What Bopp & Reuther does

Bopp & Reuther Messtechnik GmbH is a privately held German industrial measurement technology company headquartered in Speyer, founded in 1872. The company designs, manufactures, and services precision flow, density, and concentration measurement instruments built on multiple physical measurement principles, including oval gear meters (with 90 years of product history), Coriolis mass flow meters, turbine wheel meters, vortex meters, compact orifice plates, and electromagnetic flow meters, supplemented by volume converters (Umwerterechner), density/concentration devices, and accessories such as filters and centrifugal gas separators. Its products are engineered for legally calibrated, custody-transfer-grade measurement and carry PTB calibration, European MID compliance, and ATEX certification for hazardous-area applications, positioning the firm as a specialized supplier for regulated industrial measurement use cases.

The company sells through a direct enterprise field-sales motion with technical consultation, custom-engineered solutions, and recurring service revenue streams including maintenance, repair, calibration, decontamination (per VCI guidelines), commissioning, and MID-compliant complete solutions. It serves seven primary verticals: Oil & Gas, Chemical & Pharmaceutical, Mechanical & Plant Engineering, Food & Beverage, Energy & Power Plants, Water/Wastewater, and Shipbuilding, with the first two designated as primary segments. A metering skid systems offering bundles proprietary components into turnkey compact measurement and test systems, indicating a move up the value chain toward integrated system delivery. Energy metering is extended through an affiliated brand, METRA Energie-Messtechnik, specializing in flow and energy meters for liquids, steam, and technical gases.

The go-to-market is supported by a multilingual German/English/Italian website, presence at specialized German trade fairs such as MEORGA, and social channels on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Recent product and regulatory activity has centered on the UR06 paraffinic diesel (HVO) custody-transfer measurement solution, ATEX certification of the DIMF density transmitter series with a new 2-wire TR24 variant, and continued emphasis on the company's 150-year heritage as a quality and longevity signal in industrial procurement decisions.

Name

Bopp & Reuther

Legal name

Bopp & Reuther Messtechnik GmbH

Website

https://bopp-reuther.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bopp & Reuther Messtechnik GmbH is a 150-year-old privately held German manufacturer of precision industrial flow, density, and concentration measurement instruments, serving oil & gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, energy, water, and shipbuilding customers via direct enterprise sales and custom-engineered, legally calibrated solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Flow Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Sensors & Feedback Devices (Pressure, Flow, Position, Encoders, Transducers) (IMAHAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets) (IMAHANAG)

Keywords

• Industrial flow measurement
• Process measurement instruments
• Coriolis mass flow meters
• Density measurement devices
• Custody transfer metering

Headquarters

HQ city

Speyer

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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. Flow Measurement Instruments: Sale of industrial flow measurement devices including oval gear meters, Coriolis mass flow meters, turbine meters, vortex meters, electromagnetic flow meters, and accessories for precision measurement of liquids, gases, and vapors in industrial applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bopp & Reuther Messtechnik GmbH manufactures industrial flow, density, and concentration measurement instruments for liquid, gas, and vapor applications. The product portfolio includes oval gear meters, Coriolis mass flow meters, turbine wheel meters, vortex meters, electromagnetic flow meters, compact orifice plates, density and concentration measuring devices, and volume converters. The company also offers related accessories (filters, centrifugal gas separators), turnkey dosing and metering skid solutions, and lifecycle services including calibration, maintenance, decontamination, commissioning, and complete MID-compliant solutions.

Product overview

Bopp & Reuther Messtechnik GmbH is a German industrial measurement and control technology company with over 150 years of history (founded 1872), specializing in precision flow, density, and concentration measurement solutions. The product portfolio is organized as a comprehensive modular system centered on flow measurement technology, including Oval Gear Meters (celebrating 90 years), Coriolis Mass Flow Meters, Turbine Wheel Meters, Vortex Meters, Compact Orifice plates, Electromagnetic Flow Meters, and Density/Concentration Measuring Devices. Supporting products include Umwerterechner (converters/volume correctors), Filters, and Centrifugal Gas Separators. Complete solutions are offered through Metering Skid Solutions and Dosing Solutions. The company also offers complementary energy metering through its affiliate METRA Energie-Messtechnik. Services include calibration, maintenance, repair, decontamination, commissioning, and complete solutions according to the European Measuring Instruments Directive (MID). Industries served include oil & gas, chemical & pharmaceutical, machinery & plant engineering, food & beverage, energy & power plants, water/wastewater, and shipbuilding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• METRA Energie-Messtechnik: Expert for high-precision flow and energy meters for liquids, steam, and technical gases.

