Ankersmid Group
Ankersmid Group is a Netherlands-based private industrial instrumentation firm that distributes and integrates gas and liquid analyzers, gas conditioning systems, and complete Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) turnkey solutions for petrochemical, chemical, refining, aluminum, agriculture, and biogas operators, with ISO 17025 accredited measurement and PEMS services via BIEM.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1988
- HeadquartersNijverdal, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Ankersmid Group does
Ankersmid Group is a privately held industrial measurement and instrumentation company headquartered in Nijverdal, Netherlands, founded in 1988 (originally as M&C Indumation, renamed Ankersmid Process in 2008). The company engineers, supplies, and services analytical equipment for industrial gas and liquid measurement, spanning individual analyzers, complete Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) systems, and turnkey process gas solutions. Its core technology portfolio covers NDIR gas analyzers, chemiluminescent NOx analyzers, mercury (Hg) analyzers, FTIR analyzers, oxygen analyzers (paramagnetic and electrochemical), FID flame ionization detectors, gas chromatography, TDLAS and CRDS extractive laser analyzers, in-situ laser analyzers, online TOC analyzers, viscosity, turbidity, and refractometry systems, supported by proprietary gas conditioning components (heated probes, gas coolers, filters, pumps, calibration systems). Notable technical differentiators include the Quality Assurance System (QAS) for instrument characterization, the Galvanic Oxygen Purity Sensor with 2-year continuous measurement life, and the BIEM-operated Predictive Emission Monitoring System (PEMS) using chemometric modeling for ETS Class 1 installations.
The business operates on a multi-brand distribution and system integration model. Ankersmid is the exclusive distributor for more than 30 international brands including NEO Monitors (LaserGas family), Tiger Optics (CRDS), Applied Analytics (OMA platform), Envea, Siemens, Thermo Scientific, Kemtrak, Dr Födisch, Azbil, Horiba, BioTector, EcoPhysics, and Environics. The group has wholly-owned subsidiaries in the Netherlands (Ankersmid Process, Ankersmid Lab, Ankersmid Unburdening, BIEM), Belgium (Ankersmid-M&C, Ankersmid Sampling Factory), Germany (Ankersmid Sampling), France (Apollo Instruments), China (Ankersmid Beijn, Ankersmid Shanghai), and Romania. Revenue streams include hardware sales of gas and liquid analyzers and gas conditioning systems, system integration for complete CEM and process systems, preventive and corrective maintenance with 24/7 service contracts, calibration and QAL2/AST measurement services, equipment rental, and a differentiated Unburdening five-year managed-service contract for full emissions monitoring compliance outsourcing. The customer base spans industrial process technology (petrochemical, chemical, refining, aluminum smelting, paint manufacturing), laboratories, biogas installations, livestock and poultry operations, maritime/shipping, and air force applications, with primary focus on emissions compliance (EN 14181, BEES, QAL1/2/3, BVA) and process optimization. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year contracts as the standard billing cadence for major deployments.
Ankersmid Group firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ankersmid Group
- Legal name
- Ankersmid Group
- Website
- https://ankersmid.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1988
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Ankersmid Group is a Netherlands-based private industrial instrumentation firm that distributes and integrates gas and liquid analyzers, gas conditioning systems, and complete Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) turnkey solutions for petrochemical, chemical, refining, aluminum, agriculture, and biogas operators, with ISO 17025 accredited measurement and PEMS services via BIEM.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ankersmid Group industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Process Analytical Instrumentation
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) & Stack Testing (EUAHADAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Stack/Source Emissions Testing & CEMS Support (EUAHACAB), Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE), Specialty & Calibration Gas Mixtures (IMAEACAE), Gas Measurement & Regulation Engineering (Sizing, Design, Standards Compliance) (EUAJAKAH)
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Where Ankersmid Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Nijverdal
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices7 records
Markets served
Ankersmid Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Gas Analysis Equipment Sales: Sale of gas analyzers including NDIR, chemiluminescent, FTIR, oxygen, FID, gas chromatography, TDLAS, CRDS, and related equipment from exclusive brand partnerships.
- Liquid Analysis Equipment Sales: Sale of liquid analysis equipment including TOC analyzers, turbidity meters, viscosity analyzers, pH/conductivity meters, refractometers, polarimeters, and mercury analyzers.
