eralytics
eralytics GmbH is a Vienna-based manufacturer of high-precision liquid quality control analyzers (FTIR fuel analyzers, vapor pressure testers, density meters, kinematic viscometers, flash point testers, and oil condition monitoring systems) serving petroleum refineries, industrial predictive maintenance operations, wastewater facilities, beverage and fragrance manufacturers, and government agencies including the US Army, CARB, and US EPA.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersVienna, Austria
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What eralytics does
eralytics GmbH is a Vienna, Austria-based private company founded in 2007 that develops and manufactures high-precision liquid quality control analyzers for petroleum, oil condition monitoring, beverage, flavor and fragrance, and wastewater applications. The company sells six product families covering density and viscosity testing (eradens X, eravisc X), flash point testing (eraflash series), oil-in-water testing (eracheck), oil condition monitoring (eralab OCM, erasoft OCM, eraoil, eraspec oil), spectral fuel analysis (eraspec, eraspec X), and vapor pressure testing (eravap variants for crude, LPG, and online process use). Underlying technologies include FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectroscopy, oscillating metal U-tube densitometry, piston-based vapor pressure measurement, and the proprietary Modified Continuously Closed Cup (MCCCFP) flash point method; the company holds US and AT patents on the X-oscillating U-tube (US 11,630,044), FillingProof bubble detection (US 11,493,417 B2), and full range viscosity correction (AT523471 A1). The sales motion is enterprise field sales through direct quoting on the company website combined with a global network of authorized distribution partners, supplemented by approximately 12-month recurring recalibration services and software licenses (erasoft RCS). Customers are segmented across industrial verticals: refineries and fuel terminals, industrial predictive maintenance operations, wastewater treatment facilities, beverage and fragrance manufacturers, and government and military organizations including the US Army (~100 mobile lab installations), CARB, and US EPA. The company's experts have helped develop multiple ASTM (D7806, D6277, D5845, D8606) and ISO (24966) testing standards, creating a regulatory moat around compliance-driven purchasing decisions.
eralytics firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- eralytics
- Legal name
- eralytics GmbH
- Website
- https://eralytics.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- eralytics GmbH is a Vienna-based manufacturer of high-precision liquid quality control analyzers (FTIR fuel analyzers, vapor pressure testers, density meters, kinematic viscometers, flash point testers, and oil condition monitoring systems) serving petroleum refineries, industrial predictive maintenance operations, wastewater facilities, beverage and fragrance manufacturers, and government agencies including the US Army, CARB, and US EPA.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
eralytics industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Liquid Quality Control Analytical Instruments
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Refinery Blending & Product Quality Control (Gasoline/Diesel/Jet Blending, Additives) (EUALAGAJ), Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services (in-house/contract labs; microbiology, metals, organics) (EUANAJAB)
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Where eralytics is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vienna
- HQ country
- Austria
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
eralytics business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Liquid Quality Control Analyzers: eralytics generates revenue primarily from manufacturing and selling high-precision analytical instruments for liquid testing applications including vapor pressure testers, FTIR analyzers, density meters, and oil condition monitoring systems. The instruments represent significant capital expenditures for laboratory equipment.
- Recalibration and Maintenance Services: The company offers recalibration services for their instruments, with recommended calibration intervals of approximately 12 months. This provides recurring service revenue.
- PC Software Licenses: Software products such as erasoft RCS provide remote control capabilities and data management. These are licensed non-exclusively, non-transferably, and non-sublicensably to customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Custom quotation-based pricing for laboratory analyzers |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
eralytics product offering
Product offeringCore offering
eralytics develops and manufactures high-precision liquid quality control analyzers for petroleum refining, fuel distribution, oil condition monitoring, beverages, flavors & fragrances, and wastewater applications. The portfolio spans FTIR fuel analyzers, vapor pressure testers, density meters, kinematic viscometers, flash point testers, oil-in-water testers, and oil condition monitoring systems, supported by proprietary measurement technologies and companion software (erasoft OCM, erasoft RCS). The company also provides recalibration services and software licensing as recurring revenue streams.
