Development and manufacture of intelligent measurement and remote monitoring solutions for industry, wind power and water management.
Labkotec Oy
Pirkkala (FI) · Vantaa (FI) · Pori (FI) · Hamburg (DE) · Bromma (SE)New on Amplifa
About Labkotec
Labkotec is a Finnish company that develops and manufactures intelligent measurement solutions for industrial applications. The portfolio includes alarm devices for oil, grease and sand separators, ice detection systems for wind turbines, airports and weather stations, level gauges, level switches with leakage monitoring, and equipment for petrol stations and fuel storage. The hardware offering is complemented by the SaaS cloud platform LabkoNet for real-time remote monitoring and data analysis. The products are also manufactured for explosion-protected areas in accordance with ATEX, IECEx and UKEX; more than 50 % of production is exported. Customers are industrial companies and municipal utilities worldwide, including sectors such as petrol stations, oil and petrochemicals, water and wastewater management, wind farms and the food industry. The headquarters is located in Pirkkala, Finland; the group also includes sites in Vantaa and Pori, the subsidiary Labkotec GmbH in Hamburg and a sales office in Bromma near Stockholm. In 2023, revenue amounted to approximately 11 Mio. € with 42 employees; since 2007, Labkotec has been part of the Swedish Indutrade group.
- Site
- FI-33960 Pirkkala
- Processes
- Development and manufacture of electronic measuring devices (Level measurement), Alarm devices for oil, grease and sand separators (Separator alarms), Ice detection systems (ice detection for wind turbines, airports, weather stations), Remote monitoring systems (LabkoNet cloud service, remote monitoring, data transmission), Level switches and leakage monitoring, Pumping station measurements and remote monitoring / Stormwater and groundwater monitoring, Petrol station and fuel terminal equipment (Overfill protection, water bottom measurement), Access control systems
- Materials
- GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic), Copper, Glass-fibre reinforced plastic, LabkoNet Cloud Service
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ATEX / IECEx / UKEX
- Founded
- 1964
- Employees
- 42
- Industries
- Petrol stations, Car washes, Gastronomy, Food industry, Wind farms, Airports
- 01
Development of measuring devices and sensors
- 02
Electronic manufacturing and assembly
- 03
ATEX/IECEx-compliant product equipment
- 04
Integration into the LabkoNet cloud platform
- 05
Sales, service and remote monitoring
Materials & Technologies
Glass-fibre reinforced plastic
Historic product line: manufacture of GRP tanks and separators for environmental protection.
Copper
Copper producers such as Luvata Pori use LabkoNet Waste to monitor oil separator systems.
LabkoNet Cloud Service
SaaS platform for real-time remote monitoring, data transmission and analysis of measurement data.
Locations
Pirkkala
FIHeadquarters, development and manufacturing
Vantaa
FISite
Pori
FISite
Hamburg
DESubsidiary Labkotec GmbH, sales
Bromma
SESales site Labkotec Sverige
Products & Assemblies
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development and manufacture of electronic measuring devices (Level measurement)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alarm devices for oil, grease and sand separators (Separator alarms)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ice detection systems (ice detection for wind turbines, airports, weather stations)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Remote monitoring systems (LabkoNet cloud service, remote monitoring, data transmission)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Level switches and leakage monitoringTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pumping station measurements and remote monitoring / Stormwater and groundwater monitoringTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Petrol station and fuel terminal equipment (Overfill protection, water bottom measurement)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Access control systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of GRP tanks (fiberglass tanks) and separators (historic product line)Plastics | – | – | – | – | GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certificates
Labkotec is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001; sensors and communication units for explosion-hazardous areas comply with ATEX, IECEx and UKEX.
| Evidence | Pirkkala |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ATEX / IECEx / UKEX |
History
- 1964
Foundation of Labkotec Oy (Oy Labko Ab) by Aate A. Virtanen; initially laboratory equipment, later level gauges and environmental protection technology
- 1990er
Development of wing ice detection technology for aircraft, later transferred to wind turbines
- 1998
Introduction of the LabkoNet remote monitoring system; first ISO-9001 certification
- 2002
Awarded Employer of the Year
- 2003
Acquisition by the Wavin group
- 2007
Acquisition by the Indutrade group
- 2023
Revenue approx. 11 Mio. €, 42 employees