What Metrolab Technology does

Metrolab Technology SA is a privately held Swiss precision-instrument manufacturer founded in 1985 and headquartered in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva. The company designs and manufactures magnetometers for measuring magnetic fields from nanotesla to over 30 Tesla, serving MRI manufacturers, high-energy physics laboratories, NMR spectrometer makers, national metrology institutes, permanent-magnet and motor producers, OEM system integrators, and industrial safety operators. Its product portfolio rests on four proprietary measurement technologies: pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), 3-axis Hall effect, 3-axis fluxgate, and fluxmeter integration, anchored on the flagship PT2026 NMR Precision Teslameter and the MFC2046 NMR Magnetic Field Camera, the THM1176/TFM1186 three-axis portable magnetometers, the HallinSight 3D Hall magnetic field camera (Fraunhofer IIS technology), the MagVector MV2 OEM chip (co-developed with MPS Tech Switzerland), and the CERN-derived FDI2056 Fast Digital Integrator.

The firm operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct consultative sales (formal quotations via website request-for-information forms) with a global network of approximately 15 specialized distributors across 4 continents, complemented by an OEM/bespoke engineering channel that tailors standard products and supplies small production batches to customers integrating Metrolab sensors into their own systems. Revenue streams include hardware sales (instruments, probes, accessories), OEM/custom engineering services, ISO/IEC 17025-accredited calibration services, and software licensing (EZMag3D, MFCTool v10, C++/LabVIEW/Python APIs). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. R&D intensity is approximately 20% of revenue, double the level of mature high-tech firms, and the firm is the only private laboratory in the world with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for NMR magnetometer certification, a regulatory moat that anchors its calibration services and product lifecycle support.

Name

Metrolab Technology

Legal name

Metrolab Technology SA

Website

https://metrolab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metrolab Technology SA is a Swiss precision-instrument maker (founded 1985) that designs and manufactures high-accuracy magnetometers — using NMR, Hall, fluxgate, and fluxmeter technologies — for MRI manufacturers, high-energy physics labs, NMR spectrometer makers, metrology institutes, and OEM integrators worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Magnetometers and Scientific Instrumentation

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Magnetic Sensors (Hall/Magnetoresistive/Compass) (HDAHALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sensors, MEMS & Imaging ICs (HDAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Precision magnetometers
• Magnetic field measurement
• NMR teslameters
• Three-axis Hall effect
• Fluxgate magnetometers

Headquarters

HQ city

Plan-les-ouates

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Magnetometer Hardware Sales: One-time hardware sales of scientific instruments including NMR Teslameters (PT2026), NMR Magnetic Field Cameras (MFC2046), Three-Axis Hall Effect (THM1176), Fluxgate (TFM1186), Fast Digital Integrators (FDI2056), and Permanent Reference Magnets (PM1055). Direct purchase via website, through global distributor network or OEM integration.
2. OEM/Custom Engineering Services: Bespoke instrument design, customization of standard products, and supply of small production batches for OEM clients integrating Metrolab sensors into their own products (e.g., MagVector MV2 chip).
3. Calibration Services: ISO 17025 accredited calibration services for magnetometers (1 mT to 30 T static, 100 µT to 8 mT alternating fields) and effective magnetic surface measurements. Includes recalibration of all Metrolab products and competitor instruments (limited to Metrolab products per FAQ). Batch calibration campaigns run four times per year.
4. Software Licensing (Bundled & Standalone): Software deliverables including EZMag3D GUI, MFCTool V10, MFTool V10, EZMag3D XML-to-Excel converter, and C++/LabVIEW APIs (THM1176, TFM1186, MFC2046). Primarily bundled with hardware but available as downloads for development purposes.
5. Probe and Accessory Sales: Specialized NMR probes (models 1326, 1426, 1426-thin, 1526), probe multiplexers (MUX6026), gradient compensation coils, field regulation modules (RG8026), FCA7046 field camera amplifiers, and other accessories sold alongside primary instruments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Metrolab Technology SA designs and manufactures precision magnetometers that measure magnetic fields from nanotesla to over 30 Tesla, using four proprietary technologies: pulsed-wave Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), 3-axis Hall effect, 3-axis Fluxgate, and Fluxmeter (digital integrator). The portfolio serves MRI manufacturers, high-energy physics laboratories, NMR spectrometer makers, national metrology institutes, permanent-magnet/motor producers, and OEM system integrators, and is backed by an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited calibration laboratory and global distributor network.

