What GRIMM Aerosol Technik GROUP does

GRIMM Aerosol Technik GROUP, operating through its primary legal entity GRIMM AEROSOL TECHNIK GmbH (founded 1981), is a German specialist in precision aerosol measurement technology with over 40 years of domain experience. The company designs, manufactures, and sells instruments for the detection and analysis of aerosol particles, including products such as the EDM 264 environmental monitoring device. Its technology is positioned for high-accuracy particle measurement used in air quality, occupational hygiene, and scientific research contexts.

GRIMM operates from two German facilities: GRIMM AEROSOL TECHNIK GmbH in Friedersdorf (Muldestausee) handles development and manufacturing, while GRIMM AEROSOL SALES GmbH & Co. KG in Ainring manages the commercial interface. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the DURAG GROUP (headquartered in Hamburg), benefiting from group-level corporate infrastructure and cross-portfolio distribution. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of measurement instruments plus a service layer spanning on-site service, factory service, product rentals, technical support, spare parts and consumables, upgrades and retrofits, and lifecycle support.

The company serves environmental monitoring authorities, occupational safety professionals, and research scientists across global markets via direct sales, worldwide distributors, and regional service partners. Its customers include government and public-sector bodies such as the Berlin Air Quality Monitoring Network, with go-to-market executed through quote-based enterprise and government sales supplemented by content marketing, downloadable technical brochures, and video material hosted on the DURAG GROUP corporate website.

Name

GRIMM Aerosol Technik GROUP

Legal name

GRIMM AEROSOL TECHNIK GmbH

Website

https://grimm-aerosol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

GRIMM Aerosol Technik GROUP, founded in 1981 and part of the DURAG GROUP, manufactures precision aerosol measurement instruments (e.g., EDM 264) for environmental monitoring authorities, occupational safety professionals, and research scientists worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerosol Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Safety Monitoring Instruments (Air quality, emissions, radiation, noise, gas detection) (IMAGAFAJ)

Keywords

• Aerosol measurement instruments
• Air quality monitoring
• Particle detection systems
• Occupational safety monitoring
• Environmental monitoring equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Ainring

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aerosol Measurement Equipment Sales: Sale of precision aerosol measurement instruments and monitoring systems for environmental, safety, and research applications
2. Service and Support: On-site service, factory service, product rentals, technical support, spare parts and consumables, upgrades and retrofits, and lifecycle support

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GRIMM Aerosol Technik develops and manufactures precision aerosol measurement instruments and monitoring systems used for the detection and analysis of aerosol particles. The company sells hardware products such as the EDM 264 particle measurement device and offers related services including on-site and factory servicing, product rentals, technical support, spare parts, upgrades, and lifecycle support to environmental monitoring authorities, occupational safety professionals, and research scientists worldwide.

Product overview

GRIMM AEROSOL TECHNIK, a DURAG GROUP company, is a specialist in precision aerosol measurement technology with over 40 years of experience. The company offers a portfolio of aerosol measurement products including the EDM 264 particle detection device. GRIMM solutions serve environmental monitoring, occupational safety, and research applications, providing instruments for the detection and analysis of aerosol particles. The product offerings are organized under Process and Environmental Monitoring, Combustion and Safety Monitoring, and Tunnel and Traffic Monitoring categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EDM 264
• Aerosol Measurement Service and Support

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DURAG GROUPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRIMM AEROSOL TECHNIK is a wholly-owned subsidiary and brand within the DURAG GROUP corporate structure. As part of the group, GRIMM benefits from shared resources, corporate infrastructure, and the combined brand portfolio. The relationship is central to GRIMM's market positioning and corporate identity.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global analytical instruments major with environmental and air quality monitoring product lines that compete against GRIMM in regulatory and research accounts.
• Hach (Danaher): Established water and air quality instrumentation brand, offering continuous ambient air monitoring systems that compete for the same regulatory and industrial customers.
• HORIBA: Diversified analytical and measurement instrument company whose environmental and process monitoring divisions overlap with GRIMM's air quality focus.

Direct peers

• Palas GmbH: German manufacturer of aerosol particle technology including measurement, generation, and filtration test systems — a direct niche competitor to GRIMM in precision aerosol instrumentation.
• TSI Incorporated: US-based specialist manufacturer of particle and aerosol measurement instruments for environmental, occupational, and research applications — directly overlapping with GRIMM's precision aerosol detection portfolio.
• Casella (Casella Holdings): UK/Italy occupational and environmental monitoring instrument maker with dust/aerosol sampling products addressing the same occupational safety and industrial hygiene segments as GRIMM.
• Cambustion: UK-based specialist in aerosol and particle measurement instrumentation for research and engine/exhaust applications — comparable niche precision-instrument peer.

Emerging players

• Aeroqual: New Zealand-based air quality monitoring specialist with networked sensor and instrument platforms targeting environmental authorities — emerging peer in the same end-customer segment.
• Aerosol Dynamics: US developer of aerosol instrumentation focused on broad-band and size-selective particle measurement — emerging peer in aerosol research instrumentation.

Others

• DURAG GROUP (parent): Parent conglomerate providing the 'Process and Environmental Monitoring' platform that houses GRIMM; comparable in environmental monitoring instrumentation at a broader portfolio level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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