What C2AI does

C2AI is a French instrumentation and fluid regulation company, organized as a SAS (simplified joint-stock company) headquartered in Décines near Lyon, with operations dating back roughly 30 years (founded circa 1990-1993). The company designs, manufactures, and distributes precision measurement instruments and fluid control products, with temperature probes designed and produced entirely in-house at its workshops in standard or fully custom configurations. Its product portfolio spans sensors and transmitters (temperature, humidity, pressure, air quality, pH, conductivity), data loggers and IoT-connected monitoring systems (HD50 web datalogger, HD35 wireless system, ENRF-Line radio monitoring with MyC2AI RF app and C2AI Data Cloud), fluid regulation equipment (motorized ball valves JR37/JR38, solenoid valves, control valves, servo motors, dosing pumps), compressed-air and gas flow meters (VA500/VA550), photovoltaic test instruments (IV600, IV500W, PVCHECKs series), and environmental/meteorological stations (pyranometers, ultrasonic anemometers, rain gauges). Supporting these products are on-site and laboratory calibration, verification, and metrology services covering pressure, temperature, humidity, and particles.

The company operates a sales-led go-to-market model through a network of regional offices covering France (Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Île-de-France, Grand-Est, Ouest) and Morocco, supplemented by an export department and an e-commerce storefront for standard products. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time hardware sales of instruments and fluid regulation equipment, plus recurring professional services revenue from calibration and metrology work. C2AI is ISO 9001 (AFAQ) certified and GDPR-compliant, and serves enterprise and SMB customers across industrial process control, HVAC and refrigeration, renewable energy (particularly photovoltaic), environmental monitoring, water treatment, and cold chain logistics; named customers include Bouygues, Sanofi Pasteur, CSTB, INRAE, INES, Dalkia Froid Solution, Carrier, Eurial, and Schiele Maroc.

In 2025, C2AI was acquired by publicly listed Thermador Groupe alongside Quilinox, with both entities beginning to contribute to the group's H2 2025 performance, signaling the start of integration into a larger industrial distribution platform while C2AI retains its operational identity under President Gilles Marchand.

Name

C2AI

Legal name

C2AI

Website

https://c2ai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C2AI is a French instrumentation and fluid regulation specialist that designs, manufactures, and distributes precision sensors, data loggers, motorized valves, dosing pumps, and photovoltaic test instruments, serving industrial, HVAC, renewable energy, environmental, and water-treatment customers across France and Morocco.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Instrumentation & Fluid Regulation

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH), Process Automation Instrumentation & Control (DCS, Valves, Actuators, Analyzers) (IMAHAHAM), Sensors & Feedback Devices (Pressure, Flow, Position, Encoders, Transducers) (IMAHAGAK), Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA)

Keywords

• Industrial instrumentation
• Fluid regulation valves
• Temperature measurement sensors
• Environmental monitoring systems
• Metrology calibration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Décines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Instrumentation Products: Sale of measurement instruments including temperature sensors, pressure transducers, humidity meters, air quality sensors, flow meters, and dataloggers. Products range from portable test equipment to fixed installation transmitters.
2. Fluid Regulation Equipment: Sale of motorized valves, solenoid valves, control valves, actuators, and dosing pumps for fluid control applications across industrial sectors.
3. Metrology and Calibration Services: Laboratory and on-site calibration services, periodic monitoring of instrument fleets, certification of measurement instruments, and qualification services for controlled environments.
4. Acquisition Integration (Thermador Groupe): C2AI was acquired by Thermador Groupe and is beginning to contribute to the group's performance alongside Quilinox.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

C2AI designs, manufactures and distributes precision instrumentation — temperature probes, environmental and process sensors, and connected dataloggers — alongside fluid regulation equipment such as motorized ball valves, solenoid valves and dosing pumps. The company additionally operates a COFRAC-accredited metrology laboratory providing accredited calibration services for the instruments it sells and for third-party equipment.