Product overview

Metrolab Technology SA is a Swiss precision-instrument manufacturer (founded 1985) whose offering is structured as a family of measurement instruments sharing four core measurement technologies — pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), 3-axis Hall effect, 3-axis fluxgate and fluxmeter integration — wrapped around an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited calibration laboratory and supported by APIs, drivers and software. The flagship core product is the PT2026 NMR Precision Teslameter, which is also upgradable into the MFC2046 NMR Magnetic Field Camera (a PT2026 main unit plus FCA7046 amplifier, RB8045 remote, and MFC9046 or MFC9146 probe arrays, with the new Robotic Mapper MFC8246 for small-bore NMR spectrometer magnets). The PT2026 is paired with a probe family (1326, 1426, 1426-thin, 1526), the MUX6026 multiplexer and the RG8026 field-regulation module. The 3-axis Hall family comprises the portable THM1176 (with MF, LF and HFC variants), the TFM1186 fluxgate, the HallinSight® Hall Magnetic Field Camera (based on Fraunhofer IIS technology), and the OEM MagVector™ MV2 chip co-developed with MPS Tech Switzerland (formerly Sensima Technology). The fluxmeter line is the FDI2056 Fast Digital Integrator (descended from the CERN-licensed PDI5025), and the reference-magnet line is the PM1055. Software ties the platform together: EZMag3D for the THM1176/TFM1186, MFCTool v10 and the C++ instrument catalog for the MFC2046, the Metrolab XML Record format for data exchange, and a LabVIEW API, with community Python/EPICS drivers. The whole portfolio is backed by an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 calibration laboratory and global distribution across 15 distributors on four continents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HallinSight®: Distinctly branded 3-axis Hall magnetic field camera product line (32x32, 16x16 and 32x2 arrays) brought to market by Metrolab. Technology originally developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits.
• MagVector™ MV2

