Gardasoft
Gardasoft Vision Limited designs and manufactures LED Lighting Controllers, LED Strobe Controllers, Liquid Lens Controllers, and Timing Controllers for industrial machine vision, selling globally via distributors and OEMs across machine vision, security, ceramics & glass, food & beverage, and transportation verticals.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1999
- HeadquartersSwavesey, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Gardasoft does
Gardasoft Vision Limited is a privately held UK company (registered in England, company number 03763190) founded in 1999 and headquartered in Swavesey, near Cambridge. With approximately 25 employees, the company designs and manufactures high-performance LED Lighting Controllers, LED Strobe Controllers, Liquid Lens Controllers (notably the TR-CL180 supporting Optotune focus-tunable lenses), and Precision Timing Controllers (CC320, RTCC4) used in industrial machine vision systems. Its proprietary Triniti Technology platform provides intelligent, networked LED controller capability and is the technical foundation for the RT, PP, TR-HT and RC product series. The portfolio also includes complementary LED lighting hardware (VLX line lights up to 2500 kLux, VCT bar lights, VTR strobe lights across visible and IR wavelengths) plus an OEM Solutions service for embedded design.
The business sells hardware primarily through a global distributor network, including STEMMER IMAGING across most of Europe, the CCS family of companies (America, Japan, China, Southeast Asia) covering North America, APAC and Greater China, Adept Turnkey in Australia, and Lucid Imaging in India. Gardasoft supplements its hardware with a software stack consisting of a C++/C#/VB.NET SDK (v3.1.0), the Vision Utility configuration tool, and the GardasoftMaint network utility, plus integration plug-ins for Teledyne Dalsa Sherlock and Cognex In-Sight. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers are routed through distributors or direct regional contacts.
End markets span machine vision (the primary segment), plus security/surveillance, ceramics & glass inspection, food & beverage inspection, traffic/ANPR, rail, printing, steel, and pharmaceutical inspection. The company is ISO 9001 certified (NQA, UKAS-accredited) and has received multiple Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards (Silver 2015, 2018, 2019; Gold 2016) and inVISION Top Innovation recognition (2016, 2017). Gardasoft has no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no recorded M&A activity.
Gardasoft firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Gardasoft
- Legal name
- Gardasoft Vision Limited
- Website
- https://gardasoft.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1999
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Gardasoft Vision Limited designs and manufactures LED Lighting Controllers, LED Strobe Controllers, Liquid Lens Controllers, and Timing Controllers for industrial machine vision, selling globally via distributors and OEMs across machine vision, security, ceramics & glass, food & beverage, and transportation verticals.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Gardasoft industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Machine Vision Lighting Controllers
- NAICS
- Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Machine Vision & Inspection Lighting (Ring lights, bar lights, backlights, strobed illumination) (IMAGAIAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF), Lighting Controls & Smart Lighting Systems (BPABAGAC)
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Where Gardasoft is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Swavesey
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Gardasoft business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Hardware Product Sales: Sale of LED Lighting Controllers, Strobe Controllers, Lens Controllers and Timing Controllers as stand-alone units and embedded solutions
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Gardasoft product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Gardasoft Vision designs and manufactures high-performance LED Lighting Pulse Controllers, LED Strobe Controllers, Liquid Lens Controllers, and Timing Controllers for machine vision applications. The portfolio includes stand-alone units (RT, PP, RC series), the proprietary Triniti intelligent lighting platform, complementary LED illumination products, OEM custom design services, and configuration software/SDKs for industrial inspection, quality control, and automated imaging systems.
Product overview
Gardasoft designs and manufactures high-performance LED Lighting Controllers, LED Strobe Controllers, Liquid Lens Controllers (TR-CL180), and Timing Controllers (CC320, RTCC4) for machine vision applications. Their product portfolio includes stand-alone units (RT Series: RT200/400/800, PP Series: PP400/500/600/800/420/520, RC Series: RC100/120), embedded solutions, and the Triniti intelligent lighting platform. Complementary LED lighting products include VLX Line Lights, VCT bar lights, and VTR strobe lights. They offer OEM custom design services and provide software tools including a C++/C#/VB.NET SDK, Vision Utility, and GardasoftMaint configuration tool. Markets served include machine vision, security/surveillance, traffic, rail, printing, steel, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, ceramics & glass, and vision-guided robotics.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Triniti Technology: Triniti enabled controllers - smart, networked LED lighting controllers with integrated software functionality
- SafeSense
- SafePower
Products and services
- LED Lighting Controllers (RT and PP Series)
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 10x increase in light intensity output compared to non-pulsed operation
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Gardasoft
Customer profileSegments6 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Gardasoft technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
AI capability3 records
Feature4 records
Gardasoft partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- STEMMER IMAGINGcoreSTEMMER IMAGING is a major European distribution partner for Gardasoft, covering multiple countries including Germany (headquarters), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and UK.
- CCS America Inc.coreCCS America serves as the primary distributor for Gardasoft products in the US market, based in Woburn, Massachusetts.
- CCS Inc. (Japan)coreCCS Inc. based in Kyoto, Japan is a key distribution partner for Gardasoft in the Japanese market.
- CCS Asia PTE. LTD.coreCCS Asia serves as the primary distribution partner covering Singapore and Southeast Asian markets including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Philippines.
