Wika

What Wika does

WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG is a German, privately held, family-owned industrial measurement instrumentation manufacturer headquartered in Klingenberg, Germany, with 10,000+ employees and a self-described position as the global market leader in pressure measurement since its founding by Alexander Wiegand in 1946. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a comprehensive portfolio of measurement instruments and sensors across six core parameters — pressure, temperature, level, force, flow, and calibration — using mechanical (Bourdon tube, diaphragm, bimetal), electronic, and digital sensor technologies including proprietary piezoresistive, thin-film, and thick-film designs, with accuracies up to 0.05% and measuring ranges from sub-millibar vacuum to 15,000 bar and temperatures from -200°C to +1,700°C.

Its product portfolio spans core instruments (mechanical and digital pressure gauges, process transmitters, thermocouples, resistance thermometers, level sensors, force transducers, flow meters, SF6 gas density monitors), engineered OEM solutions built on a modular platform, accessories such as diaphragm seals and valve manifolds, and a growing IIoT/connectivity layer (NETRIS radio units, sensor-to-cloud bridges, wireless instruments, the myWKA Bluetooth app, the Build ID configuration system, and the Product Passport documentation portal). WIKA also operates DAkkS/DKD-accredited calibration laboratories and field maintenance and repair services, providing recurring-service touchpoints across the installed base.

The business model combines quote-based B2B sales of standard catalog items and custom engineered solutions to enterprise customers, a global network of subsidiaries and certified distribution partners (including AutomationDirect in North America) for mid-market reach, and a public e-commerce shop for long-tail SMB demand, with revenue streams spanning hardware sales, accredited calibration services, maintenance and repair, and IIoT/software. The customer base is diversified across oil and gas, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, power generation (including nuclear), petrochemicals, data centres, semiconductors, aerospace, automotive, water and wastewater, and machine building — with named reference customers including Suncor Energy and AutomationDirect — supported by regulatory certifications (ATEX, IECEx, NSF/ANSI 61 and 372) that function as entry barriers in hazardous and hygienic end markets.

Name

Wika

Legal name

WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG

Website

https://wika.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

WIKA is a German, family-owned global manufacturer of industrial measurement instrumentation — pressure, temperature, level, force, flow, and calibration sensors — serving twelve verticals including oil and gas, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, power, and data centres through direct sales, distributors, and an e-commerce shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Measurement Instrumentation

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Industrial measurement instrumentation
• Pressure gauges and sensors
• Temperature measurement instruments
• Process calibration services
• IIoT sensor connectivity

Headquarters

HQ city

Klingenberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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: Sale of pressure gauges, pressure sensors, temperature measuring instruments, level measurement devices, force transducers, flow meters, and calibration equipment as standard catalog products and custom engineered solutions.
2. Calibration Services: Accredited calibration services including DAkkS/DKD calibration laboratory services for pressure, temperature, force, electrical measuring instruments, and length measurement, as well as on-site calibration.
3. Repair and Maintenance Services: Maintenance and repair services for pressure measuring instruments, diaphragm seal systems, force measuring instruments, temperature measuring instruments, and SF6 gas instruments.
4. IIoT Solutions and Software: Sale of IIoT products including wireless sensors, radio bridges, sensor-to-cloud solutions, and associated software tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WIKA manufactures and sells industrial measurement instruments for pressure, temperature, level, force, flow, and calibration, serving process industries with both standard catalog products and custom engineered solutions. The company also operates DAkkS-accredited calibration laboratories, provides maintenance and repair services, and offers IIoT-enabled connectivity products for sensor-to-cloud data transmission in smart factory applications.

