Brannstrom Sweden

What Brannstrom Sweden does

Brannstrom Sweden AB is a privately held industrial engineering company founded in 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden, by Roland Brännström, who remains the owner. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing monitoring and measuring systems for marine and industrial applications, with a core portfolio of four products: the CLEANTRACK 1000B Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment (ODME), the BILGMON 488 15ppm Bilge Alarm, the SILSTER 168 Fresh Water Silver Ion Sterilizer, and the OILCAP 158 Oil Detector. All products are type-approved to IMO Resolutions (MEPC.108(49), MEPC.240(65), MEPC.107(49)) and relevant EU directives, serving regulatory compliance requirements for commercial vessels, sewage treatment plants, swimming pool installations, and paper mill operations.\n\nThe company operates a fully integrated development and manufacturing capability, handling layout work, detail design, software development (in LabView, C, and C++ on Windows or Linux platforms), PCB board production, computer assembly, and final inspection and testing in-house. Each unit is individually workshop-tested before delivery. The business model is B2B hardware sales of these compliance-driven monitoring systems, with revenue generated through unit sales, spares, and service via a global network of appointed distributors and sales/service agents. The company has 1-10 employees and operates as a founder-owned enterprise with no disclosed external investment or institutional backing.

Name

Brannstrom Sweden

Legal name

Brannstrom Sweden AB

Website

https://brannstrom.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brannstrom Sweden AB, founded 1985 in Gothenburg, designs and manufactures IMO-compliant marine monitoring systems (ODME, bilge alarms, water sterilizers, oil detectors) for shipping, municipal, and industrial customers via a global distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Monitoring Equipment

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wastewater & Industrial Effluent Monitoring (NPDES/Permit Compliance) (EUAHACAD), Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water, Stormwater, Drinking Water) (EUAHACAC)

Keywords

• Marine monitoring systems
• Oil discharge monitoring
• Bilge alarm equipment
• Industrial water treatment
• Tailor-made monitoring equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Gothenburg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Monitoring Equipment Sales: The company designs, manufactures, and sells monitoring systems including ODME equipment, bilge alarms, turbidity meters, and water sterilization systems. Products are sold as complete units with custom development for specific applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Brannstrom Sweden AB designs, develops, and manufactures tailor-made monitoring and measuring systems, primarily for marine pollution control and industrial water quality applications. Its core offerings include Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment (ODME), 15ppm bilge alarms, fresh water silver ion sterilizers, and oil contamination detectors, all type-approved to IMO resolutions. The company handles the full product lifecycle in-house, from layout design and software development through PCB production, computer assembly, and final inspection and testing.

Product overview

Brannstrom Sweden AB is a company specializing in developing and manufacturing monitoring and measuring systems for marine and industrial applications. The product portfolio consists of four core products: CLEANTRACK 1000B (Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment for ships), BILGMON 488 (15ppm Bilge Alarm for oil content monitoring), SILSTER 168 (Fresh Water Silver Ion Sterilizer for water disinfection), and OILCAP 158 (Oil Detector for capacitance-based oil detection). All products are designed for heavy-duty operation in tough environmental conditions and comply with international regulatory standards including IMO resolutions and EC directives. The company handles complete in-house development from design through PCB production, computer assembly, and final testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CLEANTRACK 1000B ODME Fourth generation Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment (ODME) for ships, type approved to IMO Resolution MEPC.108(49) as amended by MEPC.240(65). Approved for all Bio-fuel blends. Features a compact design for easy installation in hazardous cargo areas with reduced cabling, piping, and bulkhead penetrations, plus a smart detachable measuring cell with wireless communication.
• BILGMON 488 Bilge Alarm 15ppm Bilge Alarm type approved to IMO Resolution MEPC.107(49) for monitoring oil content in bilge water. Measures 0-30ppm with current output (0-20mA or 4-20mA). Features a smart detachable measuring cell with wireless communication, automatic fresh water flushing, and data retrieval via LCD display or USB port. Compact dimensions suit retrofit on existing separators; 5ppm version meets Clean Design class notation.
• SILSTER 168 Fresh Water Silver Ion Sterilizer Fresh Water Silver Ion Sterilizer using silver ions for disinfection, meeting EC directive 80/778/EEC requirements. Capacity up to 240 m3/day with 0.1 ppm silver ion concentration. Provides automatic disinfection of bunkered water without manual setting, with dual smart inputs for water maker status or flow meters and LCD display interface.
• OILCAP 158 Oil Detector Oil Contamination Alarm that measures capacitance between a rod and tank walls to detect oil concentration in water. Features adjustable alarm limits with 1 second activation delay, adjustable reset delay (0-30 sec), LED indication, and relay outputs for high oil concentration and power failure alarm. Configured via simple 15-step DIP switch.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rivertrace Technologies: UK-based specialist in ODME, bilge alarms, and water quality monitoring systems for the marine sector. Most direct competitor to Brannstrom, offering IMO MEPC-certified products (bilge alarms, oil content meters) into the same shipping customer base through a global distributor network.
• JOWA AB: Swedish manufacturer of marine environmental systems including oily water separators and bilge alarms. Country-mate and category peer; sells through distributors to shipyards and operators under the same IMO MEPC compliance umbrella as Brannstrom.
• ERMA FIRST: Greek manufacturer of ballast water management systems and oily water separators, including integrated monitoring. Competes with Brannstrom in the marine environmental equipment category, particularly on newbuild specifications.

Broad incumbents

• Kongsberg Maritime: Norwegian marine systems major offering integrated vessel automation, including emissions and water monitoring subsystems. Provides overlapping ODME and bilge monitoring capability as part of a much broader ship technology portfolio, competing with Brannstrom on integrated yard contracts.
• Alfa Laval: Global marine and process equipment leader with oily water separators and related monitoring products. Competes with Brannstrom indirectly through bundled separator-plus-monitoring solutions supplied to shipyards and fleet operators worldwide.
• Wärtsilä: Large Finnish marine technology and services group whose environmental solutions portfolio includes ballast water treatment and emission monitoring. Competes for the same shipowner capex on environmental compliance equipment, but at much larger scale and scope than Brannstrom.
• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process measurement instrumentation including flow, turbidity, and liquid analysis sensors. Overlaps with Brannstrom's in-line monitoring products for sewage and paper-mill customers, but at much broader scope and scale.
• Xylem Analytics: Water technology major offering a portfolio of monitoring, metering, and treatment products for municipal and industrial water customers. Comparable to Brannstrom's turbidity and disinfection instrumentation for sewage, pool, and industrial water segments.

Emerging players

• Hach (Veralto): Specialist in water quality monitoring instruments and sensors (turbidity, conductivity, disinfection). Highly comparable to Brannstrom's municipal/pool/paper-mill turbidity and silver-ion sterilization lines, though focused on land-based water applications rather than marine.

Others

• Atlas Copco (Power & Flow / Industrial Air): Swedish industrial group with broad monitoring and compressed air treatment solutions relevant to industrial and process customers. An adjacent Swedish industrial peer that overlaps with Brannstrom's prototype/industrial monitoring services but operates in different end applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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