Metis Africa

What Metis Africa does

METIS AFRICA is a France-headquartered industrial instrumentation distributor and engineering services provider serving process industries including oil and gas, power generation, mining, cement, and food and beverage. Founded in 2013 and operating from Devecey (Burgundy-Franche-Comté) with a regional office in Dubai, the company runs with 11–50 employees and reports enterprise customers such as Total, Perenco, SIR, Trident, Azito, Nestlé, Wilmar, and Sococim. The company is represented by Ludovic Gelly and is registered in Besançon (RCS 791 898 042) with a €20,000 share capital; it is privately held with no disclosed institutional ownership, funding rounds, M&A, or public market presence in the available data.

Name

Metis Africa

Legal name

METIS AFRICA

Website

https://metisafrica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metis Africa is a France-headquartered industrial instrumentation distributor and engineering services provider serving oil and gas, power, mining, cement, and food and beverage enterprises across Europe and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Instrumentation and Precision Measurement Distribution

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Test, Measurement & Calibration Equipment Manufacturing Services (ATE, DAQ, metrology electronics) (IMAGAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sensors & Instrumentation Electronics Manufacturing Services (Transmitters, analyzers, industrial sensors) (IMAGAGAL), Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Industrial instrumentation distribution
• Flow measurement solutions
• Pressure and temperature instruments
• Multiphase flow metering
• Industrial calibration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Devecey

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Distribution and Sales: Distribution and resale of industrial instrumentation products from partner brands (Yokogawa, WIKA, Beamex, SPIRIT-IT ABB, INOV8, VEGA) including flow meters, pressure transmitters, temperature sensors, level instruments, fluid analyzers, and calibration equipment. Revenue generated through direct sales to industrial customers.
2. Engineering and Technical Services: Technical services including audit, study & sizing, commissioning, training, and troubleshooting support for instrumentation installations. Services are offered to complement product sales and provide added value to industrial customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Metis Africa distributes and installs industrial instrumentation and precision measurement equipment for process industries, reselling flow meters, pressure transmitters, temperature sensors, level instruments, fluid analyzers, and calibration systems from six global brands (Yokogawa, WIKA, Beamex, SPIRIT-IT ABB, INOV8, VEGA). The company also develops the proprietary SkidM multiphase flow meter and provides engineering services including audit, study & sizing, commissioning, training, and technical troubleshooting for industrial customers.

