Automation 2000

What Automation 2000 does

Automation 2000 is a French privately-held industrial manufacturer, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Coignières, France, specializing in protection relays for oil-immersed electrical transformers. The company designs and produces electromechanical and electrical sensing devices — most notably the DGPT2®, which it invented in 1976 and remains the sole global manufacturer of — that monitor three critical transformer parameters: gas discharge (or dielectric level drop), internal tank pressure, and dielectric temperature. The product portfolio also includes the DGP® (gas + pressure, launched 1974), the PR® pressure relay, and the TDC®/TDCI® temperature relays, supplemented by a broad configuration options catalogue (dual contacts, Harting connectors, Pt100/PTC sensors, IP67 marine/industrial housings) and a spares/accessories line. Technology is based on reed contacts, pressure switches, and Pt100/PTC temperature sensors, with products certified ISO 9001 by SGS since 2000 and compliant with European standards NF EN 50216-1, NF EN 50216-3, NF EN 60529, and NF C52-107.

The company generates revenue primarily through hardware sales of protection relays and accessories, with quotations-based pricing and no publicly disclosed list prices, a three-year warranty on all manufactured material, and a 51–100 employee operating footprint. More than two-thirds of gross income derives from exports, and products are shipped to over 100 countries with more than 300,000 units in service worldwide. Go-to-market is conducted exclusively through a network of authorized channel partners and sales representatives covering Asia (China, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand), Europe (Portugal), Middle East (Kuwait), Near East (Turkey), and South America (Argentina). Target customers are electrical transformer manufacturers (OEMs) integrating the relays into their products and electric utilities/industrial operators protecting oil-filled transformers in power distribution networks, with a secondary use case in marine and corrosive-environment installations via the IP67 X-option variant.

The business model is that of a capital-efficient, founder/family-owned niche industrial manufacturer with no disclosed external equity funding, no M&A history, and a 50+ year track record of incremental product evolution. Strategic posture emphasizes domain specialization, standards-based regulatory credibility, and distributor-enabled geographic reach rather than platform expansion, digital transformation, or AI integration. The company's competitive position rests on registered trademarks (DGPT2®, DGP®, TDC®, TDCI®, PR®), installed-base switching costs at OEM customers, and electromechanical reliability rather than on data, software, or intelligent systems capabilities.

Name

Automation 2000

Legal name

Automation 2000

Website

https://automation2000.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Automation 2000 is a French manufacturer, founded in 1973, that invents and exclusively produces electromechanical protection relays (DGPT2®, DGP®, PR®, TDC®, TDCI®) monitoring gas, pressure, and temperature in oil-immersed electrical transformers, selling to transformer OEMs and utilities in over 100 countries via regional channel partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transformer Protection Relays

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613)

akta.pro primary industry

Electromechanical Components (Relays, Switches, Potentiometers, Encoders) (IMAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transformers (Power, Distribution, Instrument, Specialty) (IMAGAAAA), Instrument Transformers (CTs/VTs) & Sensors (Conventional/Optical) (EUADACAG)

Keywords

• Protection relays
• Transformer monitoring
• Electrical protection
• Industrial relays
• Power equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Coignières

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Protection Relays: Automation 2000 manufactures and sells protection relays (DGPT2®, DGP®, TDC®, TDCI®, PR®) and related accessories. The company generates revenue primarily from product sales, with more than two-thirds of gross income from international exportation to over 100 countries.
2. Technical Support and Assistance: Technical advice and assistance provided to customers, though stated to be given without charge and without responsibility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Automation 2000 manufactures and sells protection relays for oil-immersed electrical transformers. Its product portfolio includes the DGPT2® flagship relay (monitoring gas discharge, internal pressure, and dielectric temperature), the DGP® (gas and pressure), the PR® (pressure), and the TDC®/TDCI® (temperature) relays, complemented by a range of configuration options and accessories. The company ships protection relays as physical hardware to transformer manufacturers, utilities, and industrial customers in over 100 countries.

