Labthink

What Labthink does

Labthink is a privately held specialty instrumentation manufacturer founded in 1989 and headquartered in Jinan, China, with an international headquarters in Boston, USA and a European subsidiary, Labthink GmbH, in Germany. The company designs, manufactures, and sells high-precision testing instruments used to measure barrier properties (oxygen transmission, water vapor transmission, gas transmission, air permeability), mechanical properties (tensile, seal strength, friction, tear, thickness, heat seal), package integrity (vacuum decay leak detection, headspace gas analysis), and chemical purity residues of packaging materials. Its core technology stack rests on multiple proprietary sensor architectures — coulometric oxygen sensors with six-year warranties, patented infrared water vapor sensors, electrolytic sensors, gravimetric measurement methods, and a patented three-cell integrated test block — combined with proprietary data management software (DataShield, Lystem). Products are configured against international standards (ASTM, ISO, TAPPI, GB) and regulated pharmaceutical regimes including GMP and 21 CFR Part 11.

Labthink monetizes through three revenue streams: (1) one-time capital sales of benchtop and automated testing instruments with extensive configuration, customization, and optional compliance packages; (2) outsourced laboratory testing services delivered through its own CNAS-accredited facility, offering 30 certified test items; and (3) customization services for non-standard specimens and packages. The company serves primary verticals of food and beverage packaging and pharmaceutical and medical device packaging, with secondary exposure to automotive interiors, photovoltaic and electronics, construction materials, battery separators, and academic and contract testing laboratories. Pricing is entirely quote-based with no public list prices, consistent with enterprise field sales motions.

Distribution runs through a hybrid model: more than 50 international distributors and more than 30 international service providers provide global reach, complemented by direct regional sales offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Labthink also holds the position of first and only corporate partner of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), a brand and standards-influence asset. The company maintains traditional content and email marketing, social channels including LinkedIn and YouTube, and participation in packaging industry events as demand-generation and education channels.

Name

Labthink

Legal name

Labthink International, Inc.

Website

https://en.labthink.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Labthink is a 1989-founded, China-headquartered manufacturer of high-precision packaging testing instruments and CNAS-accredited testing services, selling globally through 50+ distributors and direct offices in the US and Germany to pharmaceutical, food packaging, automotive, electronics, battery, and research customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaging Testing Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Release Testing & Batch Certification (QC) (HLAGADAC)

Keywords

• Packaging testing instruments
• Permeability testing equipment
• Leak detection systems
• Tensile strength testers
• Headspace gas analyzers

Headquarters

HQ city

Jinan

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Testing Instruments Sales: Sale of high-precision packaging testing instruments including oxygen permeability testers, water vapor permeability testers, gas permeability testers, seal strength testers, and other specialized testing equipment. Products range from laboratory benchtop units to advanced automated systems with prices varying by specification and functionality.
2. Testing Services: Outsourced laboratory testing services for food and beverage producers, medical, pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies, and packaging and automobile manufacturers. Services include barrier property tests, mechanical strength tests, and CNAS certified test items for customers who prefer outsourcing over instrument purchase.
3. Customization Services: All-round customization services for non-standard specimens and packages. Labthink provides flexible customization including test cells, sample feeders, and reference samples designed according to specific sample specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Labthink manufactures high-precision packaging and materials testing instruments — including oxygen, water vapor, gas and air permeability testers, package leak detectors, tensile/seal strength testers, headspace gas analyzers and chemical residue analyzers — and supplements this hardware business with CNAS-accredited outsourced laboratory testing services and customization for non-standard specimens.

