Name

Extronics

Legal name

Extronics Ltd

Website

https://extronics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hazardous Area Equipment

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Location / Intrinsically Safe Computing Devices (HDACALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Safety Instrumented Systems & Machine Safety Control (SIS, Safety PLCs, Relays) (IMAGABAF), Marine Safety, Alarm & Monitoring Systems (Fire/Gas, IAS, PA/GA) (IMAJAJAG)

Keywords

• Hazardous area equipment
• Intrinsically safe wireless
• Explosion proof enclosures
• Industrial RTLS solutions
• Hazardous area connectivity

Headquarters

HQ city

Middlewich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Products: Sale of hazardous area equipment including wireless enclosures (iWAP), RTLS tags (iTAG), RFID readers (iRFID), antennas, power solutions (UPS, batteries), and accessories. Products are sold directly and through channel partners globally.
2. Technical Support Services: Pre-purchase technical support from Internal Sales Engineers and post-purchase Technical Support department. Comprehensive warranty included with all products.
3. Training Services: Four-day RTLS Technical Training course delivered at Extronics HQ for VARs and System Integrators. Includes hands-on lab experience, MobileView software training, and certification exam.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Extronics designs and manufactures intrinsically safe and explosion-proof equipment for hazardous areas, including wireless network enclosures (iWAP series), Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) tags and software (iTAG and MobileView), Auto ID/RFID readers, antennas, and uninterruptible power supplies. All products are certified to ATEX, IECEx and North American (MET/cMETus) standards for use in explosive atmospheres across oil & gas, chemical, mining and pharmaceutical operations.

