What WPL Industries does

WPL Industries BV is a Dutch manufacturer of industrial weighing equipment, headquartered in Geldermalsen, Netherlands, founded in 1994. The company designs and produces a comprehensive portfolio of weighing indicators (R10 series), weighing platforms (pallet scales, floor scales up to 3,000 kg, stainless steel platforms for food environments), marine scales (M2 and M3 series with proprietary motion compensation), checkweighers (CW2200 and CW3300), load cells, and processing systems (filling, grading, batching, belt weighing). It also develops supporting software including R10 Panel configuration software, R10 Web Controller for remote monitoring, and R50 Catchlabel for fishing industry traceability, serving marine/fishing, food processing, chemical, logistics, mining, agriculture, and aviation industries across 13+ countries.

The company's technical differentiation centers on fully in-house developed hardware and firmware. Core technology includes microcontroller-based indicators with 24-bit A/D conversion, signal processing up to 4,800 samples per second, automatic gravitational zone correction in firmware for marine applications, and IoT connectivity spanning WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Profibus, Profinet, RS232/RS485, and CANBUS. Products hold OIML R51, OIML R76, WELMEC 7.2, and EU Directive 2014/31/EU certifications, with Dutch Metrology Institute accreditations enabling trade-approved measurements and recognized calibrator status.

Revenue is generated primarily through direct one-time hardware sales of standard and custom-built weighing systems, supplemented by recurring Service-MAX preventive maintenance contracts and software offerings. The company sells directly to end customers with no disclosed distributor or reseller network, supported by 24/7 service from certified engineers. A significant enterprise anchor relationship exists with a major European meat processor supplying Ahold and Tesco, using EasyBalance systems with SAP integration across 20-30 production lines. The business operates with 1-10 employees and no disclosed external funding.

Name

WPL Industries

Legal name

WPL Industries BV

Website

https://wpl-industries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WPL Industries BV is a Dutch manufacturer of industrial weighing equipment, designing indicators, platforms, marine scales, checkweighers, and load cells with proprietary motion compensation and trade-certified accuracy for marine, food processing, chemical, logistics, mining, and aviation customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Weighing Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

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 industry

Weighing, Scales & VGM Verification Services (TLAHALAL)

Keywords

• Industrial weighing equipment
• Marine scales
• Checkweighers
• Load cells
• Process weighing systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Geldermalsen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Weighing Equipment: Sale of physical weighing equipment including indicators, platforms, scales, load cells, checkweighers. Products range from 300g to 3000kg capacity. One-time purchase model with optional service contracts.
2. Custom/Tailor-made Solutions: Custom weighing solutions built to specific customer requirements. Company manufactures own indicators for analog and digital loadcells enabling customer-specific configurations.
3. Service Contracts (Service-MAX): Preventive maintenance packages with 24/7 emergency service, regular equipment checks, and certification services issued by Dutch Metrology Institute.
4. Software Licenses: Software products including R10 Panel software, R50 Catchlabel system, and R10 Web Controller. Free for R10 indicator users; Python programming package available as optional add-on.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WPL Industries BV designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial weighing equipment and embedded weighing software. Its portfolio spans weighing indicators, weighing platforms, marine scales, checkweighers, load cells, and process weighing systems, complemented by proprietary software packages (R10 Panel, R10 Web Controller, R50 Catchlabel, Omega). Offerings are sold to industrial customers across marine/fishing, food processing, chemicals, logistics, mining, agriculture, and aviation.

Product overview

WPL Industries BV is a Dutch manufacturer offering a comprehensive weighing equipment portfolio organized around four main product lines: R10 indicator series (standard, touch, waterproof, DIN-rail models), weighing platforms (pallet scales, floor scales, stainless steel platforms, marine platforms), checkweighers (CW2200 and CW3300 series for dynamic weight verification), and processing systems (filling, grading, batching). The company also provides load cells, marine motion-compensated scales (M2/M3 series), and supporting software including R10 Panel configuration software, R10 Web Controller for remote monitoring, and R50 Catchlabel for fishing industry traceability. The product architecture combines proprietary indicators with modular hardware extensions, allowing standard products to be customized for marine, food, chemical, mining, logistics, and aviation industries. Connectivity options include Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet, WIFI, and Bluetooth for industrial automation integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• R10 Standard Indicator
• R10 Touch Indicator
• R10 Touch XL Indicator
• R10 WP Waterproof Indicator
• R10 DinRail
• Pallet Scale PS Range
• Floorscale W Series
• SSP Stainless Steel Platform Scales
• Hygienic Drive-on Platform
• Drive-on Platforms
• R10 M2 Marine Scales
• R10 M3 Scientific Marine Scales
• Compression Load Cells
• Double Ended Shear Beam Load Cells
• Shear Beam Load Cells
• Bending Beam Load Cells
• Off Center Load Cells
• Tension Type Load Cells
• CW2200 Checkweigher
• CW2200 Combi Checkweigher
• CW3300 Checkweigher
• Filling Systems
• Belt Weighing
• Bulk Weighing
• Grading and Batching
• Compact Grader
• Electronic Weighing Bars
• BGH Hook Scale
• Overhead Scale
• Vehicle Weighing Platform
• R10 Panel Software
• R10 Web Controller Software
• R50 Catchlabel Software System
• Omega Software
• Service-MAX Maintenance
• Tailor-Made Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced giveaway in fishing industry through accurate weighing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CAS Corporation: Korean industrial weighing manufacturer with broad portfolio of indicators, platforms, load cells and checkweighers. Comparable mid-market competitor operating across the same verticals as WPL, with stronger presence in Asia.
• Bizerba: Family-owned German specialist in weighing, slicing, labelling and food processing equipment. Direct overlap with WPL's food processing and meat industry solutions, checkweighers, and grading/batching systems.
• Yamato Scale: Japanese manufacturer of industrial weighing, checkweighing and combination weigher/grader systems especially for food processing. Direct overlap with WPL's CW checkweigher line and food-industry grading/batching solutions.
• Rice Lake Weighing Systems: US-based industrial weighing manufacturer producing indicators, load cells, platforms and balances across many of the same verticals as WPL (food, logistics, manufacturing). Comparable mid-sized specialist with similar product architecture.
• Cardinal Scale Manufacturing: Manufacturer of industrial scales, indicators, load cells and vehicle weighing platforms. Comparable product overlap with WPL's platforms, indicators, and vehicle/luggage weighing lines.
• Fairbanks Scales: Long-established US industrial and vehicle scale manufacturer with indicators, load cells and platform products. Comparable in vehicle/industrial weighing and broad indicator portfolio, though heavier on vehicle weighing than WPL.
• Minebea Intec: German-headquartered manufacturer of industrial weighing and inspection technology (platforms, load cells, checkweighers) for food, pharmaceutical, chemical and logistics. Closely comparable product set to WPL, especially in dynamic checkweighing and food processing.
• Avery Weigh-Tronix: Industrial weighing solutions provider offering platform scales, load cells, indicators and checkweighers for logistics, food, manufacturing and retail. Comparable in product architecture (indicators + platforms + load cells) and vertical exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Mettler-Toledo: Global leader in precision weighing instruments and industrial scales across lab, food, logistics and manufacturing. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose product portfolio directly overlaps WPL's industrial weighing, indicators, and checkweighers, but at vastly greater scale and global reach.
• Sartorius: Major weighing and laboratory instruments manufacturer with strong industrial and lab scale portfolio. Overlaps with WPL's indicator and load cell technology, particularly in regulated trade-approved applications, but at much larger scale and with a heavier lab/biopharma tilt.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wpl_industries
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wpl-industries

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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