Wyatt Engineering

What Wyatt Engineering does

Wyatt Engineering, LLC is a privately held US manufacturer of differential pressure flow measurement products, founded in 2001 by David C. Wyatt through the acquisition of Badger Meter's differential-producing flow element division. The company designs and manufactures primary flow elements—venturi flow tubes (LVM, PMT/Lo-Loss®, and BVT models), flow nozzles, and orifice plates—along with complementary accessories (pressure transmitters, orifice flange sets, flow straighteners, condensate pots). These products measure fluid flow in closed pipes by producing differential pressure signals proportional to flow velocity, based on the Venturi Effect. The company holds the registered Lo-Loss® trademark and maintains proprietary hydraulic designs delivering accuracy of ±0.50% without calibration (up to ±0.25% with flow calibration for LVM) and the lowest permanent pressure loss among differential-producing primary elements, with PMT models recovering up to 97.5% of differential pressure.

Wyatt serves petrochemical, oil and gas, power generation (including nuclear), municipal water and wastewater, industrial, pharmaceutical, and military customers globally through a representative network covering North and South America, Europe, and Asia. The company operates a custom-engineered, quote-based business model: each venturi, nozzle, or orifice plate is designed to specific client requirements for pipe size, pressure class (125 PSIG to 250 PSIG ANSI flanges), temperature range (-425°F to +1,200°F), materials of construction, and fluid properties. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of these custom-engineered primary flow elements, supplemented by engineering services including application support, flow measurement consulting, and technical guidance over the product lifecycle. The company maintains corporate headquarters in Lincoln, Rhode Island and a manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with ISO 9001:2015 certification covering both facilities and the full product line.

The business is founder-controlled with no outside equity investment, and President David C. Wyatt is a recognized authority in flow measurement, chairing the ASME Main Committee for Measurement of Fluid Flow in Closed Conduits and serving on ISO Technical Committee 30. Customers include large enterprise operators in petrochemical and power generation, with documented case studies involving nuclear power plant condensate applications and emergency steam meter replacement for a chemical plant. Over more than two decades, Wyatt has supplied flow solutions for hundreds of applications, leveraging 50+ years of accumulated calibration data inherited from Penn Meter Company and Badger Meter and refined continuously since the founding acquisition.

Name

Wyatt Engineering

Legal name

Wyatt Engineering, LLC

Website

https://wyattflow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wyatt Engineering is a privately held US manufacturer of custom-engineered differential pressure flow measurement products, including venturi tubes, flow nozzles, and orifice plates, serving petrochemical, oil and gas, power generation, and municipal water customers globally through a representative network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Flow Measurement Instrumentation

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Sensors & Feedback Devices (Pressure, Flow, Position, Encoders, Transducers) (IMAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Differential pressure flow measurement
• Venturi flow tubes
• Primary flow elements
• Industrial flow metering
• Orifice plate instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flow Measurement Hardware Sales: Wyatt Engineering generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of primary flow elements including venturi flow tubes (LVM, PMT, BVT models), flow nozzles, and orifice plates. Each product is custom-designed to meet specific client application requirements for pipe size, pressure, temperature, and fluid properties. Products are available as full body pressure vessels and insert-type flow elements with various connection options.
2. Engineering Services and Support: The company provides engineering services including application support, flow measurement consulting, and technical guidance over the product lifecycle. Services include helping clients with process condition changes, recalibration support, and custom engineering design for specific application requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wyatt Engineering designs and manufactures primary differential-pressure flow elements—Liberty Venturi Meters (LVM), Penn Meter Tubes (PMT/Lo-Loss®), and Badger Venturi Tubes (BVT)—along with flow nozzles and orifice plates for measuring liquid and gas flow in closed pipes. All products are custom-engineered to client specifications for pipe size, pressure class, temperature range, and fluid properties, with additional accessories such as secondary piping, pressure transmitters, and flow straighteners.

Product overview

Wyatt Engineering offers a portfolio of differential pressure-producing flow measurement products. The core offerings are three venturi tube models: the Liberty Venturi Meters (LVM) for high accuracy applications, the Penn Meter Tubes (PMT/Lo-Loss®) featuring the lowest pressure loss of any differential producer, and the Badger Venturi Tubes (BVT) based on classical venturi design. Supporting these are flow nozzles and orifice plates for various measurement and pressure reduction applications. Accessories including secondary piping, pressure transmitters, flange sets, flow straighteners, and condensate pots complement the primary flow elements for complete flow and control solutions. All products are designed and manufactured in the USA with custom configurations to meet specific application requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Liberty Venturi Meters (LVM): Primary flow element offering a unique combination of high performance and flexible configurations.
• Penn Meter Tubes (PMT) / Lo-Loss
• Badger Venturi Tubes (BVT)