Products and services

• PT2026 NMR Precision Teslameter Flagship pulsed-NMR (PW) precision teslameter measuring magnetic fields from 38 mT to >30 T with sub-10 ppb resolution and 1 ppm absolute accuracy, up to 33 Hz acquisition, gradient tolerance >1,500 ppm/cm at 1 T, integrated 3-axis Hall sensor, USB/Ethernet interfaces with USBTMC/USB488 and VXI-11 protocols, SCPI command set, and ISO 17025 calibration. Targets MRI manufacturers, high-energy physics labs, and NMR spectrometer makers.
• MFC2046 NMR Magnetic Field Camera Multi-probe NMR field-mapping camera system built on the PT2026 main unit, comprising the FCA7046 field amplifier, RB8045 remote control, and MFC9046 (MRI DSV 100-600 mm) or MFC9146 (NMR-spectrometer bores from 20 mm) probe arrays; supports up to 255 probes, mapping from 0.1 T to 30 T with normalization at 0.2 ppm and 5 s mapping per angle. Targets MRI manufacturers and NMR spectrometer makers.
• FDI2056 Fast Digital Integrator Voltage integrator (fluxmeter) descended from the CERN-licensed PDI5025 design, with up to 500,000 partial integrals per second, resolution down to 10^-14 Vs (0.8 µV × 12.5 ns), 10 ppm accuracy, up to 7 channels, ±100 V input, and hardware-optimized digital integrator with synchronized multi-channel acquisition. Targets high-energy physics laboratories and accelerator magnet characterization.
• THM1176 Three-Axis Hall Effect Magnetometer Portable USB-powered family of 3-axis Hall magnetometers covering nT to 14 T (with 20 T variants), DC or AC fields up to 8 kHz, accuracy ±0.5% up to 1.5 T and ±1% up to 3 T, ISO 17025 calibrated, supported by EZMag3D software and a C++ API/Instrument Manager. Variants include THM1176-MF, THM1176-LF (low/evanescent fields), and THM1176-HFC (sub-millimetre spaces up to 20 T). Targets safety mapping, OEM integrators, and industrial workplace users.
• TFM1186 Three-Axis Fluxgate Magnetometer Lightweight, low-power 3-axis fluxgate magnetometer in the THM1176 family, range ±100 µT (or ±200 µT on request), 4 nT resolution, ±0.5% or ±100 nT accuracy, used for measuring minimal local-field disturbances from iron masses or mains noise; controlled by the same EZMag3D software and C++ API as the THM1176. Targets low-field measurements, safety mapping, and environmental monitoring.
• HallinSight® Hall Magnetic Field Camera Plug-and-play 3-axis Hall magnetic-field camera based on Fraunhofer IIS technology, available in 32×32, 16×16, or 32×2 sensor arrays (up to 1,024 sensors), measuring from µT to 2 T at 25/100/250 Hz with <0.1° orthogonality error and 4 µT precision for DC or AC fields. Supports static and dynamic field mapping, magnet/rotor QC, and leakage-current detection for permanent magnet and motor manufacturers.
• MagVector™ MV2 Magnetometer Compact 3-axis Hall magnetometer chip in a 3×3×0.9 mm³ QFN package, selectable field ranges 0.1-30 T, microscopic 200×200×5 µm³ sensitive volume, <2.0 µT RMS noise, integrated rotation current, and analog or SPI digital outputs. Co-developed with MPS Tech Switzerland Sàrl (formerly Sensima Technology SA) for embedded OEM sensor arrays and custom magnetic-field mapping systems. Targets OEM system integrators.
• PM1055 Permanent Magnets Handheld permanent dipole reference magnets for NMR teslameter testing, NMR experiments, and Hall-effect device calibration; field strengths 0.01-0.5 T, ~1 kg weight, 80 mm diameter, with auxiliary Lemo connector coil for temperature-drift offset and field modulation, NMR-compatible and highly homogeneous. Targets calibration labs, NMR researchers, and Hall-effect device users.
• PT2026 NMR Probe Family (1326, 1426, 1426-thin, 1526) Standalone NMR probe family for the PT2026 teslameter: 1326 (38 mT-32 T, 1 ppm absolute, integrated Hall sensor), 1426 (200 mT-22.8 T, remote head for radioactive environments), 1426-thin (1.5 mm thick — world's thinnest NMR probes), and 1526 (remote head up to 10 m, optional Hall sensor). Targets MRI, NMR spectroscopy, and high-energy physics applications.
• Robotic Mapper MFC8246 for NMR Spectrometer Magnets Robotic probe-positioning module for small-bore NMR spectroscopy magnets, designed to map magnets with PT2026-class accuracy; vertical precision <0.5 mm, rotation precision up to 1°, vertical travel up to 74.5 mm, with built-in drift compensation, compatible with single probes or MFC9146 arrays. Targets NMR spectrometer manufacturers.
• EZMag3D Software Cross-platform graphical user interface (V1.2.4) for the THM1176 and TFM1186 three-axis magnetometers; runs on Windows (Intel/ARM), macOS (Intel/Apple Silicon) and Linux (Ubuntu 24.04 Intel); supports .xml/.csv export, real-time 3D mapping, FID/FFT analysis, AC-mode alarm handling, playback of recorded data, and integration with the C++ API/Instrument Manager. Targets users of the THM1176 and TFM1186 three-axis magnetometers.
• MFCTool v10 Software and Instrument API Suite Software suite for the MFC2046 NMR Magnetic Field Camera, using the 'C++ instrument catalog' to interface the instrument and providing a DLL for automatic export of measurements and instrument status to third-party software. Also covers the PT2026 SCPI command set (USBTMC/USB488 or VXI-11 over USB/Ethernet), LabVIEW driver/API for THM1176/TFM1186/PT2026/FDI2056, community Python and EPICS drivers, and the FDI2056 software driver v2.0/LabVIEW driver v1.0. Targets OEM and research software developers.
• Metrolab ISO/IEC 17025 Calibration Services ISO/IEC 17025:2017-accredited calibration service for magnetic measurements: magnetometer calibration 1 mT-30 T static and 100 µT-8 mT AC, static/AC field generators 1 mT-30 T and 100 µT-8 mT, Faraday-law effective magnetic-surface measurement 0.01-10 m², and calibration/recalibration of all Metrolab products. Four batch calibration campaigns per year. The only private laboratory ISO 17025-accredited for NMR certification globally. Targets MRI manufacturers, national metrology labs, and end users requiring traceable calibration.
• Custom OEM Magnetometer Engineering Bespoke magnetometer design and integration service: Metrolab designs unique instruments, tailors standard instruments to specifications, and supplies small production batches that customers can integrate into their own products — for higher fields, larger volumes, or specialised probes to reach inaccessible spaces (e.g., MagVector MV2 chip, THM1176-MF). Targets OEM system integrators.

