Berthold Technologies GmbH & Co.KG

What Berthold Technologies GmbH & Co.KG does

Berthold Technologies GmbH & Co.KG is a privately held German measurement technology company, founded in 1949 and headquartered in Bad Wildbad in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg. The company operates three integrated business divisions: Process Control, supplying radiometric measurement systems for non-contact level, density, bulk flow, moisture, concentration, and mould-level measurement in industries such as oil and gas, refinery, steel, chemicals, mining, pulp and paper, and food and beverage; Bioanalytics, supplying microplate readers (Centro LB 963, Tristar 3), tube luminometers (Sirius 2, Lumat, Junior), radio HPLC detectors (FlowStar², HERM), and in vivo imaging systems (NightSHADE, NightOWL) for academic, pharmaceutical, and biotech research; and Radiation Protection, supplying contamination monitors, activity measurement systems, dose and dose rate instruments, nuclear data acquisition systems, and airborne activity monitors for nuclear power, decommissioning, nuclear medicine, and civil defence. The underlying technology is built around in-house manufactured sealed radioactive sources (Am-241, Cs-137, Co-60, Cm-244, Am-241/Be), proprietary encapsulation (Safety Source Capsule with double/triple encapsulation exceeding ISO 2919 classification 66646), and a portfolio of scintillation-based detectors spanning silicon photomultipliers (CrystalSENS), vacuum photomultiplier tubes, proportional counters, Geiger-Müller tubes, and ionisation chambers.

The business model is primarily hardware sales of specialised industrial and scientific instrumentation, complemented by recurring revenue from professional services (maintenance, calibration, source replacement, training), consumables (microplates, foils, injector cleaning solutions for the bioanalytics line), and longer-term service contracts tied to the installed base. Pricing is quotation-based for enterprise customers and not publicly disclosed. Revenue is generated globally through direct sales from the Bad Wildbad headquarters, a wholly-owned French subsidiary (Berthold France SAS), and a network of authorised distributors and sales partners across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East; country-specific websites exist for USA, India, Italy, France, China, and Spain. The legal structure is a German GmbH & Co. KG (limited partnership) with no external private equity or venture capital ownership disclosed. The company states a significant percentage of sales is reinvested in R&D, supporting ongoing detector platform development across the three divisions.

Name

Berthold Technologies GmbH & Co.KG

Legal name

Berthold Technologies GmbH & Co.KG

Website

https://berthold.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Berthold Technologies is a privately held German measurement technology company, founded 1949, that designs and manufactures radiometric instrumentation for industrial process control, luminescence-based bioanalytics instruments for life science research, and radiation protection and monitoring equipment for nuclear facilities and decommissioning sites worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Detection Instruments & Systems (Portal monitors, spectrometers, contamination monitors) (EUAKAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radiation Measurement, Dosimetry & Monitoring Services (Personal/environmental dosimetry, calibration labs) (EUAKAIAH), Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC), Radiological & Hazardous Materials Monitoring (Radiation, Asbestos, Lead) (EUAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Radiometric measurement instruments
• Industrial process measurement
• Bioanalytical instrumentation
• Radiation protection equipment
• Nuclear detection systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Wildbad

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Process Control Instrumentation: Sale of radiometric measurement instruments including detectors, level gauges, density meters, moisture analyzers, and radiation sources/shields for industrial process control applications.
2. Bioanalytics Instruments: Sale of laboratory instruments including microplate readers, tube luminometers, radio HPLC detectors, and in vivo imaging systems for life science research.
3. Radiation Protection Equipment: Sale of radiation detection and monitoring equipment including contamination monitors, dose rate meters, and airborne activity monitors.
4. Professional Services: Maintenance, repair, and training services for installed instrumentation base, including source replacement and calibration services.
5. Consumables: Microplates, adhesive foils, tubes, test plates, and injector cleaning solutions for bioanalytics instruments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Berthold Technologies manufactures and sells radiometric measurement systems for industrial process control (level, density, moisture, concentration, and bulk flow measurement using gamma radiation), bioanalytics instruments (microplate readers, tube luminometers, radio HPLC detectors, and in vivo imaging systems for life science research), and radiation protection equipment (contamination monitors, activity measurement systems, dose rate meters, and airborne activity monitors for nuclear facilities). The company also produces its own sealed radioactive sources and shielding systems in-house.