Product overview

Automation 2000 is the inventor and sole manufacturer of protection relays for oil-immersed electrical transformers, founded in 1973 and certified ISO 9001. The core product portfolio consists of four main protection relay lines: DGPT2® (the flagship product monitoring gas discharge, pressure, and temperature), DGP® (the original 1974 model monitoring gas discharge and pressure), PR® (dedicated pressure monitoring relay), and TDC®/TDCI® (temperature detection relays). These relays are complemented by a wide array of configuration options and accessories including dual gas/pressure contacts, industrial connectors, temperature sensors (Pt100, PTC), antimagnetic shielding, and marine-grade housings. The company ships products to over 100 countries with more than 300,000 units in service worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DGPT2® Protection Relay Flagship protection relay for oil-immersed electrical transformers that monitors gas discharge or drop of dielectric level (1 contact), internal pressure (1 contact), and dielectric temperature (2 contacts), with reading capabilities for dielectric temperature and dielectric level or gas volume. Conforms to NF EN 50216-1, NF EN 50216-3, NF EN 60529, and NF C52-107 standards and is certified ISO 9001 version 2008.
• DGP® Protection Relay The original protection relay first produced in 1974 for distribution transformers, monitoring gas discharge or drop of dielectric level (1 contact) and internal pressure (1 contact), with reading of dielectric level or gas volume.
• PR® Pressure Relay Dedicated pressure relay that monitors internal transformer tank pressure. Available in PR1 (1 contact), PR2 (2 synchronous contacts), and PR2D (2 contacts with offset) configurations, equipped with standard flange for 60mm opening.
• TDC® Temperature Relay Temperature detection relay for power transformers and older generation transformers, monitoring dielectric temperature with 2 contacts and providing reading of dielectric temperature, with options for Pt100 sensor and PTC thermistor.
• TDCI® Temperature Relay Variant of the temperature detection relay for power transformers and transformers of older generation, monitoring dielectric temperature with 2 contacts and providing dielectric temperature reading.
• Accessories and Spare Parts Spare parts and accessories sold alongside Automation 2000 protection relays, including reed contacts (single, dual synchronous, dual offset), antimagnetic shield, 3/8" flexible tube for conservator fitting, fixing hooks, flat seals for flange and drain tap, drain taps, and drain taps with popoff relief valve.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Shanghai Sahbore Electromechanical Control System Co., Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Automation 2000 products in China, specifically covering the Shanghai region. Located at Rm 602, Block 24, Lane 1661 Jialuo Hwy, Jiading District, Shanghai 201808. Contact: Mr. Bing Peng.
• PT. Colcorindo RayacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Automation 2000 products in Indonesia and Singapore. Located at Jl. Dr. Susilo 3/24, Jakarta 11450, Indonesia. Contact: Mr. Freddy Santoso.
• Tan & Sons Corporation LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Automation 2000 products in Thailand. Located at 2111 Moo 4, Sriboonruang Soi 2, Thepharak Road, Thepharak, Muang, Samutprakarn 10270, Thailand. Contact: Mr. Pomaneesri.
• Palissy GalvanicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Automation 2000 products in Portugal. Located at Rua Serpa Pinto, 15 A/B, 1200-443 Lisboa, Portugal. Contact: Mrs. Sousa.
• Kuwaiti British Trading & Energy Co.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Automation 2000 products in Kuwait and Middle East region. Located at Al Farwaniya – 7th Floor – Al Multaka Tower, Kuwait. Contact: Mr. Jacob.
• ENPAY A.S.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Automation 2000 products in Turkey and Near East region. Located at Agaoglu My Prestige, Barbaros Mah, Ihlamur Sok. No: 1, K: 8, D: 63-64, 34746 Bati Atasehir – Istanbul, Turkey. Contact: Mrs. Haseki.
• Guillermo Jorge LeskecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for Automation 2000 products in Argentina and South America. Located at Cuba 2531 – 8º – Depto. D (C1428AEO) Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact: Mr. Guillermo Jorge Leske.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Kelman (GE Vernova): Kelman, now part of GE Vernova, offers dissolved gas analysis and multi-gas monitoring for transformers — directly overlapping with Automation 2000's gas discharge and pressure monitoring function for oil-immersed transformers, particularly in utility asset health management.
• Camille Bauer Metrawatt: A European specialist in industrial process and power measurement, with products in transformer monitoring and electrical measurement. It is a smaller, niche-focused player with product overlap in protection and monitoring instrumentation, though with a broader industrial scope.

Broad incumbents

• GE Vernova (formerly GE Grid Solutions): GE Vernova offers protection relays including the Multilin and T60 families for transformer and grid applications. As a global grid equipment incumbent, it competes with Automation 2000 for transformer protection relay sockets, particularly with utilities.
• ABB: ABB's electrification business offers a broad portfolio of transformer protection relays (e.g., REF615, RET615) targeting utilities and industrial customers. Although ABB is vastly larger and diversified, its protection relay line competes head-to-head with Automation 2000's DGPT2® for OEM and utility specifications.
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL): SEL is a specialist in power system protection, with a comprehensive portfolio of protective relays used in transformer, generation, and transmission applications. While much larger and broader than Automation 2000, SEL competes directly for transformer protection relay sockets at utilities and OEMs — making it the most direct analog in terms of product category and customer base.
• Eaton: Eaton's electrical business supplies transformer protection relays (e.g., ELK series, Power Xpert) targeting utilities and industrial customers. Eaton's broader portfolio and scale make it a comparable competitor in the same product category.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure platform includes transformer protection relays (e.g., Sepam, Easergy) for utility and industrial applications. Like ABB and Siemens, Schneider is a diversified incumbent competing for the same transformer OEM design-ins.
• Siemens: Siemens Energy and Smart Infrastructure divisions offer transformer protection relays (SIPROTEC range) for utilities and OEMs. Its global scale, multi-product portfolio, and digital integration capabilities make it a direct competitor for transformer protection spec-ins where Automation 2000 also competes.

Direct peers

• Bender Group: Bender specializes in electrical safety, insulation monitoring, and protection solutions for transformers and power systems — overlapping directly with Automation 2000's niche focus on transformer protection, particularly for industrial and renewable installations.
• Qualitrol: Qualitrol manufactures monitoring and protection instruments for transformers, including temperature, pressure, and dissolved gas monitoring. Its product portfolio addresses the same transformer health parameters (gas discharge, pressure, temperature) targeted by Automation 2000's DGPT2® family.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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