Products and services

• Ovalradzähler (Oval Gear Meters) High-precision volumetric measurement of liquids and liquefied gases (LPG) in loading facilities for chemical, petrochemical, mineral oil, and food/beverage applications.
• Coriolis Massedurchflussmesser (Coriolis Mass Flow Meters) Mass flow measurement devices utilizing the Coriolis principle for precise measurement of liquids and gases in industrial applications.
• Turbinenradzähler (Turbine Wheel Meters) Flow measurement devices using turbine wheel technology for precise measurement of various fluids in industrial settings.
• Wirbelzähler (Vortex Meters) Flow measurement devices based on the Karman vortex street principle for measuring liquids, gases, and steam.
• Kompaktblende (Compact Orifice) Differential pressure flow measurement device designed as a compact solution for flow rate measurement applications.
• Elektromagnetische Durchflussmessgeräte (Electromagnetic Flow Meters) Electromagnetic flow measurement devices for conductive liquids, primarily used in food and beverage industry as well as water/wastewater treatment applications.
• Dichte- und Konzentrationsmessgeräte (Density and Concentration Measuring Devices) Precision density and concentration measurement devices featuring excellent processing quality, longevity, maintenance-free operation, and high measurement accuracy; includes DIMF series with ATEX certification for hazardous area applications.
• Umwerterechner (Volume Converters / Volume Correctors) Devices for acquisition, display, and output of mass and volume flows, including calculation of net values for standard conditions.
• Filter (Accessories) Filtration accessories for flow measurement systems to protect instruments and ensure measurement accuracy.
• Zentrifugalgasabscheider (Centrifugal Gas Separators) Accessory devices for separating gas from liquids in flow measurement applications.
• METERING SKID Lösungen (Metering Skid Solutions) Compact measurement and testing systems based on the company's own components and technologies, providing complete turnkey metering skid solutions.
• UR06 Paraffinic Diesel Measurement Precision, legally calibrated measurement solution for paraffinic diesel (such as HVO) according to PTB standards, individually customizable for high-requirement applications.
• Wartung und Reparaturen (Maintenance and Repair Services) Maintenance and repair services for industrial flow measurement instruments across the equipment lifecycle.
• Dekontaminierung gem. VCI-Richtlinien (Decontamination per VCI Guidelines) Decontamination service for measurement instruments per VCI (Verband der Chemischen Industrie) guidelines, typically for chemical industry applications.
• Kalibrierung (Calibration Services) Calibration services for flow, density, and concentration measurement instruments to maintain measurement accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Inbetriebnahmen (Commissioning Services) On-site commissioning services for flow measurement and metering systems to ensure proper installation and operation.
• Komplettlösungen gemäß Europäischer Messgeräte-Richtlinie (MID) (MID Complete Solutions) Complete measurement solutions compliant with the European Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) for legal metrology and custody transfer applications.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• HALLE MESSE GmbHminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 June 2026Bopp & Reuther participates in MEORGA specialty trade fair hosted at HALLE MESSE GmbH venue in Halle/Saale, Germany. The company will have a booth (A3) at this industry event.
• METRA Energie-MesstechnikminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMETRA Energie-Messtechnik is linked as a related company specializing in high-precision flow and energy meters for liquids, steam, and technical gases. Bopp & Reuther maintains a partnership link to METRA, suggesting complementary product offerings or shared ownership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Anton Paar: Austrian precision measurement specialist with a strong density and concentration measurement portfolio that directly overlaps with Bopp & Reuther's DIMF density product line, plus broader rheometry and process instrumentation.
• Badger Meter: US-listed specialist in flow measurement and control with strong focus on water/wastewater and oil & gas custody transfer — a direct adjacency to Bopp & Reuther's water and hydrocarbon flow business, with growing smart-water and IIoT offerings.
• Bronkhorst High-Tech: Dutch specialty flow and gas-flow measurement company focused on low-flow coriolis, thermal mass flow, and ultrasonic meters. Comparable in scale and European Mittelstand character to Bopp & Reuther, but addresses laboratory and smaller process applications.

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Global electrification and automation conglomerate with a strong process instrumentation portfolio (flow, pressure, temperature, analytical). Competes with Bopp & Reuther in oil & gas, chemical, water, and energy flow measurement through its ABB Measurement & Analytics line.
• Honeywell International: Process measurement and controls supplier through its Honeywell Process Solutions business, including flow measurement products for refineries, chemical plants, and energy facilities. Competes broadly with Bopp & Reuther in industrial process instrumentation.
• Siemens (SITRANS): Multinational automation and process instrumentation provider whose SITRANS family includes flow, level, and pressure measurement for industrial customers. Overlaps with Bopp & Reuther in oil & gas, chemicals, water/wastewater, and power generation flow applications.
• Yokogawa Electric: Japanese process automation and measurement specialist with significant flow meter offerings (Coriolis, vortex, magnetic). Targets the same oil & gas, chemical, and power-generation verticals as Bopp & Reuther, with stronger presence in Asia.
• Emerson Electric (Rosemount, Micro Motion): Global process instrumentation incumbent whose Micro Motion brand invented commercial Coriolis mass flow meters. Directly competes in flow measurement for oil & gas, chemical, and process industries with a much larger installed base, R&D budget, and service network than Bopp & Reuther.

Direct peers

• Endress+Hauser: German family-owned flow and process measurement leader. Most direct competitor to Bopp & Reuther — overlapping product portfolio (Coriolis, electromagnetic, vortex, differential pressure flowmeters) and shared focus on industrial customers in chemicals, oil & gas, food, water, and energy.
• KROHNE Group: German-headquartered (Duisburg) specialist in industrial process measurement, particularly flow meters and level instruments. Closely comparable mid-sized family-owned player with overlapping technologies (Coriolis, electromagnetic, ultrasonic, vortex) and similar vertical industries.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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