Product overview

C2AI is an instrumentation and fluid regulation company offering a comprehensive portfolio of measurement and control products for industrial, environmental, and energy applications. The product range centers on three main pillars: (1) temperature probes entirely designed and manufactured in-house at their workshops, (2) fluid control systems including motorized valves, solenoid valves, and servo motors, and (3) environmental monitoring solutions including dataloggers, sensors, and weather stations. The portfolio includes specialized product lines such as PRO-Line portable measurement instruments (pH meters, water analyzers), ENRF-Line radio monitoring systems, HD50/HD35 data loggers, VA500/VA550 flow meters, photovoltaic test instruments (IV600/IV500W curve tracers, PVCHECKs series), KONTROL 40 pH/conductivity transmitters, and weather station equipment. Supporting these core products are complementary services including calibration, metrology, and maintenance, as well as cloud and mobile platforms (C2AI Data Cloud, MyC2AI RF app) for data access and monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temperature Probes In-house manufactured Pt100/Pt1000-class temperature probes for industrial, HVAC, refrigeration and OEM applications, forming the historical and core product range of C2AI.
• Motorized Ball Valves (JR37 / JR38) JR37 and JR38 motorized ball valves for on/off and modulating fluid regulation in HVAC, refrigeration and industrial installations, including 3-way variants for changeover applications.
• ENRF-Line Radio Monitoring System Proprietary 868 MHz radio sensor network enabling wireless, battery-powered data acquisition from temperature, humidity and environmental probes, configured via the MyC2AI RF mobile application.
• LR35 LoRaWAN IoT Sensors LoRaWAN-connected sensor family for long-range, low-power telemetry of temperature, humidity and environmental parameters across dispersed industrial and building sites.
• HD50 Web Data Logger Wi-Fi-enabled datalogger with embedded web server, relay outputs and cloud connectivity for remote monitoring of temperature, humidity and process variables.
• HD50CR Datalogger Specialist variant of the HD50 datalogger family for cryogenic and low-temperature monitoring applications requiring extended measurement range.
• VA500 / VA550 Flow Meters VA500 and VA550 flow meters for volumetric flow measurement in HVAC and process-piping applications, configured for integration with C2AI monitoring systems.
• ELEKTRA MS1 Dosing Pumps ELEKTRA MS1 solenoid-driven dosing pumps for precise chemical injection in water treatment, HVAC and industrial processes.
• KONTROL 40 pH / Conductivity Transmitter KONTROL 40 multi-parameter transmitter for simultaneous pH, Redox and conductivity measurement in industrial water and process applications, with display and analog/digital outputs.
• PRO511 / PRO515 Portable pH Meters PRO511 and PRO515 portable handheld pH meters for field water-quality analysis by environmental technicians, laboratory users and process operators.
• PRO595 Multifunction Water Analyzer PRO595 handheld multifunction water analyzer measuring pH, conductivity, TDS, dissolved oxygen and temperature for laboratory and field water-quality work.
• Metrology & Calibration Services COFRAC-accredited calibration and metrology services covering temperature, humidity, pressure, electrical and process variables for the instruments C2AI sells and for third-party equipment.
• C2AI Data Cloud C2AI Data Cloud platform aggregating telemetry from ENRF, Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN sensors into dashboards, alerts and historical records for remote monitoring of industrial and environmental sites.
• Pyranometers and Weather Stations Pyranometers, ultrasonic anemometers, rain gauges and integrated weather stations for solar PV performance verification and environmental monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced energy costs through compressed air leak detection
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Schiele MarocmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerC2AI collaborated with Schiele Maroc on a water treatment project in Attaouia, Morocco. C2AI supplied dosing equipment (ELEKTRA MS1 and TEKNA EVO TPG803 pumps) for the water treatment station capable of processing 20 liters per second. The project was commissioned by ONEE - Branche Eau.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Beamex: Finnish specialist in calibration instruments, calibration software, and metrology services — closely comparable to C2AI's metrology/calibration service line, though with stronger digital/documentation software focus.
• WIKA: German manufacturer of measurement instruments (pressure, temperature, level, flow) and calibration services — essentially the same product categories as C2AI's core instrumentation portfolio, making it the closest direct competitor in Europe.
• HT Instruments: European (Italian/Spanish) manufacturer of electrical test and photovoltaic measurement instruments — a near-direct competitor to C2AI's IV600/IV500W curve tracers and PVCHECKs product family.
• Hanna Instruments: Manufacturer of pH meters, conductivity meters, and water analysis instruments — directly comparable to C2AI's KONTROL 40, PRO511/PRO515, and PRO595 portable water analysis product lines.
• Bürkert: German specialist in fluid control systems including solenoid valves, process valves, and dosing pumps — directly comparable to C2AI's motorized valves, solenoid valves, and dosing pump portfolio.
• Afriso-Euro-Index: German-based manufacturer of measurement and control equipment for HVAC, water, and industrial applications — comparable to C2AI across instrumentation and fluid regulation, with similar European SME scale.
• Sauermann Group (KIMO Instruments): French-headquartered manufacturer of measurement instruments for HVAC, indoor air quality, and industrial process applications — a direct head-to-head competitor for C2AI's temperature, humidity, pressure, and air quality transmitters.
• Testo: German specialist in portable and fixed measurement instrumentation for HVAC, refrigeration, environmental monitoring, and industrial applications — directly overlapping with C2AI's PRO-Line, datalogger, and environmental product lines.

Emerging players

• Additel: Specialist in pressure and temperature calibration instruments with strong portable/process calibrator lineup — competing with C2AI's calibration and metrology services in process and laboratory applications.

Broad incumbents

• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, temperature, and analytical measurement. Directly competes with C2AI's sensor/transmitter portfolio but at vastly greater scale, catalog breadth, and geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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