What Bartington Instruments does

Bartington Instruments Limited is a UK-based precision instrument manufacturer founded in 1985 and headquartered in Witney, Oxfordshire. The company designs, manufactures, and supports high-precision fluxgate magnetometers, gradiometers, Helmholtz coil systems, and magnetic susceptibility meters used to measure static and alternating magnetic fields with sensitivities as low as sub-5 pTrms/√Hz at 1 Hz and operating temperatures ranging from cryogenic (2 K, via the CryoMag line) to high-temperature downhole environments (215 °C, via Mag610/611). The portfolio spans more than 40 products including Mag-03 and Mag-13 high-performance magnetometers, Spacemag and Spacemag-Lite for CubeSats and spaceflight, Grad601 and Grad-13 gradiometers for archaeology and geophysics, MS2/MS3 magnetic susceptibility systems, and supporting data acquisition (Spectramag-6, DAS1, DG-1) and power/conditioning accessories.

The company serves technical B2B customers across seven verticals: aerospace and defence (MIL-STD compliant products, JOSCAR accredited), space and high-altitude (CubeSat integration, lunar mission participation), physics and quantum computing (cryogenic magnetometers for SRF cavities), oil and gas exploration (high-temperature directional drilling), archaeology and geophysics (grad-601 surveys), medical (MRI site surveys), and security. Distribution is global via direct enterprise field sales, a trained distributor network covering 20+ countries, and a direct online shop (bartingtonshop.com). Bartington is a private limited company operating under licence from Bartington Holdings Limited, which owns the registered trademarks across 23 territories.

Revenue is generated predominantly through hardware sales of magnetometers, gradiometers, and accessories, supplemented by professional services including two-year calibration contracts tied to UK National Physical Laboratory traceability, in-warranty and out-of-warranty repairs, equipment hire, and custom product development for commercial and government customers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; standard catalogue items are sold through the online shop while complex and custom orders are quoted. Comprehensive training courses for distributors and end customers are delivered at the Witney facility or on-site, providing an additional services revenue stream and channel enablement layer.

Name

Bartington Instruments

Legal name

Bartington Instruments Limited

Website

https://bartington.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bartington Instruments Limited, founded in 1985 in Witney, UK, designs and manufactures high-precision fluxgate magnetometers, gradiometers, Helmholtz coil systems, and magnetic susceptibility instruments serving aerospace, defence, space, quantum computing, oil and gas, archaeology, and medical customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Magnetometers

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Magnetic Sensors (Hall/Magnetoresistive/Compass) (HDAHALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC), Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL), Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Fluxgate magnetometers
• Magnetic field measurement
• Helmholtz coil systems
• Magnetic susceptibility meters
• Precision magnetometer instruments

Headquarters

HQ city

Witney

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magnetic Field Measurement Instruments: Sale of fluxgate magnetometers, gradiometers, Helmholtz coil systems, and magnetic susceptibility instruments. Products available as packaged units for direct use or unpackaged sensors for OEM integration. Online shop at bartingtonshop.com for direct purchases.
2. Product Calibration Services: Calibration services for Bartington products, valid for two years. Calibration certificates provided for products meeting specification. Can be purchased through online shop.
3. Product Repair Services: Comprehensive repair service covering products in and out of warranty. Includes RMA process, inspection, quotation, and repair completion with 5 working day assessment time.
4. Equipment Hire: Short-term and long-term equipment hire including Grad601-1 and Grad601-2 gradiometers, Spectramag-6 survey kit, and MS2/MS3 magnetic susceptibility equipment. Subject to terms and conditions.
5. Product Training: Training courses for Bartington products including Grad601 Magnetic Gradiometer, Spectramag-6 Data Acquisition Unit, Mag-01H Declinometer/Inclinometer, MS2 Magnetic Susceptibility System, and Helmholtz Coil Systems. Available at their offices or on-site.
6. Custom Product Development: R&D projects undertaken for commercial and government organisations requiring custom magnetic measurement solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bartington Instruments designs, manufactures, and supplies high-precision magnetic field measurement instruments including fluxgate magnetometers, gradiometers, Helmholtz coil systems, and magnetic susceptibility meters. The company serves aerospace, defence, geophysics, archaeology, space, oil and gas, quantum computing, and medical sectors with both packaged products for direct use and unpackaged sensors for OEM integration. They also provide calibration, repair, equipment hire, training, and custom product development services.

