Weigel measuring devices

What Weigel measuring devices does

Weigel Meßgeräte GmbH is a third-generation, family-owned German manufacturer of electrical and electronic measuring instruments, headquartered in Cadolzburg, Germany (registered in Nuremberg, Amtsgericht Fürth HRB 18735), founded in 1919 by master watchmaker Martin Weigel. The company designs and produces analog panel meters (K-series plastic, M-series metal, with moving coil, moving iron, rectifier, and bimetal movements), digital panel meters, large digital displays (40mm to 300mm digit heights), multifunction meters with Rogowski coil technology (WPM-209/309), signal converters/transducers (Messumformer Series 2.0, 2.2, 2.3, 4.0, 5.0) supporting Modbus and various serial interfaces, precision shunts (Nebenwiderstände), and accessories such as signal lights, current transformers, switching position indicators, and fault indicators. Manufacturing is fully in-house at the Nuremberg facility (Erlenstraße 14), including instrument manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, shunt production on CNC machining centers, and a tool shop, with products certified to ISO 9001:2015, DEKRA, UL (US/Canada, certificate E309993), DNV-GL (maritime), and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping standards.

The company's revenue model is based on one-time hardware sales of measuring instruments, with pricing conducted on a quote-per-project basis rather than published price lists. Go-to-market is a hybrid model: direct sales from the Cadolzburg headquarters covering the Hesse region in Germany, a network of six regional German distributors covering all German territories, and nine international distributors across Czech Republic, China, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Malaysia, and South Africa. Customer segments are diversified across industrial manufacturing and plant engineering, energy supply companies, marine and shipbuilding, aviation/aerospace, and heavy industry (mining, chemical, steel). Specialized products include the SERANA-Q digitally-controlled analog displays with redundant NMEA interfaces for maritime navigation per IEC 61161-1. The Czech subsidiary Weigel-BSK SPOL. S.R.O. was established in 1994 to anchor Central European operations. The company is currently managed by Marie-Luise Rasch (née Weigel) and managing director Prof. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Gilgen, with 51-100 employees. No external institutional investment, funding rounds, or public listings are indicated.

Name

Weigel measuring devices

Legal name

Weigel Meßgeräte GmbH

Website

https://weigel-messgeraete.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Weigel Meßgeräte GmbH is a third-generation, family-owned German manufacturer of analog and digital panel meters, large displays, signal converters, and precision shunts serving industrial, energy, marine, aerospace, and heavy-industry customers through direct sales and an international distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cadolzburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Measuring Instruments Sales: Sale of analog and digital panel meters, large displays, multifunction meters, and accessories. One-time hardware purchase model with no recurring revenue mentioned.
2. Signal Converters (Messumformer) Sales: Sale of signal converters including TUA, AU, VU, A1U, V1U, AUE, VUE, AUD, VUD, EW, EB, DGW, DGB, DUW, DUB, VGW, VGB, VUW, VUB, CU, FU series for various electrical measurements.
3. Shunt (Nebenwiderstand) Sales: Production and sale of standard and custom shunts for current measurement applications. CNC-manufactured with high precision calibration.
4. Accessories Sales: Sale of accessories including signal lights (SIT30), current transformers (ASK, WSK, KBU, KBR), position indicators (PI, PIR, SUS), fault indicators (SM), voltage dividers, instrument switches, cover frames, and touch protection.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Weigel Meßgeräte GmbH manufactures and sells a broad range of electrical and electronic measuring instruments, including analog panel meters, digital displays (SERANA-Q series), large displays, multifunction meters (WPM-209/309), and shunt resistors/shunt resistor assemblies. Products are engineered and built in-house in Nürnberg, Germany, and supplied to industrial customers in switchgear manufacturing, power engineering, mechanical engineering, and medical technology. Custom-engineered variants are offered alongside the standard catalog range.

Product overview

Weigel Meßgeräte GmbH is a manufacturer of electrical and electronic measuring instruments, operating as a third-generation family business with over 90 years of experience. The product portfolio consists of analog panel meters (Einbaumessgeräte) with various measurement works (Drehspul, Dreheisen, Gleichrichter), digital panel meters (small and large displays), large digital displays (Großanzeigen) ranging from 40mm to 300mm digit heights, multifunction meters with Rogowski coil technology (WPM series), signal transducers/converter series (Messumformer 2.x, 4.0, 5.0) for converting electrical measurements to standardized outputs, precision shunts (Nebenwiderstände), and accessories (signal lights, current transformers, switching position indicators, fault indicators). Products serve industrial applications including ship navigation (NMEA interfaces), energy systems, process technology, and industrial automation. The company emphasizes in-house production from development through manufacturing to testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SERANA-Q Digital Displays

