Porometer
Porometer, a brand of Aptco Technologies GmbH, designs and manufactures capillary flow porometry instruments for measuring pore size and pore size distribution in filtration membranes and porous materials, serving R&D and quality-control laboratories across life sciences, energy, environment, and food and beverage sectors globally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersNazareth, Belgium
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Porometer does
Porometer, a brand of Aptco Technologies GmbH founded in 2007 and headquartered in Berlin, designs and manufactures capillary flow porometry instruments used by research and quality-control laboratories to characterize pore size and pore size distribution in porous and membrane materials. The instruments apply the Young-Laplace equation to derive pore diameter from the gas or liquid pressure required to displace a wetting liquid from pores, covering a combined measurement range from 2 nm to 500 µm across the gas-liquid POROLUX series (Cito, Revo, Revo X, BP) and the liquid-liquid POROLIQ series. Manufacturing and primary R&D are based in Berlin, with regional sales and applications offices in Nazareth-De Pinte (Belgium), Annapolis (USA), Guangzhou (mainland China), Hong Kong, and an applications laboratory in Kraków (Poland).
The product portfolio centers on the POROLUX and POROLIQ instrument families, the PoreSuite analysis software, the MEMCAST membrane-casting system, and the MemSystems automation sub-brand (MemCast, RotaMem, MemCut, Spider). The flagship technical differentiator is the patented MP² (Multistage Pressure Process) pressure-control method, used in the Revo series, which holds each pressure step until flow is fully stable before recording a data point and is positioned as more accurate than conventional pressure-scan approaches. Revenue is generated through capital-equipment sales (quote-based, no public pricing), PoreSuite software subscriptions, wetting-liquid consumables (Porefil, Galpore), and fee-for-service contract testing from the Berlin and Kraków application labs. Distribution is direct-to-enterprise with regional application specialists; a European distribution partnership with Air Techniques International extends the portfolio into automated HEPA and respirator filter testing.
End customers span membrane R&D groups, industrial quality-control labs, and applied research institutes across energy, environment and water, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage verticals. Named enterprise and institutional customers include Cytiva, Merck Millipore, Fresenius, 3M, Bekaert, Arla Foods Ingredients, VITO, Fraunhofer Institute, IIT Roorkee and Khalifa University. The company reports a Net Promoter Score of 83, an instrument satisfaction rating of 4.72/5, with 40% of customers using their Porometer daily and 77% rating service as very satisfied.
Porometer firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Porometer
- Legal name
- Aptco Technologies GmbH
- Website
- https://porometer.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Porometer, a brand of Aptco Technologies GmbH, designs and manufactures capillary flow porometry instruments for measuring pore size and pore size distribution in filtration membranes and porous materials, serving R&D and quality-control laboratories across life sciences, energy, environment, and food and beverage sectors globally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Porometer industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Porometry Instruments
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA), Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)
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Where Porometer is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Nazareth
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
Porometer business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Porometry Instruments: Sale of POROLUX™ Cito, POROLUX™ Revo, and POROLIQ™ porometer instruments for pore size measurement. These are precision laboratory instruments sold primarily to R&D and quality control labs in filtration, membrane, and materials industries.
- PoreSuite Software: Advanced porometry analysis software for instrument control and data interpretation. Software licenses and updates for existing instrument users.
- Contract Testing Services: Sample analysis services offered from application labs in Berlin and Kraków. Provides characterization of customer samples using Porometer instruments with expert interpretation.
- Consumables and Accessories: Wetting liquids (Porefil, Galpore), sample holders, support tools, and other accessories required for porometry measurements.
- MemSystems Products: Related membrane research automation equipment including MemCast (membrane casting), RotaMem (hollow fiber potting), MemCut (module cutting), and Spider (high-throughput filtration screening) systems - all brands under Aptco Technologies.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
Porometer product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Porometer designs, manufactures, and sells capillary flow porometry instruments for measuring pore size and pore size distribution in porous materials and filtration membranes. The portfolio spans gas-liquid porometers (POROLUX Cito and Revo series, covering 13nm-500µm) and liquid-liquid porometers (POROLIQ, covering 2nm-1µm), complemented by the PoreSuite analysis software, wetting liquid consumables, and contract sample testing services from application labs.