- Gas Conditioning Systems: Complete gas conditioning systems including sampling probes, heated sample lines, gas coolers, filters, condensate removal, flow meters, pumps, and calibration systems.
- Service and Maintenance: Preventive and corrective maintenance services, 24/7 service contracts, calibration, QAL2 measurements, and technical support.
- System Integration: Engineering, supply, and installation of complete CEM (Continuous Emission Monitoring) systems and process gas systems.
- Equipment Rental: Rental of analyzers for temporary or mobile measurement needs.
- Unburdening/Outsourcing Services: Complete outsourcing of emissions monitoring compliance for fixed monthly fee with five-year maturity service contract covering BEES measurements, CO2 and NOx emissions monitoring, monitoring protocols, flue gas analysis, and QAL measurements.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Equipment pricing - custom quotes |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Ankersmid Group product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ankersmid Group engineers, supplies, and services gas and liquid analytical instrumentation as an exclusive distributor for more than 30 international brands. The company delivers complete Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) systems, gas conditioning systems, and turnkey process gas solutions to industrial customers, complemented by preventive/corrective maintenance, ISO 17025-accredited emission measurement services through BIEM, Predictive Emission Monitoring (PEMS) modeling, analyzer rental, and the Unburdening five-year outsourcing contract for emissions compliance.
Product overview
Ankersmid Group is an industrial measurement and instrumentation company with over 30 years of experience, engineering, supplying, and servicing gas analysis and liquid analysis equipment, from individual analysers to complete Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) systems and turnkey process gas solutions. The product portfolio is organized as a multi-brand distribution model spanning gas analysers (NDIR, chemiluminescent NOx, mercury/Hg, FTIR, oxygen, FID flame ionisation, gas chromatography, extractive lasers/TDLAS, in-situ, portable), gas conditioning components (heated probes, gas coolers, filters, pumps, complete conditioning systems), liquid analysis (TOC, photometric, turbidity, viscosity, refractometry, UV-Vis, solid-state moisture), calibration systems, biogas/process gas installations, and mobile measurement vans. Distributed brands include Envea, Siemens, Thermo Scientific, NEO Monitors (LaserGas family), Tiger Optics (CRDS platforms), Applied Analytics (OMA platform), Kemtrak, Dr Födisch, Azbil/Yamatake, Horiba, BioTector, Protea, and many others. Complementary services include the Unburdening System (five-year outsourcing contract for emission monitoring compliance), BIEM emission measurement services (ISO 17025 accredited), Predictive Emission Monitoring (PEMS) using chemometric modelling, and analyzer rental.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Quantifiable outcome
- 75% faster maintenance procedure for TLG-837 Tail Gas Analyzer optics cleaning using isolation valve DEMISTER Probe v3
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Ankersmid Group
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Ankersmid Group technology and API
TechnologyAPI detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Ankersmid Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
33 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Analytical Industries InccoreExclusive distributor relationship for galvanic oxygen sensors (GPR series) and oxygen analyzers. Products include GPR-11-917-M, GPR-11-917-J, GPR-11-32%, PSR series sensors. Made in USA.
- NEO Monitors AScoreExclusive distributor for LaserGas TDLAS analyzers including LaserGas II SP, LaserGas III, LaserGas III Ultra, LaserGas iQ2. Includes world's first in-situ hydrogen analyzer (LaserGas II SP H2), T-Flange solution, LaserInspect CIMO4 HMI panel.
- EnveacoreExclusive distributor for Envea gas analyzers including MIR 9000 NDIR-GFC, MIR 9000 CLD chemiluminescent, Envea FTIR Multi-Gas, HC51M dilution FID, CEM systems, Mercury CEMS (SM series), dust monitors, flow meters.
- Applied AnalyticscoreExclusive distributor for OMA analyzer platform including OMA-300, OMA-406 Rackmount, TLG-837 Tail Gas Analyzer, Wobbe Index Analyzer, Color Analyzers, InGaAs technology versions. Also distributes Tail Gas Probe V3 DEMISTER.
- Tiger OpticscoreExclusive distributor for CRDS (Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy) products including Spark Platform, CO-Rekt, HALO Platform, LaserTrace System, Prismatic 2, Tiger-i Platform, Aloha H2O Series.
