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Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation (PKD 26.51.Z)

This subclass includes the production of aircraft and marine instruments and apparatus for searching, detecting, navigation and control; the production of automatic control and regulation systems for applications (for example for heating, air conditioning, refrigeration and instrumentation); the production of instruments and apparatus for measuring, displaying, indicating, recording, transmitting and controlling temperature, humidity, pressure, combustion, flow, level, viscosity, density, acidity, concentration, rotation; the production of totalisers (that is recording devices), flow meters and counting instruments; the production of instruments for measuring and controlling the parameters of electricity and electrical signals; the production of instruments and apparatus for analytical laboratories for chemical or physical analysis of the composition or concentration of samples of solid, liquid, gaseous or mixed substances; the production of other measuring and control instruments and apparatus and parts thereof; the production of non-electrical measuring, control and navigation instruments and apparatus, excluding simple mechanical tools.

This subclass includes:

  • production of instruments for aircraft engines,
  • production of instruments for testing motor vehicle exhaust gases,
  • production of meteorological instruments,
  • production of equipment for testing and checking physical properties,
  • production of polygraphs (lie detectors),
  • production of instruments for detecting and monitoring radiation,
  • production of surveying instruments,
  • production of liquid-in-glass thermometers and bimetallic thermometers (excluding for medical use),
  • production of humidostats (hygrostats),
  • production of hydraulic end-point regulators,
  • production of flame and burner control instruments,
  • production of spectrometers,
  • production of pneumatic measuring instruments,
  • production of consumption meters (for example water, gas, electricity),
  • production of flow meters and counting instruments,
  • production of tally counters,
  • production of mine detectors, signal generators; metal detectors,
  • production of aircraft and marine instruments and apparatus for searching, detecting and navigation, including radio-hydroacoustic buoys,
  • production of radar equipment,
  • production of devices for the global positioning system (GPS),
  • production of burglary and fire alarm systems sending signals to a control station,
  • production of control and regulation instruments for technical equipment,
  • production of measuring and recording instruments (for example flight recorders),
  • production of motion detectors,
  • production of radars,
  • production of analytical laboratory instruments (for example blood analysis equipment),
  • production of laboratory balances, incubators and various laboratory apparatus for measuring, checking and the like,
  • production of sensors and transducers.

This subclass excludes:

  • production of telephone answering machines, classified in 26.30.Z,
  • production of irradiation equipment, classified in 26.60.Z,
  • production of optical positioning equipment, classified in 26.70.Z,
  • production of dictating machines, classified in 28.23.Z,
  • production of scales other than laboratory balances, levels, measuring tapes and the like, classified in 28.29.Z,
  • production of medical thermometers, classified in 32.50.B,
  • installation of industrial process control systems, classified in 33.20.Z.

Industry statistics (2025)

Number of companies

Companies (primary PKD)
631
Companies (secondary PKD)
5,198
Companies with financials
394

Legal structure

Legal formShare of companiesNumber of companies
  • Sp. z o.o.85.6%540
  • Sp. j.5.1%32
  • Sp. k.3.3%21
  • S.A.2.7%17
  • Other1.1%7
  • Foundation0.8%5
  • Cooperative0.6%4
  • P.S.A.0.2%1

Financial results

Median revenue

Ranking

Median revenue compared with other PKD codes.

Top companies by revenue

#CompanyLegal formRevenueNet profit
1sp. z o.o.$242.42M$7.59M
2sp. z o.o. + limited partnership$174.79M$4.79M
3sp. z o.o.$153.14M$5.26M
4sp. z o.o.$46.49M$6.86M
5S.A.$39.02M$2.69M
6S.A.$28.91M$3.64M
7sp. z o.o.$27.61M$3.32M
8sp. z o.o.$24.96M$22.55k
9S.A.$20.97M$3.38M
10sp. j.$14.55M$3.24M

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