What EXPROTEC LTD does

EXPROTEC LTD (legal entity Exprotec Sp. z o.o.) is a Polish designer and manufacturer of explosion-proof electrical equipment and safety systems for hazardous industrial environments. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Tychy, Poland, the company produces ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU and IECEx-certified devices spanning seven product categories: electrical devices (mining frequency converters VSD-200/690 and VSD-630, distribution boards FCB, compact stations MSL series, transformer stations IT3Su and ZTO, contactor circuit breakers, motors, heat exchangers); automation and sensors (intrinsically safe temperature sensors ICT, incremental encoders IEI, explosion-proof cameras, BbCM controllers, emergency switches); electronic equipment (leakage protections ER 100ims/ER 600 im, multifunctional relays PMB-2, signal separators ISS/PSOI/PEI/SSW, motor and overload protections); lighting and signaling (LED floodlights SFD/SFLA/SFLJ/SFLP, luminaires GLL and Probay Ex2, explosion-proof lamp OLD); control and connection equipment (cable glands, sockets/plugs 07-83 series, junction boxes OSR, control stations ComEx Global, the 2025-launched KUE electrostatic grounding controller); mobile solutions (Zebra MC93-NI/MC9400/9450 handhelds, BARTEC SP9 smartphones and SC9 scanners, TC78-NI touch computers, ET60/65 tablets); and electrical heating systems (self-regulating heating cables PSB/MSB/HSB/HTSB, mineral-insulated cables EMK/EKL, heating plates HSF and SSM, and thermostats including the Bluetooth-enabled ESTM/ESTM-L with Modbus DCS connectivity and optional SIL 2). Core protection methods include flameproof enclosures (Ex d), increased safety construction (Ex e), dust protection by enclosure (Ex t), and intrinsically safe design (Ex i).

Name

EXPROTEC LTD

Legal name

Exprotec Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://exprotec.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EXPROTEC LTD designs and manufactures ATEX/IECEx-certified explosion-proof electrical equipment and safety systems for hazardous industrial environments, serving mining, chemical, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and food enterprises across Poland and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Explosion-Proof Electrical Equipment

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Safety & Security Electronics Manufacturing (Safety relays, E-stops, light curtains, access control) (IMAGAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Location & Explosion-Proof Lighting (ATEX/IECEx, intrinsically safe fixtures) (IMAGAIAC), Ruggedized/Harsh-Environment Electronics Manufacturing (IP-rated, shock/vibration, wide-temp) (IMAGAGAF)

Keywords

• Explosion-proof electrical equipment
• ATEX certified devices
• Hazardous area solutions
• Mining electrical systems
• Intrinsically safe equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Tychy

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Explosion protection equipment sales: Sale of explosion-proof electrical devices, control equipment, lighting, sensors, power supply systems, and mobile solutions for hazardous areas. Products are sold as complete units or as components for integration into larger systems.
2. Custom engineering and design services: Custom design and manufacturing of explosion protection solutions tailored to specific customer requirements and hazardous area specifications. Products are customized to individual customer needs according to each Ex zone specification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EXPROTEC designs, manufactures, and supplies explosion-proof (ATEX/IECEx compliant) electrical devices, automation systems, sensors, lighting, control equipment, mobile computing solutions, and electrical heating systems for hazardous industrial environments. The company operates as both an in-house manufacturer of proprietary explosion-proof equipment and the exclusive distributor of BARTEC products in Poland, serving mining, chemical, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, and food processing industries.