- EcoPhysicscoreExclusive distributor for EcoPhysics nCLD chemiluminescence NOx analyzers including nCLD822M, nCLD EL S, nCLD 822 SSdhr models. Also EcoPhysics CEM NOx systems.
- EnvironicscoreExclusive distributor for Environics calibration systems including 6100/6103/9100 ozone calibrators, Series 2000/4000 gas mixers, 3000 gas blending systems, 2010/2014/2020/4040 gas dilution systems.
- SiemenscoreExclusive distributor for Siemens Ultramat 23, Ultramat 6, Oxymat 6, Calomat 6, MAXUM Edition II gas chromatograph, Biogas analyzer U 23, and CEM products.
- SynspeccoreExclusive distributor for Synspec GC955 Series (BTEX, Ozone Precursor, Mercaptan, Methane/THC analyzers), Alpha Series, Delta Series gas chromatographs.
- Thermo ScientificcoreExclusive distributor for Thermo Scientific Orion process analyzers including Chlorine XP, conductivity cells, DO analyzers, chloride/sodium/fluoride/ammonia analyzers, pH/ORP analyzers, Orion lab equipment.
- KemtrakcoreExclusive distributor for Kemtrak DCP007 industrial photometers (UV, NIR, standard), TC007 turbidimeters, FL007 oil in water analyzers, ExD enclosures. Headquarters Stockholm, manufacturing Gothenburg (ISO 9001:2015).
- Horiba TocaderocoreExclusive distributor for Horiba Tocadero ONE TOC and EVO online TOC analyzers.
- Protea FTIR TechnologycoreExclusive distributor for Protea FTIR analyzers including Protea 2000 In-Situ infrared gas analyser, ProtIR 204M.
- BioTectorcoreExclusive distributor for BioTector TOC analyzers for liquid analysis.
- Azbil (Yamatake)coreExclusive distributor for Azbil (formerly Yamatake) gas chromatographs measuring C1-C6+, Wobbe index, heat value, CO2, O2, density. Easy to integrate in total systems.
- Dr FödischcoreExclusive distributor for Dr Födisch mobile analyzers including MCA 14 m (10 IR components), MCA 10 m, MCA 10 Portable, UVA 17 CD m, UVA 17 HW m for temporary measurements.
- BIEM (Belgian Dutch Institute for Emission and Environmental Measurements)coreISO 17025 accredited measurement service partner providing QAL2 measurements, calibration services, and chemometric expertise for PEMS modeling. Scope: Council for Accreditation Scope L365.
- Emerson ElectricminorBrand partner for Emerson electric industrial measurement and control solutions.
- Fuji Electric SystemsminorBrand partner for Fuji Electric Systems measurement solutions.
- H2scanminorBrand partner for H2scan hydrogen measurement solutions.
- Cosa XentaurminorBrand partner for Cosa Xentaur moisture/dew point analyzers including Xentaur Dew Point extractive systems, HDT dew point meters, COSA 9610/9700/9750 BTU calorimeters.
- Cerex Monitoring SolutionsminorBrand partner for Cerex air monitoring solutions.
- MEECOminorBrand partner for MEECO gas analysis equipment.
- Q-MicrominorBrand partner for Q-Micro gas chromatographs including DynamiQ-X NG2210, NG2220, Compact Ex certified process GC, DynamiQ-S compact micro GC, DynamiQ-R 19 micro GC.
- Krüss OptronicminorBrand partner for Krüss laboratory equipment including P1000, P3001/3002/RS, P8000 polarimeters.
- V&FminorBrand partner for V&F gas analysis solutions.
- LSE MonitorsminorBrand partner for LSE NH3-1700 and N2O-4405 ambient air analyzers.
- Monitek - ChemtronicminorBrand partner for Monitek turbidity, color, and conductivity analyzers including 22E-LC, AS3, LAS, MTF, MTS, Messenger.
- Pentol SO3 AnalyserminorBrand partner for Pentol SO3 analyzers including SO3 Monitor.
- LiebherrminorBrand partner for Liebherr industrial solutions.
- Liquid Solids ControlminorBrand partner for Liquid Solids Control measurement solutions.
- TestaminorBrand partner for Testa measurement equipment.
