Coleman Instrument Company

What Coleman Instrument Company does

Coleman Instrument Company is a privately held, founder-owned process instrumentation distributor and authorized service provider founded in 1985 by Dave Coleman in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm operates a field-sales-led go-to-market serving industrial process control customers across the Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky tri-state region. It maintains offices in Cincinnati (headquarters), Westerville (Ohio), and Morristown (Indiana), with a headcount range of 11-50 employees.

The company distributes and services a multi-brand portfolio of measurement hardware spanning nine categories: pressure transmitters, flow meters (magnetic, vortex, coriolis, thermal dispersion, mass), level instruments (ultrasonic, radar, hydrostatic, capacitance), temperature sensors and transmitters (RTD, thermocouple), analytical and process analyzers, industrial wireless solutions (WirelessHART, battery-powered sensors), non-contact laser speed and length gauges, signal conditioning and surge protection modules, plus factory-authorized calibration and service. Manufacturer partnerships include Foxboro/Invensys, Kurz Instruments, TRICOR Flow, Meriam, Oleumtech, Beta LaserMike, Elpro, Flo-Corp, Burns Engineering, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Vogtlin, M-System, Newport Electronics, and Tel-tru. Service capabilities include ISA Qualified Services for repair, installation, calibration, start-up, commissioning, preventive maintenance, spare parts management, training, and consulting.

Coleman serves eight process verticals — chemical, energy and power utilities, food/dairy/beverage, metals, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, refining, and water/wastewater treatment — with application-specific solutions such as continuous flare stack monitoring for refineries and digester gas monitoring for wastewater treatment. The business model combines hardware resale with recurring professional services revenue, differentiated by certified specialists (including three Oleumtech Certified Specialists), authorized factory service status with principal principals, and nearly four decades of application engineering relationships with industrial customers in the tri-state Midwest market.

Name

Coleman Instrument Company

Legal name

Coleman Instrument Company

Website

https://colemaninstrument.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coleman Instrument Company is a privately held, Cincinnati-based process instrumentation distributor founded in 1985, serving industrial customers in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky with measurement hardware, calibration, and start-up services across chemical, energy, food, metals, pharma, pulp & paper, refining, and water/wastewater verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Instrumentation

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Automation Instrumentation & Control (DCS, Valves, Actuators, Analyzers) (IMAHAHAM)

Keywords

• Process instrumentation
• Pressure transmitters
• Flow measurement
• Level measurement
• Industrial calibration

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Process Instrumentation Products: Sales of process measurement instrumentation including pressure, temperature, level, flow transmitters and analytical analyzers. The company distributes products from partner manufacturers including Foxboro, Kurz Instruments, Oleumtech, and others.
2. Service & Calibration: Factory authorized service, repair, calibration, start-up, commissioning, preventive/corrective maintenance, spare parts management, and training services for instrumentation products.
3. Consulting Services: Consulting services to identify opportunities and solutions to improve performance, production processes and regulatory compliance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Coleman Instrument Company distributes and services industrial process measurement instrumentation, including pressure, flow, level, and temperature devices sourced from represented manufacturers such as Foxboro and Kurz. The company pairs product distribution with lifecycle services covering calibration, repair, application engineering, and consulting for industrial customers.

Product overview

Coleman Instrument Company is a process instrumentation distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of measurement solutions organized into nine core product categories: Pressure, Flow, Level, Temperature, Analytical & Process Analyzers, Wireless Solutions, Non-Contact Speed & Length Measurement, Factory Authorized Service & Calibration, and Lighting Surge Protection and Signal Conditioning. The company operates as a value-added distributor representing globally recognized manufacturers including Foxboro (Invensys), Kurz Instruments, Tricor Flow, Meriam, Oleumtech, Elpro, Flo-Corp, Vogtlin, Thermo Scientific, Burns Engineering, and Newport Electronics. Their solutions span industrial measurement hardware for hazardous area applications (Class 1 Division 1 certified), with complementary services including installation, calibration, start-up, training, and consulting. The product architecture follows a model where hardware measurement devices (transmitters, sensors, analyzers) are complemented by signal conditioning modules and supported by factory-authorized service and maintenance programs. Application-specific solutions are also provided for industries including chemical, energy/power, food/dairy, metals, pharmaceutical, pulp/paper, refinery, and water/wastewater treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Process Instrumentation Products
• Service & Calibration
• Consulting Services