Product overview

Labthink is a manufacturer of high accuracy packaging testing instruments. The product portfolio includes permeability testers (oxygen, water vapor, gas, air), leak detectors, tensile testers, seal strength testers, thickness testers, headspace gas analyzers, and chemical residue analyzers. The C400H series represents combined OTR/WVTR analyzers that integrate oxygen and water vapor transmission testing in single instruments. The C600 series covers tensile, friction/peel, thickness, heat seal, and thermal shrinkage testing. C600M/B leak testers provide vacuum decay and seal strength testing. C800H series provides chemical purity residue analyzers for evaporation residue, water insoluble matter, residue on ignition, and loss-on-drying testing. The C180/C190/TQD air permeability testers serve battery diaphragm, paper, and automotive materials testing. DataShield software enables centralized data management across multiple instruments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• C401H Oxygen/Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System Combined OTR/WVTR analyzer using a coulometric oxygen sensor and infrared water vapor sensor for flexible packaging materials, conforming to ASTM D3985, ASTM F1249 and ISO 15106-2.
• C403H Oxygen/Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System High-precision permeability tester that measures OTR and WVTR continuously on up to three samples simultaneously for pharmaceutical, food, medical, photovoltaic and electronics applications.
• C403M Oxygen/Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System High-precision integrated OTR/WVTR tester for pharmaceuticals, food, medical devices, daily chemicals, photovoltaics and electronics, using coulometric and infrared sensor technologies.
• C406H Oxygen/Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System Automated permeation analyzer for high-throughput testing of OTR and WVTR on up to six samples simultaneously with continuous dual-parameter detection.
• C206H Oxygen Transmission Rate Test System Dual-function oxygen transmission rate tester with optional WVTR capability for continuous two-index detection on flexible packaging materials.
• C203H Oxygen Transmission Rate Tester High-precision OTR tester for flexible packaging with expandable WVTR capability on the same sample.
• C306H Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System Dual-function water vapor transmission rate tester with optional OTR detection for continuous two-index measurement on flexible packaging.
• C303H Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System Automatic water vapor transmission rate tester for permeability testing of flexible materials, available as both instrument and testing service.
• C330H Water Vapor Transmission Rate Tester Moisture vapor transmission rate tester based on the electrolytic sensor method per ISO 15106-3.
• C360H Water Vapor Transmission Rate Tester Automatic water vapor transmission rate tester using the cup (gravimetric) method to test up to twelve packaging film and flexible material samples simultaneously.
• C360M Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System Water vapor permeation analyzer using the gravimetric method per ASTM E96.
• C370H Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System Wide-range water vapor transmission rate test system based on the gravimetric method per ASTM E96 and GB 1037, for pharmaceutical packaging films and containers.
• C390H Water Vapor Transmission Rate Tester High-precision water vapor transmission rate tester using the infrared sensor method per ISO 15106-2 and ASTM F1249, built on a patented integrated three-cell test block.
• C390M Water Vapor Transmission Rate Tester Next-generation water vapor transmission rate test system using an infrared analytical sensor per ISO 15106-2 and ASTM F1249, with precision and stability at world-advanced levels.
• W3/062 Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System Intelligent WVTR test system using the cup method with a six-dish precision round rack for water vapor transmission testing of film specimens.
• W3/031 Water Vapor Permeability Tester High-end cup-method WVTR tester with three independent test dishes and a fully automatic testing process conforming to international standards.
• C106H Gas Permeability Test System Multipurpose gas permeability tester for O2, N2, CO2 and other gases on flexible packaging materials, with intelligent system control and up to six samples per run.
• C130H Gas Permeability Tester Advanced permeation analyzer for O2, N2, CO2 and other gases on flexible packaging materials; tests three samples simultaneously with 24-hour routine operation.
• OR2/410 Organic Gas Transmission Rate Test System System for quantitative determination of organic gas transmission rates of films, composite films, sheeting and packages, used to assess and control the lasting fragrance performance of aromatic product packaging.
• C190H Air Permeability Tester Automatic air permeability tester using the volume method for battery diaphragms, paper, breathable membranes and polymers.
• C180M Air Permeability Tester Differential-pressure air permeability tester for cigarette paper, filter plug wrap, filter joining paper and other materials with oriented permeable zones.
• TQD-G1A Air Permeability Tester Air permeability tester for automotive interior materials (polyurethane foam, PVC, leather, textiles, nonwovens) and separator membranes, sponges, carpets, paper and leather.
• C690H Nondestructive Package Leak Detector Non-destructive vacuum-decay leak detector per ASTM F2338 for batch sealing leak detection of vials and trace leakage detection of ampoules, cartridge bottles, infusion bottles and prefilled syringes.
• C690M Nondestructive Package Leakage Detector Non-destructive vacuum-decay and pressure-decay leak detector per ASTM F2338 for trace leakage detection of vials, ampoules, cartridge bottles, infusion bottles and prefilled syringes.
• C690B Nondestructive Package Leak Detector Non-destructive package leak detector for pharmaceutical packaging testing applications.
• C660M Leak and Seal Strength Tester Multipurpose tester for quantitative determination of sealing strength, heat sealing quality, whole bag bursting pressure and sealing leakage performance of flexible and sterile packaging.
• C660B Leak and Seal Strength Tester Specialized leak and seal strength tester for pouches, bottles, tubes, cans and boxes in food, pharmaceutical and other industries, with standard, multistage vacuum and methylene blue test modes.
• C610G Auto Tensile Tester Auto tensile tester for tensile strength, peeling, elongation, tearing, heat sealing, adhesion, puncture, opening, low-speed unwinding and pull-out forces on plastic films and composite materials.
• C610H Auto Tensile Tester High-resolution auto tensile tester for tensile testing, seal strength testing and flexible material testing, with a 1000 mm testing range for large-deformation materials.
