Huizhong Instrumentation

Name

Huizhong Instrumentation

Legal name

汇中仪表股份有限公司

Website

https://huizhong.co

Company type

Public

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Huizhong Instrumentation is a Chinese ultrasonic flow measurement company that designs, manufactures, and sells smart water and heat meters with NB-IoT connectivity and proprietary leak-detection sensors to water utilities, district heating providers, industrial facilities, and water conservancy authorities across China and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ultrasonic Flow Measurement Instrumentation

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Metering Pumps (IMAHANAC), Sensors & Feedback Devices (Pressure, Flow, Position, Encoders, Transducers) (IMAHAGAK), Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

Keywords

• Ultrasonic flow measurement
• Smart water meters
• Ultrasonic heat meters
• District heating metering
• Smart utility platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Tangshan

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Smart Ultrasonic Water Meters: Sale of ultrasonic water meters and heat meters for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Revenue generated through hardware product sales to water utilities, property management companies, and industrial facilities.
2. Smart Platform Services: IoT-based smart water and heating management platform services providing data analytics, leak detection monitoring, and remote meter management for utility customers.
3. Industrial and水利 Measurement Solutions: Specialized metering products for industrial applications, water conservancy projects (rivers, irrigation districts), and urban water affairs management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Huizhong Instrumentation manufactures ultrasonic flow measurement instruments, including ultrasonic water meters, ultrasonic heat meters, clamp-on and handheld ultrasonic flowmeters. It complements these hardware products with four IoT-based smart platforms for water supply, heating, industrial, and water conservancy applications. The company has focused on ultrasonic metering technology since its founding in 1994.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCL-61H Ultrasonic Water Meter Residential cold water meter using ultrasonic sensing technology for residential and commercial water metering applications. Designed for accurate, maintenance-free measurement without moving parts.
• SCL-61HF Ultrasonic Water Meter with Valve Control Smart ultrasonic water meter with integrated valve control and remote reading functionality, designed for smart water supply management. Enables remote shut-off and consumption monitoring for utilities.
• SCL-61D5/D6 Large Diameter Ultrasonic Water Meter Large-diameter ultrasonic water meter for high-volume flow measurement, suitable for industrial processes and municipal water distribution networks.
• SCL-61D0 Large Diameter Ultrasonic Water Meter Large-diameter ultrasonic water meter for high-volume water flow measurement in municipal and industrial applications.
• SCL-61H Drinking Water Ultrasonic Water Meter Drinking water-grade ultrasonic water meter for safe and accurate measurement in potable water supply applications.
• SCL61H-100 Smart Utility Ultrasonic Water Meter Smart utility variant of the SCL-61H ultrasonic water meter launched in Q1 2025 for advanced smart water utility applications, featuring enhanced connectivity and remote monitoring capabilities.
• TUF-2000 Ultrasonic Heat Meter Ultrasonic heat meter for accurate heat consumption measurement in district heating systems, enabling heat-based billing and energy management.
• TUF-2000S Clamp-On Ultrasonic Flowmeter Clamp-on (non-invasive) ultrasonic flowmeter for flow measurement on existing pipelines without pipe cutting or process interruption, suitable for industrial and water applications.
• TUF-2000H Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter Portable handheld ultrasonic flowmeter for on-site flow measurement, diagnostics, and spot-checking in industrial and water applications.
• Smart Water Supply Platform IoT-based smart platform for water supply enterprises, enabling remote meter reading, consumption monitoring, and centralized management of water metering infrastructure.
• Smart Heating Platform IoT-based smart platform for heating enterprises, providing heat consumption monitoring, heating network management, and operational analytics for district heating operators.
• Smart Industrial Platform IoT-based smart platform for industrial and factory-side flow monitoring, enabling process flow measurement and operational management for industrial enterprises.
• Smart Water Conservancy Platform IoT-based smart platform for water conservancy and water resource management, supporting hydrological monitoring, water resource oversight, and government water management initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• South East Water Australia saved approximately AU$2.9 million and 823 megaliters of water through leak detection during 2023-2024 using Huizhong smart meters
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• AvnetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 September 2024Avnet has been awarded a contract to supply Huizhong's SCL61H-100 smart ultrasonic water meters to South East Water's Digital Meters program in Australia, supporting the country's largest rollout of smart water meters. Avnet established a dedicated water meter test lab at its Melbourne facility to support deployment verification testing. The 1 million unit deployment features proprietary vibration sensors for accurate network leak detection, aiming to significantly reduce non-revenue water and provide cost savings to consumers.
• 安富利 (Avnet)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAvnet is Huizhong's primary international distribution partner for the Australian market. The partnership involves supply of SCL61H-100 smart ultrasonic water meters for South East Water Victoria's digital meters program. Avnet's laboratory received NATA certification establishing international metrological trust for Huizhong products.
• 华宽通 (Huakuantong)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for green and low-carbon development. Collaboration aims to deepen bilateral cooperation and jointly promote technological innovation and market expansion in green and low-carbon industry development.

Scale indicators5 records

Direct peers

• Arad Group: Israeli water metering specialist producing ultrasonic and mechanical water meters for utilities worldwide. Comparable in ultrasonic smart water meter technology and similar scale of international utility deployments.
• Zenner International: German manufacturer of ultrasonic water and heat meters with international distribution. Comparable product portfolio and similar utility-customer focus on heat and water metering precision.
• Kamstrup: Danish specialist in ultrasonic smart metering for water, heat, and electricity with strong European utility footprint. Direct peer in ultrasonic technology and heat/water metering markets served by Huizhong's smart platforms.
• Ningbo Water Meter Co. Chinese water meter manufacturer listed domestically with broad mechanical and smart meter offerings for utilities. Closest domestic Chinese peer competing for the same state-owned utility tenders as Huizhong.
• Badger Meter: US-based manufacturer specializing in flow measurement and smart water metering, including ultrasonic and electromagnetic meters for utilities. Closely comparable product overlap with Huizhong's SCL-61 series in the North American smart water market.
• Diehl Metering: German-based provider of smart metering solutions for water, heat, and energy, including ultrasonic water meters. Directly comparable in product technology and multi-utility meter strategy targeting European and international utilities.

Broad incumbents

• Itron: Global leader in smart water, electricity, and gas metering solutions with deep AMI/AMR deployment experience. Directly competes with Huizhong in the smart water utility space but at much larger scale and across a broader portfolio including electricity and gas.
• Aclara (Hubbell): Hubbell-owned provider of smart infrastructure solutions for water and gas utilities, including AMI communications and metering endpoints. Competes in North American AMI water rollouts and shares the utility-channel go-to-market motion.
• Xylem (Sensus): Global water technology major that owns the Sensus smart metering brand, offering AMI/AMR water and electric utility solutions. Competes with Huizhong in municipal water AMI rollouts with much broader product and service depth.
• Landis+Gyr: Global smart metering and grid management incumbent serving electricity, gas, and water utilities with AMI infrastructure. Overlaps with Huizhong primarily on utility AMI platform and managed-services strategy rather than meter manufacturing specialty.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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