LKS GROUP
LKS (M) Sdn. Bhd., founded in 1998, is a Malaysian engineering company supplying industrial instrumentation, continuous emission monitoring systems, online water quality analyzers, valves, and SCADA automation to palm oil, cement, water treatment, and power customers in Southeast Asia.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1998
- HeadquartersShah Alam, Malaysia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
LKS GROUP firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- LKS GROUP
- Legal name
- LKS (M) SDN. BHD.
- Website
- https://lkssb.com.my
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1998
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- LKS (M) Sdn. Bhd., founded in 1998, is a Malaysian engineering company supplying industrial instrumentation, continuous emission monitoring systems, online water quality analyzers, valves, and SCADA automation to palm oil, cement, water treatment, and power customers in Southeast Asia.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
LKS GROUP industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Instrumentation
- NAICS
- Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Instrumentation, Controls & Automation (DCS/PLC/SCADA, SIS, Metering) (EUAEAFAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Data Management, LIMS & Compliance Software (ELN, eDMS, reporting automation) (EUANAJAE), Valve, Fitting & Joint Integrity (Condition Assessment/Replacement Programs) (EUAJADAJ), Power Quality, Metering & Monitoring (HDACAJAG)
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Where LKS GROUP is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Shah Alam
- HQ country
- Malaysia
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices1 record
Markets served
LKS GROUP business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Instrumentation Products: Sale of industrial instrumentation products including flow meters, level instruments, pressure instruments, temperature instruments, recorders, and valves
- Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems: Complete CEMS solutions including extractive gas analyzers, insitu gas analyzers, particulate analyzers for various industrial applications
- Water Quality Monitoring Systems: Online water analyzers for pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorine, and various heavy metals (iron, chromium, nickel, zinc, copper, manganese)
- Valve & Instrumentation Maintenance Services: Full range of valve and instrument maintenance including dismantling, overhauling, replacement, commissioning, periodical maintenance, and preventive maintenance services
- Industrial Automation Systems: Plant-wide monitoring systems, SCADA integration, telemetry control systems, and boiler control systems
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
LKS GROUP product offering
Product offeringCore offering
LKS GROUP sells industrial instrumentation hardware and provides valve and instrument maintenance services to industrial customers in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Its product portfolio spans Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS), flow meters, level instruments, pressure instruments, temperature instruments, data recorders, surge protection devices, water quality analyzers, and tube cleaning systems, complemented by valve maintenance services covering dismantling, overhauling, replacement, commissioning, and preventive maintenance.
Product overview
LKS GROUP is a Malaysian-based engineering company incorporated in 1998, specializing in industrial instrumentation and monitoring solutions. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products organized into major categories: Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) for industrial emissions tracking; Flow Meters including ultrasonic, turbine, and variable types; Level Instruments such as transmitters, switches, and gauges; Pressure Instruments with smart transmitters; Recorders including dataloggers and chart recorders; Water Quality Monitoring Systems for pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and heavy metal analysis; Temperature Instruments including humidity transmitters and RTD sensors; Surge Protection Devices (LP series) for power and data lines; Tube Cleaning Systems for industrial boiler and heat exchanger maintenance; and Valves with comprehensive maintenance services. These products serve environmental monitoring, palm oil mills, power plants, water treatment facilities, and general industrial automation applications across Southeast Asia.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) Comprehensive monitoring solutions for measuring and analyzing emissions from industrial processes, including gas analyzers, dust monitors, biogas analyzers, multigas analyzers, remote monitoring units, and complete system installations for palm oil mills, cement plants, waste incinerators, oil & gas refineries, rice mills, and saw mills.
- Flow Meters Industrial flow measurement instruments including open channel flow meters, turbine flow meters, variable flow meters, wall-mount ultrasonic flow meters (DN15 to DN6000), and flue gas flow meters (PTF-100) for liquid, gas, and high-dust high-temperature flue gas applications.
- Level Instruments Tank and vessel level measurement solutions including level gauges, dial and ruler indicators, ultrasonic level transmitters (+/- 0.3% accuracy), radar level transmitters (microwave-based non-contact), submersible level transmitters with CVD sensing element, capacitive level switches, rotary level switches, mechanical level indicators, and floatless water level controls.
- Pressure Instruments Industrial pressure measurement and control instruments including piezoresistive silicon oil-filled flush diaphragm pressure transmitters (HT series, IP65, CE certified, ExiaIIC T6) and Bont Technologies-branded pressure transmitters for sanitary and process applications.
- Recorders and Data Loggers Data recording solutions including 9.5-inch circular chart recorders, paperless dataloggers (PR8000) with MODBUS-RTU and USB data download, touch screen dataloggers, and digital inkless recorders supporting thermocouples, current, voltage, and frequency inputs for process monitoring and historical data capture.
- Remote Monitoring System Wireless and networked monitoring solutions for remote data acquisition and plant-wide surveillance systems, enabling integration of multiple stations onto SCADA with telemetry control (e.g., IWK STP 2 Biogas Plant integration of 6 wireless stations with main PLC in server room).
- Surge Protection Devices (LP Series) Lightning and surge protection equipment for power systems (Class I, II, C/B), data communication lines (RJ45, RJ11, DB9, BNC), industrial control equipment (RS232/422/485), photovoltaic DC systems, CCTV video, antenna feeders, and integrated multi-interface protection sockets.
