Dekast

What Dekast does

Dekast (also referenced as "Decast Metronic") is a small private hardware company that designs and supplies two product lines: industrial interface converters — most prominently the DECAST485 — and water meters spanning residential and industrial variants. The firm operates with 11-50 employees, is privately held, and maintains a commercial web presence at decast.com. Its functional role is that of a niche industrial hardware vendor serving buyers who need serial/protocol bridging equipment (for which the "485" designation commonly denotes RS-485 industrial communications) and buyers who require physical water metering hardware for utility, residential, or industrial process applications.

The business model is consistent with conventional B2B hardware distribution: physical product sales of branded proprietary devices rather than software, services, or subscriptions. Specific pricing, channel structure (direct vs. distributor vs. OEM), revenue mix between converter and meter lines, and customer segmentation are not disclosed in the available data. The firm's website (decast.com) was inaccessible during data collection due to SpamFireWall protection, which materially limits the depth of firmographic, product, and pricing detail obtainable from public sources. Geographic information is internally inconsistent in the source record — the city field reads "Russia" while the country field reads "United States" — which most plausibly indicates a Russian-origin firm, but this could not be independently verified.

Information about management team, funding history, ownership structure, certifications, partnerships, regulatory actions, M&A activity, and corporate structural moves is absent from the input. The company is not recorded as having any disclosed investors, parent entities, subsidiaries, or executive team in the provided material. Consequently, almost all diligence dimensions beyond the basic product description and employee count band are unverified and represent material data gaps for any prospective investor.

Name

Dekast

Website

https://decast.com

Company type

Private

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dekast (Decast Metronic) is a small private hardware supplier of industrial interface converters such as the DECAST485 and of residential and industrial water meters, serving industrial automation and utility customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Meters and Interface Converters

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Metering Hardware & Field Services (AMI/AMR meters, endpoints, installation, maintenance) (EUANAIAA)

Keywords

• Interface converters
• Water meters
• Residential water meters
• Industrial water meters
• Metronic equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Russia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Dekast (Decast Metronic) supplies interface converters and water meters for residential and industrial applications, including the DECAST485 converter model and a range of metering devices used to measure and transmit water consumption data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DECAST485 Interface Converter Interface converter device used to bridge communication protocols between metering equipment and downstream data collection or control systems.
• Residential Water Meters Water meters designed for residential installations to measure household water consumption.
• Industrial Water Meters Water meters built for industrial-scale measurement of water flow and consumption in commercial or utility applications.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Itron: Major supplier of smart water, electricity, and gas metering solutions including AMI endpoints and communication modules. Direct comparable as a provider of connected water metering hardware with similar utility-facing go-to-market.
• Badger Meter: Global manufacturer of flow measurement and water meters for residential and industrial markets, including AMI/AMR endpoints. Direct comparable because its core offering overlaps Dekast's water meter portfolio and target end-users.
• Kamstrup: Danish-based manufacturer of smart metering solutions for water, heat, and electricity, including ultrasonic water meters and AMI communication. Directly comparable to Dekast on smart water meter product category.
• Arad Group: Israeli manufacturer of water meters and AMI endpoints for utilities worldwide, including ultrasonic and mechanical meter families. Comparable to Dekast across the residential and industrial water meter segments.
• Zenner: German-based manufacturer of water, heat, and gas meters including smart and ultrasonic variants, with global distribution. Comparable to Dekast on residential/industrial water metering.
• Neptune Technology Group: Specialist in water metering, AMI systems, and meter reading technology, primarily serving North American utilities. Directly comparable product portfolio to Dekast's residential/industrial water meter lines.
• Diehl Metering: Provides smart metering solutions for water, heat, gas, and electricity, with strong presence in Europe and CIS regions. Comparable to Dekast on residential/industrial water meters and AMI offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Elster (Honeywell): Established brand within Honeywell producing gas, water, and electricity metering solutions and AMI communications. Broad incumbent with significant portfolio overlap with Dekast on water metering.
• Xylem (Sensus): Large water technology company offering Sensus smart metering solutions alongside pumps, treatment, and analytics. Overlaps with Dekast on residential and industrial water metering but operates across a much broader water portfolio.

Emerging players

• Moxa: Industrial connectivity and networking vendor supplying serial converters, gateways, and IO for industrial automation and metering backhaul. Comparable to the DECAST485 interface converter side of Dekast's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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