PERCEPTION SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION LTD.

Name

PERCEPTION SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION LTD.

Legal name

Perception Sensors and Instrumentation Ltd.

Website

https://perception-si.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Imaging & Biometric Hardware

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Machine Vision & Industrial Imaging Systems (IMAHAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Machine Vision & Inspection Lighting (Ring lights, bar lights, backlights, strobed illumination) (IMAGAIAG), Industrial Vision & Quality Inspection (HDAAAEAG), Machine Vision & Optical Sensing (Cameras, 3D vision, LiDAR, illumination) (IMAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Biometric imaging hardware
• Machine vision systems
• Facial recognition technology
• Industrial process instrumentation
• LED lighting solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Doncaster

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biometric Hardware Sales: Sale of facial recognition biometric hardware systems including ASLOC, ASLOC-E, ASLOC-T products for airports, healthcare, and construction applications.
2. Machine Vision Systems Sales: Sale of OCAS (Over Conveyor Analysis System), OCAS-V, OCAS-V3D smart cameras and inspection systems for industrial quality assurance applications.
3. LED Lighting Products: Sale of NIR lighting, visible lighting, line projection systems and lighting accessories for machine vision and biometric applications.
4. Instrumentation Design Services: Full bespoke design services for monitoring industrial processes, including development and design service to address process control and quality assurance problems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Perception Sensors and Instrumentation Ltd. designs, manufactures, and supplies biometric imaging hardware (ASLOC family of NIR-illuminated facial recognition systems) and machine vision inspection systems (OCAS family of over-conveyor 3D analysis cameras), along with NIR/visible LED lighting, line projection, lighting accessories, and bespoke industrial process instrumentation design services for airports, healthcare, construction, and manufacturing customers.