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Invensys Operations Management (Foxboro Company)coreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership with Invensys Operations Management (Foxboro Company) for process instrumentation solutions. Coleman distributes Foxboro products and is an authorized factory service provider for Foxboro instrumentation.
• Oleumtech CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationOleumtech is a manufacturer of Class 1 Div 1 pressure, temperature, level, and flow transmitters with web data logging capabilities. Coleman has three Oleumtech Certified Specialists on staff.
• Kurz InstrumentscoreTechnology or IntegrationKurz Instruments provides flow measurement solutions. Coleman is an authorized factory service provider for Kurz Instruments.
• TRICOR FlowcoreTechnology or IntegrationTRICOR Flow provides Coriolis technology flow meters. Coleman is an authorized factory service provider for TRICOR Flow.
• Meriam Process TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationMeriam Process Technologies provides pressure instrumentation products distributed by Coleman.
• Beta LaserMikecoreTechnology or IntegrationBeta LaserMike (LaserSpeed) provides non-contact speed and length measurement gauges for industrial applications.
• ElprocoreTechnology or IntegrationElpro provides wireless solutions and radios for industrial process monitoring applications.
• Flo-CorpcoreTechnology or IntegrationFlo-Corp provides level measurement solutions including ultrasonic and other technologies for industrial applications.
• Burns EngineeringcoreTechnology or IntegrationBurns Engineering provides temperature measurement solutions including RTD sensors and thermocouples for industrial applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Yokogawa Electric Corporation: Process automation incumbent combining DCS with pressure, temperature, flow, and analytical instrumentation for oil & gas, chemical, and power customers—comparable instrumentation offering but typically bundled with control systems.
• Siemens Process Instrumentation: Global automation and instrumentation portfolio (SITRANS) addressing flow, level, pressure, temperature, and weighing—overlaps with Coleman's product categories but as part of a much broader industrial automation and digitalization portfolio.
• Emerson Automation Solutions (Rosemount): Dominant process instrumentation manufacturer (Rosemount, Micro Motion, Fisher) serving the same chemical, refinery, power, and water verticals as Coleman, but operating globally with direct sales and integrated automation platforms.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Process automation incumbent with measurement instrumentation and control systems for refining, petrochemical, and power—overlapping customer verticals and instrumentation categories with Coleman.
• ABB Process Automation: Large incumbent offering measurement instruments, analytics, and DCS/control systems for the same process industries—broader portfolio than Coleman but competing for the same instrumentation budget at industrial customers.

Direct peers

• KROHNE: Process instrumentation manufacturer with deep flow measurement expertise (Coriolis, electromagnetic, vortex) and broader level/temperature/analytical portfolio—directly comparable solutions for the same chemical, water, and refining customers.
• VEGA Grieshaber: Specialist in level, pressure, and density measurement instrumentation for chemical, water/wastewater, food, and pharmaceutical applications—a focused subset of Coleman's portfolio but with significant overlap in core measurement categories.
• Endress+Hauser: Global specialist in industrial process measurement instruments for flow, level, pressure, temperature, and analytical—directly comparable product portfolio and customer verticals to Coleman, but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Process Instruments): Manufacturer of process analytical instrumentation (gas analyzers, mass spectrometry, liquid analytical) that Coleman both distributes and competes with at the analytical instrument layer across refining and emissions monitoring customers.
• WIKA Instrument Corporation: Mid-sized industrial instrumentation specialist focused on pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurement—closely overlapping product mix and customer base, including hazardous-area certified products similar to Coleman's Class 1 Div 1 offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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