Quantifiable outcome

• PT2026 achieves <10 ppb resolution at 3 T and 1 ppm absolute accuracy across 38 mT to >30 T range
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Kwan-tekflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 March 2026Exclusive collaboration agreement between Metrolab and Kwan-tek signed on 16 March 2026, as announced on the Metrolab news section. Specific scope of the exclusivity not detailed in available sources.
• Ayscom dataTec, SL.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 24 March 2021Distribution agreement announced 24 March 2021 between Metrolab and Ayscom dataTec for the Spanish market. Ayscom dataTec is a specialist in Test and Measurement instrumentation, established in Spain since 2003, serving telecommunications, automotive, defense, and university/research center markets. Partnership brokered by Dr. Antoine Daridon, Business Development Manager at Metrolab.
• GMW AssociatesflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distributor for Metrolab products in the United States, Canada and Mexico (955 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA 94070). Co-exhibits with Metrolab at major industry conferences (e.g., ENC 2024 booth 2 with CEO Stéphane Jotterand and Brian from GMW Associates).
• Magnergy TechnologycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in India, based in Mumbai.
• GHT Photonics srlcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in Italy (Padova).
• Daiei Musen Denki Co Ltd (DMD)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in Japan (Tokyo, Chiyoda-Ku).
• alphaXRTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in Australia (Alexandria NSW).
• Beijing Huahe Technology Co., LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in China, based in Chaoyang District, Beijing.
• Schaefer Technologie GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in Germany (Langen).
• Wooyang Photonics Co., LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in South Korea (Seoul, Seocho-ku).
• Alphatech Systems LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in New Zealand (Greenlane, Auckland).
• DataTec Instruments, SL.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in Spain (Madrid). Listed as current Spain partner alongside Ayscom dataTec, which was announced in 2021.
• eNGN Test & MeasurementcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in Portugal (Odivelas).
• Link Microtek LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in the United Kingdom (Basingstoke, Hampshire).
• CMPhycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Metrolab products in France (Crissey).
• MPS Tech Switzerland Sàrl (formerly Sensima Technology SA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner for the MagVector™ MV2 3-axis Hall-effect magnetometer chip. MPS Tech Switzerland Sàrl (formerly Sensima Technology SA) developed the MV2 chip in cooperation with Metrolab; Metrolab uses the same sensor in several of its products and now makes the technology available to electronic system designers.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated CircuitsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partner that originally developed the HallinSight® 3D Hall magnetic field camera technology (vector field imaging). Metrolab Technology brings this technology to market as off-the-shelf plug-and-play solutions, including 32×32, 16×16, and 32×2 3-axis Hall sensor arrays.
• CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensor of the original PDI5025 integrator design, on which Metrolab's FDI2056 Fast Digital Integrator is based. Two decades of experience in building the world standard PDI5025 integrator, now enhanced with the FDI2056 (improved temporal resolution, multi-channel synchronized acquisition, hardware-optimized digital integrator, large onboard memory buffer).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Quantum Design: US-headquartered vendor of Magnetic Property Measurement Systems (MPMS) and Physical Property Measurement Systems used by physics and materials science laboratories; broader platform player with overlapping magnetic-measurement customer base to Metrolab's high-energy physics and metrology lab segment.
• Stanford Research Systems (SRS): US-based scientific instrument maker (lock-in amplifiers, signal generators, gaussmeters); overlaps with Metrolab's scientific-research customer base and competes on benchtop magnetic measurement products.
• Keysight Technologies: Global electronic test and measurement incumbent whose products are used alongside precision magnetometers in physics labs and OEM production; a broad incumbent rather than a direct magnetometer competitor, but its installed base competes for measurement-instrument budgets.
• Thorlabs: Large US-headquartered photonics and magnetics components supplier offering Hall-effect sensors and magnet characterization tools; an adjacent broad incumbent that competes for OEM and lab customers with smaller-scale magnetic-sensing needs.

Regional players

• Cryogenic Limited: UK-based supplier of superconducting and conventional magnet systems, including precision NMR and MRI magnets; comparable to Metrolab on the magnet-characterization demand side, primarily serving the UK and European research market.

Direct peers

• Hirst Magnetic Instruments: UK manufacturer of fluxgate magnetometers, gaussmeters and magnetic measurement systems; a direct specialist peer to Metrolab's fluxgate-based instruments and 3-axis Hall products, with overlapping industrial and laboratory customers.
• Group3 Technology: New Zealand-based manufacturer of NMR Teslameters and Hall-effect magnetometers, the closest direct competitor to Metrolab's PT2026 and THM1176 product lines, serving MRI OEMs, NMR spectrometer makers, and accelerator laboratories.
• Lake Shore Cryotronics: US-based precision measurement company offering Hall-effect and vibrating-sample magnetometers, FMR spectrometers and probe stations; competes with Metrolab across its Hall, fluxgate and NMR-based product lines in research and OEM settings.
• SENIS: Swiss manufacturer of 3-axis Hall-effect magnetic field sensors and current transducers; a direct competitor to Metrolab's THM1176 Hall family and to the OEM-oriented MagVector MV2 chip, also based in Switzerland's precision-instrument ecosystem.
• Bartington Instruments: UK-based designer and manufacturer of fluxgate magnetometers and gradiometers; competes with Metrolab's TFM1186 three-axis fluxgate and adjacent low-field measurement products for scientific and industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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