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Every Drop. Every Shade. Measured Right.
India's Most Trusted Water Quality Testing & Colour Measurement Company
— Backed by 140+ Years of Global Science.
Lovibond® India is the country’s leading specialist in water quality testing instruments and colour measurement solutions. As part of The Tintometer Group — founded in 1885 and operating in over 160 countries — we bring 140+ years of precision science to every Indian industry that depends on accurate measurement.
Our water testing instruments measure over 100 parameters including chlorine, turbidity, pH, BOD, COD, heavy metals, fluoride, and nitrates — in formats ranging from portable field photometers to advanced laboratory spectrophotometers.
Our colour measurement instruments deliver objective, standard-compliant colour analysis across edible oils, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and beverages using globally recognised scales including Lovibond® RYBN, ASTM D1500, Saybolt, Gardner, and EBC to name a few.
We Understand Your World. Because We've Been in It for 140+ Years.
Across the globe, the professionals who rely on Lovibond® share something in common: they can’t afford to get it wrong. Whether you’re a QC manager in a food plant, a water treatment engineer in a municipal corporation, or a pool safety officer in a five-star hotel — your answer has to be right. The first time. That’s what brings our customers to us.
Is your water safe to drink?
Municipalities, bottling plants, housing societies, and industrial facilities trust Lovibond® photometers and test kits to verify everything from chlorine and pH to nitrates, heavy metals, fluoride,& all the drinking water parameters — in the lab or directly on-site.
Applications: Drinking water, groundwater, borewell testing, municipal supply, packaged water compliance.
Does your edible oil meet the colour grade?
FSSAI and export standards demand objective, repeatable colour measurement. Our Tintometer instruments — trusted by oil refineries and food labs across India — give you the grade in seconds, with full traceability to BIS, AOCS and ISO standards.
Applications: Refined oils, vanaspati, ghee, butter, margarine, biodiesel.
Is your swimming pool safe today?
One test. Thirty seconds. The Lovibond® Scuba3s photometer checks free chlorine, pH, alkalinity, cyanuric acid, and more — so pool managers know the answer before anyone gets in the water.
Applications: Hotels, resorts, public pools, aquatic centres, spas, water parks.
Does your wastewater meet discharge norms?
COD, BOD, turbidity, heavy metals, ammonium — our spectrophotometers and reagents handle the full range of wastewater parameters required for CPCB compliance and state pollution board approvals.
Applications: Effluent treatment plants, industrial discharge, pharma, textiles, food processing.
Lovibond® - The Most Trusted Name in Water Testing and Colour Measurement
From our laboratory to industries across the globe – precision instruments, certified and traceable reagents, and expert support you can count on.
We know that in your world, a wrong test result is not just an inconvenience – it’s a failed audit, a rejected batch, or a health risk. That’s why Lovibond® has spent years building instruments that give you the answer you can stake your reputation on.
Our Products. Built for Precision. Designed for Reliability.
Reagents are formulated in Germany and manufactured complying with national and international standards, and shelf-stable packaging to meet diverse climatic conditions.
Photometers
Portable and bench-top photometers for water quality analysis. Multiple pre-programmed methods and user-defined methods are available. Field-ready and lab-grade.
Best for: Water testing, pool labs, field teams
Spectrocolorimeters
The gold standard for colour grading of oils, fats, petroleum, and beverages. Compliant with AOCS, ASTM D1500, ISO 15305, and EBC standards.
Best for: Edible oils, petroleum, pharma, food production
Spectrophotometers
Multi-parameter spectrophotometers for labs requiring high throughput and trace-level analysis — from COD and BOD to heavy metals and micronutrients.
Best for: Wastewater, environmental labs, pharma QC
Reagents & Test Kits
Formulated in Germany and manufactured with the highest precision to ensure reliability. Designed to work perfectly with Lovibond® instruments. Available in Tablet, liquid and powder formats.
Best for: All water quality parameters
Comparators & Visual Tools
Simple, reliable visual comparators for field testing and low-frequency checks. No power required. Ideal for remote locations and routine monitoring.
Best for: Field teams, small facilities, remote sites
Colour Standards
Certified reference colour standards for calibration, method verification, and compliance documentation. Traceable to international standards.
Best for: QC labs, calibration, NABL accreditation
Built for the Industries That Can't Afford to Get It Wrong
From food factories to pharmaceutical plants, from municipal water utilities to wastewater treatment plants— Lovibond® instruments are at work wherever accurate measurement matters.
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Purified water, HPLC-grade water testing to USP, and EP standards. API and finished product colour grading. Standards-compliant documentation and audit trails. Caibration Standards and support.
Edible Oils & Fats Processing
ASTM D1500, Saybolt, and Gardner colour of petroleum oils, transformer oil, lubricants, and refined fuel products. Export documentation and quality release.
Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Lovibond® RYBN colour grading of edible oils, fats, and hair oils. BIS, FSSAI and AOCS compliance. Beverage clarity, juice colour, and syrup quality. Honey, brewing and malt colour (EBC/Pfund).
Drinking Water Analysis
BIS IS 10500 and WHO standards for potable water quality, including chlorine residual, turbidity, fluoride, and arsenic testing. Municipal water treatment plants, public health labs, field water quality and more.
