Welvaarts Weegsystemen

What Welvaarts Weegsystemen does

Welvaarts Weegsystemen B.V. is a Dutch family-owned specialist in certified mobile weighing systems for vehicles, founded in 1978 by Wim Welvaarts in Den Dungen and now headquartered in 's-Hertogenbosch. The company designs, manufactures, calibrates, and services a portfolio of mobile weighing systems integrated into garbage trucks, skip loaders, cranes, tankers, agricultural trailers, and SOLAS-regulated sea container handling equipment. Products include total weighing for compactor vehicles (Kraakpers Totaalwegen), loading weighing for rear/side/front loaders, crane weighing, hookarm/cable/chain/portal skip container weighing, tank and manure tank weighing, tailgate weighing, mobile weighbridges, SOLAS VGM systems for sea containers, and custom engineering. All electronics, software, and mechanical construction are developed in-house, including the proprietary Delta-10 weighing indicator and the kilogram.nl cloud data platform that transmits weighings via 3G/4G for real-time processing.

The business operates on a B2B direct-sales model with enterprise customers in waste management, maritime logistics, transport, and agriculture. Revenue is generated through hardware sales, on-site and workshop calibration and recalibration services, maintenance and repair contracts, mobile weighbridge rental, and software adaptations for regulatory compliance (e.g., Dutch Mestbeleid at €300 per system). Welvaarts is NMi-certified since 1999 and self-authorized to perform its own calibrations, and since 2016 has been an authorized calibration body for Belgium. Primary markets are the Benelux and Germany, served through the headquarters and a wholly-owned subsidiary, Welvaarts Wägesysteme GmbH in Dorsten, with occasional deliveries to the Philippines, UAE, China, and Canada. The team of approximately 30 includes mechanical engineers, electronics specialists, software developers, service engineers, work planners, and a sales force, with ownership held by Richard Welvaarts following the 2003 second-generation succession. There is no external capital, no parent company, and no public listing.

Name

Welvaarts Weegsystemen

Legal name

Welvaarts B.V.

Website

https://welvaarts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Welvaarts Weegsystemen is a Dutch family-owned specialist in certified mobile weighing systems for vehicles, serving waste management, transport, agriculture, and maritime logistics customers in Benelux and Germany with proprietary hardware, in-house electronics, and the kilogram.nl cloud data platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Weighing Systems

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Weighing & Force Measurement (Load cells, scales, torque, strain measurement) (IMAGAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Weighing & VGM Services (TLAHAAAK), Weighing Systems / Onboard Scales Calibration & Certification (TLAKANAN)

Keywords

• Mobile weighing systems
• Calibrated vehicle scales
• On-board weighing electronics
• Container weighing solutions
• Weighing system calibration

Headquarters

HQ city

's-hertogenbosch

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mobile Weighing Systems Sales: Sale of calibrated mobile weighing systems integrated into vehicles including garbage trucks, trailers, cranes, and containers. Systems include hardware (load cells, modules) and proprietary electronics.
2. Calibration and Recalibration Services: On-site calibration and recalibration services using mobile calibration trailer. Also performs recalibration at workshop in 's-Hertogenbosch. Includes certification and calibration vignet placement.
3. Maintenance and Repair Services: Service department handles repairs, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance of weighing systems. Servicemonteurs perform on-site repairs and maintenance.
4. Mobile Weighbridge Rental: Rental of calibrated mobile weighing bridges from 2 days to desired period. Includes transport to and from desired location in Benelux or Germany. Separate website: www.mobieleweegbrughuren.nl.
5. Software Adaptations: Software modifications to existing Delta-10 indicators for regulatory compliance (e.g., €300 per system for mestbeleid 2019 software adaptation).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Welvaarts Weegsystemen designs, manufactures, and services calibrated mobile weighing systems integrated into vehicles and machines. The portfolio covers weighing systems for waste collection vehicles (compactor, rear-, side-, and front-loaders), skip containers, cranes, tanks, tailgates, and sea containers, including SOLAS-compliant VGM systems. The company also offers a mobile weighbridge for temporary on-site use, in-house weighing electronics and software, the kilogram.nl cloud data platform, and recurring calibration, maintenance, and rental services.

