What LIMAB does

LIMAB AB is a Swedish private industrial measurement company founded in 1979 and headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden. The company specializes in in-line laser measurement systems used in industrial technology and manufacturing applications, providing precision process measurement to manufacturers operating production lines where dimensional or surface quality must be monitored continuously. Operating with 11-50 employees, LIMAB is a small, focused supplier whose product portfolio is centered on laser-based sensors and measurement instrumentation rather than full software platforms or analytics suites.

The company's business model is consistent with a specialized industrial capital equipment vendor: it designs and supplies measurement systems that are integrated into customer manufacturing lines, generating revenue through equipment sales and likely associated service, calibration, and integration work. Pricing models, contract structures, and customer segments are not disclosed in available sources. LIMAB holds no publicly disclosed patents, certifications, or industry awards in the input data, and its operating geographies, named customers, distribution channels, and partner ecosystem are not documented.

Ownership and corporate structure are partially observable. The legal entity is LIMAB AB (the Swedish AB corporate form). No parent company, institutional investors, or subsidiaries are disclosed in the source data, though the January 2026 transition of outgoing CEO Lars Granlund to Vice President of Measurement Systems at Dacke Industri is suggestive of a group-level relationship between LIMAB and the Dacke Industri holding structure. This represents a meaningful data gap for any deeper governance or capital structure analysis.

Name

LIMAB

Legal name

LIMAB AB

Website

https://limab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LIMAB is a Swedish industrial measurement company that provides in-line laser measurement systems for manufacturing and process technology applications. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Göteborg, the firm serves industrial manufacturers requiring precision, continuous measurement integrated into production lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Measurement Systems

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Metrology & Dimensional Measurement (CMMs, laser trackers, gauges, surface/roughness) (IMAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Machine Vision & Optical Sensing (Cameras, 3D vision, LiDAR, illumination) (IMAGAFAB), Metrology, Inspection & Machine Tool Accessories (CMMs, Probing, Gauging) (IMAHADAK)

Keywords

• Laser measurement systems
• In-line measurement
• Industrial metrology equipment
• Laser-based sensors
• Dimensional measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Göteborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

LIMAB designs, manufactures and supplies in-line laser measurement systems for industrial manufacturing applications. The systems enable non-contact, continuous dimensional measurement and quality control directly on production lines, targeting manufacturers that require real-time process monitoring and product verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-line laser measurement systems Non-contact laser-based measurement systems designed for continuous, in-line dimensional measurement on industrial production lines. They are used by manufacturers for real-time quality control and process verification during production.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Hexagon AB: Global metrology and geospatial leader offering broad industrial measurement solutions including laser-based systems. Directly comparable as a metrology provider serving manufacturing customers, but with vastly larger scale and a multi-product portfolio versus LIMAB's laser-measurement focus.
• Renishaw plc: UK-based precision measurement and metrology company supplying encoders, probes, and laser/interferometer systems for industrial applications. Comparable as a measurement technology specialist serving discrete manufacturing, with broader modality coverage than LIMAB.
• Keyence Corporation: Global supplier of industrial sensors, measurement systems, laser displacement sensors, and machine vision products. Directly competes with LIMAB in laser-based in-line measurement while serving a much broader factory-automation customer base.
• SICK AG: German manufacturer of industrial sensors including laser distance and displacement sensors used in factory automation. Comparable as an industrial measurement and sensing supplier, though with a much broader sensor and automation portfolio than LIMAB.
• Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology: Division of Zeiss offering CMMs, optical and laser-based metrology systems for industrial inspection. Comparable as a high-precision measurement systems vendor serving manufacturing customers, though with much broader modality and larger global footprint than LIMAB.
• Mitutoyo Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of precision measurement instruments including laser-scan micrometers and in-line dimensional gauges. Directly comparable to LIMAB in industrial dimensional measurement, with deeper product breadth and global service network.

Direct peers

• Micro-Epsilon: Specialist manufacturer of laser-based displacement, distance, and dimensional measurement sensors used in in-line industrial inspection. Closest direct peer to LIMAB given overlapping focus on laser triangulation and non-contact measurement for manufacturing process control.
• LMI Technologies: Canadian manufacturer of 3D laser line profilers and in-line scanning sensors for industrial quality inspection. Direct peer to LIMAB in non-contact laser measurement for manufacturing process control and surface/dimension inspection.

Emerging players

• Cognex Corporation: Leading machine vision and industrial barcode reader vendor whose 3D laser profilers and vision systems increasingly overlap with in-line laser measurement applications. Comparable as an in-line quality inspection technology provider competing for the same industrial customer wallet share.
• NDC Technologies / NDC Alpha (Nordson): Provider of in-line laser and near-infrared measurement systems for process industries (paper, film, converting, metals). Direct peer to LIMAB in continuous, in-line measurement for web and sheet process manufacturing applications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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