- Drummond ScientificminorBrand partner for Drummond Scientific laboratory equipment including Nanoject II, Nanoject III microinjection systems.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Ankersmid Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Endress+Hauser: Swiss process instrumentation leader with extensive gas analysis and liquid analysis portfolios serving the same industrial process customers Ankersmid targets. Competes on full-scope single-vendor solutions where Ankersmid relies on multi-brand integration.
- HORIBA: Global analytical and measurement instrumentation group with a process and environmental division offering CEMS, automotive exhaust, and stack gas analyzers. Ankersmid is an exclusive distributor of Horiba Tocadero TOC products, making Horiba both a partner and a broader competitive incumbent in the same end markets.
- MKS Instruments: US-based provider of instruments, subsystems, and process control solutions including gas analysis and vacuum/pressure measurement used in semiconductor, industrial, and life sciences applications. Larger scale and broader portfolio than Ankersmid.
- AMETEK: US electronic instruments and electromechanical devices group with process and analytical divisions serving emissions monitoring, process gas analysis, and laboratory customers with strong global footprint and recurring service revenue.
- Siemens Process Analytics: Industrial process analytics arm offering Ultramat, Oxymat, Calomat, and MAXUM gas chromatographs — many of which Ankersmid distributes. As a brand owner and direct OEM, Siemens can bypass distributors on large global accounts, creating channel conflict risk for Ankersmid.
- Emerson Electric (Rosemount / Rosemount Analytical): Diversified industrial automation group with significant gas and liquid analytical instrumentation offerings (Rosemount Analytical, Xstream). Competes with Ankersmid on integrated emissions and process monitoring for refineries, chemicals, and power.
Emerging players
- Aeroqual: New Zealand-based air quality and gas monitoring specialist with growing presence in industrial emissions and ambient air monitoring. Competes with Ankersmid's ammonia and ambient air analyzer offerings (e.g., LSE Monitors partners) but with smaller installed base.
Direct peers
- Servomex: UK-based specialist in gas analysis (paramagnetic, zirconia, IR, FID) for industrial process and emissions applications. Closely comparable to Ankersmid's NDIR, oxygen, and CEMS portfolio, with comparable exclusive-distribution-style channel arrangements in several regions.
- SICK AG: German-headquartered global manufacturer of gas analyzers, emissions monitoring systems, and process instrumentation including in-situ TDLAS and CEMS solutions. Directly competes with Ankersmid across European industrial gas analysis customers, with deeper owned-IP and larger scale.
Regional players
- Drägerwerk: German-headquartered safety and gas detection specialist with overlap in fixed gas detection, emissions monitoring, and laboratory gas analysis. Competes regionally in Europe with comparable customer segments but stronger in safety/portable detection than continuous process analyzers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Frequently asked questions about Ankersmid Group
What does Ankersmid Group do?
Ankersmid Group engineers, supplies, and services gas and liquid analytical instrumentation as an exclusive distributor for more than 30 international brands. The company delivers complete Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) systems, gas conditioning systems, and turnkey process gas solutions to industrial customers, complemented by preventive/corrective maintenance, ISO 17025-accredited emission measurement services through BIEM, Predictive Emission Monitoring (PEMS) modeling, analyzer rental, and the Unburdening five-year outsourcing contract for emissions compliance.
Is Ankersmid Group a public or private company?
Ankersmid Group is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Ankersmid Group founded?
Ankersmid Group was founded in 1988. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Ankersmid Group based?
Ankersmid Group is headquartered in Nijverdal, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Ankersmid Group make money?
Seven revenue lines are on record. Gas Analysis Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are liquid Analysis Equipment Sales, gas Conditioning Systems, service and Maintenance, system Integration, equipment Rental and unburdening/Outsourcing Services.
Who are Ankersmid Group's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Endress+Hauser, HORIBA, MKS Instruments, AMETEK, Siemens Process Analytics and Emerson Electric (Rosemount / Rosemount Analytical). Aeroqual is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Servomex and SICK AG. Drägerwerk is listed as a regional player.
Does Ankersmid Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ankersmid Group.
What industry is Ankersmid Group in?
Ankersmid Group's product category is Industrial Process Analytical Instrumentation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAHADAA, Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) & Stack Testing, with a secondary code of EUAHACAB, Stack/Source Emissions Testing & CEMS Support. Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.