- CCS China Inc.coreCCS China Inc. provides distribution coverage for Gardasoft products in mainland China with offices in Shenzhen and Shanghai.
- Adept TurnkeycoreAdept Turnkey serves as the Australian distributor for Gardasoft with offices in Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney.
- Lucid Imaging Pvt LtdcoreLucid Imaging is the Indian distribution partner for Gardasoft, based in Bangalore.
- OnVision Co., Ltd.minorOnVision Co., Ltd. provides distribution coverage for Gardasoft products in Korea.
- Tokyomachine Vision System Inc.minorTokyomachine Vision System Inc. provides additional distribution coverage for Gardasoft in Japan.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Gardasoft competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Balluff: Balluff is an industrial sensor and connectivity provider with growing machine vision offerings. It is comparable to Gardasoft as a broad industrial automation incumbent expanding into vision and lighting control for factory customers.
- SICK AG: SICK is a major German industrial sensor and machine vision company. It is comparable as a broad incumbent serving similar factory-automation customers with integrated vision and illumination solutions.
- Teledyne DALSA / Teledyne Technologies: Teledyne DALSA is a major machine vision camera and software platform provider. Gardasoft integrates with Teledyne Dalsa Sherlock, making Teledyne both a channel partner and a broad incumbent whose vision systems include lighting and control capabilities.
- Cognex Corporation: Cognex is the largest pure-play machine vision company, offering vision systems, cameras, and software. It is both a partner (via In-Sight Explorer integration) and an indirect competitor whose vision systems can subsume lighting control functions.
- Keyence Corporation: Keyence is a global leader in industrial automation sensors and vision systems with integrated lighting. It competes broadly with Gardasoft as a one-stop supplier that bundles vision, lighting, and control in factory-automation deals.
Direct peers
- CCS Inc. CCS Inc. (Kyoto) is a leading manufacturer of LED lighting for machine vision and industrial applications, and simultaneously serves as Gardasoft's distribution partner in Japan and other regions. It competes head-to-head with Gardasoft on machine vision illumination globally.
- Advanced Illumination: Advanced Illumination specializes in LED lighting for machine vision, including strobe and constant-on illumination. It is a direct peer to Gardasoft's VLX, VCT, and VTR LED lighting lines and competes for the same industrial inspection design wins.
- Smart Vision Lights: Smart Vision Lights designs and manufactures LED lighting products specifically for machine vision and industrial inspection applications. It is the closest direct competitor to Gardasoft's LED lighting and strobe controller portfolio, serving overlapping customers in factory automation.
- Metaphase Technologies: Metaphase Technologies designs LED line lights and machine vision illumination, including high-intensity line scan lighting. It directly overlaps with Gardasoft's VLX LED Line Lights and strobe lighting offerings for industrial inspection.
Emerging players
- Optotune: Optotune manufactures focus-tunable liquid lenses used in machine vision and optics. Gardasoft's TR-CL180 lens controller is built to drive Optotune lenses, making Optotune a complementary rather than directly competing peer in the focus-control ecosystem.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Gardasoft compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Gardasoft financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Gardasoft leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Gardasoft funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Gardasoft M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Gardasoft
What does Gardasoft do?
Gardasoft Vision designs and manufactures high-performance LED Lighting Pulse Controllers, LED Strobe Controllers, Liquid Lens Controllers, and Timing Controllers for machine vision applications. The portfolio includes stand-alone units (RT, PP, RC series), the proprietary Triniti intelligent lighting platform, complementary LED illumination products, OEM custom design services, and configuration software/SDKs for industrial inspection, quality control, and automated imaging systems.
Is Gardasoft a public or private company?
Gardasoft is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Gardasoft founded?
Gardasoft was founded in 1999. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Gardasoft based?
Gardasoft is headquartered in Swavesey, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Gardasoft make money?
One revenue line is on record: hardware Product Sales.
Who are Gardasoft's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Balluff, SICK AG, Teledyne DALSA / Teledyne Technologies, Cognex Corporation and Keyence Corporation. Direct peers are CCS Inc., Advanced Illumination, Smart Vision Lights and Metaphase Technologies. Optotune is listed as an emerging player.
Does Gardasoft have an API?
Yes. Gardasoft provides a C++ C#, VB.NET SDK Installer (v3.1.0, June 2020) for Triniti and non-Triniti Ethernet controllers. The SDK contains a C# API with additional abstraction layers for C++ and VB with example applications. It provides ready-to-use software functions to adjust key parameters within Triniti 'TR' enabled controllers and supports RT and RC controllers. The 'discover' and 'send command' functions support communications with all other Ethernet controllers by ASCII command system. Beta support for RS232 is included. Gardasoft Vision Utility (v1.1.1, July 2021) allows configuration of machine vision system lighting and camera timing via a clear, easy-to-use interface. GardasoftMaint (v3.7.1.1, March 2020) is a tool for discovering all controllers on a network or serial interface, accessing controller web-interfaces, sending RS232 and Ethernet commands, updating firmware, and configuring IP addresses.
What industry is Gardasoft in?
Gardasoft's product category is Machine Vision Lighting Controllers. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAIAG, Machine Vision & Inspection Lighting (Ring lights, bar lights, backlights, strobed illumination), with a secondary code of IMAGAJAF, Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors). Its NAICS code is 3351 and its SIC code is 3823.