Product overview

METIS AFRICA is an industrial instrumentation distributor and engineering partner specializing in measurement solutions for process industries. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of measurement technologies organized across seven product categories: Flow & Metering (including proprietary SkidM multiphase meters, as well as distributed Yokogawa multivariable transmitters, Flow-X calculators, orifice plates, Pitot tubes, and rotameters), Pressure (WIKA pressure gauges, transmitters, and digital meters; Yokogawa pressure transmitters), Temperature (WIKA resistance sensors, thermocouples, bimetal thermometers, and thermowells), Level (VEGA radar/capacitive/vibrating level sensors and switches), Fluid Analysis (Yokogawa liquid analyzers for pH/conductivity/dissolved oxygen, INOV8 oil-in-water analyzers, and Yokogawa gas analyzers including oxygen, laser spectrometers, and gas chromatographs), Calibration (Beamex calibrators, calibration pumps, benches, and metrology software including CMX and LOGiCAL), and Accessories (WIKA manifolds, DBB valves, cable glands, and closure plugs). The company distributes internationally recognized brands including Yokogawa, WIKA, Beamex, Spirit-IT ABB (now ABB), INOV8, and VEGA, while also offering proprietary multiphase flow measurement solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SkidM Multiphase Flow Meter Proprietary METIS AFRICA-developed multiphase flow meter skid system for precise measurement of multiphase (oil/gas/water) flows, representing a major technological advancement in the company's instrumentation portfolio and targeted at oil and gas operators.
• Flow-X High-Precision Flow Calculator (SPIRIT-IT ABB) Distributed high-precision flow calculator for fiscal metering, transactional metering, and allocation applications, supporting liquid and gas custody transfer. API 5.5 and ISO 6551 compliant for oil field custody transfer.
• WIKA Pressure Gauges, Transmitters and Digital Manometers Distributed WIKA pressure measurement portfolio including Bourdon tube pressure gauges (Manometer 232.50, 233.50, 232.34, 233.34, 732, 733), the CPG1500 digital precision pressure gauge with 0.1% uncertainty (optional 0.05% or 0.025%), and differential pressure gauges for process industry applications.
• WIKA Temperature Sensors and Thermometers Distributed WIKA temperature measurement portfolio including bimetal thermometers (Thermometer 55, TG54, TG53), resistance process sensors (TR12), process thermocouples (TC12), thermowells (TW10, TW15), bypass magnetic level indicators (BNA), and ice level indicators (LGG).
• VEGA Level and Radar Sensors Distributed VEGA level measurement portfolio including guided wave radar sensors (VEGAFLEX), non-contact radar sensors (VEGAPULS), vibrating level detectors (VEGASWING, VEGAVIB, VEGAWAVE), and capacitive rod electrodes (VEGACAL, VEGACAP) for continuous level and interface measurement of liquids and bulk solids.
• Yokogawa Liquid Analyzers and Sensors Distributed Yokogawa liquid analysis portfolio including the FLXA402 4-wire multichannel converter/transmitter for pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen measurement (up to five sensors), the FLXA202 and FLXA21 2-wire transmitters, FU20/FU24 pH/ORP sensors, SC42/SC4A(J) and ISC40 conductivity sensors, DO71/DO72 and DO30G dissolved oxygen sensors, and SC92, PH91 and PH92 portable analyzers for field validation.
• Yokogawa Gas Analyzers (Zirconium and Laser) Distributed Yokogawa gas analysis portfolio including ATEX-certified ZR802S/ZR22S zirconium probe oxygen analyzers for hazardous areas, ZR22G/ZR802G/ZR202G safe-area versions for oxygen/humidity measurement at high temperatures, and TDLS8000/TDLS8200 tunable diode laser spectrometers for in-situ gas analysis with SIL 2/3 functional safety certification.
• INOV8 Oil-in-Water Analyzers Distributed INOV8 online oil-in-water analyzers including the OIW EXP insertion model with ultrasonic RapidWave cleaning and laser-induced fluorescence technology for precise oil detection in demanding environments, and the OIW EXS bypass model for monitoring effluent compliance and hydrocarbon leak detection in water systems.
• Beamex Calibration Equipment Distributed Beamex calibration solutions including the MC6 advanced field calibrator and communicator, the MC6-Ex intrinsically safe variant for hazardous areas, the MC6-T temperature calibration furnace, the MC6-WS metrology bench calibrator, ePG electric pressure generator, PG manual pressure pumps, POC8 automatic pressure regulator, and the CENTRiCAL modular calibration bench system.
• Beamex Calibration Management Software Distributed Beamex industrial metrology software including LOGiCAL for managing instrument fleets, scheduling calibrations and generating calibration certificates; CMX for calibration management, data analysis and certificate generation; and the CMX Analytics Dashboard for CPI visualization, workload overview, historical trends and calibration drift forecasting.
• Yokogawa EJX910A Multivariable Flow Transmitter and Flow Elements Distributed Yokogawa multivariable transmitter (EJX910A) combining differential pressure, static pressure, temperature measurement and integrated flow calculator for fully compensated mass flow, paired with complementary flow elements including the RAKD and RAMC metal variable area flowmeters (rotameters), Pitot tubes, orifice plates and annular chambers.
• Yokogawa GC8000 Process Gas Chromatograph Distributed Yokogawa GC8000 process gas chromatograph for multi-component gas or volatile liquid analysis with AI-powered maintenance support, and ATEX/IECEx/FM/CSA/NEPSI/TIIS certified for hazardous area use.
• Instrumentation Accessories (Manifolds, DBB Valves, Cable Glands, Plugs) Distributed WIKA instrumentation accessories including IV2, IV3, and IV5 manifolds for differential pressure instrument mounting, IBM2/IBM3/IBF2/IBF3/IBS3/IBJ4 double block and bleed (DBB) monobloc valves, ADE 4F explosion-proof cable glands, and CAP19 ATEX-certified hexagonal closure plugs.
• Engineering and Technical Services Engineering services bundled with product distribution, covering audit, study and sizing, supply, commissioning, training, and troubleshooting support for instrumentation installations across oil & gas, power generation, mining, cement, and food industries.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• YokogawacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Yokogawa industrial instrumentation products including flow meters (Coriolis, multivariable, vortex, rotameter), pressure transmitters, temperature sensors, gas and liquid analyzers (oxygen, TDLAS, chromatograph), pH/conductivity sensors, and control systems
• WIKAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for WIKA measurement products including pressure gauges, pressure transmitters, temperature sensors, thermometers, level indicators, diaphragm seals, and instrumentation accessories (manifolds, DBB valves, cable glands)
• BeamexcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Beamex calibration solutions including calibrators (MC6 series), calibration pumps, reference thermometers, calibration software (LOGiCAL, CMX), and calibration bench systems (CENTRiCAL)
• SPIRIT-IT ABBcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for SPIRIT-IT ABB (acquired by ABB in 2014) flow computing solutions including Flow-X high-precision flow calculators for fiscal metering, custody transfer, and allocation applications
• INOV8coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for INOV8 hydrocarbon-in-water analyzers including OIW EXS (bypass model) and OIW EXP (insertion model) for oil detection in water, using laser-induced fluorescence technology for environmental compliance monitoring
• VEGAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for VEGA level and pressure sensors including radar sensors (VEGAFLEX, VEGAPULS), vibrating level switches (VEGASWING, VEGAWAVE, VEGAVIB), capacitive sensors (VEGACAL, VEGACAP) for continuous level and interface measurement