• C620H Friction / Peel Tester High-precision friction and peel tester measuring coefficient of friction of flexible packaging and peel strength of adhesive composites, with 0.001 N resolution.
• C640H Thickness Tester High-precision automatic thickness tester for films and sheets with 0.1 µm resolution and automatic sample input.
• C630H Heat Seal Tester Heat seal tester that determines optimal heat sealing time, pressure and temperature for plastic and composite films, supporting five parallel parameter groups.
• C631H Thermal Shrinkage Tester High-precision automatic tester for heat shrinkage force, cold shrinkage force and heat shrinkage rate of heat-shrinkable packaging films.
• C612M Digital Torque Tester Automatic digital torque tester for cap locking and opening torque of bottles, nozzles and soft tube packaging, with dual opening-force and locking-force test modes.
• C650H Headspace Gas Analyzer High-precision headspace gas analyzer for measuring internal O2 and CO2 contents of finished food and pharmaceutical packaging, using a long-life sensor.
• C650M Headspace Gas Analyzer Portable headspace gas analyzer for internal O2 and CO2 analysis of finished food and pharmaceutical packaging, with small sample volume and fast response.
• C650B Headspace Gas Analyzer Portable headspace gas analyzer for internal O2 content analysis of finished food and pharmaceutical packaging.
• C680M Elmendorf Tear Tester High-precision Elmendorf tear tester for tear resistance testing of flexible packaging and non-metallic flexible materials, with computer control and electron-optical measurement.
• SLY-S1 Elmendorf Tearing Tester Elmendorf tearing tester for films, sheets, flexible PVC, PVDC, waterproof films, woven materials, polypropylene, polyester, paper, cardboard, textiles and nonwovens.
• C611M Box Compression Tester Box compression tester for pressure resistance, deformation and stacking tests of corrugated boxes and other packages, with integrated embedded computer system.
• RT-01 Ink Rub Tester Ink rub tester for printing ink layer wear-resistance tests, with two-sample testing and four modes (dry friction, wet friction, migration, wet trace).
• FT-F1 Fogging Tester High-temperature fogging tester for measuring evaporation of volatile contents of automotive interior parts, polyurethane, textiles, leather, adhesives and nonwovens.
• C681M Flex Durability Tester Flex durability tester for anti-rubbing performance of flexible films, composite films and coating films, with four samples tested simultaneously.
• CZY-8SA Lasting Adhesive Tester Lasting adhesive tester for holding power of pressure-sensitive tapes, labels and protective films, with time and displacement test modes.
• CLASSIC 920 Lasting Adhesive Tester Lasting adhesive tester with six testing stations for simultaneous specimen groups, auto timing and locking per GB/T 4851, ASTM D3654 and JIS Z0237.
• MXD-02 Coefficient of Friction Tester High-precision coefficient of friction tester for static and kinetic COF of plastic films, sheets, rubber, paper, PP woven bags, fabrics and other materials.
• COF-P01 Inclined Surface Coefficient of Friction Tester Inclined surface COF tester for static coefficient of friction of paper, paperboard, plastic films, sheets, conveyor belts and other materials.
• C840H Integrated Evaporation Residue Testing System Gravimetric evaporation residue tester for plastic packaging and chemical reagents, used for food and medical packaging evaporation residue and total migration testing.
• C850H Integrated Water Insoluble Matter Testing System Gravimetric water-insoluble matter testing system for chemical reagents, pharmacopoeia materials and related protocols.
• C860H Integrated Residue on Ignition Testing System Gravimetric residue-on-ignition testing system for pharmacopoeia materials, pharmaceutical packaging materials, chemical reagents and food safety applications.
• C870H Integrated Loss-on-Drying Testing System Gravimetric loss-on-drying testing system built per pharmacopoeia and food and chemical industry testing standards.
• DataShield Testing Software Professional data management software for centralized test data management across multiple Labthink instruments, with multi-format export, security algorithms and wired/wireless LAN support.
• Labthink Outsourced Laboratory Testing Services CNAS-accredited outsourced laboratory testing services for food and beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, packaging and automotive manufacturers covering barrier properties, mechanical strength and 30 certified test items.
• Customization Services for Non-Standard Specimens Bespoke customization services for non-standard test specimens and packages, including custom test cells, sample feeders and reference samples engineered to specific sample specifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Six-year warranty on detection sensors setting benchmark among packaging testing instruments
• +5 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• World Packaging Organisation (WPO)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabthink is the first and only World Packaging Organisation (WPO) corporate partner. This strategic partnership positions Labthink as a leading voice in the global packaging industry, providing opportunities for thought leadership, standards development influence, and industry recognition. The WPO President has personally visited Labthink operations, including Labthink GmbH in Germany, indicating a close working relationship.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Through its acquired testing-instrument brands, Thermo Fisher is a broad incumbent in analytical and packaging-test instrumentation — competing with Labthink in regulated pharmaceutical and food QC labs via larger installed bases and global service networks.
• Shimadzu Scientific Instruments: Shimadzu manufactures a wide range of analytical and materials-testing instruments — including systems used for gas permeation and polymer/materials characterization — making it an analogous broad-incumbent competitor in regulated packaging QC environments.
• AMETEK: AMETEK is a diversified industrial and electronic-instruments conglomerate whose MOCON and Dansensor units directly compete with Labthink's permeation and headspace gas analyzer lines in the packaging QC segment.
• Agilent Technologies: Agilent is a broad-incumbent manufacturer of analytical instruments (chromatography, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy) with adjacent technology overlap to Labthink's gravimetric and sensor-based permeation testing solutions used in regulated labs.
• Mettler Toledo: Mettler Toledo provides precision laboratory instruments including gravimetric and analytical balances and moisture analyzers that overlap functionally with Labthink's gravimetric-method (ASTM E96) WVTR testers in pharmaceutical and chemical QC labs.

