Scantech

What Scantech does

Scantech Limited is an Australian designer, manufacturer and installer of on-belt analysers for real-time elemental and moisture analysis of bulk materials on conveyor systems. Founded in 1980 in South Australia and operated as an unlisted public company under an ASIC Low Volume Market exemption, the company has installed more than 1,300 analysers across approximately 80 countries, with the COALSCAN 3500 model alone representing 150+ of those deployments.

The company's product portfolio is anchored on four proprietary sensing modalities: Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA), Dual Energy Gamma Transmission (DUET), natural gamma radiation detection, and patented low-frequency digital microwave moisture measurement. These are packaged into branded analyser families — GEOSCAN (with industry-specific variants for cement, minerals, steel, recycling, gold and slurry), COALSCAN, BALZSCAN, MINERALSCAN, IRONSCAN, ReadiMoist (TBM 200 and CM 200 series), SIZESCAN (3D-camera PSD via a COREM partnership), and CIFA 350 (carbon in fly ash) — with a unifying Rocks2data customisation module that tailors measurement precision and frequency per application.

Scantech generates revenue through a mix of capital-equipment sales (custom-calibrated analysers), recurring Product Support Agreements (proactive maintenance, remote monitoring, 24/7 technical support, dedicated calibrators), OEM spare parts and upgrades, installation and engineering services, and specialised radiation-management services. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting heavy industry verticals — mining and minerals, coal, cement, steel, power generation, recycling and alternative fuels — supported by a worldwide service-engineer network. Quantified customer outcomes range from individual analyser savings of a whole shift's production to documented throughput gains of A$75M/year in gold and average annual benefits exceeding A$500,000 per installed gauge in independent coal-ash studies.

Name

Scantech

Legal name

Scantech Limited

Website

https://scantech.com.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scantech designs, manufactures, and services on-belt PGNAA, DUET, microwave, and natural-gamma analysers for real-time elemental and moisture analysis of bulk materials on conveyors, serving mining, coal, cement, steel, power, recycling, and alternative-fuel operators across 80 countries with 1,300+ installations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Analyzers

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inspection, Checkweighing & Detection Systems (Vision, Metal, X-ray) (IMALAOAH), Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Bulk material analyzers
• On-conveyor analyzers
• Elemental analysis systems
• Moisture measurement equipment
• Industrial process analyzers

Headquarters

HQ city

Camden

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations

Revenue model

1. Analyser Hardware Sales: Sale of on-belt elemental and moisture analysers as capital equipment. Products include COALSCAN, GEOSCAN, BALZSCAN, MINERALSCAN, IRONSCAN, SIZESCAN series, and ReadiMoist moisture monitors. Each analyser is uniquely calibrated to the customer's material and application.
2. Product Support Agreements (PSA): Proactive maintenance and technical support program including scheduled on-site service visits, full system inspection, radiation safety checks, diagnostics, optimisation, on-site training, calibration reviews, remote monitoring, and monthly PSA reports. Includes 24/7 technical support from global team of scientists, engineers, and calibration specialists.
3. Spare Parts, Upgrades and Consumables: OEM spare parts for analysers, component upgrades for enhanced performance and features, and accessories. Scantech regularly updates components for optimal performance and assesses customers' equipment for upgrade options.
4. Installation Services: Full product installation service managing entire installation projects from design, engineering, fabrication to on-site installation. Also provides engineering solutions such as asset protection ploughs, belt weighers, exclusion zone control fencing and on-site radiation storage solutions.
5. Radiation Services: Radiation-related services including preparation of Radiation Management Plans, procurement and calibration of radiation measuring instruments, secondment of Radiation Safety Officers, and accredited radiation-related training.
6. Calibration and Data Analytics Services: Specialised calibration services where each analyser is uniquely calibrated to match specific material, site, and intended use. Dedicated Calibrators are assigned to each analyser under Product Support Agreements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Scantech designs, manufactures, and installs online analyzers and sensors that deliver real-time elemental and moisture analysis of bulk materials on conveyor belts and in process streams. Its instruments serve mining, mineral processing, cement, coal, steel, recycling, and power generation industries for quality measurement and process control.

Product overview

Scantech is an Australian company that designs, manufactures, and installs online analyzers for bulk material quality measurement in the mining, mineral processing, cement, coal, steel, recycling, and power generation industries. The product portfolio comprises multiple interconnected product series: GEOSCAN analyzers (including GEOSCAN GOLD, GEOSCAN-C for cement, GEOSCAN-M for minerals, GEOSCAN-S for steel, GEOSCAN-R for recycling, and GEOSCAN-Y for slurry applications) provide elemental analysis using PGNAA technology; COALSCAN and BALZSCAN series offer coal and alternative fuels analysis respectively; BLENDSCAN software provides blending optimization; ReadiMoist TBM 200 SERIES and CM 200 SERIES deliver moisture monitoring solutions; NATURAL GAMMA SERIES (including IRONSCAN 1500, MINERALSCAN 1500) use natural radiation signatures; SIZESCAN provides particle size distribution analysis; and CIFA 350 monitors carbon in fly ash. These products share common core technologies including PGNAA (Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis), DUET (dual energy gamma transmission), microwave transmission, and Fast Neutron Gamma Transmission, with a unified Rocks2data customization module for data integration. Scantech operates a Low Volume Market for share trading and maintains offices in South Australia and Queensland, Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COALSCAN: Flagship product range of on-belt coal analysers, including COALSCAN 4500, 3500, 1500, 2100, 2500, 2800, and 9500X models for ash, sulfur, moisture, and calorific value measurement.
• GEOSCAN
• BALZSCAN
• BLENDSCAN
• ReadiMoist
• CIFA 350
• MINERALSCAN
• IRONSCAN
• SIZESCAN

