akso produtos eletronicos ltda
AKSO is a Brazilian manufacturer of electronic analytical instruments for water quality (pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorine, COD), founded in 2003 and serving enterprise customers across food, pharma, chemical, water utility, mining, energy, and laboratory verticals in Brazil, the USA, and Spain.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersSão Leopoldo, Brazil
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What akso produtos eletronicos ltda does
AKSO Produtos Eletrônicos Ltda is a privately held Brazilian manufacturer of electronic analytical instrumentation, founded in 2003 and headquartered in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a portfolio of water-quality measurement instruments — pH/ORP meters, conductivity/TDS/salinity meters, dissolved oxygen probes, turbidimeters, chlorine and color photometers, COD analyzers, and multiparameter portable and benchtop meters — alongside matching chemical reagents and standards. Core technology includes proprietary optical-luminescence dissolved oxygen sensors (AK121, AK88+) and a closed micro-reflux COD system (CD200 + CR25) compliant with USEPA 410.4 and ISO 15705:2002, plus nephelometric turbidity measurement per EPA 180.1.
The business operates four revenue streams: one-time hardware sales of instruments (priced from R$79 to R$17,900), recurring sales of reagents and buffer/standard solutions, INMETRO-accredited calibration services through its CAL 0670 laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025:2017, RBC member), and post-sale technical assistance via the AKSO Responde support platform and tutorial videos. AKSO is certified to NBR ISO 9001:2015 and holds ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, providing metrological traceability that is a procurement prerequisite for regulated buyers.
The company sells through a direct corporate sales team (Vendas Corporativas), a self-service e-commerce storefront (loja.akso.com.br) with free shipping above R$1,000, and a dedicated export sales function supporting subsidiaries/websites in the United States and Spain. Named enterprise and government customers span food processing (Aurora, Cargill, Bunge, Friboi, Minerva, Lactalis, Camil, Seara), agriculture (Cargill, Syngenta, Copacol, Coamo), pulp and paper (Klabin), pharmaceuticals (Eurofarma), testing labs (Eurofins), energy (Petrobras), mining (Vale), water utilities (Sabesp, Copasa, SAAE), and industrial manufacturing (WEG). AKSO targets six primary verticals — food, pharmaceutical, chemical, laboratories, aquaculture, and water/effluent treatment — with a sales-led, technically-supported B2B go-to-market.
akso produtos eletronicos ltda firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- akso produtos eletronicos ltda
- Legal name
- AKSO Produtos Eletrônicos Ltda
- Website
- https://akso.com.br
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- AKSO is a Brazilian manufacturer of electronic analytical instruments for water quality (pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorine, COD), founded in 2003 and serving enterprise customers across food, pharma, chemical, water utility, mining, energy, and laboratory verticals in Brazil, the USA, and Spain.
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akso produtos eletronicos ltda industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Analytical Instrumentation (Water Quality Measurement)
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA), Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL), Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH), Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water, Stormwater, Drinking Water) (EUAHACAC)
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Where akso produtos eletronicos ltda is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- São Leopoldo
- HQ country
- Brazil
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices1 record
Markets served
akso produtos eletronicos ltda business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Analytical Instrumentation Sales: Sale of electronic measurement instruments including pH meters, conductivity meters, dissolved oxygen meters, turbidity meters, chlorine meters, COD analyzers, and multiparameter meters. Products are sold as one-time purchases with accessories and consumables.
- Reagents and Solutions: Sale of chemical reagents, buffer solutions, standard solutions, and test strips for use with AKSO instruments. Includes reagents for COD analysis in low, medium, and high ranges, chlorine reagents, pH buffer solutions, and turbidity standard solutions.
- Calibration Services: INMETRO-accredited calibration laboratory providing temperature, humidity, and physicochemical calibration services for AKSO and third-party instruments. Calibration certificates issued according to NBR ISO/IEC 17025.
