FILPRO SENSORS PRIVATE LIMITED

What FILPRO SENSORS PRIVATE LIMITED does

FILPRO SENSORS PRIVATE LIMITED is a Bangalore, India-based designer and manufacturer of industrial liquid-level sensing devices, founded in 2002 and operating from a 4,000 sq ft facility with 13 employees. The company's product portfolio is organized into four categories: Level Switches (magnetic float, side-mounted, miniature, adjustable, cable float, and PP variants) for point-level detection; Level Transmitters (float, capacitance, ultrasonic, hydrostatic, fuel level, and percentage sensors) for continuous level monitoring; Level Indicators (oil, magnetic, tubular, and magnetic level gauges) for visual display; and Level Controllers (single tank, alarm and pump controllers) for automated pump management. Sensing is performed using magnetic reed-switch, capacitance, ultrasonic, hydrostatic, and radar principles, with output options including 4-20mA, 0-10V DC, RS485 Modbus, RS232, and frequency signals, and hazardous-area variants certified to ATEX (EX II 1G Ex ia IIB T4 Ga / EX II 2G Ex db IIB T4 Gb) and CE Mark standards, with ISO 9001:2015 quality certification.

The company generates revenue through unit-priced hardware sales (with no minimum order quantity, serving both single-unit aftermarket replacement and OEM volume orders), turnkey liquid-level management projects covering product selection, installation, and commissioning, and customized solutions with specific stem lengths, flange sizes, and material options (SS 304, SS 316, PP, PVDF, Titanium, PTFE). It targets a horizontal set of eight customer segments including process industries, machine tool, pharmaceutical, building automation, oil and petrochemical, food and beverage, water management, and OEM integration. Distribution is via a dealer network across India combined with direct enterprise field sales supported by a technical team.

Firmographically, FILPRO is a privately held, founder-owned, bootstrapped company (no parent, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding) operating as a single legal entity in Karnataka, India. Its investor-relevant differentiators are the combination of multi-technology depth, customization capability, ATEX/CE/ISO compliance for hazardous-area and export customers, and a dual GTM (dealer network plus direct enterprise sales). Constraints include a small 13-person headcount, India-only operational footprint, no disclosed revenue, no patents or trademarks on record, and absence of any external capital — factors that limit the visibility of growth velocity and long-term scale potential.

Name

FILPRO SENSORS PRIVATE LIMITED

Legal name

FILPRO SENSORS PRIVATE LIMITED

Website

https://filprosensors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FILPRO SENSORS PRIVATE LIMITED is a Bangalore-based, founder-owned manufacturer of industrial liquid-level sensing devices (switches, transmitters, indicators, controllers) using magnetic, capacitance, ultrasonic, and hydrostatic technologies. The company serves process, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and OEM customers across India via a dealer network and direct sales, with ATEX/CE/ISO certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Level Measurement Instrumentation

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Sensors (Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Level, Proximity, Vibration) (IMAGAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pressure & Force Sensors (Pressure/Strain/Load Cells) (HDAHALAB), Online Monitoring, Sensors & Instrumentation (SCADA-integrated analyzers, probes, samplers) (EUANAJAC)

Keywords

• Level sensors
• Level transmitters
• Float level switches
• Industrial process measurement
• Liquid level monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Level Sensing Hardware Products: Manufacture and sale of level sensors, level switches, level transmitters, level indicators, and level controllers. Products include magnetic float switches, cable float switches, capacitance transmitters, ultrasonic transmitters, hydrostatic transmitters, and fuel level sensors.
2. Turnkey Projects: Undertaking complete turnkey projects in liquid level management including product selection, installation, and commissioning services.
3. Customized Solutions: Cost-effective customized solutions to meet customer-specific requirements with tailor-made products including specific stem lengths, flange sizes, and mounting configurations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FILPRO SENSORS PRIVATE LIMITED designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial level sensing devices, including float level switches, capacitance and ultrasonic level transmitters, magnetic and tubular level indicators, and single-tank and pump controllers. Its products serve liquid level measurement and control requirements in process industries such as chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, machine tools, oil & gas, food & beverage, water/wastewater, and OEMs, including hazardous-area (ATEX) applications. The company also offers turnkey level-sensing projects involving design, supply, installation, and commissioning.