Product overview
Porometer is a brand of Aptco Technologies specializing in pore size measurement instruments using capillary flow porometry. The product portfolio consists of two instrument families — POROLUX™ (gas-liquid porometers covering 13nm to 500µm) and POROLIQ™ (liquid-liquid porometers for 2nm to 1µm) — operated via the PoreSuite software. The POROLUX™ Cito series uses the pressure scan method for fast QC measurements, while the POROLUX™ Revo and Revo X series employ the patented MP² pressure step stability technology for highest accuracy. The POROLIQ™ series handles sub-micron pore characterization via liquid-liquid displacement. Supporting products include the MemCast™ casting system, the MemSystems automation sub-brand (RotaMem, MemCut, Spider), wetting liquid consumables, and contract testing services from dedicated application labs.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MemSystems: Automation tools for membrane research including MemCast (flat-sheet membrane casting), RotaMem (hollow fiber potting), MemCut (membrane trimming), and Spider (high-throughput filtration screening with up to 16 membranes). Brand of Aptco Technologies dedicated to advancing membrane research automation.
- POROLUX
- POROLIQ
- PoreSuite
Products and services
- POROLUX™ Cito Gas-liquid porometer using the pressure scan method, designed for fast and reproducible pore size measurements from 13nm to 500µm. Suited for quality control and characterization of filter media in R&D and industrial labs.
- POROLUX™ Revo Gas-liquid porometer using the pressure step stability method with patented MP² (Multistage Pressure Process) technology, delivering accurate and reproducible pore size measurements from 13nm to 500µm with the highest resolution. Targeted at R&D and quality control of filtration media.
- POROLUX™ Revo X Variant of the Revo series tailored for applications with relatively large pores. Smallest detectable pore size of 80nm with maximum pressure of 8 bar. Built on MP² technology and PoreSuite software.
- POROLIQ™ Liquid-liquid porometer using the pressure step stability method, enabling measurement of extremely small pores from 2nm to 1µm via a displacement liquid technique. Targeted at ultrafiltration and nanofiltration media characterization.
- POROLUX™ BP Bubble point tester for flat sheet membranes. Provides accurate bubble point determination as the first pore size tester in the portfolio, enabling rapid quality control measurements.
- PoreSuite software Advanced porometry analysis software (previously PoreSmart) designed for POROLUX™ and POROLIQ™ instruments. Enables data analysis, curve fitting, re-evaluation without re-testing, three bubble point measurement methods, and customizable reporting in Word and Excel formats.
- MEMCAST™ Lab-scale flat-sheet membrane casting system providing controlled and repeatable film thickness for creating polymeric membranes. Removes operator-to-operator variability in membrane preparation for researchers.
- MemSystems (brand portfolio) Brand of Aptco Technologies dedicated to membrane research automation. Portfolio includes MemCast™ (flat-sheet membrane casting), RotaMem (hollow fiber potting), MemCut (module trimming), and Spider (high-throughput filtration screening with up to 16 membranes).
- Contract Testing Sample analysis services offered from laboratories in Berlin and Kraków. Provides precision testing, rapid turnaround, and specialized services including electron microscopy and surface tension measurements for customers evaluating porous materials.
- Wetting Liquids Specialized wetting liquids for capillary flow porometry, including Porefil and Galpore (fluorinated hydrocarbons). Available in different quantities with certificates showing measured surface tension.
Quantifiable outcome
- Net Promoter Score of 83 - world-class customer satisfaction rating
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Porometer
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Porometer technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Porometer partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.
- Air Techniques International (ATI)supportingEuropean distribution partnership for the 100X Automated Filter Tester. ATI designs and manufactures specialized testing equipment for HEPA filters, respirators, and protective masks. The partnership allows Porometer to offer complementary filtration testing solutions to customers in medical and industrial hygiene applications. The 100X meets standards including EN 13274-7:2019, NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84, GB 2626, and ASTM F3502-21.
- MemSystemscoreRelated brand within Aptco Technologies specializing in membrane research automation. MemSystems includes MemCast (membrane casting), RotaMem (hollow fiber potting), MemCut (module cutting), and Spider (high-throughput filtration screening). Both brands share distribution channels and serve the membrane research market.