Product overview

Welvaarts Weegsystemen is a specialist in certified mobile weighing systems for vehicles, operating as a single unified product portfolio with interconnected system variants. The core product line includes: (1) Total weighing systems (Kraakpers Totaalwegen) for compactor vehicles weighing entire vehicle constructions; (2) Loading weighing systems (Beladingwegen) in three variants for rear-loader, side-loader, and front-loader waste collection vehicles; (3) Crane weighing systems (Kraanwegen) for above/below-ground containers; (4) Skip container weighing systems (Afzetcontainer wegen) with four mounting types (hookarm, cable, chain, portal arm); (5) Tank weighing systems (Tank wegen) for trailers, motor vehicles, and manure tanks; (6) Tailgate weighing (Laadklep wegen); (7) Mobile weighbridges for temporary on-site use; (8) SOLAS sea container weighing systems with three variants (sidelifter, straddle carrier, weighing plateau); and (9) Custom solutions (Maatwerk). All systems integrate with the company's proprietary weighing computer and kilogram.nl cloud platform for data management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mobieleweegbrughuren.nl: Separate rental website for mobile weighing bridges, launched in 2016
• Kilogram.nl

Products and services

• Kraakpers Totaalwegen
• Beladingwegen Achterlader
• Beladingwegen Zijlader Loading weighing system for side-loader (zijlader) waste collection vehicles, providing the same container lift-and-descent weighing functionality as the rear-loader variant. Sold to waste collection operators.
• Beladingwegen Frontlader Loading weighing system for front-loader (frontlader) waste collection vehicles that weighs containers during lift and descent operations with high accuracy. Sold to waste collection operators.
• Kraanwegen Wireless crane weighing system with a robust weighing block mounted on the crane jib, weighing above- and below-ground containers during lift and descent with automatic net weight calculation. Sold to container logistics and waste handlers.
• Afzetcontainer wegen Haakarm Hookarm skip container weighing system with three variants (hydraulic push-up cylinders, total-on-hook, and total-under-hook) for continuous weighing of hookarm containers. Sold to container transport and waste operators.
• Afzetcontainer wegen Kabel Cable skip container weighing system for various container types including small waste containers and portal containers with continuous weighing capability. Sold to container transport and waste operators.
• Afzetcontainer wegen Ketting
• Afzetcontainer wegen Portaal Wireless portal arm weighing system with two weighing blocks mounted between portal arm ends and chains, eliminating cable damage issues. Sold to portal container operators.
• Tank wegen Oplegger Trailer weighing system for liquids and bulk goods with total or tipper weighing configurations and customer-specific net weight registration during loading/unloading. Sold to liquid and bulk transport operators.
• Tank wegen Motorwagen Motor vehicle tank weighing system for various liquids and bulk goods with total or tipper weighing configurations and compartment registration capability. Sold to liquid and bulk transport operators.
• Tank wegen Mesttank Manure tank weighing system compliant with Dutch Minas/Mestbeleid legislation, weighing slurry according to legal requirements without requiring travel to a separate weighbridge. Sold to manure transporters and agricultural operators.
• Laadklep wegen Tailgate weighing system for determining weight on tailgates, suitable for weighing pallets, loose loads on pallet trucks, and animals with high accuracy. Sold to logistics and agricultural operators.
• Mobiele weegbrug Class III certified mobile weighbridge portable via four-prong or forklift, with angle meters correcting uneven surfaces so the bridge remains calibrated even after repositioning. Used for temporary on-site weighing of vehicles.
• SOLAS Zeecontainer Side Lifter Certified sidelifter weighing system for sea containers enabling SOLAS-compliant Verified Gross Mass (VGM) registration with wireless weighing and automatic tare calculation. Sold to ports, shipping companies, and container logistics providers.
• SOLAS Zeecontainer Straddle Carrier Straddle carrier weighing system for sea containers with SOLAS compliance, registering Verified Gross Mass for further processing. Sold to ports, container terminals, and intermodal logistics providers.
• SOLAS Zeecontainer Weegplateau Sea container weighing plateau or tip table for certified container weight registration with robust construction for heavy duty work and peak loading. Sold to ports and container handling operators.
