Pdv-software

What Pdv-software does

Pdv-software operates its industrial software business under the brand METALOGIE. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Goslar, Germany, the company develops laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and quality assurance (QS) workflow software for industrial clients in the construction materials, metals/metallurgy, and recycling sectors. Its platform combines a core Labormanagement / LIMS module that links measurement values, analyses, evaluations, and commercial data with standardized QS-Workflows covering sampling, production processes, and occupational safety. Specialized modules extend the platform into test equipment management, measurement uncertainty determination (Messunsicherheiten), wet fire extinguishing curve evaluation (NLK3), materials management and testing (Werkstoffe verwalten & prüfen), and interlaboratory comparisons (Ringversuche). The sims3 product addresses content calculation and back-calculation across material fractions in scrap recycling.

The business model is enterprise B2B software sold primarily through direct sales with custom implementation services, supported by annual contract cadence and quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market targets vertical-specific laboratory and quality functions within industrial firms, with sales concentrated in the DACH region but with an installed base in 21 countries. Revenue is treated as recurring/subscription-based per source categorization. The company supplements commercial activity with a research and ecosystem strategy, participating in consortium projects (KREIS, HSE-Hub, ReTail) and industry bodies such as GDMB, and operates a separate KI (Künstliche Intelligenz) innovation track. The firm is founder/management-controlled under Tristan Niewisch as Managing Director and CEO, with reported headcount in the 11–50 range and total disclosed capital inflows limited to a €333,000 EU grant (2017) supplementing a €1.2M relocation investment into the Metallurgiepark Oker site.

Name

Pdv-software

Legal name

METALOGIE

Website

https://pdv-software.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

METALOGIE (Pdv-software) builds laboratory information management and quality assurance workflow software for industrial customers in the metals, construction materials, and recycling sectors, combining a LIMS core with specialized modules and the sims3 recycling analytics product, sold via direct enterprise sales across 21 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

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Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Life Science Software & Informatics (LIMS/ELN/Bioinformatics)

SECONDARYIMAKAOAO

Health, Safety & Risk Engineering (Process Safety, HAZOP/HAZID, Emergency Systems)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Metals & Mining/Mine Development, Engineering & EPC (Design, Construction, Closure & Reclamation)

Keywords

• Laboratory information management
• Quality assurance software
• Industrial process digitization
• Materials testing software
• Metals industry software

Headquarters

HQ city

Goslar

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Solutions: METALOGIE generates revenue through specialized laboratory management (LIMS), quality assurance workflow software, and industrial process digitization solutions for the metals and construction materials industries. Revenue model appears to be primarily enterprise software licensing with custom implementation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

METALOGIE develops and sells specialized laboratory information management (LIMS) and quality assurance workflow software for industrial clients in the construction materials, metals, and recycling sectors. The offering combines a core LIMS platform, standardized QS-Workflows for sampling, production and occupational safety, and the sims3 analysis engine for content calculation across material fractions, with custom implementation and ongoing support for enterprise customers in 21 countries.

Product overview

METALOGIE develops laboratory data management and quality assurance software as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product encompasses Labormanagement/LIMS for linking measurement values, analyses, and evaluations, combined with QS-Workflows for standardized quality assurance processes. These integrate with specialized modules for test equipment management (Pruefmittel verwalten), measurement uncertainty determination, wet fire extinguishing curve evaluation (NLK3), materials management and testing, and interlaboratory comparisons (Ringversuche). Additional modules cover sampling workflows (Probenahmeprozess), production processes, occupational safety, reporting, and data visualization. The sims3 software handles content calculations across material fractions for the metal and recycling industries. The company also conducts AI research under its Innovation/Forschung section.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labormanagement / LIMS Laboratory information and management system for the construction materials and metals industry that links measurement values, analyses, evaluations, and commercial data according to individual customer requirements, enabling transparent processes and reliable insights for industrial laboratory operations.
• QS-Workflows Quality assurance workflow platform providing standardized process sequences for employee activities across sampling, production, and occupational safety, delivering traceable procedures with verifiable data for industrial clients.
• sims3 Analysis software for calculating material contents across all fractions, including content back-calculation features, targeted at metal and recycling industry customers for scrap analysis and process evaluation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customers served in 21 countries

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sartorius AGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership through corporate sustainability initiative (Baum-Projekt/Partner-Baum). METALOGIE participated in planting a tree at Sartorius AG headquarters as part of environmental commitment program. This represents a corporate social responsibility partnership rather than a commercial technology alliance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Autoscribe Informatics: Matrix Gemini LIMS vendor with strong presence in manufacturing, metals, and environmental testing labs. Directly comparable as a mid-sized LIMS specialist targeting industrial QC laboratories.
• STARLIMS (Abbott Informatics): LIMS provider with strong footprint in manufacturing, food & beverage, and industrial QC labs. Closely comparable because both target process-industry QA/QC laboratory workflows with configurable platforms.
• LabWare: Established global LIMS vendor serving industrial, pharmaceutical, and environmental labs. Directly comparable because both sell configurable laboratory information management platforms into regulated, multi-process industrial customers.
• CSB-System: ERP/MES software vendor with a strong footprint in food, chemical, and process-industry operations in the DACH region. Comparable as a DACH-based software vendor targeting process manufacturers with integrated lab and quality functionality.
• LabVantage Solutions: Enterprise LIMS platform vendor serving manufacturing, quality, and R&D labs. Comparable as a competitor in the same LIMS category with similar enterprise software delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific (SampleManager LIMS): Major scientific instrument and lab informatics provider offering SampleManager LIMS. Comparable as a large incumbent LIMS serving industrial and process labs, though it competes across a much broader portfolio.
• Siemens Opcenter (Siemens Digital Industries): Provides Opcenter Quality and Manufacturing Execution solutions serving process and discrete manufacturers. Comparable as a broad industrial software suite that overlaps with METALOGIE's QA workflow and lab-process digitization offerings.
• Dassault Systèmes BIOVIA: Offers laboratory informatics (ELN, LIMS, QMS) as part of a broader PLM/scientific software portfolio. Comparable as an incumbent that competes for industrial laboratory digitization budgets, particularly in materials and process industries.
• ABB Ability Genix Industrial Analytics: Industrial analytics and process optimization software for metals, mining, and process industries. Comparable in serving the metals and process-industry customer base with analytics and quality-oriented software.

Emerging players

• Core Informatics (LabVantage subsidiary brand): Configurable LIMS platform positioned for emerging and mid-market lab digitization. Comparable in delivering flexible LIMS configurations to industrial and analytical laboratories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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