Product overview

Berthold Technologies operates three integrated business divisions offering specialized measurement solutions. The Process Control division provides radiometric measurement systems including level measurement (LoopSeries LB 430, DuoSeries LB 470/472/473/474/475, SENSseries LB 480, SmartSeries LB 414), density measurement, bulk flow measurement (DuoSeries LB 472), online moisture measurement (MicroPolar LB 567/568, LB 350), concentration measurement (MicroPolar LB 566/565), mould level measurement (castXpert LB 452, GAMMAcast, CONGAUGE LB 6755), and the RadSpect radiation portal monitor. The Bioanalytics division offers luminescence detection products including microplate readers (Centro LB 963, Tristar 3), tube luminometers (Sirius 2 LB 9526, Lumat LB 9510, Junior LB 9509), radio HPLC detectors (FlowStar² LB 514, HERM LB 500), in vivo imaging systems (NightSHADE LB 985, NightOWL II LB 983), and LightCompass® software. The Radiation Protection division provides contamination monitors (LB 124 SCINT, Body Scan, HFC Scan), activity measurement systems (LB 790/761, LB 790 SCINT, LB 2046, LB 201), dose and dose rate instruments (LB 135, LB 134 UMo II, LB 6701, LB 6500, LB 6411/6414/6419), nuclear data processing systems (LB 115, LB 5340, LB 9000, MEVIS), and airborne activity monitors (LB 150 D-R, LB 9140/9150, LB 9150-C, BAI 9100 D, BAI 9109-4). The company also manufactures its own sealed radioactive sources and shielding systems.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• LoopSeries LB 430 Detector for non-contact level and density measurements in radiometric process control applications, used in industrial processes requiring measurement through vessel walls in harsh conditions.
• DuoSeries LB 470 Detector for continuous level measurement in radiometric process control, suitable for applications where contact-based level measurement is impractical.
• DuoSeries LB 472 Detector for non-contact bulk flow measurement on conveyors, used to quantify mass flow of bulk solids in industrial applications.
• DuoSeries LB 473 Radiometric level switch detector for limit level detection and min/max alarm applications in industrial vessels.
• DuoSeries LB 474 Detector for non-contact density measurement of process media in pipes and vessels using radiometric technology.
• DuoSeries LB 475 Nuclear density meter specifically engineered for hydraulic fracturing measurement applications in oil & gas operations.
• FracSENS LB 6770 Density measurement system for hydraulic fracturing applications in the oil & gas industry.
• LB 476 Level+ Continuous level measurement system for radiometric process control in industrial applications.
• SENSseries LB 480 Family of detectors available in continuous level, level switch, density, and oil & gas configurations (LB 480 L, LS, D, O variants) for radiometric process measurement.
• SmartSeries LB 414 Compact radiometric detector for density and level switch measurements in process control applications.
• InlineSENS Inline density measuring cell for continuous process density measurement in pipes.
• EmulsionSENS Multiphase level measurement system for detecting complex liquid interfaces and emulsion layers in process vessels.
• Mini-Switch LB 471 Compact radiometric level switch for min/max alarm and limit level detection applications.
• castXpert LB 452 Radiometric mould level measurement system for continuous casting processes in metallurgical operations.
• GAMMAcast Gamma-based mould level measurement system for steel casting and continuous casting operations.
• CONGAUGE LB 6755 Contactless gauge for mould level measurement in metallurgical processes.
• MicroPolar LB 567/568 Microwave moisture analyzer for online moisture measurement in bulk solids and other industrial materials, available with horn antennas.
• MicroPolar LB 566 Online microwave analyzer for concentration measurement in industrial process applications.
• MicroPolar Brix LB 565 Microwave Brix meter for concentration measurement in food & beverage and sugar industry applications.
• LB 350 Radiometric moisture measurement system for online process moisture monitoring in industrial applications.
• RadSpect Radiation portal monitor for reliable detection of hidden radioactive material in industrial and security applications.
• CrystalSENS Detector High-sensitivity detector for radiometric measurements using silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) technology for energy-efficient and robust performance.
• SuperSENS Detector High-performance radiometric detector for demanding industrial measurement applications.