- Temperature Instruments Temperature measurement and monitoring solutions including humidity transmitters (wall mount, duct mount, separated type), microprocessor-based smart temperature transmitters with HART protocol and explosion-proof certification, high-temperature pH sensors (up to 130°C), and IP68 subsea RTD temperature sensors (Class 0.2 accuracy, -200 to +350°C).
- Valves and Valve Maintenance Services Industrial valve products together with full-range valve maintenance services including dismantling, overhauling, replacement, commissioning, periodical maintenance, preventive maintenance, and tailor-made services based on customer specifications for plant safety and valve health management.
- Water Quality Monitoring Systems Online water analyzers covering pH, conductivity (industrial and inductive sensors, portable meters), dissolved oxygen, chlorine, turbidity/TSS, ion concentration, and heavy metals (iron, total chromium, nickel, zinc, total nitrogen) using UV spectrophotometry with colorimetric reagents for sewage treatment, drinking water, electroplating, metal processing, ceramic, and pharmaceutical applications.
- Tube Cleaning Systems Industrial tube cleaning equipment and systems for boilers, heat exchangers, chillers, and condensers including portable (TCS-PORTO) and fixed (TCM-LK-V1) tube cleaning machines and flexible shafts (nylon and steel variants) for tubes of 1.25 to 4 inches internal diameter.
Companies that use LKS GROUP
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
LKS GROUP technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
LKS GROUP partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
LKS GROUP competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, temperature, and analytics, with direct sales presence across Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Highly comparable product portfolio to LKS but at vastly larger scale, serving the same process-industry customers.
- Honeywell Process Solutions: Major process automation and instrumentation vendor covering CEMS, control systems, and field instrumentation across Malaysian refining, chemicals, and power. Direct competitor to LKS's industrial automation and emission monitoring offerings.
- Emerson (Rosemount): Major industrial automation and process instrumentation provider (Rosemount brand for measurement) with strong presence in Malaysian oil & gas, power, and water sectors. Direct overlap with LKS's pressure, level, flow, and analytical instrument offerings.
- ABB: Swiss-Swedish industrial automation giant offering measurement, analytics, and control products across process industries. LKS already distributes ABB-compatible consumables, indicating direct product overlap in recorders and industrial instrumentation.
- Siemens Process Instrumentation: Global industrial automation giant (formerly Siemens Milltronics) offering SITRANS product line for flow, level, weighing, and pressure plus CEMS solutions. Competes with LKS in Malaysian water, power, and process industry customers.
- Yokogawa Electric: Japanese industrial automation and control company with deep presence in Malaysian oil & gas, power, and chemical sectors. Overlaps directly with LKS on pressure/temperature/flow instrumentation and process recorders.
Direct peers
- KROHNE: Process instrumentation specialist focused on flow, level, pressure, and temperature measurement with strong presence in oil & gas and water. Direct overlap with LKS's flow meter and process instrumentation portfolio.
- VEGA Grieshaber: German manufacturer specializing in level measurement (radar, ultrasonic, capacitive, hydrostatic) for industrial processes. Direct competitor to LKS's level instrument category across Malaysian and SEA process industries.
- Mettler-Toledo Process Analytics: Manufacturer of process analytical instruments (pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, ion measurement) used in industrial and water-treatment applications. Closely comparable to LKS's water quality monitoring product line.
- Hach (Lange): Specialist in water quality analysis instrumentation and reagents, serving municipal and industrial water treatment globally including Southeast Asia. Direct overlap with LKS's online water analyzer and spectrophotometric product lines.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
LKS GROUP social profiles
Digital presenceLKS GROUP compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
LKS GROUP financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
LKS GROUP leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
LKS GROUP funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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LKS GROUP M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about LKS GROUP
What does LKS GROUP do?
LKS GROUP sells industrial instrumentation hardware and provides valve and instrument maintenance services to industrial customers in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Its product portfolio spans Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS), flow meters, level instruments, pressure instruments, temperature instruments, data recorders, surge protection devices, water quality analyzers, and tube cleaning systems, complemented by valve maintenance services covering dismantling, overhauling, replacement, commissioning, and preventive maintenance.
Is LKS GROUP a public or private company?
LKS GROUP is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was LKS GROUP founded?
LKS GROUP was founded in 1998. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is LKS GROUP based?
LKS GROUP is headquartered in Shah Alam, Malaysia, in the Asia region.
How does LKS GROUP make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Instrumentation Products are the primary driver. The others are continuous Emission Monitoring Systems, water Quality Monitoring Systems, valve & Instrumentation Maintenance Services and industrial Automation Systems.
Who are LKS GROUP's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Endress+Hauser, Honeywell Process Solutions, Emerson (Rosemount), ABB, Siemens Process Instrumentation and Yokogawa Electric. Direct peers are KROHNE, VEGA Grieshaber, Mettler-Toledo Process Analytics and Hach (Lange).
Does LKS GROUP have an API?
No public API is recorded for LKS GROUP.
What industry is LKS GROUP in?
LKS GROUP's product category is Industrial Instrumentation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAEAFAC, Instrumentation, Controls & Automation (DCS/PLC/SCADA, SIS, Metering), with a secondary code of EUANAJAE, Data Management, LIMS & Compliance Software (ELN, eDMS, reporting automation). Its NAICS code is 334513 and its SIC code is 3823.