What SR Instruments does

SR Instruments, Inc. (also operating as SR Scales) is a privately held US manufacturer of precision weighing instruments founded in 1973 and headquartered in Tonawanda, New York. The company designs and produces a broad portfolio of specialized scales organized across four verticals: Medical (stand-on, wheelchair, wall-mount, in-floor, dialysis, bariatric, pediatric, visiting-nurse, long-term care, and gram scales), Veterinary (gram, table-top/mobile, floor, and in-floor scales plus large-animal scales), Zoological and Aquarium (large-animal and marine-animal scales), and Water and Amusement Parks (waterpark platform scales and dry-ride scales for rider safety verification). Underlying technology centers on precision load-cell based weighing with specialized form factors such as flush in-floor platforms and waterpark-integrated safety scales; the company does not expose APIs, mobile apps, or connected/cloud platforms in the disclosed material.

The company monetizes primarily through direct hardware sales via a Shopify-powered e-commerce storefront (srscales.com) targeting SMB and individual buyers, complemented by a phone-based inside sales team for quote-based institutional sales. A 40+ year OEM channel supplies design and engineering services for medical, veterinary, and waterpark partners integrating weighing modules into their own systems. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-driven; accessories and consumables (printer paper, carts, medical and veterinary accessories) provide a secondary revenue layer. Marketing is concentrated on the corporate website, Facebook, and YouTube, and the company sells only into the US market with no disclosed international operations.

Name

SR Instruments

Legal name

SR Instruments, Inc.

Website

https://srinstruments.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SR Instruments (SR Scales) is a US-based, 50-year-old manufacturer of precision medical, veterinary, zoological, and waterpark weighing scales plus OEM weighing solutions, sold primarily through a Shopify DTC storefront and phone-based sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Weighing Equipment

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Weighing & Force Measurement (Load cells, scales, torque, strain measurement) (IMAGAFAF)

Keywords

• Medical weighing scales
• Veterinary weighing equipment
• Patient weighing solutions
• OEM scale manufacturing
• Precision measurement devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Tonawanda

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Medical Scales: Sale of medical weighing equipment including stand-on scales, wheelchair scales, wall mount scales, and pediatric scales to healthcare facilities and professionals
2. Hardware Sales - Veterinary Scales: Sale of veterinary-specific weighing equipment including table top, mobile, floor, and in-floor scales for animal care facilities
3. Hardware Sales - Specialty Scales: Sale of specialized scales for zoological/aquarium applications and waterpark safety applications
4. OEM Solutions: Design and engineering services providing weighing expertise to OEM partners in medical, veterinary, and water park industries for integration into their systems
5. Accessories and Consumables: Sale of printer paper, medical accessories, veterinary scale accessories, and related consumables

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SR Instruments manufactures precision weighing scales for medical, veterinary, zoological/aquarium, and water/amusement park applications. The company's portfolio includes stand-on, wheelchair, wall-mount, in-floor, dialysis, bariatric, pediatric, and gram scales for clinical environments, plus veterinary table-top, floor, and in-floor scales, large/marine animal scales, and waterpark ride safety scales. SR Instruments also provides OEM design and engineering services, leveraging over 40 years of weighing expertise to integrate weighing technology into partner companies' products and systems.

Product overview

SR Instruments is a precision weighing scale manufacturer operating under the SR Scales brand. The company offers a diversified portfolio of specialized scales across four primary vertical markets: Medical (including stand-on scales, wheelchair scales, wall mount scales, in-floor scales, bariatric scales, pediatric scales, and gram scales for clinical environments), Veterinary (featuring table-top, mobile, floor, and in-floor scales for animals of all sizes), Zoological and Aquarium (including large animal scales and marine animal scales for weighing diverse species), and Water and Amusement Parks (comprising waterpark scales and dry ride scales for ride safety verification). The company also provides OEM solutions leveraging over 40 years of design and engineering expertise to integrate weighing technology into third-party systems. SR Scales' product architecture consists of core scale hardware products with related accessories including printers, printer paper, and carts, complemented by custom OEM engineering services for specialized applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stand On Medical Scales

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Detecto: Detecto is a US-based manufacturer of medical scales, wheelchair scales, bariatric scales, and veterinary scales with a broadly comparable product portfolio to SR Instruments, competing head-to-head in hospital and clinical weighing channels.
• Health-o-Meter (Pelstar): Health-o-Meter is one of the most established medical scale brands in the US, offering professional scales for hospitals, physicians, fitness, and home use. It is a direct peer to SR Instruments in the medical and clinical weighing category.
• seca: seca is a German global leader in medical scales, measuring systems, and weighing solutions for hospitals, medical practices, and veterinary use. It competes directly with SR Instruments in medical and veterinary scales with a much broader international footprint.
• Marsden Weighing Machines: Marsden is a UK-based manufacturer specializing in medical scales, veterinary scales, and bespoke weighing solutions, with a comparable verticalized product portfolio to SR Instruments across clinical and animal weighing.
• Charder Electronic: Charder is a Taiwanese manufacturer of medical and veterinary scales including patient, wheelchair, bariatric, and pediatric scales. It targets the same hospital, clinic, and veterinary channels as SR Instruments with a broader international distribution.
• Brecknell: Brecknell manufactures medical, veterinary, and industrial scales including floor, platform, and wheelchair scales, overlapping directly with SR Instruments' core product set in clinical and animal weighing.
• Kern & Sohn GmbH: Kern & Sohn is a German manufacturer of precision balances, medical scales, and industrial weighing equipment, comparable to SR Instruments in the precision weighing and medical scale categories with strong OEM and laboratory channel presence.

Broad incumbents

• Tanita: Tanita is a Japan-based global incumbent in precision weighing and body composition analysis, producing medical, professional, and consumer scales. It overlaps with SR Instruments in clinical-grade weighing while being significantly larger and more diversified.
• A&D Weighing: A&D Weighing is a Japanese manufacturer of precision balances, industrial scales, and medical/healthcare weighing equipment, comparable in underlying load cell and weighing technology but operating at much larger scale across multiple verticals.

Regional players

• Rice Lake Weighing Systems: Rice Lake is a US-based manufacturer of weighing equipment and components serving industrial, medical, and laboratory markets with broader scale and longer-running OEM partnerships. It overlaps with SR Instruments in load cell technology and US healthcare/industrial channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Srinstruments
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100063705996675
• Xx.com/srinstruments

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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