Baylan Water Meters

What Baylan Water Meters does

Baylan Ölçü Aletleri, doing business as Baylan Water Meters, is a privately held, family-owned Turkish manufacturer of water, electricity, heat, and gas metering solutions founded in 1955 by Osman Baylan and now led by second-generation family members İbrahim Baylan (Chairman) and M. Akif Baylan. The company operates from a 71,000 sqm integrated manufacturing campus in Atatürk Organized Industrial Zone, Çiğli, İzmir, with daily production capacity of 20,000 meters and a workforce of approximately 1,200, including 80 specialized engineers.

The product portfolio spans mechanical water meters (wet-type, dry-type, volumetric, and Woltmann), ultrasonic smart meters, prepaid smart-card meters, automated meter reading (AMR) systems, agricultural irrigation meters and hydrants, electricity meters, ultrasonic heat meters, and LoRa/NB-IoT natural gas valves. Communication options include RF, LoRa/LoRaWAN, GPRS, and NB-IoT, supported by the proprietary Baylan BMS service-based software platform with iOS/Android apps, a DLL integration library, and multilingual UI (Turkish, English, French, Portuguese, Arabic). Test benches (BTB series) and communication modules (UM, M-Bus, Modbus, WiFi-RF) round out the offering.

Baylan generates revenue primarily through hardware sales to municipal water utilities, supplemented by recurring BMS software subscriptions, prepaid smart-card transaction fees, and after-sales services. The company serves its home Turkish market through a dealer network covering all 81 provinces and direct enterprise sales to major utilities such as İSKİ, KOSKİ, İSU, MASKİ, and İZSU, while exporting to 90+ countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Products carry CE, MID 2014/32/EU, OIML R49, and multiple ISO certifications (9001, 14001, 17025, 27001, 45001, 50001).

Name

Baylan Water Meters

Legal name

Baylan Ölçü Aletleri

Website

https://baylanwatermeters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Baylan Water Meters is a family-owned Turkish manufacturer of mechanical and ultrasonic water meters, AMR/IoT metering systems, and the Baylan BMS software platform, selling to municipal utilities in Turkey and 90+ export countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Meters and Smart Metering

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Metering Hardware & Field Services (AMI/AMR meters, endpoints, installation, maintenance) (EUANAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Network Monitoring & Smart Water Sensors (Pressure/Flow/Noise Loggers, IoT) (EUANAKAB)

Keywords

• Water meters
• Smart metering
• Automatic meter reading
• Ultrasonic flow meters
• Prepaid metering systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Cigli

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Meter Hardware Sales: Sale of mechanical, electronic and ultrasonic water meters ranging from 15mm to 200mm nominal diameters. Products include wet type, dry type, volumetric, Woltmann, and ultrasonic meters.
2. Meter Management Software (BMS): Water Meter Management Software providing customer operations, sales operations, and reporting services for municipal water utilities. Includes integration with existing automation software.
3. Prepaid Card/Token Sales: Smart card-based credit loading system where consumers purchase credit from loading points or kiosks, generating recurring transaction revenue.
4. After-Sales Services: Support services including repair, maintenance, measurement system education, consulting, and management services.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Baylan Water Meters designs, manufactures, and supplies mechanical, electronic, and ultrasonic water meters (15mm-200mm), heat meters, and gas meters, plus agricultural irrigation meters, automated meter reading (AMR) systems, prepaid smart card water systems, and the Baylan BMS meter management software platform. Its products integrate LoRa/LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, GPRS, and RF communication for remote reading and serve municipal water utilities, agricultural operations, and industrial/commercial customers across 90+ countries.

