Ludwig Schneider

What Ludwig Schneider does

Ludwig Schneider GmbH & Co. KG is a fourth-generation, family-owned German manufacturer of precision measurement instruments for temperature and density, headquartered and produced in Wertheim, Germany, since relocating production there in 1954. The company was founded in 1910 by Benjamin Schneider and currently employs 11–50 staff under Managing Director Brigitte Schneider. Its products are used worldwide across chemical/pharmaceutical, energy, vehicle construction, food and beverage, mineral oil, shipbuilding, R&D, and electrical industries, with no public customer logo disclosures.

The company's core product range comprises electrical temperature probes (Pt100 resistance thermometers and thermocouples, including mineral-insulated sheathed variants), liquid-in-glass thermometers including the proprietary ACCU-SAFE mercury-free filling, precision hydrometers with resolution up to 0.0001 g/cm³, digital thermometers covering -196°C to +1,820°C with accuracy up to ±0.015°C, and DIN-standard engine/machine glass thermometers including a dual-function variant with integrated Pt100 sensors. Complementing the hardware portfolio, Ludwig Schneider Messtechnik GmbH operates a DAkkS-accredited calibration laboratory (DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018) offering traceable temperature and density calibration certificates, and the firm maintains an online product configurator for electrical probes that generates technical data sheets on demand.

Revenue is generated through direct sales of instruments (hardware) and calibration services (professional services), supplemented by custom/special solutions for unique measurement tasks. The go-to-motion is sales-led via the company website, telephone, and contact form, complemented by an online configurator (a self-serve element) and regional trade show attendance (LAB-SUPPLY, MEORGA, LLG Bonn). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers request quotes. Distribution is direct — no third-party resellers are evident — and the firm does not have any disclosed external funding, private equity involvement, or public listing.

Name

Ludwig Schneider

Legal name

Ludwig Schneider GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://ludwig-schneider.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ludwig Schneider is a fourth-generation, family-owned German manufacturer (founded 1910, based in Wertheim) of precision temperature and density measurement instruments — including electrical probes, glass thermometers, hydrometers, and digital thermometers — sold globally to chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, food/beverage, mineral oil, shipbuilding, and research customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Precision temperature instruments
• Density measurement instruments
• Calibration laboratory services
• Resistance thermometers thermocouples
• Industrial hydrometers thermometers

Headquarters

HQ city

Wertheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Measurement Instruments: Sale of high-precision temperature and density measurement instruments including electrical probes, glass thermometers, hydrometers, digital thermometers, and engine thermometers. Products available with optional factory calibration certificates or DAkkS calibration certificates.
2. Calibration Services: DAkkS accredited calibration services for temperature and density measurement. Customers can obtain traceable calibration certificates for their instruments.
3. Custom/Special Solutions: Individual special solutions for specific measuring tasks. The company offers customized instruments tailored to customer requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ludwig Schneider manufactures and sells high-precision temperature and density measurement instruments — including electrical probes (resistance thermometers and thermocouples), liquid-in-glass thermometers, hydrometers, digital thermometers, and DIN-standard engine thermometers — all produced in Germany. The hardware portfolio is complemented by DAkkS-accredited calibration services (DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018) covering temperature from -196°C to +1820°C and density, plus custom special solutions and an online product configurator for electrical probes.

Product overview

Ludwig Schneider is a precision measurement technology company offering a comprehensive portfolio of temperature and density measuring instruments manufactured in Germany since 1910. The core product range includes Electrical Probes (resistance thermometers and thermocouples), Glass Thermometers (liquid-in-glass precision instruments including ACCU-SAFE mercury-free variants), Hydrometers (density measurement instruments with up to 0.0001 g/cm³ resolution), Digital Thermometers (handheld and fixed electronic thermometers covering -196°C to +1800°C), Engine Thermometers (industrial dial and glass thermometers), and Special Solutions (custom configurations). These hardware products are complemented by a DAkkS-accredited calibration laboratory service and an online product configurator for electrical probes. The portfolio operates as standalone precision instruments, not as an integrated software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Probes (Elektrische Fühler)

