LIM

What LIM does

LIM SAS is a French private company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Villeurbanne, France, that designs, manufactures, and commercializes measuring instruments and software dedicated to drilling operations. It operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries - LIM Logging for downhole logging tools and LIM Technology (USA) for the US market - and employs 11-50 people. Frederic Malinet serves as President and CEO.

The company's product platform spans four integrated lines: (1) real-time Measurement While Drilling instrumentation, led by the new 6G generation of PocketLIM and MiniLIM drilling parameter recorders; (2) downhole logging tools, including the BHTV42CT acoustic televiewer probe with a Casing Thickness option; (3) the ScanLIM core scanner for geological drill-core analysis; and (4) the Cloud@LIM web-based digital solution for drilling quality process management, performance monitoring, and engine data feedback. Specialized variants such as PocketLIM LIMBOAT address offshore drilling use cases. Data interchange uses the BOR (Bit Oriented Record) industry format.

LIM serves B2B customers across four vertical segments - geotechnics, drill & blast (mining), mineral exploration, and special foundations - through a sales-led model combining direct enterprise sales with a global partner and distributor network, supplemented by industry trade shows and digital marketing. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales, recurring Cloud@LIM subscriptions, and professional support services, though financial figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

LIM

Legal name

LIM SAS

Website

https://lim.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LIM SAS is a French drilling instrumentation specialist that designs, manufactures, and commercializes Measurement While Drilling recorders, downhole logging tools, core scanners, and Cloud@LIM digital drilling software for geotechnical, mining, exploration, and foundation B2B customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeurbanne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Drilling Instrumentation Equipment Sales: Sale of hardware instruments including drilling parameter recorders (PocketLIM, MiniLIM), downhole logging tools, and probes like BHTV42CT
2. Digital Solutions (Cloud@LIM): Web-based software solution for drilling data management and monitoring
3. Support and Services: Technical support services for instrumentation, logging, and winch systems

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LIM designs, produces and commercializes measuring instruments and solutions dedicated to drilling. Its offering combines Measurement While Drilling (MWD) instrumentation (PocketLIM 6G, MiniLIM 6G), downhole logging tools (including the BHTV42CT acoustic televiewer probe), the ScanLIM core scanner, and the Cloud@LIM web-based digital platform for drilling quality process management and performance monitoring. The portfolio addresses geotechnical site investigation, drill & blast/mining, exploration, and special foundation applications.

Product overview

LIM designs, produces, and commercializes measuring instruments and solutions dedicated to drilling operations. The product portfolio is organized as a unified platform with specialized modules: (1) Instrumentation products for real-time Measurement While Drilling (MWD) including the PocketLIM 6G and MiniLIM 6G drilling parameter recorders; (2) Downhole Logging tools including the BHTV42CT acoustic televiewer probe; (3) The ScanLIM core scanner for drill core analysis; and (4) The Cloud@LIM web-based digital solution for quality process management, performance monitoring, and engine data feedback. The 6G technology platform represents the latest generation of products across these categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cloud@LIM: Web-based digital solution for drilling management, quality process management, performance monitoring, and engine data feedback for machines

Products and services

• MiniLIM 6G New generation 6G drilling parameter recorder that replaces the MiniLIM 5G; captures and records drilling parameters during borehole operations for geotechnical, mining, exploration, and foundation applications.
• PocketLIM 6G Portable 6G drilling parameter recorder designed for field use with drilling machines, providing enhanced real-time data capture in a compact form factor.
• BHTV42CT Probe Acoustic televiewer probe with a "Casing Thickness" option for measuring casing thickness in boreholes, part of LIM's downhole logging suite.
• Cloud@LIM Web-based digital drilling solution providing quality process management, performance monitoring, and engine data feedback for drilling machines, offered on a recurring subscription basis.
• ScanLIM Core Scanner Core scanning solution for analyzing drill core samples as part of LIM's instrumentation product line.
• PocketLIM LIMBOAT Offshore-rated version of the PocketLIM drilling parameter recorder designed for maritime drilling applications.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rhône-Alpes RegionminorOthersRhône-Alpes Region provides regional support and branding association (Logo region displayed on website)

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Epiroc: Major mining and infrastructure equipment manufacturer offering drilling rigs and Pit Viper/ blasthole drill systems that integrate MWD/measurement technologies, competing at the equipment-OEM level for LIM's mining and drill-and-blast customers.
• Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Division of Sandvik selling rotary and DTH drilling rigs used in mining and construction; provides competing drilling/measurement packages to LIM's special foundations and geotechnical customers.
• Boart Longyear: Major drilling-services contractor that also produces drill rods, bits, and instrumentation (including Roctest) used across mineral exploration and geotechnical markets, often bundling drill parameters into service contracts.
• Atlas Copco: Global industrial equipment manufacturer with a power-tool and assembly-solutions line that has historically served geotechnical and specialty foundation drilling markets alongside LIM.
• IDS GeoRadar (Hexagon): Hexagon-owned maker of ground-penetrating radar and interferometric radar systems used in geotechnical and mining site investigations, an adjacent measurement category to LIM's logging and core-analysis tools.
• Major Drilling Group International: Specialty drilling-services contractor that operates a large global fleet and increasingly invests in instrumentation/automation, representing a potential customer-and-adjacent competitor to LIM's instrumentation business.

Direct peers

• REFLEX Instruments (Imdex): Brand within Imdex producing downhole orientation and MWD instrumentation for mineral exploration and geotechnical drilling — overlapping with LIM's PocketLIM/MiniLIM MWD recorder range.
• Roctest (Boart Longyear): Roctest manufactures geotechnical instrumentation (piezometers, extensometers, inclinometers) used in foundation and ground monitoring, directly overlapping LIM's Geotechnics customer segment.
• Imdex Limited: Australian-listed drilling technology company that owns REFLEX Instruments and AMC, manufacturing MWD, directional, and downhole survey tools serving the same mining and exploration drilling customer base as LIM.

Emerging players

• Datgel: Specialist vendor of drilling-data management software and gINT integration tooling serving the same geotechnical and exploration drillers LIM targets with the Cloud@LIM platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/LIM.Instrumentation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/sitelim
• Facebookfacebook.com/LIM.Instrumentation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lim-sas
• Instagraminstagram.com/lim.sas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 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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