Product overview
eralytics develops and manufactures innovative liquid quality control analyzers for petroleum, oil condition monitoring, beverage, flavor & fragrance, wastewater and other industries. The product portfolio includes multiple instrument families across six product lines: (1) Density & Viscosity Testing (eradens X, eradens xs, eravisc X, erafill s), (2) Flash Point Testers (eraflash, eraflash lt, eraflash s10, eraflash X), (3) Oil-in-Water Testing (eracheck eco, eracheck X), (4) Oil Condition Monitoring (eracount xs, eralab OCM, eraoil, erasoft OCM, eraspec oil, eraspec oil X, eratest ferro), (5) Spectral Fuel Analysis (erajet fame, eraspec, eraspec X), and (6) Vapor Pressure Testing (eravap, eravap for crude oil, eravap for lpg, eravap online). The instruments share common platforms like erasoft OCM software for oil condition monitoring and optional modules like DENS4052 density meter and autosamplers that extend functionality across multiple analyzers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- eralab OCM: Solution for oil condition monitoring.
- erasoft OCM
- eravap
- eraspec
- eraspec X
- eraspec oil
- eraflash
- eradens X
- eravisc X
- eracheck eco
- erajet fame
- eraoil
- eracount xs
- eratest ferro
- erafill s
Products and services
- eradens X The smallest D4052 density meter for density and viscosity testing applications in petroleum, industrial, and laboratory settings.
- eradens xs The field D4052 density meter for portable density measurements in field and process environments.
- eravisc X The smallest kinematic viscometer for oil condition monitoring and viscosity testing applications.
- eraflash The safest all-round flash point tester compliant with ASTM D7094 and ASTM D6450 for laboratory flash point determination.
- eraflash lt Low-temperature flash point tester for cold-condition testing applications.
- eraflash s10 The safest flash point autosampler for automated high-throughput flash point testing.
- eraflash X Petroleum flash point tester for petroleum product analysis.
- eracheck eco CFC-free oil-in-water tester for high-precision TOG and TPH analysis according to ASTM D8193.
- eracheck X The portable oil-in-water tester for field measurement of oil contamination in water.
- eracount xs ISO 4406 laser particle counter for particulate contamination analysis in hydraulic and lubrication systems.
- eralab OCM Comprehensive solution for oil condition monitoring combining analyzers with software for prescriptive maintenance recommendations.
- eraoil Stand-alone RDE-OES spectrometer for elemental analysis in oil and fuel applications.
- eraspec oil Professional FTIR lube oil analyzer for lubricant condition monitoring.
- eraspec oil X Dedicated FTIR lube oil analyzer for automated lubricating oil and diesel fuel analysis.
- eratest ferro Mobile ferrous debris tester for wear particle analysis in lubricating oils.
- erajet fame FAME in jet fuel tester for fatty acid methyl ester analysis in aviation fuels.
- eraspec Professional FTIR fuel analyzer for comprehensive fuel composition analysis.
- eraspec X World's smallest lab-grade mid-FTIR fuel analyzer delivering detailed fingerprint of gasoline and diesel fuels using only 3 mL of sample with lab-grade precision.
- eravap Compact, highly precise vapor pressure tester for gasoline, crude oil, LPG, solvents, fragrances or aqueous solutions; temperature range from -20°C to 120°C.
- eravap for crude oil Leading solution for high precision vapor pressure and density (ASTM D4052) testing of live and dead crude oils according to ASTM D6377, IP 481 and GOST 52340.
- eravap for lpg LPG vapor pressure tester with extended operating range up to 2000 kPa, fully compliant with ASTM D6897, covering temperature range of 0°C to 120°C.
- eravap online Process solution for laboratory vapor pressure testing that delivers lab-grade results in industrial process environments; measures according to ASTM D6378 and D6377 with Modbus, analog and digital I/O communication.
- erasoft OCM Oil condition monitoring software providing customizable rating rules, Indicator Circle visualization, and prescriptive maintenance recommendations beyond traditional fixed thresholds.
Quantifiable outcome
- Repeatability of r ≤ 0.15 kPa for cyclopentane at 37.8°C (ASTM D5191), outperforming ASTM precision statements
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use eralytics
Customer profileSegments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
eralytics technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
Feature7 records
eralytics partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- MailChimpminoreralytics uses MailChimp as their newsletter platform for sending marketing communications and product updates to subscribers. Email addresses are transferred to MailChimp servers in the US for processing according to their privacy policy and terms.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights6 records
eralytics competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Agilent Technologies: Major analytical instrumentation incumbent with FTIR, FT-NIR, and molecular spectroscopy product lines overlapping with eraspec/eraspec X mid-FTIR fuel analyzers and with broader laboratory analytical instruments used in fuel, beverage, and environmental QA/QC labs.