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50,000 measuring instruments produced and celebrated in 1951 (historical milestone)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Storm Energy GmbHminorOthers · 1 January 2013Storm Energy GmbH installed a photovoltaic system on the roof of the company building in 2013. This is a service/contractor relationship rather than a strategic partnership.
• Weigel-BSK SPOL. S.R.O.coreOthers · 1 January 1994Daughter company established in Brno, Czech Republic in 1994 for regional market coverage and potential manufacturing operations.
• GHV Trading, spol. s r.o. (Czech Republic)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distributor for Czech Republic market. Located at Edisonova 3, 612 00 Brno. Contact via [email protected] or www.ghvtrading.cz
• Shanghai Xiangshu Industrial Development Co. Ltd. (China)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for China market. Located at Building 121, No.2338 Duhui Road, Town Zhuanqiao, Minhang District, Shanghai. Contact via [email protected] or www.xs-eurtrade.com
• TAKOWA OY (Finland)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Finland market. Located at Strömbergintie 4 E, FI-00380 Helsinki. Contact via [email protected] or www.takowa.fi
• EURASET MADEP (France)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for France market. Located at Parc d'Activité des Bellevues, 2 Avenue du Gros Chêne, FR-95610 Éragny-sur-Oise. Contact via [email protected] or www.euraset.fr / www.madep.com
• Freber AS (Norway)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Norway market. Located at Graaterudveien 20, N-3036 Drammen. Contact via [email protected] or www.freber.no
• CA Mätsystem AB (Sweden)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Sweden market. Located at Sjöflygvägen 35, SE-183 04 Täby. Contact via [email protected] or www.camatsystem.com
• BENEDICT Swiss AG (Switzerland)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Switzerland market. Located at Grindelstraße 19, CH-8303 Bassersdorf. Contact via [email protected] or www.benedict-swiss.ch
• Enthu Technology Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Malaysia market. Located at No. 7, Jalan Anggerik Mokara F31/F, Kota Kemuning, MY-40460 Shah Alam, Selangor. Contact via [email protected] or www.enthu-tech.com
• Power Contractors (PTY) Ltd. (South Africa)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for South Africa market. Electrical engineers specializing in industrial instrumentation. Located at 263 Trichardts Road, Parkdene, Boksburg 1459. Contact via [email protected] or www.powercontractors.co.za
• H-C-B Technik (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony North. Contact: Carsten Berster, [email protected], www.hcb-technik.de
• Schröder-Industrie-Vertretung (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Lower Saxony South. Contact: Reinhold Schröder, [email protected]
• Welzer GmbH Industrial Components (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Berlin/Brandenburg, and Saxony/Thuringia. Multiple office locations. Contact via [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], www.welzer.de
• HI Elektronik Vertrieb GmbH (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate North. Located at Düsseldorfer Straße 547, 47055 Duisburg. Contact via [email protected], www.h-i-elektronik.de
• Ingenieurbüro Eck OHG (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Northern Bavaria. Located at An der Steige 21, 90614 Ammerndorf. Contact via [email protected], www.eck-iv.de
• Industrievertretung Dietmar Stamm (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Southern Bavaria. Located at Weyarner Straße 39, 81547 München. Contact via [email protected], www.i-d-s.eu

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Bender GmbH & Co. KG: Bender is a German manufacturer specializing in electrical safety measurement and monitoring (insulation monitoring, residual-current monitoring) for industrial, hospital, and maritime applications. It overlaps with Weigel in maritime certifications, German mid-market positioning, and the niche of safety/certified measurement instrumentation.
• LEM Holding SA: LEM is a Switzerland-based specialist in current transducers (Hall-effect and Rogowski-coil based) for industrial, energy, and traction applications. It is directly comparable to Weigel's WPM-209/309 multifunction meters (which also use Rogowski technology) and to Weigel's shunt-based current measurement products.
• Knick Elektronische Messgeräte GmbH & Co. KG: Knick is a German specialty manufacturer of signal conditioners, transducers, and process-analytical measurement instruments. It is closely comparable to Weigel's Messumformer/transducer business in target customers (industrial process technology), German mid-market positioning, and emphasis on precision signal conversion.
• GMC-I Gossen Metrawatt Camille Bauer: GMC-I is a Nuremberg-based German manufacturer of measurement instruments (analog/digital panel meters, multimeters, transducers, power-quality analyzers) directly competing with Weigel across industrial, energy, and maritime verticals. Notably, Weigel's 1990 product-line expansion was enabled by taking over Metrawatt GmbH's plastic-series production, a predecessor lineage to today's GMC-I group.
• DEIF A/S: DEIF is a Denmark-based manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for marine, offshore, and energy applications, including analog/digital panel meters, transducers, and switchboard instruments. It is closely comparable to Weigel on maritime certifications (DNV/GL-style approvals), panel-meter product overlap, and a similar niche specialty mid-market positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens AG: Siemens offers SENTRON panel meters, SITRANS transducers, and large-format industrial displays across industrial, energy, and marine verticals. It is a broad incumbent competitor with much greater scale, R&D, and global sales coverage than Weigel.
• Schneider Electric SE: Schneider Electric's PowerLogic range covers power meters, panel meters, and signal conditioners targeting industrial, energy, and data-center customers. It is a broad incumbent overlapping with Weigel on industrial power-monitoring product lines.
• ABB Ltd: ABB provides electrical measurement products (panel meters, power meters, transducers) within a much broader industrial-electrification portfolio. It competes with Weigel in industrial and marine markets but at incomparably larger scale.
• Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG: Phoenix Contact is a much larger German industrial-electronics manufacturer offering signal conditioners, transducers, panel meters, and measurement accessories alongside its core connection technology. It overlaps with Weigel's Messumformer and panel-meter lines but addresses a far broader portfolio and customer base.
• WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG: WAGO is a larger German manufacturer of interconnection and industrial-automation products, including signal conditioners, current transducers, and measurement modules. It overlaps with Weigel's transducer and accessory categories but at much greater scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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