Product overview

Perception Sensors and Instrumentation (PSI) Ltd. offers a portfolio of biometric imaging and machine vision products. The biometric division centers on the ASLOC family - ASLOC (indoor biometric imaging hardware for airports), ASLOC-E (compact wall-mountable biometric system for medical/access control), and ASLOC-T (facial recognition terminal for construction time/attendance). The machine vision division includes the OCAS (Over Conveyor Analysis System) for automated production line inspection, paired with OCAS-iL (lighting), OCAS-iLC (camera), OCAS-V (smart camera), and OCAS-V3D (3D analysis camera). Supporting product lines include NIR/visible LED lighting, line projection technology, and lighting accessories. Services include bespoke instrumentation design. The company is the leading UK airport biometric hardware supplier, verifying approximately 500,000 individuals daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASLOC Range of indoor biometric imaging hardware systems designed for airport biometric gates, consisting of facial recognition-optimized imaging systems with motion blur-eliminating cameras and evenly distributed NIR illumination. Models include single/dual USB3 camera pole units with optional touchscreen displays and thermal camera options. Sold to UK airports for check-in, baggage drop, and boarding verification.
• ASLOC-E Compact wall-mountable indoor biometric imaging system optimized for facial recognition. Features motion blur-eliminating camera and integrated NIR illumination, connecting via USB 2.0 to interact with AI-based face recognition SDK. Sold to medical environments for patient verification and access control.
• ASLOC-T Facial biometric terminal for time and attendance and access control, designed for harsh construction industry environments. Features NIR-based facial recognition, fan-free Intel processing (i3/i5), 10.1-inch touchscreen, multi-factor authorization (facial recognition, PIN, RFID card), and 12V DC automotive-compliant power supply. Sold to large UK construction organisations for site entry/exit worker identification.
• OCAS (Over Conveyor Analysis System) On-line machine vision inspection system that checks products during material production. Uses cameras and illuminators to produce 3D models of product surfaces, measuring height and detecting thermal/visible defects, with optional PLC network integration for automatic rejection. Distributed in Europe via partners Emergent Design and PSI Group (Denmark) for industrial quality assurance applications.
• OCAS-iL High-performance, long-life machine vision and biometric lighting product range. Leverages 20 years of experience to produce efficient and reliable NIR and visible LED lighting with eye-safe high-power flash capability, operating independently of ambient lighting conditions. Sold standalone for machine vision and biometric lighting applications.
• OCAS-iLC Machine vision camera combining high-intensity pulsed illumination with motion blur-free technology. Available in NIR and visible light configurations with various focal length lenses. Features USB-3 data transmission, programmable watchdogs, and lens correction stored on device. Sold standalone as a machine vision camera.
• OCAS-V Overhead machine vision smart camera with precision imaging and eye-safe NIR illumination. Designed to work with machine learning software for inspecting and tracking product surfaces on conveyors. Compact, mountable unit that can link with additional units for multiple lanes.
• OCAS-V3D Overhead machine vision smart camera for 3D analysis, featuring a line projector system with narrow angle NIR illumination for high accuracy width and height dimensions. Detects material bowing, bulges, and cavities. Includes standalone processing technology.
• NIR Lighting Near Infrared lighting standalone product line for biometric and machine vision applications. Eye-safe high-power flash photography suitable for environments with human operators. Ambient light immune imaging independent of low light or direct sunlight conditions.
• Line Projection Eye-safe LED line projection standalone product line using NIR or visible light for 3D measurements, height analysis, and surface defect detection (bulges, holes). Exempt from photobiological lamp classification, safe for open working environments without eye shielding.
• Visible Lighting Fixed frequency LED visible illumination standalone product line for inspection and machine vision applications. Includes color space analysis, wide angle, and strip lighting options. Can be configured for fixed frequency flash with internal clock or standard LED flash mode.
• Instrumentation Design Full bespoke design service for monitoring industrial processes, addressing process control and quality assurance problems across varied industries. Uses appropriate technology based on application needs, including machine vision, vibrational analysis, magnetic sensors, time-of-flight correlation, pressure transducers, or novel technology developed specifically for the task. Includes in-house SolidWorks and Altium CAD design capabilities and full project management from inspection to deployment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Verifies approximately 500,000 individuals everyday (over 5 people per second)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Emergent DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for OCAS (Over Conveyor Analysis System) machine vision inspection systems. Emergent Design works alongside PSI combining experience and skills for design, development, manufacture of hardware and software, on-site installation, implementation and after-sales support.
• PSI Group (Denmark)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for OCAS machine vision systems providing combined experience and skills for design, development, manufacture, installation, implementation and after-sales support to production sites.
• WasteCare Compliance PlcminorOthersPSI works in partnership with WasteCare Compliance Plc (part of WasteCare Group Ltd) to ensure legal responsibilities as defined within WEEE Regulations are satisfied. WasteCare provides recycling and recovery services for waste electrical and electronic equipment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stemmer Imaging: European provider of machine vision components, lighting, and integration services. Comparable channel role to PSI's partnership-based European distribution for vision hardware and lighting.
• IDEMIA: Global leader in biometric identity solutions for airports, borders and civil ID. Direct competitive overlap with PSI's biometric imaging hardware deployed in UK airport gates.
• Thales Group (Digital Identity & Security): Border management and biometric identity provider. Competes with PSI's ASLOC in airport biometric gates and passportless processing programmes across Europe.
• NEC Corporation (Biometrics): Major supplier of biometric face recognition systems to airports and border agencies globally. Competes with PSI's ASLOC in the same airport biometric gate market, but as a vertically integrated incumbent.

Direct peers

• Keyence Corporation: Manufacturer of machine vision systems, sensors, and measurement instruments. Comparable to PSI across both industrial inspection (OCAS) and biometric/imaging sensing, with a broader catalog and direct global sales footprint.
• Basler AG: Industrial camera manufacturer used heavily in machine vision. Comparable component-level overlap with PSI's OCAS-iLC cameras and lighting modules that integrate into vision systems.
• ISRA VISION (Atlas Copco): Surface inspection and machine vision company, now part of Atlas Copco. Closely comparable to OCAS over-conveyor 3D surface inspection and dimensional analysis for industrial production lines.
• Cognex Corporation: Global leader in industrial machine vision and barcode reading. Directly comparable to PSI's OCAS over-conveyor inspection systems, serving similar manufacturing QA customers with cameras, lighting and software, but at vastly greater scale and catalog breadth.
• SICK AG: German industrial sensor and machine vision specialist. Overlaps with PSI's OCAS machine vision inspection and NIR/visible illumination offerings for factory automation and quality assurance.
• IDS Imaging Development Systems: Industrial camera manufacturer with broad machine vision portfolio. Comparable to PSI's OCAS-iLC smart cameras and biometric imaging hardware for vision-driven inspection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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