Product overview

WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG is a global measurement instrumentation company offering a comprehensive portfolio organized around core measurement parameters: pressure (pressure gauges including mechanical Bourdon tube and diaphragm types, digital pressure gauges, pressure sensors, process transmitters, pressure gauges with output signal/intelliGAUGE, pressure switches, contact pressure gauges, diaphragm seals, valves and protective devices, and engineered solutions), temperature (dial thermometers, digital indicators, thermocouples, resistance thermometers with Pt100/Pt1000, temperature transmitters, temperature switches, temperature controllers, thermometers with switch contacts, and thermowells/protection tubes), level measurement (level indicators, sight glass gauges, submersible pressure sensors, radar sensors, float switches, and vibrating level switches), force measurement (force transducers, load cells, load pins, and inclination sensors), weighing technology, flow measurement, calibration technology, SF6 gas products, and IIoT products (connectivity solutions enabling sensor-to-cloud integration). The company also provides digital tools including the WIKA online shop, customer portal, WIKA Build ID configuration tool, WIKA Product Passport, and myWKA Device app for Bluetooth-connected instruments. Service offerings include calibration services (DAkkS/DKD accredited laboratory) and maintenance/repair services for all instrument categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pressure Gauges Mechanical pressure measuring instruments for gauge, absolute, and differential pressure measurement using Bourdon tube, diaphragm element, and capsule element technologies. Scale ranges from 0 to 0.5 mbar up to 0 to 6,000 bar with indication accuracies up to 0.1%, serving general industrial and process applications.
• Digital Pressure Gauges Digital pressure gauges with integrated digital display, including intrinsically safe versions and instruments with wireless interface. Digital pressure gauges feature measuring ranges up to 10,000 bar and accuracy classes from 0.05%, suited for general industrial and testing/calibration applications.
• Pressure Sensors Pressure sensors and transmitters that convert physical pressure into electrical signals. Portfolio includes thin-film, thick-film, and piezoresistive sensors with accuracies from 0.05%, measuring ranges from 0.05 bar to 15,000 bar, and digital interfaces including CANopen and IO-Link.
• Process Transmitters High-accuracy process transmitters with integrated displays, freely scalable measuring ranges, and digital bus signals (4-20 mA with HART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, PROFIBUS PA). Feature turndown/scale-down capability and can be combined with diaphragm seals.
• intelliGAUGE Pressure Gauges with Output Signal Hybrid instruments combining analogue mechanical pressure gauge indication with electrical output signal capability. Available with all commonly used electrical signals including 4-20 mA, 0-10V, and wireless options, leveraging non-contact sensor technology.
• Pressure Switches Instruments that open or close switch contacts when preset pressures are reached. Available with mechanical or electronic switch contacts, with or without displays, for pump, valve, and booster monitoring applications.
• Contact Pressure Gauges Pressure gauges with switch contacts for both indicating and monitoring limit values. Switch contacts make or break circuits dependent on pointer position, triggering alarms or starting/stopping processes.
• Diaphragm Seals Chemical seals that separate measuring instruments from aggressive, corrosive, heterogeneous, abrasive, highly viscous, or toxic media. Enable use at extreme temperatures from -90 to +400°C.
• Valves and Protective Devices Instrumentation valves including needle valves, monoflanges, block-and-bleed valves, ball valves, and valve manifolds for isolating pressure instruments during commissioning, maintenance, or calibration. Includes protective devices such as syphons, snubbers, and cooling elements.
• Engineered Solutions - Pressure Custom-designed pressure measurement solutions developed in cooperation with customers, including mechanical, mechatronic, and electronic OEM integration solutions using modular system technology.
• Dial Thermometers Thermometers working on bimetal, expansion, or gas actuation principles. Scale ranges from -200 to +700°C in different class accuracies. Diverse connection designs and remote capillary options for flexible measuring location design.
• Thermocouples Temperature sensors generating voltage directly dependent on temperature, suitable for high temperatures up to 1,700°C. Available in mineral-insulated sheathed cable designs resistant to high vibration loads.
• Resistance Thermometers Temperature sensors equipped with platinum Pt100/Pt1000 sensor elements. Measuring ranges from -200 to +600°C with accuracy classes AA, A, and B per IEC 60751.
• Temperature Transmitters Transmitters converting input signals from resistance sensors, thermocouples, and potentiometers into standardized output signals (0-10 V or 4-20 mA). Available in head-mounted, rail-mounted, field instrument, and compact versions including the T38 digital HART-protocol model.
• Temperature Switches Switches that open or close contacts when preset temperatures are reached. Available in mechanical (bimetal, gas-actuated) and electronic versions for machinery protection and temperature limitation.
• Temperature Controllers Compact controllers offering display, control, and monitoring of temperatures. Support ON/OFF control and PID control with relay, logic level, or 4-20 mA outputs.