- Technical Assistance and Support: Technical support services including product maintenance, repairs, warranty service, and technical guidance through AKSO Responde platform and tutorial videos.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Measurement Instruments - Entry Level |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Measurement Instruments - Mid-Range |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Measurement Instruments - Premium |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Reagents and Consumables |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Calibration Services |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
akso produtos eletronicos ltda product offering
Product offeringCore offering
AKSO manufactures and sells electronic analytical instruments for water quality measurement, including portable and benchtop pH, ORP, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorine, color, and multiparameter meters. The company also supplies the chemical reagents and standard solutions consumed by these instruments, and operates an INMETRO-accredited laboratory offering calibration, technical assistance, and metrological support services to industrial and laboratory customers.
Product overview
AKSO Produtos Eletrônicos Ltda is a Brazilian manufacturer of analytical instrumentation founded in 2003, offering a broad portfolio of electronic measurement instruments, chemical reagents and solutions, and specialized calibration and technical support services. The product portfolio is organized around distinct measurement categories — pH and ORP (portable and benchtop meters such as AK110, AK111 Max Food, AK112 Max Meat, AK130, AK131 Max, AK150, SX811), conductivity/TDS/salinity (portable meters AK115, AK51/52, benchtop AK135, pocket combo meters, AK88 multiparameter), dissolved oxygen (AK121 with optical probe, AK88/AK88+ multiparameter, SX836, and compatible probes), chlorine (AK40 Cloro Tester, AK41 Cloro+ Tester, AK400, Micro 7 Plus), color (AK42 Cor Tester, AK405), turbidity (AK410 Turbidity Max, AK410-IR Max for low ranges), and water chemistry testers (AK43 Amônia, AK44 Alcalinidade, AK45 Nitrito, AK46 Ferro, AK47 Fluoreto, AK48 Dureza Total). The Tester Line (AK40–AK48) consists of compact, field-oriented photometers/colorimeters. The CQO/COD product line includes the CD200 meter and CR25 thermoreactor with matching reagents for low, medium, and high measurement ranges. Specialized solutions address food industry (AK111 Max Food, AK112 Max Meat), aquaculture (optical OD probes), and hydroponics (combo meters). The Micro 7 Plus and Micro 20 are multiparameter photometers using paper-based reagents for over 30 parameters, with Bluetooth connectivity (Micro 20). AKSO also provides calibration services through its INMETRO-accredited laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) and ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system.
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Products and services
- AKSO pH, ORP and Temperature Meters Line Portable, pocket and benchtop pH, ORP and temperature meters covering laboratory, field, food industry and meat processing applications. Models include specialized variants for food (AK111 Max Food) and meat (AK112 Max Meat) quality control, GLP-compliant benchtop versions for regulated environments, and pocket Agro/Hidro variants for agriculture.
- AKSO Dissolved Oxygen Meters (Optical Probe) AK121 portable dissolved oxygen meter with optical (luminescence-based) probe for measuring DO and temperature in aquaculture, wastewater and environmental applications. Reduces maintenance by removing membrane and electrolyte requirements typical of polarographic sensors.
- AKSO Conductivity / TDS / Salinity Meters Pocket, portable and benchtop meters measuring electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity and temperature for agricultural, hydroponic, general water quality and laboratory analysis.
- AKSO Turbidity Meters (Turbidity Max) AK410 Turbidity Max portable turbidimeter using nephelometric method per EPA 180.1 with 0–1000 NTU range, plus AK410-IR Max for low-range turbidity analysis. Designed for water treatment plants (ETAs/ETEs), source water monitoring, aquaculture and industrial process control; compliant with Portaria GM/MS 888/2021.
- AKSO Chlorine Meters and Photometers Photometers and meters measuring free and total residual chlorine using the DPD colorimetric method (US EPA 330.5 / 4500-Cl G adapted). Includes compact testers (AK40, AK41 Cloro+ for high-range), combined chlorine/pH meters (AK400) and a waterproof multiparameter chlorine meter (Micro 7 Plus) using paper-based reagents for sanitation, drinking water, industrial CIP, food washing and pool/spa applications.