Products and services

• Liberty Venturi Meters (LVM) Differential-producing primary flow element offering flow measurement uncertainty of ±0.50% without calibration and ±0.25% with flow calibration at Reynolds numbers above 75,000; operates from -425°F to +1,200°F. Available in pressure vessel, cast iron, and insert-type configurations for enterprise process measurement applications.
• Penn Meter Tubes (PMT / Lo-Loss®) Differential-producing flow tube with the lowest permanent pressure loss among differential-producing primary elements; recovers up to 97.5% of differential pressure—two to four times better than typical classical venturi devices. Provides ±1.00% uncertainty without flow calibration. Available in full body, cast iron, and insert-type configurations.
• Badger Venturi Tubes (BVT) Primary flow element based on the classical venturi design, providing flow measurement uncertainty of ±0.50% at Reynolds numbers above 75,000. Features an efficient hydraulic shape with independence from line velocity; available in pressure vessel, cast iron, and insert-type configurations.
• Flow Nozzles Flow measurement devices tolerant of extreme process and environmental conditions; offer advantages over orifice plates including less upstream piping requirement, lower permanent pressure loss, and no sharp edges to wear—sustaining accuracy indefinitely.
• Orifice Plates Flow measurement or pressure reduction devices used for simplicity, ease of installation, and tolerance to extreme process conditions. Most common method of differential pressure measurement, used particularly in the hydrocarbon market.
• Engineering Services and Support Professional engineering services including application support, flow measurement consulting, recalibration support, and custom engineering design for specific client application requirements across the product lifecycle.

Quantifiable outcome

• PMT flow tubes recover up to 97.5% of differential pressure produced—2 to 4 times better than typical classical venturi devices
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• API (American Petroleum Institute)minorOthersWyatt Engineering personnel are active members and contributors to API standards organizations. The company participates in standards development activities relevant to petroleum and petrochemical industry flow measurement applications.
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)minorOthersWyatt Engineering personnel actively participate in ASME committees, including the Main Committee for Measurement of Fluid Flow in Closed Conduits and the Subcommittee on Differential Producers. President David Wyatt serves as Committee Chair.
• ASTM InternationalminorOthersWyatt Engineering personnel are members and contributors to ASTM International standards organizations involved in flow measurement and testing methodologies.
• ISO (International Standards Organization)minorOthersWyatt Engineering participates in ISO Technical Committee 30 (Measurement of Fluid Flow) activities. President David Wyatt serves on the US Technical Advisory Board to ISO TC30 and has chaired leadership nomination committees.
• NSF InternationalminorOthersWyatt Engineering personnel are members and contributors to NSF International standards organizations, which develop standards for water and food safety applications relevant to municipal water/wastewater and food processing flow measurement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KROHNE: Family-owned German process instrumentation specialist offering primary flow elements, differential-pressure meters, and a wide flow portfolio serving oil & gas, chemical, and water customers. Mid-sized broad incumbent with a focus profile closely aligned to Wyatt's specialty-roots approach.
• Endress+Hauser: Global process instrumentation leader offering primary flow elements alongside Coriolis, ultrasonic, and vortex meters into the identical petrochemical, power, and water verticals. Broad incumbent whose primary-element line competes head-to-head with Wyatt on engineered DP-based measurement projects.
• Spirax Sarco: Global specialist in steam-system components and flow control, with significant presence in steam metering and condensate measurement — an adjacent end-use market for Wyatt's venturi and orifice products in power and process plants. Broad incumbent where flow measurement is an enabling slice of a larger thermal-energy management portfolio.
• Yokogawa Electric: Sells differential-pressure flow products, orifice plates, and venturi elements within a broader industrial automation portfolio targeting oil & gas, power, and chemical customers. Broad incumbent with comparable primary-element offerings though typically embedded inside larger automation deals.
• Siemens Process Instrumentation: Through its Process Instrumentation business (formerly part of Siemens Industry), Siemens offers primary flow elements, SITRANS differential-pressure transmitters, and complete flow measurement systems for oil & gas, chemical, power, and water customers. Broad incumbent whose scale and bundled offering places it as a default competitor on large RFQs that Wyatt can only address selectively.
• Emerson Electric (Rosemount / Daniel): Through Daniel Measurement and Rosemount, Emerson sells primary flow elements (venturi, orifice, nozzle) and differential-pressure transmitters into the same oil & gas, petrochemical, and power markets as Wyatt. A broad incumbent whose flow-element portfolio overlaps Wyatt's but ships bundled with their own transmitters, whereas Wyatt sells elements as a focused specialist.

Direct peers

• Badger Meter: Original owner of Wyatt's product line until the 2001 sale of the Tulsa differential-producing flow element division. Continues to manufacture flow measurement instrumentation (including a different flow-element portfolio today). The most direct comparable on product technology, customer verticals, and heritage, though Wyatt now competes with Badger's successor offerings.
• Hoffer Flow Controls: Specialty manufacturer of turbine, positive-displacement, and oval-gear flow meters as well as engineered flow measurement skids for industrial and aerospace customers. Comparable as a similarly-positioned US-based custom-engineering specialist pursuing adjacent flow measurement niches.
• Flow Technology Inc. US-based niche manufacturer of precision flow measurement devices, including turbine, Coriolis, and ultrasonic meters for industrial process and aerospace/defense applications. Most comparable as a similarly-sized, engineer-to-order US flow specialist competing for similar custom-engineering RFQs.
• McCrometer: US manufacturer of differential-pressure flow meters (including propeller and specialized DP-based designs) primarily serving municipal water, agricultural, and industrial customers. A more direct niche peer where Wyatt's primary-element philosophy meets McCrometer's DP-based metering approach for water/wastewater custody-transfer applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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