Products and services

• GEOSCAN Series PGNAA-based elemental analyzers for on-conveyor real-time measurement of bulk material chemistry, used across mining, mineral processing, cement, coal, and related bulk material industries.
• COALSCAN Series Coal-specific online analyzers using multiple sensing technologies for elemental and ash analysis of coal on conveyor belts.
• BALZSCAN Series Online analyzers for alternative fuels measurement in cement and related applications.
• BLENDSCAN Series Blending control offering for cement raw mix and coal blending applications, driving blend optimization from analyzer measurements.
• ReadiMoist TBM 200 Series Microwave transmission-based on-belt moisture analyzers for bulk materials including mineral ores, coal, and concentrates.
• ReadiMoist CM 200 Series Microwave moisture monitors for slurries and conductive bulk materials in process streams.
• Natural Gamma Series Natural gamma radiation-based analyzers (including IRONSCAN and MINERALSCAN variants) for ash in coal, iron ore quality, and mineral composition measurement.
• SIZESCAN 3D-imaging-based particle size distribution analyzer for crushed ore and similar bulk materials on conveyors.
• CIFA 350 Carbon-in-fly-ash analyzer for coal-fired power stations, measuring unburnt carbon in fly ash.
• Product Support and Radiation Services Ongoing installation, calibration, maintenance, technical support, and radiation management/licensing compliance services supporting the installed base of analyzers.

Quantifiable outcome

• On-line ash analysis benefits averaging more than A$500,000 per year per installed gauge (independent studies)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• COREMcoreTechnology or IntegrationCOREM, based in Quebec, Canada, is a technology partner that developed the 3D camera technology used in Scantech's SIZESCAN product for Particle Size Distribution (PSD) and volume measurement of conveyed bulk materials. The technology leverages COREM's proprietary imaging algorithms.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Hach (Danaher): Water quality and process analytics provider within Danaher, serving power, mining, and municipal customers with online analyzers and probes. Comparable in online analyzer technology and recurring service model, though primarily water-focused rather than bulk solids.

Broad incumbents

• FLSmidth: Major supplier of equipment and process know-how for cement and minerals industries, including sampling and online analysis solutions. Comparable as an incumbent to cement and mining customers where Scantech's GEOSCAN-C and BLENDSCAN CEMENT compete for process control budget.
• SICK AG: Industrial sensor and automation specialist with material flow, dust, and gas measurement products for bulk solids handling. Comparable as an adjacent instrumentation supplier to mining, cement, and power customers, though not focused on PGNAA elemental analysis.
• KROHNE Group: Process instrumentation manufacturer covering flow, level, temperature, and analytical measurement. Comparable as a broad supplier to the same heavy-industry customer base, though its portfolio overlaps Scantech more on moisture and density than on elemental analysis.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Diversified scientific instrumentation giant with elemental analyzers (XRF, ICP-OES, OES) used in mining, cement, and steel quality control. Comparable as a competitor in process elemental analysis, though Scantech specializes in on-conveyor PGNAA while Thermo Fisher is broader and lab-centric.
• VEGA Grieshaber: Specialist in level, pressure, and density instrumentation for process industries including mining, cement, and water/wastewater. Comparable in customer overlap and bulk solids applications, with emerging activity in bulk material composition sensing adjacent to Scantech's products.
• Endress+Hauser: Large industrial process instrumentation supplier covering flow, level, moisture, and analytical measurement across mining, cement, and power. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping measurement capabilities, though not specializing in PGNAA on-belt analyzers.

Direct peers

• Malvern Panalytical (Spectris): Direct competitor in on-line and at-line elemental analyzers (XRF, XRD, NIR) for cement, mining, and minerals applications. Overlapping use cases in raw mix proportioning, ore quality monitoring, and process control make it one of the closest peers to Scantech's GEOSCAN and COALSCAN lines.
• Berthold Technologies: Specialist in radiometric (nucleonic) measurement systems for density, level, and bulk solids analysis on conveyors. Closely comparable technology stack to Scantech's PGNAA and gamma-based analyzers, serving overlapping mining, cement, and coal customers.

Emerging players

• Sackett (Waconia) / Conveyor Component Systems: Niche North American suppliers of belt scales and auxiliary bulk material handling measurement equipment used in fertilizer, mining, and aggregates. Comparable in the on-conveyor measurement category and customer overlap, though not a direct PGNAA/DUET competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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