Product overview

EXPROTEC is a Polish company (established 1996) that designs, manufactures, and implements explosion-proof (ATEX/IECEx compliant) electrical devices, systems, and components for hazardous environments. The product portfolio consists of seven main categories: (1) Urządzenia elektryczne (Electrical devices) including mining frequency converters VSD-200/690 and VSD-630, explosion-proof distribution boards FCB, compact stations MSL series, transformer stations IT3Su and ZTO, circuit breakers MSL-200, motors, and heat exchangers UC-W; (2) Automatyka i czujniki (Automation and sensors) including intrinsically safe temperature sensors ICT, incremental encoders IEI, explosion-proof cameras Bb CAM-01, controllers BbCM, and emergency switches Ex ZS 75; (3) Aparatura elektroniczna (Electronic equipment) including leakage protection devices ER 100ims and ER 600 im, multifunctional relays PMB-2, control modules PMS, signal separators ISS/PSOI/PEI/SSW, motor protection ZNS, overload protection OSC3, temperature protection TMA100Am, and infrared pilots IPP; (4) Oświetlenie i sygnalizacja (Lighting and signaling) including LED floodlights SFD/SFLA/SFLJ/SFLP, luminaires GLL and Probay Ex2, and the explosion-proof lamp OLD; (5) Aparatura kontrolno-łączeniowa (Control and connection equipment) including cable glands, sockets/plugs 07-83 series, junction boxes OSR and reinforced boxes, control stations ComEx Global, electrostatic grounding controllers KUE, and pulpits; (6) Rozwiązania mobilne (Mobile solutions) including Zebra handheld computers MC93-NI and MC9400/9450, BARTEC smartphones SP9 and scanners SC9, touch computers TC78-NI, and tablets ET60/65; (7) Elektryczne systemy grzewcze (Electrical heating systems) including self-regulating heating cables PSB/MSB/HSB/HTSB, mineral-insulated cables EMK/EKL, heating plates HSF and SSM, and thermostats KRM/PBTC/DPC/ESTM. The company operates as an exclusive distributor of BARTEC products in Poland and serves mining, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil, and food industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mining frequency converter VSD-200/690 (Górniczy przemiennik częstotliwości typu VSD-200/690) Explosion-proof mining frequency converter designed for power control of mining equipment in underground mining applications.
• Mining frequency converter VSD-630 (Górniczy przemiennik częstotliwości typu VSD-630) Explosion-proof mining frequency converter for controlling motor speed and power in underground mining applications.
• Explosion-proof LED lamp OLD (Ognioszczelna lampa diodowa typu OLD) Explosion-proof LED lamp for hazardous area illumination in mining and industrial environments.
• Explosion-proof distribution board FCB (Ognioszczelna rozdzielnica typu FCB) Explosion-proof distribution board for power distribution in hazardous areas (medium voltage).
• Explosion-proof compact station MSL-1203 (Ognioszczelna stacja kompaktowa typu MSL-1203) Explosion-proof compact station combining transformer and switching functions for hazardous area low voltage power distribution.
• Explosion-proof transformer station IT3Su (Ognioszczelna stacja transformatorowa typu IT3Su) Explosion-proof transformer station for medium voltage power distribution in mining.
• Explosion-proof contactor circuit breaker MSL-200 (Ognioszczelny wyłącznik stycznikowy typu MSL-200) Explosion-proof contactor circuit breaker for protecting motors and equipment in hazardous areas.
• Electric Motors (Silniki) Electric motors designed for explosion-proof applications in hazardous mining and industrial environments.
• Intrinsically safe temperature sensor ICT (Iskrobezpieczny czujnik temperatury typu ICT) Intrinsically safe temperature sensor for monitoring in hazardous explosive atmospheres.
• Intrinsically safe incremental encoder IEI (Iskrobezpieczny enkoder inkrementalny typu IEI) Intrinsically safe incremental encoder for position and speed sensing in explosive atmospheres.
• Explosion-proof camera Bb CAM-01 (Kamera Ognioszczelna typu Bb CAM-01) Explosion-proof camera for visual monitoring and surveillance in hazardous areas.
• Programmable controller BbCM (Sterownik typu BbCM) Programmable controller for automation and control in explosion-proof environments.
• Emergency safety switch Ex ZS 75 (Wyłącznik bezpieczeństwa (awaryjny) typu Ex ZS 75) Emergency safety switch for immediate shutdown of equipment in hazardous areas.
• Blocking leakage protection ER 600 im (Blokujące Zabezpieczenie Upływowe Typu ER 600 im) Blocking leakage protection device for monitoring insulation in medium voltage networks (3.3 kV).
• Central blocking leakage protection ER 100ims (Centralno-blokujące zabezpieczenie upływowe ER 100ims) Central blocking leakage protection for monitoring insulation state in low voltage electrical networks.
• Multifunctional relay PMB-2 (Przekaźnik Multifunkcyjny typu PMB-2) Multifunctional relay for protection and control functions for two three-phase outlets/receivers.
• Intrinsically safe signal separators ISS-1/ISS-2 (Iskrobezpieczny Separator Sygnałów typu ISS-1/ISS-2) Intrinsically safe signal separators for isolating signals in explosive atmospheres.
• Motor overcurrent protection ZNS (Zabezpieczenie nadprądowe silnika typu ZNS) Motor overcurrent protection for three-phase outlets against overload, short circuit, and phase current asymmetry.
• LED floodlights SFD/SFLA/SFLJ/SFLP (Naświetlacz LED SFD/SFLA/SFLJ/SFLP) LED floodlights for hazardous area illumination in industrial environments.
• LED luminaires GLL and Probay Ex2 (Oprawa oświetleniowa LED typu GLL / Probay Ex2) LED luminaires for hazardous area illumination, including Zone 2/21 applications.
• Cable glands (Dławnice kablowe) Cable glands for secure cable entry into explosion-proof enclosures.
• Sockets and plugs 07-83 series (Gniazda i wtyczki typu 07-83) Sockets and plugs for power connection in hazardous areas.
• ComEx Global control stations (Kasety sterownicze ComEx Global) Control stations from ComEx Global for industrial automation in hazardous zones.