Product overview

Bartington Instruments is a precision instrument manufacturer specializing in magnetic field measurement technology. The product portfolio centers on fluxgate magnetometers and gradiometers for applications including aerospace, defence, geophysics, archaeology, and quantum computing. Core products include the Mag-03 and Mag-13 high-performance magnetometer families, the Grad601 gradiometer system, Spacemag spaceflight magnetometers, CryoMag cryogenic magnetometers for quantum computing, and MS2/MS3 magnetic susceptibility measurement systems. Supporting infrastructure includes Helmholtz coil systems (BHC2000, HC1, HC2, HC16, BH300, BHC-2) for calibration and field generation, data acquisition units (Spectramag-6, DAS1, DG-1 digitiser), and power/conditioning accessories (DecaPSU, PSU1, SCU1, Magmeter-2). The company also offers product hire, calibration, repair, and custom product development services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bartington®: Registered trade mark of Bartington Holdings Limited, used under licence by Bartington Instruments Limited
• MS2/MS3®
• Grad601
• Mag-03®
• Mag-13®
• Spectramag-6
• UAS-Mag®
• CryoMag®
• Spacemag®-2
• Spacemag-Lite®
• Helmholtz Coil Systems

Products and services

• Mag-03 Fluxgate Magnetometers High performance, versatile fluxgate magnetometers for magnetic signature measurement, geophysics, and aerospace applications with low noise specifications (down to <5pTrms/√Hz at 1Hz) and bandwidths up to 12kHz.
• Mag-13 Fluxgate Magnetometers High performance, low noise three-axis fluxgate magnetometers designed for applications requiring precise measurement of magnetic field strength and direction.
• Grad601 Fluxgate Gradiometer System Fluxgate gradiometer system with DL601 data logger and two Grad-01-1000L sensors for measuring variations in magnetic field caused by hidden anomalies, ideal for archaeology, geophysics, and UXO detection with push-button operation and selectable resolution.
• CryoMag Cryogenic Magnetometers Three-axis fluxgate magnetometers operating at temperatures as low as 2K for cryostat environments, SRF cavities, and quantum computing applications, with noise levels down to <20pTrms/√Hz at 1Hz.
• Spacemag-2 Spaceflight Magnetometer Fluxgate magnetometer designed for spaceflight applications, particularly low Earth orbit (LEO) missions where cost is critical, demonstrated by integration aboard Io-1 CubeSat launched March 2026.
• Spacemag-Lite Three-axis Magnetometer Three-axis magnetometer designed for CubeSat integration and spaceflight applications with thermal vacuum testing capability.
• MS2/MS3 Magnetic Susceptibility System Versatile magnetic susceptibility meter system with interchangeable sensors providing high resolution readings (resolution to 2 x 10-6 SI, range 26 SI) for laboratory and field use on samples including soils, rocks, powders, and liquids.
• Helmholtz Coil Systems (HC1, HC2, HC16, BHC2000, BH300, BHC-2) Coil systems including HC1 (500mm), HC2 (1000mm), HC16 (350mm), BHC2000 (2000mm Ferronato), BH300 (300mm), and BHC-2 (78mm single-axis) for generating stable, homogeneous magnetic fields in up to three axes for sensor calibration and test environments.
• Mag-01H Single-axis Fluxgate Magnetometer Single-axis fluxgate magnetometer with multiple probe options for precision measurements of static and slowly varying magnetic fields with resolution of 0.1nT, available as a Declinometer/Inclinometer (D/I) system measuring geomagnetic field declination and inclination to 6 seconds of arc.
• UAS-Mag DroneCAN Magnetometer High Performance DroneCAN Magnetometer designed for unmanned aerial systems integration.
• Mag669 Aerospace-grade Unpackaged Magnetometer Unpackaged low-noise three-axis magnetometer for aerospace with two-part construction, operating from -55°C to +55°C and designed to MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461E standards.
• Mag629 Aerospace Packaged Magnetometer Packaged low-noise three-axis magnetometer for aerospace applications designed to MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461E standards.
• Mag610/Mag611 High-Temperature Magnetometers Three-axis fluxgate magnetometers operable at up to 175°C (Mag610) or 215°C (Mag611) for high-temperature drilling, magnetic ranging, and SAGD applications.
• Spectramag-6 Data Acquisition Unit 6-channel 24-bit data acquisition unit for synchronous digitisation of signals from magnetic field sensors, accelerometers or acoustic sensors, with sampling rates up to 10kHz and selectable AC and DC coupling.
