What DYNAInstruments does

DYNA Instruments GmbH is a German industrial measurement instrumentation manufacturer specializing in contact-free, inline measurement of bulk solids and dust in continuous process environments. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Seevetal near Hamburg, the company develops, produces, and sells eight proprietary product families — DYNAmas (capacitive mass flow), DYNAchute (patented chute scale), DYNArad (radiometric mass flow with Berthold Technologies), DYNA M-flow (microwave Doppler), DYNAguard series (electrostatic flow/level), DYNAairguard (ambient dust), DYNAsize (optical inline particle size, co-developed with CeMOS Hochschule Mannheim), DYNAvel (velocity), and DYNAmoist (capacitive moisture) — each built on a different physical sensing principle to allow matching to specific bulk material applications, with ATEX/IECEx versions for hazardous-area deployment.

The business model is hardware-centric and quote-based, with pricing dependent on configuration, sensor size, and certification tier. Revenue is generated through direct field sales in Germany (four regional representatives) and a global distributor network of more than 40 partners covering Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania, complemented by recurring software (DYNAcon, DYNA PRO Visual, DYNAsize Visual) and spare-parts revenue. The company sells both to OEMs (machine and plant builders integrating measurement into conveyors, silos, and pneumatic conveying systems) and to industrial end users across chemicals (BASF, Bayer, Covestro, Evonik, LANXESS, WACKER), food and beverage (Nestlé, Heineken, Ferrero, Lavazza, Südzucker, Nordzucker), automotive (Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Bosch), steel and metals (ArcelorMittal, voestalpine, ThyssenKrupp, SSAB), energy (RWE, Vattenfall), cement and construction materials (HeidelbergCement, Saint-Gobain), plastics (LG Chem, Dow), mining (LKAB), oil and gas (Shell), and other process industries.

In 2024, DYNA Instruments was acquired by MüTEC Instruments GmbH, another German manufacturer of inline moisture and mass flow measurement systems, with the two companies merging development, production, and sales teams while retaining the DYNA brand. Founders Klaus Dybeck and Ralf Nagel continue as managing directors alongside MüTEC MD Eike Frühbrodt and Head of Sales Philip Becker, with the combined entity positioning itself as the world's strongest provider of measurement technology for the bulk solids industry.

Name

DYNAInstruments

Legal name

DYNA Instruments GmbH

Website

https://dynainstruments.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DYNA Instruments is a German manufacturer of contact-free industrial measurement instruments (mass flow, particle size, velocity, dust, moisture) for bulk solids processes, serving OEMs and end users in chemicals, food, steel, automotive, cement, and energy across 40+ countries, and operating as a MüTEC Instruments brand since 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Process Automation Instrumentation & Control (DCS, Valves, Actuators, Analyzers) (IMAHAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Weighing & Force Measurement (Load cells, scales, torque, strain measurement) (IMAGAFAF)

Keywords

• Bulk solids measurement
• Mass flow meters
• Dust monitoring systems
• Inline particle sizing
• Process instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Measurement Hardware Sales: DYNA Instruments generates revenue primarily through the sale of industrial measurement instruments and systems for bulk material and dust applications. Products include throughput meters (DYNAmas, DYNAchute, DYNArad, DYNA M-flow), dust monitors (DYNAguard, DYNAairguard), velocity sensors (DYNAvel), particle size analyzers (DYNAsize), and moisture meters (DYNAmoist). Sales are conducted through direct field sales in Germany and a global network of distributors. Hardware is complemented by software (DYNAcon, DYNAvisual, DYNA PRO Visual, DYNAsize Visual) and spare parts.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DYNA Instruments designs, manufactures, and sells contact-free industrial measurement instruments for bulk solids and dust applications. The product range includes mass flow meters (DYNAmas, DYNAchute, DYNArad, DYNA M-flow), dust monitors (DYNAguard, DYNAairguard), particle size analyzers (DYNAsize), velocity sensors (DYNAvel), and moisture meters (DYNAmoist), supported by configuration and visualization software. These instruments deliver real-time inline process data for industrial enterprise customers in chemicals, food and beverage, steel, power, automotive, plastics, construction materials, mining, and pharmaceuticals.

Product overview

DYNA Instruments, a MÜTEC brand since its acquisition, develops and produces measurement technology for bulk solids and dust applications since 1994. The product portfolio centers on process instrumentation for bulk material handling industries and includes several distinct product families: DYNAmas, DYNAchute, DYNArad, and DYNA M-flow for mass flow/throughput measurement; the DYNAguard series for flow and level monitoring; DYNAairguard for ambient dust monitoring; DYNAsize for inline particle size measurement; DYNAvel for velocity measurement; and DYNAmoist for moisture measurement. Supporting software includes DYNAcon (communication unit), DYNA PRO Visual, and DYNAvisual for device configuration and calibration. Products use various measurement principles including capacitive, electrostatic, optical, microwave (Doppler), and radiometric technologies, with ATEX and IECEx certifications available for hazardous area applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DYNAmas: Capacitive measurement technology for continuous mass flow measurement of bulk materials in free fall and pneumatic conveying systems, measuring range 50 kg/h to 400 t/h.
• DYNAchute
• DYNArad
• DYNAguard
• DYNAsize
• DYNAairguard
• DYNAvel
• DYNAmoist
• DYNA M-flow

Products and services

• DYNAmas

Quantifiable outcome

• Measurement accuracy typically 1-3% for DYNAmas; typically 1% of end value for DYNArad; up to 0.1% for DYNAmoist depending on product
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers62 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, strategic and standard.

