-485, Modbus RTU, USB, RF master-slave clock links) that enable integration into customer ERP, MES, SCADA, and PLC systems.

The company operates two world-class manufacturing facilities in India and earns revenue primarily through hardware sales of these instruments, supplemented by recurring annual service and calibration contracts. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct enterprise sales through 39 branch offices across India combined with a network of 430+ resellers and partners and 400+ service touchpoints. Pricing is enquiry-based and not publicly disclosed. Essae-teraoka serves at least nine verticals — pharmaceutical, food processing, dairy, FMCG, jewellery and precious metals, retail and supermarket, hospitality, engineering and manufacturing, logistics, chemical, finance, and education — with a diversified logo base that includes Amul, ITC, Britannia, Nestlé India, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Retail, Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddy's, Biocon, Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech, Tanishq, Bosch, Toyota, Whirlpool, Asian Paints, BASF, Cargill, Domino's, DHL, Blue Dart, and HDFC Bank. Cumulative installed base exceeds 1.7 million units across India since inception. Certifications include ISO quality standards, CMRI Dhanbad hazardous-area certification, CE marking on jewellery balances, Legal Metrology Act compliance for trade use, and IGBC Platinum sustainability certification. The company is privately held by founder Prabhu Chandran, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries.

Name

Essae-teraoka

Legal name

Essae Teraoka Private Limited

Website

https://essae.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Essae Teraoka is an Indian manufacturer founded in 1986 that designs and produces electronic weighing scales, POS systems, milk analysers, and GPS-synchronised clocks, serving pharmaceutical, dairy, retail, jewellery, manufacturing, and logistics enterprises across India via direct sales and 430+ resellers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Weighing Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Weighing Scales & Integrated Scanner-Scales (HDACAKAI)

Keywords

• Electronic weighing scales
• Point of sale systems
• Milk analysers
• GPS synchronized clocks
• Industrial weighing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronic Weighing Scales: Sale of electronic weighing scales across 50+ products including precision balances, bench scales, platform scales, crane scales, counting scales, and jewellery balances serving pharma, food processing, logistics, supermarkets, and industrial applications.
2. Point of Sale (POS) Systems: Sale of POS terminals, touch-screen billing machines, and receipt/label printers for retail, supermarkets, and hospitality businesses. Six POS product models available.
3. Milk Analysers: Sale of milk analysers (MA series, IMA series) for dairy milk quality testing at collection centres, processing plants, and field operations. Five product models.
4. GPS Synchronised Clocks: Sale of GPS-synchronised digital wall clocks for industrial, institutional, and commercial timekeeping. Ten product models including flameproof variants for hazardous environments.
5. Service, Support and After-Sales: Annual service contracts covering calibration and maintenance support for weighing scales, supported by 39 branch offices and 400+ service touchpoints across India.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Essae-teraoka is an Indian manufacturer of electronic weighing scales, point-of-sale (POS) systems, milk analysers, and GPS-synchronised digital clocks. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Bengaluru, the company produces over 50 weighing scale models, 6 POS models, 5 milk analyser models, and 10 GPS clock models, serving pharmaceutical, food processing, dairy, jewellery, retail, logistics, and industrial customers across India via 39 branch offices and 430+ resellers.