Product overview

Extronics is a hazardous area IoT company that designs and manufactures ATEX, IECEx, and North American certified equipment for wireless networks, Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), and asset tracking in explosive environments. The product portfolio centers on four core solution areas: Wireless Solutions (iWAP wireless enclosures including iWAP107 for Zone 1, iWAP XN3 for Zone 2, Solar variants, and ATX2000 BLE Gateway), RTLS (iTAG personnel and asset tracking tags including X-Range and XB-Range Bluetooth tags, MobileView visibility software platform, and exciters for chokepoint detection), Auto ID (iRFID handheld and fixed RFID readers including Zone 0 certified iRFID500 and CAEN-powered Quattro readers), and Power Solutions. Supporting infrastructure includes EXgate hazardous area enclosures, iANT antenna range (Wi-Fi, UHF, LTE, LoRaWAN, Wi-Fi 6E), iPOE PoE/Ethernet extenders, and iSOLATE RF isolator kits. Products serve oil & gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, and mining industries with certifications covering ATEX/IECEx, UKCA, cMETus, and other hazardous area standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• iWAP107 Zone 1/Div 1 Wireless Enclosure System Zone 1 and 21, Class I Division 1 certified wireless enclosure system for safely deploying wireless technologies in hazardous areas. Purpose-built with flexible power and data options and proprietary RF isolation for industrial customers in explosive atmospheres.
• iWAP XN3 Zone 2/Div 2 Wireless Enclosure System Zone 2 and 22, Class I Division 2 certified wireless enclosure system using proprietary iSOLATE technology for intrinsically safe RF outputs with standard N-type connectors, enabling deployment of standard wireless hardware in hazardous areas.
• iWAPXD5 Zone 1 Wireless Enclosure System Rugged wireless enclosure system for deploying wireless technologies safely in Zone 1, 2, 21 and 22 certified hazardous areas, designed for industrial environments.
• Solar iWAP XN3 Zone 2/Div 2 Solar Powered Wireless Enclosure System Solar-powered wireless enclosure system for Zone 2 and Division 2 hazardous areas enabling wireless deployment in remote locations without mains power, such as offshore wellhead platforms.
• iWAP XN3 ATX2000 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Gateway BLE Gateway with Wi-Fi connectivity for Zone 2, 22 and Division 2 hazardous areas, featuring Cassia Networks long-range BLE technology with up to 1 kilometer range and remote control of up to 40 BLE devices for industrial IoT applications.
• EXgate360 Zone 1 Enclosure Stainless steel enclosure for access points, radios and gateways in Zone 1 hazardous areas. RF-transparent dome design, IP66 rated, suitable for offshore, petrochemical and marine applications.
• EXgate215 Gateway/Node and Repeater Enclosure Small SS316L stainless steel enclosure for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G/5G signal repeaters and gateways in Zone 1 and 2 hazardous areas. Lightweight at 8 kg with ceiling or wall mounting.
• MobileView Enterprise RTLS Visibility Software Enterprise RTLS software platform based on AeroScout technology for tracking, locating, monitoring and managing assets and personnel in hazardous areas. Includes Asset Management, Condition Monitoring and Evacuation Monitoring applications with mapping, alerting and reporting functions, and integrates with GPS, UWB, and AeroScout location data sources.
• iTAG X30 Hazardous Areas Personnel Location Tag Hybrid technology worker location tag combining Wi-Fi, GPS, LF (Low Frequency), and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) for real-time personnel tracking across indoor and outdoor hazardous areas.
• iTAG XB10 Intrinsically Safe BLE Tag Intrinsically safe BLE tag for asset and personnel management, available in iBeacon/Eddystone, Wirepas and Quuppa options for Zone 0/20 and Division 1 hazardous areas.
• iTAG XB20 Intrinsically Safe BLE Badge Tag Intrinsically safe BLE personnel badge tag available in iBeacon/Eddystone, Wirepas and Quuppa options, with custom user profiles and access control for hazardous areas.
• iTAG XB30 Intrinsically Safe BLE Asset Tag Intrinsically safe BLE asset tag with rugged Ex design suitable for fixed assets or as a location anchor in hazardous areas.
• iTAG XB40 Intrinsically Safe BLE Anchor Intrinsically safe BLE tag for tracking large assets or as a location anchor for BLE-based RTLS, with up to 5 years battery life in iBeacon/Eddystone, Wirepas and Quuppa options.
• iTAG X40 LoRaWAN Connected Worker Location Tag LoRaWAN connected worker location tag with safety features including emergency call buttons, fall detect and man down functionality for mining applications.
• iTAG XM Android Smartphone App Android smartphone app bringing hybrid location tracking technologies to Android devices for worker location tracking in hazardous areas.
• T12s Bi-Directional Asset Tracking Tag Bi-directional Wi-Fi asset tracking tag with motion sensing, egress point detection and call button, leveraging standard Wi-Fi infrastructure with up to 200m outdoor range.
• iRFID500 Zone 0 Handheld Bluetooth RFID Reader Handheld passive UHF RFID reader certified for Zone 0 hazardous areas. Connects via Bluetooth to smart devices (Windows, Android, Apple iOS) or works standalone with internal memory, with 12+ hour battery life and read range up to 1m.
• iRFID107 Fixed Zone 1/Div 1 Universal RFID Reader Enclosure Fixed Zone 1 passive RFID tag reader enclosure allowing use of any RFID reader technology for reliable tracking in hazardous areas.
• iRFID107 Quattro Fixed Zone 1 RFID Reader Fixed Zone 1 RFID reader powered by CAEN RFID technology, with highly rugged design for hazardous area asset tracking.
• iRFID XN3 Zone 2/Div 2 Fixed UHF Reader Enclosure Fixed Zone 2 passive RFID tag reader enclosure bringing RFID reader technology to hazardous areas, available in a Quattro version powered by CAEN RFID.
• EX3220 Tag Exciter LF RFID tag exciter for RTLS deployments providing real-time chokepoint detection and triggering events for emergency mustering and process control.
• EX5200 Tag Exciter Tag exciter to manage tags at entry/exit areas, zone boundaries, and flow control situations in RTLS deployments.
• EX5210R Rugged Outdoor Tag Exciter Low frequency tag exciter designed for outdoor RTLS deployments in challenging industrial environments.
• Instant Notifier Alert Software Visual and audible alert software component of the MobileView visibility platform providing critical event alerts and recording corrective action logs for audit trails.
• iPOE103 & iPOE104 POE and Ethernet Extender POE/Ethernet extender for Zone 1 and 21 hazardous areas enabling cable runs up to 700m with no degradation in network speed or latency; supports IEEE 802.3af, 802.3at and up to 90W 802.3bt.
• iSOLATE RF Isolator Kits ATEX, IECEx and MET approved RF galvanic isolator kits (iSOLATE501 and iSOLATE-CT) for enabling standard radio devices to be intrinsically safe in Zone 1/Division 1 areas.
• iANT2xx Antenna Range Range of antennas including Wi-Fi, UHF, LTE, and LoRaWAN options; all assessed as meeting intrinsic safety standards for simple apparatus use in hazardous areas.
• iANT229 LoRaWAN Dual Band Antenna LoRaWAN dual band omnidirectional antenna for 868/915MHz low-power WAN networks, with rugged design, -40 to +60°C operating range and up to 4.0 dBi gain.
• iANT231 Wi-Fi 6E Tri-Band MIMO 4x4 Directional Antenna Wi-Fi 6E optimized directional antenna for 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz Wi-Fi networks with up to 6.0 dBi gain and -40 to 60°C operating range.
• Hardware Manager Kit Tool for simplifying installation and configuration of Extronics RTLS hardware products, including Hardware Manager software, Tag Exciter & Detector (TED), and Exciter Manager kit.
• MobileView RTLS Technical Training Four-day technical training course at Extronics HQ covering MobileView software and RTLS hardware installation, configuration, and troubleshooting. Certification available with 80% pass mark; intended for VARs and System Integrators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 UPS systems installed worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BARTECcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023BARTEC, a global leader in hazardous area equipment with presence in over 30 countries and 50 years of innovation, acquired Extronics in 2023. Extronics became the UK production site for BARTEC's Connectivity & IoT range and the center of excellence for Connectivity & IoT within the BARTEC Group. The combined portfolio creates the most comprehensive offering in hazardous area digital products.
• AeroScoutcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership formed in 2005 for Extronics' first wireless solution (pilot for BP). Extronics Advance division created in 2015 to continue delivering AeroScout solutions. Extronics is a global partner of AeroScout products. MobileView RTLS software is based on AeroScout technology.
• MTIminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPart of of Extronics' worldwide network of certified Value-Added Resellers.
• HanleyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPart of Extronics' worldwide network of certified Value-Added Resellers.
• SierraminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPart of Extronics' worldwide network of certified Value-Added Resellers.
• EX-EngineeringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPart of Extronics' worldwide network of certified Value-Added Resellers.
• ATPminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPart of Extronics' worldwide network of certified Value-Added Resellers.
• ExlocminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPart of Extronics' worldwide network of certified Value-Added Resellers.
• Innovate UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtronics won an Innovate UK grant in 2020 for future development, specifically for the iTAG X30 hybrid technology worker location tag.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ubisense: Provider of UWB-based real-time location systems for industrial and process manufacturing, including harsh environments. Comparable to Extronics in RTLS platform offering and integration with asset and personnel tracking use cases in industrial process industries.
• ECOM Instruments: Brand within Pepperl+Fuchs Group manufacturing intrinsically safe mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, scanners) and wireless solutions for hazardous areas. Direct peer in the ATEX/IECEx-certified device category, addressing similar field worker and asset tracking use cases as Extronics.
• Pepperl+Fuchs: German-headquartered global leader in explosion protection and intrinsic safety equipment, including wireless, RFID, and RTLS solutions for hazardous areas. Directly competes with Extronics in certified wireless enclosures and tracking devices for Zone 1/2 environments, serving the same oil & gas, chemical, and pharmaceutical customers.
• R. STAHL: German specialist in explosion-protected electrical equipment and systems for hazardous areas, including HMI, lighting, communication, and wireless networking. Competes with Extronics in certified industrial networking and connectivity products for the same oil & gas, chemical, and pharmaceutical end markets.