- PerkinElmer: Broad laboratory analytical instruments and services provider with FTIR and spectroscopy product lines serving petroleum, environmental, food, and industrial QA/QC labs. Competes with eralytics in mid-FTIR fuel analysis and adjacent spectroscopic analytical applications.
- Endress+Hauser: Global process and laboratory analytical instrumentation incumbent with a broad portfolio spanning flow, level, analysis, and liquid measurement. Competes with eralytics in process analytical instrumentation deployments and online/ATEX-certified analytical applications adjacent to eravap online.
- AMETEK: Diversified electronic instruments and electromechanical devices group that owns Grabner Instruments and other petroleum/analytical brands. Competes with eralytics through Grabner on vapor pressure and through other portfolio brands in petroleum and process analytical instrumentation.
Direct peers
- Stanhope-Seta: UK-based manufacturer of petroleum quality testing instruments including flash point, vapor pressure, distillation, and viscosity analyzers. Competes with eralytics across multiple ASTM/IP-compliant instrument categories serving fuel-testing laboratories and refiners.
- PAC (Petroleum Analyzer Company): Specialist in petroleum and fuel-quality laboratory instrumentation, including flash point, distillation, vapor pressure, and FTIR analyzers. Competes head-to-head with eralytics' eraflash, eravap, and eraspec product families in refinery QC labs and downstream petroleum testing.
- Grabner Instruments: Austrian-based (now part of AMETEK) manufacturer of vapor pressure testers and petroleum analytical instruments, including the MiniVap and Grabner Miniflash lines. Most direct head-to-head competitor on ASTM D5191/D6377/D6897 vapor pressure testing used by refineries, terminals, and field labs.
- Anton Paar: Austrian-headquartered manufacturer of high-precision density meters, viscometers, and laboratory analytical instruments with overlapping product lines (DMA density meters, SVM viscometers) serving petroleum, beverage, and industrial QC labs. Directly comparable on density/viscosity measurement physics, precision specifications, and target verticals including petroleum and beverages.
- Koehler Instrument Company: US manufacturer of petroleum testing instrumentation including flash point, viscosity, distillation, and vapor pressure equipment. Overlaps with eralytics' eraflash and eravap lines for ASTM D93/D56 flash point and D5191/D6377 vapor pressure applications in refinery and contract labs.
- Bartec (formerly Phase Technology): Manufacturer of flash point testers and fuel-quality analyzers, including the ACAVATO and Herzog-era product lines. Direct competitor to eraflash in ASTM D6450/D7094 closed-cup flash point testing used across petroleum QC.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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eralytics leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
eralytics funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about eralytics
What does eralytics do?
eralytics develops and manufactures high-precision liquid quality control analyzers for petroleum refining, fuel distribution, oil condition monitoring, beverages, flavors & fragrances, and wastewater applications. The portfolio spans FTIR fuel analyzers, vapor pressure testers, density meters, kinematic viscometers, flash point testers, oil-in-water testers, and oil condition monitoring systems, supported by proprietary measurement technologies and companion software (erasoft OCM, erasoft RCS). The company also provides recalibration services and software licensing as recurring revenue streams.
Is eralytics a public or private company?
eralytics is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was eralytics founded?
eralytics was founded in 2007. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is eralytics based?
eralytics is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, in the Europe region.
How does eralytics make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Liquid Quality Control Analyzers are the primary driver. The others are recalibration and Maintenance Services and PC Software Licenses.
Who are eralytics's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Agilent Technologies, PerkinElmer, Endress+Hauser and AMETEK. Direct peers are Stanhope-Seta, PAC (Petroleum Analyzer Company), Grabner Instruments, Anton Paar, Koehler Instrument Company and Bartec (formerly Phase Technology).
Does eralytics have an API?
No public API is recorded for eralytics.
What industry is eralytics in?
eralytics's product category is Liquid Quality Control Analytical Instruments. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAFAE, Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity), with a secondary code of EUALAGAJ, Refinery Blending & Product Quality Control (Gasoline/Diesel/Jet Blending, Additives). Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.