• MÜTEC InstrumentscoreOthersMÜTEC Instruments, a German manufacturer of inline moisture and mass flow measurement systems, acquired DYNA Instruments. The acquisition creates what the companies describe as the world's strongest provider of measurement technology for the bulk solids industry. All DYNA products are being continued and new products added. Development, production, and sales teams are being merged. The DYNA brand is being retained. Klaus Dybeck and Ralf Nagel (DYNA Managing Directors) continue with the company. Eike Frühbrodt is Managing Director of MÜTEC.
• Danna (Beijing) Automation Equipment Co., LtdmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive or primary distributor for China. Contact person Mr. Zhao. Handles sales and service of DYNA Instruments products in China. Website: dyna-cn.com. Phone: +86 400 031 5223.
• MEDON GmbH (Austria)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Austria. Actively represents DYNA Instruments at trade fairs including IFAT (Munich, May 2026) and MEORGA (Vienna, April 2026) with dedicated exhibition stands. Greiner 7, 24753 Olbendorf, Austria.
• Berthold Technologies GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)strategicTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for radiometric concentration measurement used in the DYNArad mass flow measurement system. Berthold provides the gamma transmission-based density measurement component that DYNArad combines with DYNAvel velocity measurement.
• Iberfluid Instruments S.A. (Spain)standardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Spain. Handles sales and service of DYNA Instruments products in the Spanish market.
• Safex Control B.V. (Netherlands)standardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for the Netherlands. Handles sales and service of DYNA Instruments products in the Dutch market.
• KOR-BER Industrial Co. Ltd (South Korea)standardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for South Korea. Handles sales and service of DYNA Instruments products in the South Korean market.
• CeMOS Hochschule Mannheim (Germany)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and development partnership with the Center for Advanced Optical Technologies (CeMOS) at Hochschule Mannheim for the development of the DYNAsize inline particle size measurement system.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Bühler Group: Swiss process equipment and plant OEM for food, feed, and advanced materials, also a named DYNA customer. Comparable as an OEM-channel partner integrating inline measurement (including DYNA's) into bulk solids processing lines, rather than a direct measurement-instrument competitor.

Emerging players

• Malvern Panalytical: Specialist in particle size and material characterization instrumentation, including inline and at-line systems. Most directly comparable to DYNA's DYNAsize inline optical particle size measurement product, with significantly broader offline and lab-based analytical offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, and analytical measurement. Directly comparable to DYNA as a major process-measurement supplier serving chemicals, food, and bulk solids end markets, with a far broader portfolio and global direct-sales footprint.
• KROHNE Group: Global manufacturer of process instrumentation for flow, level, temperature, and analytical measurement. Overlaps with DYNA's mass flow and bulk solids measurement portfolio, serving similar chemicals, food, water, and industrial end markets.
• VEGA Grieshaber: German specialist in level, pressure, and density measurement for bulk solids and liquids. Comparable to DYNA in serving bulk solids end markets with complementary (rather than fully overlapping) measurement technologies, especially for silo and bin level applications.
• Sick AG: German-based manufacturer of industrial sensors and process instrumentation including dust measurement, gas flow, and particulate detection. Closely comparable to DYNA's DYNAguard and DYNAairguard dust-monitoring products and bulk-solids sensor portfolio.
• Mettler-Toledo: World-leading supplier of precision weighing solutions (load cells, scales, checkweighers) plus inline process analytical measurement. Directly comparable to DYNA's DYNAchute chute scale and DYNAmoist moisture products, with overlap in food, pharma, and chemicals end markets.
• Siemens Process Instrumentation: Major OEM with a SITRANS portfolio of process instrumentation including flow, level, weighing, and solids measurement. Siemens is also a named DYNA customer, reflecting both the supplier relationship and competitive overlap in bulk solids mass flow and weighing.

Direct peers

• Promecon (MÜTEC Group company): Inline measurement specialist for gas and bulk solids flow under the MÜTEC umbrella, the parent group of DYNA Instruments. Direct comparable on inline flow and concentration measurement in pneumatic conveying and combustion/process applications.
• Berthold Technologies: German specialist in radiometric and microwave-based process measurement for density, level, and bulk solids flow. Both partner (Berthold supplies the gamma source for DYNA's DYNArad) and direct competitor in radiometric bulk solids concentration/flow measurement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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