Emerging players

• Identec Solutions: Provider of active RFID and RTLS solutions designed for harsh industrial environments including mining, ports, and oil & gas. Comparable to Extronics in wireless tracking solutions for industrial process industries and long-range RFID use cases.
• Quuppa: Finland-based provider of BLE-based RTLS technology with which Extronics' iTAG XB tags are compatible (Quuppa tag options). Competes in the BLE RTLS space and represents both a partner and adjacent solution provider for industrial location tracking use cases.
• Sewio Networks: UWB-based real-time location system provider targeting manufacturing, logistics, and industrial applications. Comparable to Extronics in providing RTLS infrastructure for tracking assets and personnel, though without Extronics' hazardous area certification specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Zebra Technologies: Large enterprise RTLS and asset tracking vendor with broad industrial and healthcare footprint. Competes with Extronics' MobileView platform in industrial RTLS but at much larger scale across non-hazardous environments, offering comparable mapping, alerting, and reporting features.
• BARTEC: Parent company of Extronics and a global leader in explosion-proof equipment with 50+ years of innovation across 30+ countries. Operates broadly across hazardous area solutions beyond connectivity, providing the strategic context for Extronics' Connectivity & IoT Center of Excellence mandate and overlapping product portfolio.

Others

• Securitas Healthcare (AeroScout): Owner of the AeroScout RTLS platform that underpins Extronics' MobileView software. As a strategic technology partner and broad RTLS vendor (healthcare, industrial), it represents both an ecosystem dependency and adjacent competitor in real-time location solutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance21 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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