Product overview

Essae Teraoka is an Indian manufacturer offering four core product lines: Electronic Weighing Scales (over 50 products including platform scales, crane scales, counting scales, bench scales, and precision balances), Point of Sale (POS) Systems (6 products including terminals, printers, and peripherals), Milk Analysers (5 products for dairy quality testing), and GPS Synchronized Clocks (10+ products including master clocks, receiver clocks, and flame-proof variants). The product portfolio also includes weighing indicators, data printers, and specialized solutions for industries including pharmaceutical, food processing, dairy, jewellery, retail, logistics, and education. The company operates world-class manufacturing facilities in India and has installed over 1.7 million units since 1986.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DS-350 Crane Scale Industrial crane scale for heavy-duty weighing applications in manufacturing and logistics.
• DX-450EP Waterproof Weighing Machine Waterproof weighing machine with IP68/IP69K protection for wet food processing and dairy environments.
• DS-215HD Heavy Duty Digital Weighing Scale Heavy duty platform scale with capacities from 30kg to 2,000kg for manufacturing, logistics, and freight weighing applications.
• AX Series Precision Weighing Balance High precision weighing balance using electromagnetic force restoration technology (EMFRT) with readability up to 0.001g for jewellery, pharmaceutical, and laboratory applications (capacities 220g-3200g).
• AX Series Jewellery Weighing Balance Gold and precious metal weighing balance with EMFRT technology, supporting multiple units (grams, carat, tola, ounce) for jewellery showrooms and hallmarking centres.
• JX Series Jewellery Weighing Balance CE-marked jewellery weighing balance with dual power (AC adapter and lithium-ion battery), RS-232 connectivity, and readability up to 0.005g (models JX-320, JX-620, JX-1000).
• HT/HTR Series Analytical Balance Analytical balance for laboratory and research applications requiring high precision.
• MX-50 Moisture Analyser Moisture analyser for determining moisture content in food, pharmaceutical, and chemical samples.
• DI-60N Weighing Indicator Advanced panel-mount weighing indicator with Modbus RTU/RS-485 support for integration with PLCs, SCADA, ERP, and MES systems.
• SI/DX/DF Tank Weighing System Tank weighing system for process weighing in chemical and pharmaceutical applications.
• POS-956 Point of Sale System Compact POS printer system with exceptional performance for retail billing and business management.
• POS-916 Point of Sale System Sleek point of sale terminal for retail and hospitality operations with billing and inventory management.
• POS-516N Point of Sale System Point of sale terminal for retail and hospitality operations.
• DP-810 Dot Matrix Data Printer Rugged dot matrix data printer for data recording, reporting, and pharmaceutical compliance (21CFR Part 11), with 32-bit ARM processor and RS-232 interface.
• MA-815 Milk Analyser Milk analyser for testing milk composition at collection centres with ultrasonic technology, RS-232 connectivity, and optional battery operation.
• MA-815BS Portable Milk Analyzer Portable milk analyser with built-in stirrer for accurate fast testing, supporting up to 250 battery cycles with RS-232 connectivity.
• IMA-815 Milk Collection System Smart milk collection system with ultrasonic sensor, built-in stirrer, Wi-Fi capability, 38-second measuring time, 25ml sample volume, and battery backup for 150 cycles, storing up to 1 lakh records.
• GDT Master GPS Clock Master GPS clock that receives GPS time coordinates and synchronizes multiple slave clocks across facilities via RF transmitter (400m line-of-sight), with HIPS plastic housing and backup RTC.
• GDT-57 GPS Receiver Clock High precision GPS receiver clock with 57mm LED display, RF transmitter (866/866.5 MHz, 300m coverage), and sub-millisecond GPS synchronization for wall and table-top mounting.
• GDT-57FLP Flame Proof GPS Clock CMRI Dhanbad-certified flame proof GPS synchronized clock for Zone 1 & 2 hazardous areas (gas group IIB), with 57mm red LED display and SS-304 stainless steel enclosure.
• GDT-100FLP Flame Proof GPS Clock CMRI Dhanbad-certified flame proof GPS synchronized clock for hazardous industrial environments, featuring a 100mm red LED display and aluminium flame-proof body with SS-304 front cover.
• GDT-100SS Digital LED Wall Clock Large LED digital wall clock with 100mm display, SS-304 stainless steel body, GPS synchronization, and wall mounting for visibility in large spaces.
• GDT-57SS Flush Mount Clock GPS synchronized digital wall clock with SS-304 stainless steel construction designed for cleanroom integration, featuring flush mount design and RF medium synchronization.
• Service, Calibration and After-Sales Support Annual service contracts covering calibration and maintenance support for weighing scales, POS, milk analysers, and GPS clocks, delivered through 39 branch offices and 400+ service touchpoints across India.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.7 Million+ installations across India
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers39 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mettler-Toledo International: Mettler-Toledo is the global leader in precision industrial weighing and analytical instruments, with a strong direct presence in India. It competes head-on with Essae in laboratory balances, industrial scales, and retail weighing, and is the primary global competitor Essae's pharma and jewellery verticals benchmark against.
• A&D Company: A&D Company is a Japanese manufacturer of weighing and measurement equipment with a long India presence, including precision balances, industrial scales and weighing indicators. It is the closest Japanese analogue to Essae's Teraoka co-branding and competes directly in pharmaceutical, jewellery and lab weighing.
• Sartorius AG: Sartorius is a German-headquartered leader in laboratory and bioprocessing balances, moisture analysers and weighing equipment. It competes directly with Essae's precision balance, semi-micro balance and moisture analyser (MX-50) product lines for pharmaceutical and biotech customers like Serum Institute and Biocon.
• CAS Corporation: CAS Corporation is a Korean manufacturer of industrial weighing scales, retail scales, POS systems and load cells with significant India distribution. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Essae across weighing scales and POS, particularly in retail and supermarket segments.
• Avery Weigh-Tronix: Avery Weigh-Tronix is a US/UK-headquartered industrial weighing solutions provider with platform scales, crane scales and counting scales for logistics and manufacturing. It competes with Essae's DS-215HD, DS-350 and DC-810 product lines serving similar enterprise customers.
• TVS Electronics: TVS Electronics is an Indian manufacturer of POS terminals, receipt printers and retail hardware serving supermarkets, hospitality and banking in India. It is the most direct Indian competitor to Essae's POS-916, POS-956 and POS-516N systems and competes for similar Reliance Retail-style enterprise tenders.
• Posiflex Technology: Posiflex is a Taiwanese global POS hardware specialist with strong distribution in Asia and a growing India footprint. It competes directly with Essae's POS terminal line-up in retail and hospitality deployments including restaurant chains.

Broad incumbents

• Shimadzu Corporation: Shimadzu is a Japanese analytical instruments major whose HT/HTR series analytical balances overlap with Essae's precision balance offerings for lab and pharma customers. While broader in scope (spectrometers, chromatographs), it competes in the same procurement decisions for laboratory weighing equipment.
• Bonfiglioli / Precia-Molen: Precia-Molen is a European industrial weighing and process control specialist with continuous weighing systems used in manufacturing, logistics and process industries. It overlaps with Essae's platform scales, tank weighing systems and SI-850 system scales serving industrial enterprise customers.

Emerging players

• Radwag Balances and Scales: Radwag is a Polish manufacturer of precision laboratory balances and industrial scales with growing distribution in South Asia. It competes with Essae's AX Series and JX Series jewellery and analytical balances in pharma, jewellery and research customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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