• Electrostatic grounding controller KUE (Kontroler uziemienia elektrostatycznego typu KUE) Electrostatic grounding controller for road/rail tankers and tanks where electrostatic charge accumulates during filling or emptying operations.
• Zebra handheld computer MC93-NI (Komputer ręczny Zebra MC93-NI) Handheld computer from Zebra for hazardous area data collection and scanning.
• BARTEC SP9 smartphone (Smartfon BARTEC SP9) Smartphone from BARTEC for Zone 0/1/21 hazardous areas.
• BCS handheld barcode scanners (Skanery ręczne BCS) Handheld barcode scanners from BCS for Zone 1/21 and Zone 2/22 hazardous areas.
• BARTEC ET60/65 Ex2 tablet (Tablet Bartec ET60/65 Ex2) Tablet from BARTEC for Zone 2 explosion-proof environments.
• Heating tapes and cables (Taśmy i kable grzejne) Self-regulating heating cables (PSB, MSB, HSB, HTSB) and mineral-insulated cables (EMK, EKL series) for pipe and tank tracing in hazardous areas.
• Heating plates HSF and SSM (Płyty grzewcze) HSF aluminum self-regulating plates and SSM silicone heating plates for control cabinet heating in Ex zones.
• ESTM/ESTM-L Thermostat with Bluetooth (Termostat ESTM / ESTM-L) Local control and monitoring thermostat with Bluetooth interface for configuration and monitoring, optional SIL 2 limiter, Modbus DCS connectivity, operating temperature range -55°C to +55°C, switching capacity up to 30A. ATEX certified (PTB 03 ATEX 2152 X).
• Thermostats KRM, PBTC 300, DPC III (Termostaty) Mechanical and electronic/digital thermostats for precise temperature control in Ex zones.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1200 satisfied customers across various hazardous area industries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu (PAIH)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 June 2025Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) supports EXPROTEC's international expansion by providing pavilion space at trade shows such as Mining Week Kazakhstan 2025. This government trade promotion organization helps Polish exporters access international markets.
• Labris Maden ve Makina Sanayi AŞcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 December 2021Labris Maden ve Makina Sanayi AŞ serves as the exclusive representative for EXPROTEC in the Turkish market. Jointly exhibited at Mining Turkey Fair İstanbul 2021 and MINEX 2021 İzmir, representing EXPROTEC at major international mining events in Turkey.
• BARTECcoreTechnology or IntegrationEXPROTEC is the exclusive distributor of BARTEC products and solutions in Poland. BARTEC is a leading international manufacturer of explosion protection equipment. This exclusive distribution arrangement gives EXPROTEC access to a comprehensive portfolio of certified ATEX and IECEx products including heating systems, instrumentation, mobile devices, and sensors.
• Tiefenbach Control SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTiefenbach Control Systems, a market leader in electrohydraulic and hydraulic control systems and safety applications for mining, offshore and heavy industry sectors, co-exhibited with EXPROTEC at EXPO Katowice 2024. Both companies serve the mining industry and presented combined solutions for mining and explosion hazard zones.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Turck: Industrial sensor and connectivity specialist with a substantial Ex-approved product line (connectivity, sensors, interface devices) for hazardous areas. Comparable on intrinsically safe automation/sensor products.
• ABB (Ex-certified products): Multinational electrification and automation company with Ex-certified motors, drives, switchgear, and control products. Overlaps with EXPROTEC's mining-frequency-converter and motor-protection lines within a much larger portfolio.
• Phoenix Contact: Global manufacturer of industrial connection technology, automation, and Ex-certified interface/component products. Comparable on terminal blocks, surge protection, and signal-conditioning components used in hazardous-area cabinets.
• Siemens (Process Safety / SIMATIC Ex): Global industrial automation and electrical-equipment giant offering Ex-certified control systems, motor starters, and distribution equipment. Competes on hazardous-area automation and power distribution rather than bespoke enclosures.
• Eaton (Crouse-Hinds): Multinational power-management company with a large Crouse-Hinds series of explosion-proof enclosures, lighting, and control gear for hazardous areas. Overlaps with EXPROTEC's core product categories but as part of a much broader electrical portfolio.

Direct peers

• Pepperl+Fuchs: Global leader in explosion protection and intrinsically safe instrumentation, including sensors, junction boxes, and control equipment for hazardous areas. Closest direct competitor in Ex-protected electrical and automation components.
• R. STAHL: German specialist manufacturer of explosion-protected electrical equipment, lighting, and automation systems for hazardous areas. Directly comparable product portfolio (Ex d/e/i enclosures, lighting, control stations) serving the same mining, chemical, and O&G verticals.
• Hummel AG: Specialist in cable glands, enclosures, and accessories for explosion-protected installations. Direct comparable for EXPROTEC's control-and-connection equipment line (cable glands, junction boxes, plugs/sockets) in hazardous areas.
• BARTEC: Leading global manufacturer of explosion-protection equipment; EXPROTEC's exclusive distribution principal in Poland. Comparable in product scope (heating systems, instrumentation, mobile devices, sensors) and a direct competitor in end markets outside Poland.

Regional players

• Elsta (Elektrotechnik & Sicherheitstechnik): Austrian/Central-European manufacturer of explosion-protected switchgear, distribution boards, and lighting. Comparable product scope to EXPROTEC and serves overlapping mining and industrial customers in Central Europe, but is not directly active in Poland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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