• Level Measurement Products Complete level measurement portfolio including level indicators, sight glass level gauges, submersible pressure sensors, continuous measurement with float, radar sensors, float switches, optoelectronic switches, and vibrating level switches.
• Force Measurement Products Force measurement instruments including compression force transducers, ring force transducers, load pins, tension/compression force transducers, tension links, bending beams and shear beams, inclination sensors, load cells, and electronics.
• Weighing Technology Products Weighing solutions including compression load cells, weighing electronics, single point load cells, S-type load cells, special force transducers, bending beams and shear beams, and accessories.
• Flow Measurement Products Flow measurement instruments including primary flow elements, flow switches, air flow sensors, ultrasonic flow meters, and electromagnetic flow meters.
• Calibration Technology Products Calibration instruments including digital pressure gauges for calibration, pressure controllers, hand-held calibrators, pressure balances, portable pressure generation, precision pressure measuring instruments, reference thermometers, portable temperature calibrators, resistance thermometry bridges, calibration baths, and electrical calibration instruments.
• SF6 Gas Products Products for SF6 gas handling including gas density indicators, gas density sensors, gas density monitors, gas density switches, partial discharge and temperature monitoring, service equipment, detection instruments, analytic instruments, hoses and gas refill sets, valves and couplings, and calibration systems, used in power transmission and electrical equipment applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved tubeskin temperature measurement accuracy, reducing potential errors of 30°F from improper sensor welding and 80-150°F from shielded sensors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Suncor EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWIKA and Suncor Energy conducted collaborative testing to evaluate tubeskin temperature measurement technologies for industrial heaters. Testing began at WIKA's R&D center in Houston and progressed to field validation at a Suncor refinery. Findings led to improved installation protocols including hands-on welder training and periodic infrared thermography validation.
• AutomationDirectcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAutomationDirect expanded its product catalog to include WIKA NSF-certified mechanical pressure gauges and valves designed for drinking water and food and beverage applications meeting NSF/ANSI 61 and 372 standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KROHNE Group: German family-owned measurement specialist focused on flow, level, pressure, temperature, and process analytics. Closely parallels WIKA in ownership model, product breadth, and primary customer verticals (oil & gas, chemicals, water).
• Endress+Hauser: Family-owned German competitor offering a directly overlapping portfolio of pressure, temperature, level, flow, and analytical instrumentation for process industries. Headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland/Germany, it competes head-to-head with WIKA across nearly every product category and vertical.
• VEGA Grieshaber: German family-owned specialist in level, pressure, and switching instrumentation. Closely comparable in family ownership structure and engineering depth, and competes with WIKA's level measurement and pressure product lines in process industries.
• Ashcroft (Ashcroft Inc.): US-based manufacturer of pressure and temperature measurement instruments with strong industrial-mechanical heritage. Directly comparable to WIKA in pressure gauges, dial thermometers, and switches sold into process and OEM customers.
• Yokogawa Electric: Japanese process automation specialist with strong overlap in pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurement, particularly in oil & gas, chemical, and power. Competes directly with WIKA in similar industrial customer accounts.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Process Solutions: US conglomerate whose process measurement portfolio (pressure, temperature, level, flow) competes with WIKA, typically bundled with Experion DCS and analytics. Overlaps with WIKA in oil & gas, refining, and petrochemical verticals.
• Baker Hughes (Druck pressure measurement): Energy technology conglomerate whose Druck brand is a global specialist in high-accuracy pressure measurement and calibration. Competes with WIKA in oil & gas, power, and calibration applications as part of a broader energy-services portfolio.
• ABB Measurement & Analytics: Swiss-Swedish automation incumbent offering pressure, temperature, level, flow, and analytical instruments as part of a wider process automation and electrification portfolio. Directly competes with WIKA in process-industry verticals.
• Siemens (Process Instrumentation): German industrial conglomerate with a SITRANS/SIPART process instrumentation line covering pressure, temperature, level, and flow. Bundles these into its broader DCS and digital industries offering, competing with WIKA in plant-scale deals.
• Emerson Electric (Rosemount): US-based industrial automation conglomerate whose Rosemount brand is the global benchmark in pressure and temperature transmitters. Competes with WIKA in process instrumentation while bundling valves, analytics, and software at the plant level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments3 records

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