- AKSO Water Chemistry Tester Line (AK42–AK48) Compact pocket photometers for individual water chemistry parameters: color (AK42 Cor Tester, AK405), ammonia (AK43), alkalinity (AK44), nitrite (AK45), iron (AK46), fluoride (AK47), and total hardness (AK48). Uses standard colorimetric methods (Nessler, 2320 A, phenanthroline, SPADNS, platinum-cobalt) for water treatment, aquaculture, food industry and service laboratories.
- Multikit Tester Field Case Customizable transport case configured with up to 4 instruments from the AKSO Tester Line (AK40 to AK48), providing organized multi-parameter field testing capability in a single portable case for water treatment, sanitation, environmental, aquaculture and laboratory field use.
- AKSO Multiparameter Meters Portable and pocket multiparameter meters measuring pH, conductivity, TDS, salinity, dissolved oxygen, ORP, resistivity and temperature in a single instrument. Includes IP65/IP67 waterproof variants with datalogging (SX836 up to 1000 records), Bluetooth connectivity to the eXact iDip app (Micro 20), and an optical dissolved oxygen variant (AK88+) for reduced maintenance.
- AKSO COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) Analysis System Complete COD analysis system combining the CD200 photometer (with multiple calibration curves and compatibility with reagents from Hach, Lovibond and Chemetrics) and the CR25 thermoreactor using closed micro-reflux per USEPA 410.4 and ISO 15705:2002. Delivers COD results in hours instead of 5-day BOD tests, with ~2 mL reagent consumption and PTFE plate contamination protection for industrial effluent analysis.
- AKSO DO500 Dissolved Oxygen Probe (Sensor) Polarographic dissolved oxygen probe with integrated temperature sensor and 2-meter cable. Measuring range 0–200% saturation / 0–40 mg/L and 0–45°C, designed for use with SX716, SX751, SX836 and MP516 series multiparameter meters as a replacement or expansion sensor.
- AKSO Reagents, Buffer Solutions and Standards Consumable reagents, buffer solutions, calibration standards and test strips used with AKSO measurement instruments. Includes COD reagents in low, medium and high measurement ranges, chlorine DPD reagents, pH buffer solutions and turbidity standard solutions, sold as ongoing consumables to existing instrument customers.
- AKSO Calibration Services (INMETRO-Accredited Laboratory CAL 0670) INMETRO-accredited (CAL 0670) and RBC-member calibration laboratory providing accredited, traceable calibrations for temperature, humidity and physico-chemical instruments under NBR ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Issues calibration certificates for AKSO and third-party instruments and is a revenue-generating service sold separately to industrial and laboratory customers.
- AKSO Technical Assistance and Support Services Post-sale technical support service covering product maintenance, repairs, warranty handling and customer usage guidance for AKSO instruments. Delivered through the dedicated AKSO Responde support platform, a tutorial video library, email ([email protected]) and phone support.
Quantifiable outcome
- Products reduce reagent consumption by up to 60% compared to traditional methods (Micro 7/Micro 20 systems)
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Customer profileNamed customers20 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
akso produtos eletronicos ltda technology and API
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- Has API
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Feature5 records
akso produtos eletronicos ltda partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
akso produtos eletronicos ltda competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Hanna Instruments: US/Italy-based global manufacturer of portable and benchtop water quality instrumentation (pH, conductivity, DO, turbidity, photometers) with a broad product range that overlaps almost 1:1 with AKSO's tester, portable, and benchtop lines, serving the same food, environmental, aquaculture, and laboratory end markets.
- Lovibond (Tintometer Group): German-based manufacturer of photometers, colorimeters, and water-testing reagents (chlorine, COD, pH, etc.) with strong presence in Latin America; AKSO's CD200 is also compatible with Lovibond reagents, placing the two firms in direct competition in photometry and reagent sales for water quality labs.