• DG-1 24-bit Digitiser 24-bit digitiser converting output signals of most Bartington analogue magnetometers with USB type-C output, Windows API support for .NET Framework 4.8.1 (C#, VB.NET) and native C++ (ISO C++ 20).
• DAS1 Multi-sensor Data Acquisition System Multi-sensor data acquisition system supporting up to 80 three-axis magnetometers with programmable LabVIEW software for large array applications.
• Product Calibration Services Calibration services for Bartington products with two-year validity, traceable to UK National Physical Laboratory (NPL) standards, providing calibration certificates for products meeting specification.
• Product Repair Services Comprehensive repair service covering products in and out of warranty, including RMA process, inspection, quotation, and repair completion with five working day assessment time.
• Equipment Hire Short-term and long-term equipment hire including Grad601-1 and Grad601-2 gradiometers, Spectramag-6 survey kit, and MS2/MS3 magnetic susceptibility equipment, subject to terms and conditions.
• Product Training Courses Training courses for Bartington products including Grad601 Magnetic Gradiometer, Spectramag-6 Data Acquisition Unit, Mag-01H Declinometer/Inclinometer, MS2 Magnetic Susceptibility System, and Helmholtz Coil Systems, available at company offices or on-site.
• Custom Product Development R&D projects undertaken for commercial and government organisations requiring custom magnetic measurement solutions tailored to specific application requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Resolution down to 0.1nT for Mag-01H magnetometer
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Iota TechnologycoreTechnology or Integration · 30 March 2026Iota Technology's CubeSat Io-1 satellite, launched on SpaceX Transporter 16 on March 30, 2026, carries Bartington's Spacemag-2 magnetometer for spaceflight applications. This represents a space mission integration of Bartington's compact fluxgate magnetometer technology.
• Lunar Vertex MissioncoreTechnology or IntegrationBartington's Mag566 sensors are part of the Lunar Vertex mission, heading to the Moon aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission involves a lander and rover with the Mag566 magnetometers for lunar surface measurements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Geometrics: Geometrics manufactures magnetometers and gradiometers for geophysical, archaeological, and UXO survey work, with comparable form factors and application focus to Bartington's surveying product lines.
• GEM Systems: GEM Systems (Canada) produces high-sensitivity fluxgate and proton precession magnetometers for geophysics, archaeology, and mineral exploration, mirroring Bartington's Grad601 and Mag-03 use cases.
• Metrolab Technology: Metrolab (Switzerland) builds high-precision magnetometers (NMR, Hall probe-based) for laboratory, medical, and industrial use. It overlaps with Bartington's high-precision measurement instrument positioning and NPL-style metrology use cases.
• Stefan Mayer Instruments: Stefan Mayer Instruments (Germany) designs and manufactures fluxgate magnetometers, including cryogenic and handheld models. Directly comparable to Bartington's Mag-03, Mag-13, and CryoMag product families in technology and customer base.
• Foerster Group: Foerster develops fluxgate magnetometers and magnetic testing instruments used in industrial quality, aerospace, and NDT applications. Product, technology, and target customer base closely overlap with Bartington's core magnetometer business.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell builds inertial sensors and magnetometers for aerospace and defence platforms as part of a much broader portfolio. Includes competing magnetic sensor offerings for aircraft and navigation systems similar to Bartington's aerospace customers.
• Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman operates broadly across defence sensors, including magnetic anomaly detection systems for submarine and surface ship surveillance. Touches Bartington's Mag613/Mag-03 marine defence and naval surveillance use cases via its own internal capabilities and prime supplier role.

Emerging players

• Billingsley Magnetics: Billingsley Magnetics produces low-noise magnetic sensors used in defence and aerospace applications. Comparable to Bartington's Mag-13 and Mag629 product families for low-noise fluxgate work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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