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Bronkhorst: Specialist in low-flow measurement and control (mass flow meters/controllers, thermal and Coriolis) for process and analytical applications. Comparable to Metis Africa's flow-metering and fluid-analysis offering in customer use cases, though typically at a smaller scale and more niche footprint.

Direct peers

• KROHNE: Specialist manufacturer of industrial process instrumentation, with deep strength in flow measurement and custody transfer — directly overlapping with Metis Africa's SkidM and Flow-X-based offerings. KROHNE has its own sales and engineering presence in France and the UAE targeting oil & gas and process industry customers.
• Beamex: Beamex is a Metis Africa distribution partner for industrial calibration equipment (MC6 calibrators, calibration benches, LOGiCAL/CMX software). As an OEM it directly competes with other calibration solution providers and shares the same industrial customer base in France, MENA, and process industries.
• Bürkert: Manufacturer and solutions provider of fluid control systems, sensors, and process instrumentation. Bürkert competes with Metis Africa's flow, level, and analysis portfolio and serves overlapping end markets in process industries with strong European and Middle East coverage.
• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, temperature, and liquid analysis. Endress+Hauser competes head-to-head with Metis Africa in many of the same product categories and serves the same oil & gas, power, and process-industry customers, including through its own French and Middle East subsidiaries.

Broad incumbents

• Vega Grieshaber: VEGA is a Metis Africa distribution partner for level measurement sensors (radar, vibrating, capacitive) but also sells directly in France and MENA, making it a parallel player in the level instrumentation space with broader brand recognition.
• Emerson Process Management: Large incumbent automation and process instrumentation player (Rosemount, Micro Motion) that competes broadly with the distributed Yokogawa/WIKA/VEGA brands Metis Africa carries. Targets the same oil & gas, power, and process-industry customers with its own direct sales force in France and the Middle East.
• Yokogawa Electric: Yokogawa is both a core brand partner and a competitor via its direct subsidiaries in France and the Middle East. Its pressure transmitters, flow meters, and process analyzers overlap significantly with what Metis Africa distributes, making it a "partner-then-competitor" comparable.
• ABB Measurement & Analytics: ABB owns SPIRIT-IT (the Flow-X flow computing line Metis Africa distributes) and also offers its own multivariable transmitters and analyzers, creating a dual relationship of partner and competitor. ABB's process instrumentation business overlaps heavily with Metis Africa's fiscal metering and analyzer portfolio.

Regional players

• Aquas Inc: Regional distributor/integrator of industrial measurement and process control solutions with comparable business model to Metis Africa (authorized distribution of global instrumentation brands plus engineering services) but with different geographic coverage, often Africa-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance62 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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