• Sealed Radioactive Sources (Am-241, Am-241/Be, Cm-244, Co-60, Cs-137) High-quality sealed radioactive sources manufactured in-house with triple encapsulation safety standards, used for industrial radiometric measurements across process control applications.
• Source Shields Comprehensive range of radiation shields for point sources, rod sources, flange mounting, and mould level measurement applications.
• Tristar 3 Multimode Reader Multimode microplate reader supporting luminescence, fluorescence, and absorbance detection for life science research applications.
• Centro LB 963 Microplate Luminometer High-performance luminescence microplate reader for life science applications including reporter gene assays and ATP detection.
• Sirius 2 Tube Luminometer LB 9526 Tube luminometer for luminescence measurements with touchscreen interface, used in life science and clinical research.
• Lumat Tube Luminometer LB 9510 Tube luminometer for routine luminescence detection applications in life science laboratories.
• Junior Portable Luminometer LB 9509 Compact portable luminometer for field and laboratory luminescence measurements.
• FlowStar² HPLC Radio Detector LB 514 Radio HPLC detector for radiopharmaceutical and radiochemical analysis in life science and pharmaceutical research.
• HERM LB 500 with fLumo Detector Radio HPLC detection system with advanced scintillation technology for radiochemical analysis.
• NightSHADE LB 985 In Vivo Plant Imaging System Bioluminescence and fluorescence imaging system for plant biology research and in vivo imaging applications.
• NightOWL II In Vivo Imaging System LB 983 In vivo imaging system for small animal research with bioluminescence and fluorescence detection capabilities.
• LightCompass® Software Software platform for microplate reader control, data acquisition, and analysis for life science applications.
• LB 124 SCINT Contamination Monitor Contamination monitor for alpha and beta-gamma measurement in radiation protection applications at nuclear facilities.
• LB 147 / LB 148 Personal Contamination Monitor Personal dosimetry and contamination monitoring devices for radiation workers.
• Body Scan Full Body Contamination Monitor Full body scanning system for personnel contamination detection at nuclear facilities and medical installations.
• HFC Scan Hand & Foot Contamination Monitor Hand-foot-clothing contamination monitor for nuclear facilities and medical applications.
• LB 790 / LB 761 Alpha-Beta Low-Level Counter Low-level counting system for alpha and beta radiation detection in laboratory and field environments.
• LB 135 TOL/G Wide Range Dose Rate Meter Wide range dose rate monitoring device for radiation protection in nuclear and industrial environments.
• LB 134 UMo II Universal Monitor Universal radiation monitoring system for dose and dose rate measurement across multiple radiation types.
• LB 6411 Neutron Dose Rate Probe Specialized probe for neutron radiation dose rate measurement in nuclear and research environments.
• LB 6419 Neutron and Gamma Dose Rate Monitor Combined neutron and gamma dose rate monitoring system for comprehensive radiation protection.
• LB 115 Data Logger Data logger for various radiation detectors and monitoring systems in nuclear data processing applications.
• LB 5340 Data Acquisition System Universal data acquisition system for nuclear data processing and radiation monitoring integration.
• MEVIS Measurement and Visualization Software Software for measurement data visualization and nuclear data processing for radiation monitoring applications.
• LB 150 D-R Fixed Filter Aerosol Monitor Fixed filter monitor for alpha-beta aerosol detection in nuclear facility air monitoring.
• LB 9140 / LB 9150 Transportable Moving Filter Monitors Transportable alpha-beta monitoring systems with moving filter technology for airborne activity measurement.
• LB 9150-C Alpha-Beta Fixed Filter Monitor Compact transportable monitor for airborne alpha/beta particles with Si-CAM detector and 600 mm² dusting surface, designed for use under radon and fluctuating gamma background conditions.
• BAI 9100 D Moving Filter Monitor Alpha-beta moving filter monitor for continuous airborne activity monitoring in nuclear facilities.
• BAI 9109-4 Beta Gas Monitor Monitor for beta-emitting radioactive gases in nuclear facility environments.
• AIS-5 & AIS-21 Aerosol Iodine Sampler Aerosol and iodine sampling systems for nuclear facility air monitoring.
• Professional Services for Installed Instrumentation Maintenance, repair, source replacement, calibration, and training services for the installed base of process control, bioanalytics, and radiation protection instruments.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Berthold France SAScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDedicated sales and marketing subsidiary for France and French overseas territories (DOM-TOM), providing local sales, marketing, and customer service for the French market.
