Texas Electronics

What Texas Electronics does

Texas Electronics is a privately held Dallas-based manufacturer of meteorological monitoring instruments, operating since at least the mid-twentieth century with a current employee base of 11-50. The company designs and produces a comprehensive portfolio of weather sensors and data collection systems, with core product lines including tipping bucket rain gauges (TR-4, TR-525I, TR-525USW, TR-525M, TR-525W2), wind speed sensors (TV-114, TV-110-L320, TV-4), wind direction sensors (TD-104-5D, TD-106-5D, TD-4, TDV-4), temperature and humidity probes (TTH-1315, TT-101QR), solar radiation sensors (SP-Lite with Kipp & Zonen pyranometer), and data loggers (Onset Hobo RG3). Underlying technology is primarily mechanical and electromechanical — tipping bucket mechanisms, self-generating AC generators, potentiometers, thermistors, and photodiodes — with proprietary features including a power-free snow melt adapter, thermostatically controlled rain gauge heaters, and siphon collector assemblies for heavy rainfall accuracy.

The business model is direct hardware sales with supplementary services. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of weather monitoring equipment priced from $145.82 to $4,525.07 per unit, with bulk discount tiers ranging from 5% to 12.5%, plus parts, accessories, calibration services, and custom system integration. The go-to-market combines direct e-commerce through texaselectronics.com, phone-based sales (800-424-5651), and a network of authorized distributors covering the United States and at least seven international markets (Canada, Peru, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia, Brazil). Customer segments span government and meteorological agencies (National Weather Service compliance), industrial safety and high-risk operations (nuclear power plants, crane operations), construction and industrial equipment operators, agricultural operations, and golf/sports turf facilities. The company operates an in-house repair and calibration facility at its Dallas headquarters and offers 3-year warranties on sensors and 1-year warranties on electronics, signaling a service-oriented posture around long-lifecycle industrial equipment.

Name

Texas Electronics

Legal name

Texas Electronics Inc.

Website

https://texaselectronics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Texas Electronics is a privately held Dallas-based manufacturer of meteorological monitoring instruments, including tipping bucket rain gauges, wind speed and direction sensors, temperature/humidity probes, and solar radiation sensors, serving government agencies, industrial safety operations, and agricultural customers through direct sales and a global distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meteorological Instruments

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Sensors (Temperature/Humidity/Gas/Air Quality) (HDAHALAD)

Keywords

• Meteorological instruments
• Tipping bucket rain gauges
• Wind speed sensors
• Weather monitoring equipment
• Temperature humidity sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Weather Sensor Hardware Sales: One-time sales of weather monitoring equipment including rain gauges, wind sensors, temperature/humidity sensors, and complete weather stations. Products are sold directly through e-commerce and through authorized distributors.
2. Parts & Accessories Sales: Replacement parts, calibration services, mounting hardware, cables, and consumables for weather monitoring equipment. Includes calibration certificates and field calibration devices.
3. Custom Systems Integration: Custom-configured weather monitoring systems combining multiple sensors, data loggers, and accessories into integrated solutions for specific customer requirements.
4. Technical Support & Repair Services: In-house repair and calibration facility offering troubleshooting, diagnostic testing, and equipment calibration services for weather monitoring equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Texas Electronics manufactures and sells meteorological monitoring instruments including tipping bucket rain gauges (TR-525 series in multiple collector sizes), wind speed sensors (anemometers), wind direction sensors (vanes), combined wind speed/direction sensors, temperature and humidity sensors, solar radiation sensors, and compatible data loggers. The company also offers mounting hardware, environmental accessories (heaters, snow melt adapters), calibration tools, and custom-configured complete weather station systems integrating multiple sensors. Products are sold direct via e-commerce and through an authorized distributor network across the US and internationally.

Product overview

Texas Electronics manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of meteorological monitoring equipment centered on weather sensors and data collection systems. The core product lines include tipping bucket rain gauges (TR-525 series in 4", 6", 8", and 9.66" collectors plus 200mm metric, plus the budget TR-4), wind measurement sensors (anemometers TV-114, TV-110-L320, TV-4 and wind vanes TD-104-5D, TD-106-5D, TD-4, plus combined TDV-4), temperature/humidity sensors (TTH-1315, TT-101QR), solar radiation sensors (SP-Lite), and data loggers (Hobo RG3). Supporting accessories include mounting hardware (masts, tripods, cross arms), environmental protection (rain gauge heaters, snow melt adapters), calibration tools, and replacement components. The company also offers custom systems and complete weather station configurations combining multiple sensors. The product architecture follows a modular approach where sensors operate independently or integrate into complete weather station solutions, with accessories designed for specific sensor models across the TR-525 and TV/TD series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TR-525I 6-inch Collector Rain Gauge