- ElmarcosupportingJoint workshop at EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan organized by Elmarco (world leader in industrial electrospinning). Porometer contributed pore size measurement demonstrations as part of the event at the Czech Pavilion, focusing on electrospun membrane characterization. Also partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific for microscopic analysis demonstrations.
- Thermo Fisher ScientificsupportingCollaboration for joint demonstrations at EXPO 2025 using Phenom Desktop SEM for microscopic analysis alongside Porometer's pore size measurements. Partnership enables comprehensive membrane characterization combining porometry with electron microscopy.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Porometer competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Agilent Technologies: Agilent provides broad analytical instruments and separation technologies; its materials and life-sciences instrument portfolio overlaps with the same labs that buy Porometer's porometers, making it a competitor for broader characterization budgets.
- Anton Paar: Anton Paar is a broad-line analytical instrument company with strong presence in material characterization (including via its Quantachrome acquisition) — overlaps with Porometer in R&D and QC labs and competes on bundle pricing for pore analysis purchases.
- Shimadzu: Shimadzu manufactures a wide range of analytical and measurement instruments used across materials, environmental, and life-sciences laboratories — competes for the same analytical-capex budgets as Porometer in membrane, materials, and pharma labs.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher offers broad analytical, life-sciences, and laboratory instruments — already a Porometer partner at EXPO 2025 for SEM demonstrations and a major enterprise customer-adjacent vendor across life sciences, pharma, and materials labs.
- Bruker: Bruker offers advanced analytical instruments including X-ray, microscopy, and materials characterization systems — competes for high-end analytical budgets in research and enterprise labs that also evaluate Porometer instruments.
Emerging players
- Elmarco: Elmarco specializes in industrial electrospinning equipment for nanofiber membrane production — a Porometer partner at EXPO 2025 Osaka and a complementary vendor in the membrane R&D workflow whose customers need downstream pore-size characterization.
Others
- Air Techniques International (ATI): ATI designs specialized HEPA and respirator filter testing equipment (e.g., 100X Automated Filter Tester) and is Porometer's European distribution partner — an adjacent/complementary testing vendor rather than a direct porometry competitor.
Direct peers
- Micromeritics: Micromeritics provides material characterization instruments including pore size, surface area, and porosity analyzers (e.g., AutoPore, TriStar) — competes with Porometer in adjacent characterization techniques for the same filtration and porous materials customers.
- tps (formerly Porous Materials Inc / PMI): tps manufactures capillary flow porometers (PMI-benchtop series) for through-pore characterization of filters and membranes — directly comparable product offering to Porometer's POROLUX line, serving the same membrane R&D and QC customers.
- Quantachrome Instruments (Anton Paar): Anton Paar's Quantachrome division sells pore size, surface area, and porosity analyzers via gas adsorption and mercury intrusion — the closest direct competitor to Porometer's capillary flow porometry, serving overlapping membrane and filtration R&D customers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Porometer leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Porometer subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Porometer
What does Porometer do?
Porometer designs, manufactures, and sells capillary flow porometry instruments for measuring pore size and pore size distribution in porous materials and filtration membranes. The portfolio spans gas-liquid porometers (POROLUX Cito and Revo series, covering 13nm-500µm) and liquid-liquid porometers (POROLIQ, covering 2nm-1µm), complemented by the PoreSuite analysis software, wetting liquid consumables, and contract sample testing services from application labs.
Is Porometer a public or private company?
Porometer is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Porometer founded?
Porometer was founded in 2007. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Porometer based?
Porometer is headquartered in Nazareth, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does Porometer make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Porometry Instruments are the primary driver. The others are poreSuite Software, contract Testing Services, consumables and Accessories and memSystems Products.
Who are Porometer's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Agilent Technologies, Anton Paar, Shimadzu, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Bruker. Elmarco is listed as an emerging player. Air Techniques International (ATI) is listed as an others. Direct peers are Micromeritics, tps (formerly Porous Materials Inc / PMI) and Quantachrome Instruments (Anton Paar).
Does Porometer have an API?
No public API is recorded for Porometer.
What industry is Porometer in?
Porometer's product category is Porometry Instruments. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAL, Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards), with a secondary code of HLAGAIAA, Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems. Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.