Direct peers

• AMETEK MOCON: AMETEK's MOCON brand is the long-standing direct competitor to Labthink in oxygen and water vapor transmission rate (OTR/WVTR) permeation analyzers, serving the same packaging, food, and pharmaceutical QC customers with comparable coulometric and infrared sensor instruments.
• PBI Dansensor (AMETEK): PBI Dansensor specializes in MAP headspace gas analyzers and leak detection — directly comparable to Labthink's C650H/M/B headspace gas analyzers used for O2/CO2 verification in modified-atmosphere food and pharmaceutical packaging.
• Industrial Physics: Industrial Physics supplies a broad portfolio of packaging and materials testing instruments (permeation, leak, seal strength, COF, thickness) overlapping materially with Labthink's flexible packaging tester and leak detector product categories.
• Illinois Instruments: Illinois Instruments designs and builds water vapor permeation analyzers (gravimetric and modulated IR methods) that compete head-to-head with Labthink's C-series WVTR testers in packaging and converting-industry QC labs.
• Systech Illinois: Systech Illinois (now operating within Thermo Fisher) manufactures permeation analyzers and headspace gas analyzers that directly overlap with Labthink's OTR/WVTR and MAP headspace product lines used in pharmaceutical and food packaging integrity testing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/labthink
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/labthinkchina
• Facebookfacebook.com/labthink
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/labthink

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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