- Instrutherm: Brazilian manufacturer of measurement and analytical instruments (pH, conductivity, DO, environmental, industrial) headquartered in São Paulo, competing head-to-head with AKSO in the Brazilian domestic market across industrial, laboratory, and environmental monitoring segments.
- Xylem (YSI): Xylem's YSI brand is a global leader in water quality sensing, with strong portfolios in optical dissolved oxygen, multiparameter sondes, and turbidity — direct technical overlap with AKSO's AK121 optical DO and SX836 multiparameter products, particularly in environmental and aquaculture markets.
- CHEMetrics: US-based specialist in vacuum-sealed ampoule and powder reagent-based water analysis (chlorine, COD, ammonia, iron, etc.) with photometers serving industrial and environmental customers; AKSO's Micro 7 Plus and Micro 20 photometers compete against CHEMetrics-style ampoule reagent workflows in the same applications.
Broad incumbents
- Hach (Danaher): Global market leader in water analysis (pH, conductivity, turbidity, chlorine, COD, BOD) and a major supplier of reagents and standards; AKSO's CD200 COD meter is explicitly compatible with Hach reagents, indicating direct product overlap in the same Brazilian industrial and utility accounts.
- Mettler Toledo: Swiss-headquartered precision instruments leader with extensive benchtop pH, conductivity, and ion-selective meter lines (Seven series) plus GLP-compliant laboratory products that overlap with AKSO's AK130/AK131/AK150 benchtop and GLP-enabled meter offerings in pharmaceutical and laboratory accounts.
- Endress+Hauser: Global process instrumentation leader with strong pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity sensor lines for industrial process and water/wastewater applications, overlapping with AKSO's offerings in the same Brazilian industrial water treatment and utility accounts.
- HORIBA Scientific: Japanese-headquartered analytical and measurement company with benchtop pH/conductivity meters and laboratory analytical instruments; competes with AKSO's benchtop and multiparameter products in pharmaceutical, academic, and industrial laboratory settings in Brazil.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences and analytical instrumentation giant with extensive water quality, pH, conductivity, and laboratory product lines (Orion brand) — competes with AKSO at the high end of pharmaceutical, testing laboratory, and environmental accounts where Eurofins and similar customers operate.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
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akso produtos eletronicos ltda leadership team
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Profiles1 record
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Frequently asked questions about akso produtos eletronicos ltda
What does akso produtos eletronicos ltda do?
AKSO manufactures and sells electronic analytical instruments for water quality measurement, including portable and benchtop pH, ORP, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorine, color, and multiparameter meters. The company also supplies the chemical reagents and standard solutions consumed by these instruments, and operates an INMETRO-accredited laboratory offering calibration, technical assistance, and metrological support services to industrial and laboratory customers.
Is akso produtos eletronicos ltda a public or private company?
akso produtos eletronicos ltda is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was akso produtos eletronicos ltda founded?
akso produtos eletronicos ltda was founded in 2003.
Where is akso produtos eletronicos ltda based?
akso produtos eletronicos ltda is headquartered in São Leopoldo, Brazil, in the Latin America region.
How does akso produtos eletronicos ltda make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Analytical Instrumentation Sales are the primary driver. The others are reagents and Solutions, calibration Services and technical Assistance and Support.
Who are akso produtos eletronicos ltda's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Hanna Instruments, Lovibond (Tintometer Group), Instrutherm, Xylem (YSI) and CHEMetrics. Broad incumbents are Hach (Danaher), Mettler Toledo, Endress+Hauser, HORIBA Scientific and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Does akso produtos eletronicos ltda have an API?
No public API is recorded for akso produtos eletronicos ltda.
What industry is akso produtos eletronicos ltda in?
akso produtos eletronicos ltda's product category is Analytical Instrumentation (Water Quality Measurement). Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAFAE, Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity), with a secondary code of HLAGAIAA, Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems. Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.