Quantifiable outcome

• Temperature measurement range: -196°C to +1820°C
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DIN (German Institute for Standardization)coreOthersActive participation in the DIN Normenausschuss Laborgeräte und Laboreinrichtungen (FNLa) - standards committee for thermometers and hydrometers. This membership enables the company to help establish technologies and innovations on the market and create framework conditions, targets, and quality standards for entrepreneurial action.
• ASTM InternationalcoreOthersActive participation in ASTM Sub Committee E20.05 for thermometers and hydrometers. Through committee participation, the company ensures compliance with ASTM standards and norms set by the globally recognized standards organization.
• VGKL – Verband des Groß- und Außenhandels für Krankenpflege- und LaborbedarfminorOthersMember of VGKL, a platform for dealers and manufacturers representing around 140 companies in the laboratory sector. Membership provides direct exchange with other members for new ideas and solutions.
• AMA Verband für Sensorik und Messtechnik e.V.minorOthersMember of AMA, the leading network for sensors and measurement technology. Through membership, the company supports a strong community and connects with other innovators. AMA supports innovation dialogue at SENSOR+TEST trade fair and other leading trade fairs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mettler-Toledo: Mettler-Toledo is a Swiss precision instrument leader in weighing, pipetting, titration and density measurement. Its density meters and laboratory thermometers directly compete with Ludwig Schneider's hydrometers and digital thermometers in regulated laboratory and quality control environments.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global life sciences and laboratory instruments conglomerate whose measurement and laboratory equipment divisions overlap with Ludwig Schneider's precision thermometers, hydrometers and calibration services sold to research, pharma and food safety labs.
• Georg Fischer: Georg Fischer (GF Piping Systems / GF Casting Solutions) supplies flow, temperature and process measurement solutions alongside its core piping business. It overlaps with Ludwig Schneider in process temperature instrumentation and serves comparable chemical, water and industrial customers across Europe and globally.
• Fluke Corporation: Fluke (a Fortive brand) is a US-headquartered leader in electronic test and measurement, including handheld thermometers, calibration instruments and process calibration tools. It overlaps with Ludwig Schneider's digital thermometers and calibration laboratory offerings in industrial maintenance and field service use cases.
• Ashcroft: Ashcroft is a US-based manufacturer of pressure and temperature measurement instruments and calibration equipment for process industries. It overlaps with Ludwig Schneider's engine and industrial thermometers, particularly in energy, shipbuilding and chemical process customers.
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser is one of the world's largest process instrumentation suppliers, offering a broad portfolio of temperature, flow, level, pressure and analytical instruments. It competes with Ludwig Schneider across the same industrial verticals but with a wider product range, global service network and stronger IIoT/digital capabilities.

Direct peers

• Anton Paar: Anton Paar is an Austrian precision instrument manufacturer specializing in density, viscosity, concentration and refractive index measurement. It directly overlaps with Ludwig Schneider's hydrometer (Aräometer) business and shares the same high-precision laboratory customer base in pharma, beverage, and petroleum testing.
• WIKA: WIKA is a German-headquartered global manufacturer of measurement instruments for pressure, temperature, force, flow, and level — the closest direct competitor to Ludwig Schneider in industrial temperature measurement. Both companies serve process, laboratory and calibration customers with comparable precision-class hardware and German-engineered quality positioning.
• Beamex: Beamex is a Finnish specialist in calibration instruments and calibration management software for temperature, pressure and electrical signals. It directly overlaps with Ludwig Schneider's DAkkS calibration laboratory business and competes for the same regulated industrial customers seeking traceable calibration.
• JUMO: JUMO is a German family-owned manufacturer of industrial sensors and automation solutions for temperature, pressure, level, flow, conductivity and pH. It competes head-to-head with Ludwig Schneider in resistance thermometers, thermocouples and process temperature instrumentation across chemical, pharma and food/beverage verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ludwigschneiderwertheim
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ludwig-schneider-gmbh-co-kg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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