• Calibration and Recalibration Services On-site calibration and recalibration of weighing systems using a fully equipped mobile calibration trailer, plus recalibration at the 's-Hertogenbosch workshop, including certification and calibration vignet placement. Includes Belgium-authorized recalibration since 2016. Sold to operators of mobile weighing systems.
• Maintenance and Repair Services Service department providing on-site and workshop repairs, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance of Welvaarts and third-party weighing systems, performed by servicemonteurs. Sold to existing customers.
• Mobile Weighbridge Rental Rental of calibrated mobile weighing bridges from 2 days to desired period, with transport to and from the desired location in Benelux or Germany included. Sold to transport companies and contractors needing temporary weighing capacity.
• Software Adaptations for Existing Weighing Systems Software modifications to existing Delta-10 weighing indicators for regulatory compliance updates (e.g., Dutch Mestbeleid 2019 software adaptation at €300 per system, excluding travel). Sold to owners of installed Welvaarts weighing systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in collection routes for joint Suez, Renewi, Gemeente Amsterdam waste collection project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Various vehicle manufacturers and partnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2018Welvaarts Demo Dag organized with approximately 25 vehicles and 10 partner booths. Partners included various truck manufacturers, body builders, and equipment suppliers who presented their products alongside Welvaarts weighing systems.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Avery Berkel: Heritage industrial and retail scale manufacturer (part of Illinois Tool Works), offering weighing instruments with European compliance certifications. Overlaps with Welvaarts in certified industrial weighing and load cell technology but does not specialize in mobile/vehicle-mounted solutions.
• Rice Lake Weighing Systems: US industrial weighing company offering load cells, vehicle scales, and onboard weighing products including refuse and recycling applications. Comparable in load cell technology and waste-management vertical, but with broader and more diversified product portfolio than Welvaarts.
• Schenck Process: Global process weighing and feeding equipment manufacturer serving bulk material handling, mining, and industrial automation. Comparable in industrial weighing and load cell technology, but its focus is on process/bulk industries rather than mobile/vehicle-mounted systems.
• Cardinal Scale Manufacturing: US-based industrial scale manufacturer producing vehicle scales, floor scales, and onboard weighing systems. Comparable in regulated industrial weighing and load cell production but primarily serves North American waste, agriculture, and transport markets.
• Mettler-Toledo: Global leader in precision industrial instruments and scales, with a broad portfolio covering laboratory, retail, and industrial weighing. Comparable to Welvaarts as a supplier of calibrated weighing instruments and load cells, but operates at vastly larger scale across many verticals rather than specializing in mobile/vehicle-integrated systems.
• CAS (Corporation of Applied Scales): Industrial and retail scale manufacturer offering crane scales, platform scales, and vehicle weighing systems. Comparable in industrial weighing product mix but with a broader geographic and application footprint than Welvaarts' mobile-vehicle niche.

Direct peers

• Flintec: Specialist manufacturer of load cells, weighing electronics, and force measurement technology supplied to OEMs globally. Highly comparable as a load cell and electronics supplier to weighing-system integrators, though Flintec operates as a component supplier rather than integrated vehicle-system provider.
• Precia-Molen: French industrial weighing specialist offering onboard weighing systems for waste collection, transport, and agriculture with EU metrology certifications. Direct peer to Welvaarts in mobile/vehicle weighing across Europe, particularly in waste and recycling verticals.
• Tamtron: Nordic specialist in onboard and mobile weighing solutions for waste, forestry, transport, and logistics vehicles. Most directly comparable to Welvaarts in product offering (load cells + indicators + cloud) and target verticals (waste, recycling, agriculture) across European markets.

Others

• PCE Instruments: European distributor and manufacturer of measurement instruments including industrial scales, load cells, and force gauges. Comparable as a measurement-instrument supplier serving European industrial customers, though primarily a catalog/reseller model rather than integrated vehicle weighing systems.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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