• Oriontech Engineering (Israel)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Israel market providing local sales and technical support for process control products.
• MECOSA (PTY) LTD (South Africa)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for South Africa providing local sales and support for process control instrumentation.
• S-Tec / Berthold Norge (Norway)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Norway providing local sales and support for process control products.
• Dastec SRL (Argentina)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Argentina providing local sales and support for industrial process control products.
• Siemsa Control y Sistemas, S.A. (Spain)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService partner providing technical services for Spain market, specifically for nuclear industry applications.
• ALENG Electrical Engineers (Tanzania)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Tanzania providing local sales and technical support for industrial measurement solutions.
• PT Sarana Instrument (Indonesia)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Indonesia providing local sales and technical support for process control products.
• Tecalemit Flow Oy (Finland)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Finland providing local sales and support for process control instrumentation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VEGA Grieshaber: German specialist manufacturer of level, point level, and pressure measurement instrumentation for industrial processes. Direct competitor to Berthold in level measurement across chemical, water/wastewater, and process industries, with comparable specialty positioning but stronger focus on radar and non-contact technologies.
• Mirion Technologies: US-based global provider of radiation detection, measurement, and monitoring solutions for nuclear, defense, medical, and research markets. Directly comparable to Berthold's radiation protection division across contamination monitoring, dosimetry, and nuclear facility instrumentation.
• BMG Labtech: German specialist manufacturer of microplate readers for high-throughput screening and life science research, with strong luminescence, fluorescence, and absorbance detection portfolio. Closest direct competitor to Berthold's microplate reader products (Tristar 3, Centro LB 963).
• Tracerco (Johnson Matthey): Part of Johnson Matthey, Tracerco provides radiometric measurement and inspection services including nucleonic level/density gauges and pipeline inspection. Closest direct competitor in radiometric process measurement with overlapping customer base in oil & gas and chemicals.

Broad incumbents

• Tecan: Swiss laboratory automation company providing microplate readers, liquid handling, and integrated workflow solutions for life science research and diagnostics. Comparable to Berthold's bioanalytics business with additional strength in automation and consumables that Berthold lacks.
• AMETEK Process Instruments: Division of AMETEK producing analytical instruments for process industries including moisture, oxygen, and infrared/near-infrared analyzers. Comparable to Berthold's process control division for moisture and concentration measurement, with broader portfolio across different measurement technologies.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences and laboratory instrumentation giant offering microplate readers, luminometers, and analytical instruments through its laboratory products and specialty diagnostics segments. Directly comparable to Berthold's bioanalytics division but with much broader portfolio including reagents and consumables ecosystems.
• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process measurement instrumentation serving chemicals, oil & gas, food, water and life sciences with level, flow, analytical, and pressure products. Directly comparable to Berthold's process control division across level, density, and concentration measurement applications, but operates at much greater scale with broader portfolio and direct global sales force.

Emerging players

• Promega Corporation: US-based life science company offering luminescence-based detection products including GloMax luminometers and microplate readers, alongside proprietary assay chemistries. Comparable to Berthold's bioanalytics luminometer portfolio (Sirius, Lumat, Junior) with vertical integration into reagents.

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Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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