What Chauvin Arnoux Group does

Chauvin Arnoux Group is a privately held French industrial company founded in 1893 that designs, manufactures, and commercializes measurement instruments across electrical, thermal, and energy domains. Headquartered in Asnières-sur-Seine, France, the group operates through a multi-brand structure spanning portable measurement equipment (Chauvin Arnoux, Metrix, Multimetrix), fixed electrical network and energy management systems (C.A Energy / Enerdis), industrial temperature sensors and controllers (Pyrocontrole), metrology and regulatory testing services (Manumesure), optical sensors for laboratory and inline process quality control (INDATECH), and fluorescence/infrared-based agri-food quality control (SPECTRALYS). Its products include multimeters, oscilloscopes, clamp meters, insulation testers, power quality and energy analyzers, environmental measurement instruments, temperature controllers, and laboratory equipment, with manufacturing sites in France, Italy, China, and the United States and ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 certifications plus ATEX, PED, and AMS 2750 D compliance for hazardous-environment temperature products.

The group monetizes primarily through B2B hardware sales via wholly-owned subsidiaries in 10+ countries (Germany, Austria, China, Spain, USA via AEMC Instruments, UK, Italy, Lebanon, Sweden, Switzerland), supplemented by metrology and regulatory testing services from Manumesure and energy monitoring software (E.log, E.View, E.online 2) from Enerdis. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customers are served across horizontal segments — energy production/distribution, industrial manufacturing, education, railway, and environmental services — through a sales-led go-to-market model with specification-driven purchase cycles.

Governance is centralized under Director General Jean-Paul ARAQUE, with CHAUVIN ARNOUX SAS (capital €13,387,757) as the principal legal entity. The company has maintained private, management-controlled ownership since founding, with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or public market exposure; the group instead grows through internal brand development, geographic subsidiary expansion, and education-channel engagement (Club du Mesurage, Les Cahiers de l'Instrumentation).

Name

Chauvin Arnoux Group

Legal name

CHAUVIN ARNOUX, Société par Actions Simplifiée au capital de 13 387 757 €

Website

https://group.chauvin-arnoux.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Privately held French industrial group founded in 1893 that designs and manufactures electrical, thermal, and energy measurement instruments via a multi-brand portfolio, serving enterprise and education customers across 10+ countries through wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Test and Measurement Instrumentation

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Test and measurement instruments
• Electrical measurement equipment
• Portable multimeters and oscilloscopes
• Energy management systems
• Industrial temperature sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Aisey-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Measurement Instruments Sales: Design, manufacture, and commercialization of portable test and measurement instruments. Products include multimeters, oscilloscopes, clamp meters, voltage testers, insulation testers, power analyzers, and accessories.
2. Fixed Measurement Systems Sales: Fixed equipment for measurement and control of electrical networks, energy management and optimization systems under the C.A Energy brand.
3. Temperature Sensor Sales: Industrial temperature sensors and control loops under the Pyrocontrole brand for various industrial applications including petrochemicals, metallurgy, glassmaking, plastics, and agri-food sectors.
4. Metrology and Regulatory Testing Services: Manumesure brand provides metrology services and regulatory testing/control services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chauvin Arnoux Group designs, manufactures, and commercializes electrical, thermal, and energy measurement instrumentation through a multi-brand portfolio. Core offerings include portable test instruments (multimeters, oscilloscopes, clamp meters, insulation testers, power analyzers), fixed energy measurement and management systems, industrial temperature sensors and controllers, optical sensors for quality control, and metrology/regulatory testing services.

Product overview

Chauvin Arnoux Group is a multi-brand industrial measurement instruments company offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized measurement solutions. The group consists of six main sub-brands: Chauvin Arnoux (portable measurement equipment), C.A Energy (fixed network measurement systems), Pyrocontrole (temperature sensors and controllers), Manumesure (metrology and regulatory testing), INDATECH (optical sensors for quality control), and SPECTRALYS (fluorescence and infrared analysis for agri-food). Additional brands include Metrix and Multimetrix (educational instruments) and Enerdis (energy management software including E.log web-box data logger, E.View and E.online 2). The product portfolio spans electrical testing (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, insulation testers), environmental measurement (sound level meters, luxmeters, thermographic cameras), temperature measurement (sensors, controllers, recorders), and laboratory instrumentation across multiple industrial, educational, and regulatory compliance applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chauvin Arnoux: Portable measurement equipment for testing, inspection, environmental measurements, laboratory instrumentation, power and energy.
• C.A Energy
• Pyrocontrole
• Manumesure
• INDATECH
• SPECTRALYS
• Metrix
• Multimetrix
• Enerdis
• AEMC Instruments

Products and services

• Portable Electrical Measurement Instruments (Chauvin Arnoux brand) Multimeters, oscilloscopes, clamp meters, voltage testers, insulation testers, power quality analyzers, current clamps and sensors, environmental measurement instruments, earth/resistivity testers, calibrators, and data loggers for portable field use in industrial and laboratory applications.
• Fixed Energy Measurement and Management Systems (C.A Energy / Enerdis brand) Fixed equipment for measurement and control of electrical networks, energy management, and optimization systems. Includes the E.log web-box data logger for tele-metering, recording, and multi-energy supervision, with E.View and E.online 2 software for data acquisition, storage, and energy analysis.
• Industrial Temperature Sensors and Controllers (Pyrocontrole brand) Temperature sensors for industrial environments and regulation/control loops, including temperature controllers, signal converters, paperless recorders, and HMI interfaces. Sensors comply with ATEX, PED, and AMS 2750 D directives for use in petrochemicals, metallurgy, glassmaking, plastics, and agri-food sectors.
• Metrology and Regulatory Testing Services (Manumesure brand) Metrology services and regulatory testing/control services including HSE measurements, providing calibration, verification, and compliance testing support for industrial customers.
• Optical Sensors for Quality Control (INDATECH brand) Design of optical sensors for quality control in laboratory settings and inline process monitoring, using fluorescence and infrared measurement technologies.
• Agri-food Quality Control Systems (SPECTRALYS brand) Agri-food product quality control using fluorescence and infrared technologies for analyzing food products in laboratory and production environments.
• Educational and Industrial Test Instruments (Metrix / Multimetrix brands) Digital multimeters, bench instruments, oscilloscopes, laboratory power supplies and function generators under the Metrix brand; and digital multimeters, mini-clamps, pyranometers, distance meters, oscilloscopes, laboratory power supplies and signal generators under the Multimetrix brand for educational and industrial applications.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries15 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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