Product overview

FILPRO SENSORS PRIVATE LIMITED is a level sensing technology company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Bangalore, India. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of level measurement devices organized into four main product categories: Level Switches (magnetic float, side mounted, miniature, adjustable, cable float, and PP variants) for point-level detection; Level Transmitters (float, capacitance, ultrasonic, hydrostatic, and fuel level sensors) for continuous level monitoring; Level Indicators (oil, magnetic, tubular, and magnetic level gauges) for visual level display; and Level Controllers (single tank and alarm/pump controllers) for automated pump management. Products serve diverse industries including process, chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, oil and gas, food and beverage, water treatment, and building automation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Level Switches A family of point-level float-based switches for liquid level detection, including top/side-mounted, miniature, adjustable, cable float, and PP variants. Used by process plants and OEMs to trigger alarms or control pumps when liquid reaches a setpoint, including in corrosive media (PP construction).
• Level Transmitters Continuous level measurement instruments using float, capacitance, ultrasonic, and hydrostatic principles, including ATEX-certified variants and fuel/percentage level sensors for vehicles. Used for continuous liquid level monitoring and signal output to control systems in process industries and OEM applications.
• Level Indicators Visual and magnetic level indication devices including oil level indicators, magnetic level indicators, tubular level indicators, and Filpro magnetic level gauges. Used for local visual reading of tank liquid levels in industrial process plants.
• Level Controllers Control instruments including single-tank controllers and alarm & pump controllers that automate filling/emptying and provide high/low alarms based on level switch or transmitter inputs. Used by plant operators to automate tank-level management.
• Turnkey Level Sensing Projects A service offering that combines design, supply, installation, and commissioning of level sensing instruments for end customers. Targeted at industrial clients requiring a complete engineered level measurement and control solution rather than individual instruments.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Endress+Hauser: Switzerland-based global leader in industrial process measurement and a strong incumbent in India. Overlaps with Filpro on level switches, transmitters, and indicators across chemical, pharma, F&B, and water segments; broader portfolio extends to flow, analysis, and pressure instrumentation.
• Parker Hannifin (level & fluid sensors): US-based motion and control technologies major with a fluid-sensor portfolio including float, optical, and ultrasonic level sensors sold into industrial OEMs and mobile equipment. Overlaps with Filpro's OEM and machine-tool customer base for hydraulic and lubrication tank monitoring.
• Siemens Process Instrumentation: German industrial conglomerate offering SITRANS level transmitters (ultrasonic, radar, capacitance, hydrostatic) and Pointek switches. Overlaps materially with Filpro across process, water, and building-automation applications, typically as a broad incumbent selected on integrated-automation contracts.
• Emerson (Rosemount level): US-based process automation major with Rosemount-level instrumentation covering guided-wave radar, ultrasonic, and vibrating-fork technologies. Competes with Filpro in Indian oil & gas, chemical, and water segments; broader automation portfolio makes it a broad incumbent rather than a niche specialist.

Regional players

• Fine Automations (India): Indian manufacturer of process instrumentation including float-level switches and level controllers. Closest India-only competitor to Filpro with overlapping product categories, but a narrower technology portfolio (limited ultrasonic/radar) and primarily domestic distribution.

Direct peers

• Kobold Messring GmbH: German manufacturer of level, flow, pressure, and temperature sensors with a strong presence in India. Directly comparable to Filpro on float switches, level transmitters, and indicators for OEM and process industry customers, including stainless-steel wetted-part variants.
• Baumer Group: Swiss-German sensor specialist offering capacitive, ultrasonic, and hydrostatic level sensors plus float switches under its process instrumentation line. Comparable product breadth across Filpro's level switch, transmitter, and indicator categories for industrial OEMs and process plants.
• Magnetrol (a brand of Ametek): Long-established US-based specialist in level and flow control with a comparable product mix including magnetic float, capacitance, ultrasonic, and guided-wave radar level instrumentation. Directly competes with Filpro in chemical, petrochemical, and oil & gas applications including ATEX-rated units.
• VEGA Grieshaber: German-headquartered global specialist in level, point-level, and pressure instrumentation. Directly comparable because Filpro's magnetic float, capacitive, ultrasonic, radar, and hydrostatic transmitters compete head-to-head with VEGA's VEGACAP, VEGASON, and VEGAPULS product lines in process industries.

Emerging players

• Flowline (an OEM Group brand): US specialist focused exclusively on level measurement with ultrasonic, radar, capacitance, and float switches plus a strong chemical/water-utility orientation. Comparable narrow-product focus to Filpro, but typically more export-oriented and stronger on radar/IIoT-capable transmitters.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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