Quantifiable outcome

• Rain gauge accuracy: +/-1% for TR-525 series (0-2 in/hour)
• +5 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Campbell ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCampbell Scientific serves as an authorized distributor for Texas Electronics products across multiple regions including the United States (Logan, UT), Africa (Stellenbosch, South Africa), Australia (Garbutt, QLD), Brazil (São Paulo), and Canada (Edmonton, AB). They resell Texas Electronics weather monitoring equipment alongside their own data logger and measurement products.
• Hoskin ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHoskin Scientific is an authorized Canadian distributor for Texas Electronics products with multiple branch locations serving British Columbia (Burnaby), Ontario (Burlington), Quebec (Saint-Laurent), and Alberta (Edmonton). They cover Ontario and Maritime provinces.
• Western Weather Group, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWestern Weather Group is an authorized US distributor for Texas Electronics products, headquartered in Chico, California. They specialize in weather monitoring equipment sales and service.
• CalsensecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCalsense is an authorized US distributor for Texas Electronics products, based in Carlsbad, California. They focus on weather-based irrigation control and monitoring solutions.
• Columbia Weather SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorColumbia Weather Systems is an authorized US distributor for Texas Electronics products, headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon. They offer weather monitoring equipment and systems.
• Scientific Sales, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorScientific Sales, Inc. is an authorized US distributor for Texas Electronics products, based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. They focus on scientific and meteorological equipment sales.
• Testech Electronics Pte LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTestech Electronics Pte Ltd is an authorized international distributor for Texas Electronics products, serving Singapore from their location at Blk 118, Aljunied Ave, Singapore 380118.
• Kenelec ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKenelec Scientific is an authorized Australian distributor for Texas Electronics products, based in Mitcham, Australia 3132.
• CheyGreencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCheyGreen is an authorized international distributor for Texas Electronics products, serving Peru from their office in Lima, San Miguel district.
• Amerasian Private Limited – Sri LankacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmerasian Private Limited is an authorized international distributor for Texas Electronics products, serving Sri Lanka from their office in Colombo.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• R.M. Young Company: R.M. Young is a Michigan-based manufacturer of meteorological sensors including anemometers, wind vanes, and temperature/humidity probes — the closest direct peer to Texas Electronics in cup/potentiometer wind sensing for government and industrial weather stations.
• Columbia Weather Systems: Columbia Weather Systems, based in Oregon, manufactures and integrates complete weather stations and meteorological sensors and is also an authorized Texas Electronics distributor — making it both a competitor in integrated weather stations and a channel partner for individual sensors.
• Davis Instruments: Davis Instruments (Vantage Pro/Vue) is a leading maker of prosumer and professional weather stations with rain gauges, anemometers, and temp/humidity sensors — overlapping heavily with Texas Electronics' weather station and tipping bucket product lines.
• OTT HydroMet (formerly Lufft): OTT HydroMet, formed from the merger of Lufft and OTT, manufactures ultrasonic wind sensors, rain gauges, and road weather stations that directly compete with Texas Electronics' tipping bucket, anemometer, and complete weather station offerings worldwide.
• Kipp & Zonen: Kipp & Zonen is a Dutch manufacturer of solar radiation and atmospheric measurement instruments; it is both a supplier of the silicon pyranometer inside Texas Electronics' SP-Lite and a direct competitor in solar radiation measurement for met stations.

Broad incumbents

• Campbell Scientific: Campbell Scientific is a large, established manufacturer of data loggers and integrated weather stations that also distributes Texas Electronics products — a broader incumbent whose CR-series dataloggers and weather stations sit alongside Texas Electronics sensors in the same procurement pipelines.
• Vaisala: Vaisala is the global leader in industrial and meteorological measurement (weather radars, ceilometers, humidity probes); it is both a key upstream supplier of INTERCAP humidity probes to Texas Electronics and a much larger competitor in higher-end weather sensing.

Emerging players

• Gill Instruments: Gill Instruments specializes in ultrasonic anemometers and present weather sensors — a more modern solid-state alternative to Texas Electronics' cup and potentiometer wind sensors, competing for the same meteorological and environmental monitoring RFPs.
• Onset Computer Corporation: Onset manufactures the HOBO pendant data loggers that Texas Electronics resells alongside its rain gauges; Onset's broader HOBO weather and outdoor logger line competes for the same SMB and research-grade environmental monitoring budgets.
• Airmar Technology: Airmar produces ultrasonic weather stations and marine-grade meteorological sensors — competing in industrial and mobile weather deployments where Texas Electronics' heavy-duty sensors are also specified.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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