Product overview

Baylan Water Meters is a 100% Turkish-owned company manufacturing water meters and metering solutions with over half a century of experience. The product portfolio spans mechanical water meters (KY and TY series wet type, KK and TK series dry type), volumetric meters (VK series), industrial Woltmann meters (BW series), ultrasonic meters (AK, ST, U, UW series), and heat meters (US series). Smart/IoT-enabled products include remote reading and prepaid meters (AK-311, AK-411) with communication options via RF, LoRa, LoRaWAN, GPRS, and NB-IoT. Agricultural solutions include irrigation meters and intake valves (BSH series) with prepaid options. The company offers the Baylan BMS software platform for meter data management, including AMR remote reading systems, mobile reading solutions, and prepaid smart card systems. Supporting products include test benches (BTB series), communication modules (UM, WiFi-RF, M-Bus, Mod-Bus), control valves (UV-2), and natural gas valves (LGS, NGS). Production capacity reaches 20,000 meters daily across 71,000 sqm facilities in İzmir, Turkey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Water Meters (KY and TY Series Single/Multi-Jet Wet Type) Single jet (KY Series) and multi-jet (TY Series) wet type mechanical water meters with various sizes from 15mm to 200mm nominal diameter, using reliable mechanical measurement technology for residential and commercial water consumption tracking.
• Electronic Water Meters (KK and TK Series Single/Multi-Jet Dry Type) Single jet (KK Series) and multi-jet (TK Series) dry type water meters with electronic display, separating water chamber from counting mechanism for improved durability and accuracy. TK variants offer pulse output, RF, and LoRa connectivity options.
• Volumetric Water Meters (VK Series) Piston-chamber volumetric water meters providing high precision measurement at low flow rates for applications requiring superior accuracy.
• Woltmann Industrial Water Meters (BW Series) Woltmann-type horizontal axis water meters designed for large volume industrial and commercial applications, available in cold and hot water versions.
• AK-311 Remote Reading and Prepaid Smart Card Water Meter Remote-reading and prepaid ultrasonic water meters with smart card support, available in RF, LoRa, GPRS, and NB-IoT communication variants, combining prepayment functionality with automated meter reading.
• AK-411 RF/LoRa Remote Reading Ultrasonic Water Meter Ultrasonic water meters with RF/LoRa communication for remote reading and prepaid operation, featuring no moving parts for improved durability and accuracy; available in GPRS and NB-IoT variants. LoRaWAN certified by the LoRa Alliance.
• ST Series RF/LoRa Remote Reading Ultrasonic Water Meters RF/LoRa-enabled ultrasonic water meters for remote reading, available in cold and hot water versions with various pressure ratings.
• Ultrasonic Heat Meters (US Series) Ultrasonic heat meters for measuring thermal energy consumption in heating systems, available in various sizes with remote reading capability.
• Agricultural Irrigation Meters (BW-GPRS, BW-LORA Prepaid) GPRS and LoRa-enabled smart card prepaid irrigation water meters designed for agricultural applications, combining prepaid functionality with cellular or LoRa connectivity for remote agricultural water management.
• Water Meter Intake Hydrant Valve (BSH Series) Agricultural irrigation hydrant valves with integrated water meter, available in single and dual output configurations for various pipe diameters (3-5m, 5-10m, 10-40m, above 40m).
• Baylan BMS Meter Management System (Software Platform) Service-based mobile and web application platform for meter data management with Baylan EKS (prepaid card system), Baylan IOT library, DLL integration for existing public works software, and native iOS/Android mobile applications in Turkish, English, French, Portuguese, and Arabic.
• Automated Meter Reading (AMR) System Fixed network remote meter reading system using RF and GPRS technologies enabling remote reading of water meters and remote valve control without physical access to meters.
• Mobile AMR System (Handheld and Vehicle-Mounted) Mobile remote meter reading system using handheld PDA devices or vehicle-mounted computers that read meters via RF communication and transfer data to central system without complex wiring or internet requirements.
• Prepaid Smart Card Water Meter System Prepaid water meter system based on smart card technology where consumers load credit via cards, meters control valve operation based on available credit, supporting step tariffs, emergency credit, and customer card management.
• Test Benches for Water Meters (BTB Series) Calibration and testing equipment including portable (BTB-05), standard (BTB-07, BTB-08), and high-capacity (BTB-10, BTB-11) computer-controlled test benches with electronic measurement systems capable of testing meters from DN40 to DN100 and operating 5x faster than conventional equipment.
• Communication Modules (UM Series, WiFi-RF Modem, M-Bus, Mod-Bus) Communication modules enabling wireless and wired integration: UM Series RF/LoRa AMR modules for retrofitting existing meters, WiFi-RF modem bridging RF meters to IP networks, M-Bus module for M-Bus data collection systems, and Modbus module for industrial automation/SCADA integration via RS-485.
• Remote Control Valves and Gas Meters (UV-2, LGS, NGS) RF/LoRa enabled UV-2 remote open-close valve for water supply management, LoRa-enabled LGS natural gas valve, and NB-IoT enabled NGS natural gas valve for remote reading and control of gas supply.

Quantifiable outcome

• Test bench technology 5x faster with ability to test meters from DN40 to DN100
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LoRa AlliancecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Baylan is a member of the LoRa Alliance and has LoRaWAN certified water meters. Their products including AK-411, AK-311 and UW series support LoRa/LoRaWAN communication technology for remote meter reading. Each LoRaWAN Gateway can connect up to 1000 meters with approximately 5km range.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Itron: Global leader in smart water, electricity, and gas metering with broad AMI/AMR platform offerings and deep Tier-1 utility relationships. Directly comparable to Baylan across water meter hardware, communication modules (LoRa, cellular), and meter data management software.
• Kamstrup: Danish manufacturer of ultrasonic smart water, heat, and electricity meters with a strong READy meter data management platform. Closely comparable to Baylan on ultrasonic metering technology, multi-utility portfolio, and LoRaWAN-based AMI offerings.
• Badger Meter: US-listed manufacturer of flow measurement and smart water meters serving municipal utilities with AMR/AMI solutions including BEACON software. Comparable to Baylan in product portfolio (mechanical + electronic meters) and municipal utility customer base, but larger scale.
• Xylem (Sensus): Xylem's Sensus smart-infrastructure business provides smart water, gas, and electric meters with FlexNet AMI network. Competes head-to-head with Baylan in water utility AMI deployments and ultrasonic metering technology.
• Diehl Metering: German manufacturer of heat, water, gas, and electricity meters with proprietary IZAR AMI radio platform. Directly comparable to Baylan across multi-utility metering, ultrasonic technology, and European/international municipal customer base.
• Arad Group: Israeli water meter manufacturer specializing in ultrasonic and mechanical meters with Dialog AMR/AMI offerings. Closely comparable mid-sized peer to Baylan on technology mix (ultrasonic + mechanical), export-oriented business model, and municipal utility focus.
• Zenner: German manufacturer of water, heat, gas meters and AMR/AMI radio solutions serving utilities worldwide. Comparable to Baylan on multi-utility portfolio, radio-based meter reading, and European/international municipal utility sales.
• Maddalena: Italian water meter manufacturer producing mechanical, electronic, and smart meters with AMR/AMI capabilities. Closely comparable mid-sized European peer on product mix, export footprint, and municipal utility customer base.
• B Meters: Italian manufacturer of water meters and metering solutions, including mechanical, volumetric, and electronic meters with radio reading. Direct peer in the European mid-market water meter segment with overlapping product portfolio.
• Apator: Polish metering and equipment manufacturer offering water, heat, gas, and electricity meters with AMI/AMR systems. Comparable on multi-utility portfolio, European footprint, and municipal utility customer focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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