Industrial ETP/STP
BOD, COD, TSS, heavy metals, effluent colour, and pH for CPCB and State PCB compliance. Textile, tannery, electroplating, and chemical industry effluent monitoring.
Wastewater Treatment
BIS IS 10500 and WHO drinking water quality compliance. Chlorine dosing and residual verification. Turbidity monitoring. Fluoride and arsenic field testing.
Power & Utilities
Boiler feed water and condensate quality. Cooling tower chemistry. Silica, iron, hardness, pH, and dissolved oxygen. Corrosion prevention and energy efficiency monitoring
Aquaculture & Fisheries
Fish pond and shrimp farm water quality: dissolved oxygen, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, turbidity, and salinity. Irrigation water suitability for high-value crops.
Chemicals & Speciality Manufacturing
Lovibond® RYBN colour grading of edible oils, fats, and hair oils. BIS, FSSAI and AOCS compliance. Beverage clarity, juice colour, and syrup quality. Honey, brewing and malt colour (EBC/Pfund).
Swimming Pools, Resorts & Aqua Parks
Free and combined chlorine, pH, alkalinity, cyanuric acid, and bromine. Hotel, resort, club, and public pool water safety compliance. Quick, reliable field testing for non-specialist operators.
Textiles & Dyes
CIE Lab* colour and Whiteness/Yellowness Index standards for reliable shade control. Ideal for textile mills, dye manufacturers, printing units, and textile R&D laboratories.
Paints & Coatings
CIE Lab*, Gardner, and ASTM colour standards. Suitable for paint manufacturing, industrial coatings, automotive finishes, powder coatings, and quality control laboratories.
Why Professionals Choose Lovibond®?
We Make Our Own Reagents in all formats- Tablets, Liquids & Powders.
Lovibond® reagents are formulated and manufactured in Germany. NIST-traceable buffers, customised Field Test kits, Arsenic kits are manufactured in India with German formulation. This assures quality, accuracy and repeatable results every time you test.
140+ Years of Expertise across our instruments.
The Lovibond® XD7500 and MD series photometers come pre-loaded with multiple test methods and user-defined methods—each developed and validated over decades of application expertise. You're not buying a generic meter. You're buying 140+ years of method development.
Compliance Built In — Not Bolted On.
Our instruments and methods are aligned with the standards your regulators care about: FSSAI, BIS, ASTM, AOCS, ISO, CPCB, and WHO. When your QC report needs to reference a validated method, Lovibond® gives you that traceability without extra steps.
Expert Support, Right Here in India.
Our team includes application specialists who understand industry norms water quality challenges, and regulatory requirements. When you call us, you speak to someone who knows your problem — not a ticket system.
The Instrument Is Only the Beginning.
A Lovibond® instrument purchase includes access to our application library, method handbooks, calibration support, and a team that's available on WhatsApp for fast field troubleshooting. We don't disappear after the invoice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: What water quality parameters can Lovibond® instruments test?
Lovibond® photometers and spectrophotometers can measure over multiple parameters including free and total chlorine, pH, turbidity, COD, BOD, nitrates, nitrites, ammonium, phosphates, iron, manganese, copper, lead, fluoride, alkalinity, hardness, dissolved oxygen, and many more. The XD7500 spectrophotometer supports 150+ pre-programmed methods out of the box.
Q2: Are Lovibond® instruments suitable for FSSAI-compliant edible oil testing in India?
Yes. Lovibond® Tintometer instruments measure oil colour according to AOCS, BIS 548 Part 1, and ISO — the recognised national & international standards accepted by FSSAI for colour grading of refined vegetable oils, vanaspati, and fat products in India and across the globe.
Q3: Where are Lovibond® products manufactured?
Lovibond® instruments & raegents for water testing are manufactured in Germany under stringent quality-controlled environment. The Colour measurement instruments are manufactured in the UK. To meet specific requirements of our customers in India, few customised kits, NIST-Traceable buffers are manufactured in India. Each batch is quality-controlled to traceable standards, ensuring results are verifiable.
Q4: Is there after-sales support and calibration service available in India?
Yes. Lovibond® India provides full after-sales support including instrument calibration, reagent supply, application consultation, and on-site support across India. Our team is reachable on WhatsApp for fast response.
Q5: How is Lovibond® different from other water testing brands available in India?
Lovibond® combines 140+ years of measurement science. Our instruments, our reagents are adapted for diverse water chemistry and multiple applications. Our test methods are compliance-ready for APHA, BIS, CPCB, DIN, ISO and WHO standards.
Q6: Can I use Lovibond® instruments for NABL-accredited laboratory testing?
Yes. Lovibond® instruments are used in NABL-accredited laboratories across India. Our reagents are produced with traceable reference standards, meeting the traceability requirements for accredited testing.
What our customers Say About Us?
Learn From Water Testing & Colour Measurement Experts- Since 1885
The Lovibond® Knowledge Hub is a growing library of application guides, instrument tutorials, regulatory updates, and industry explainers — written by our application engineers for quality professionals who need practical, & accurate information.
Application Guides
Step-by-step support, best practices, and expert recommendations across water quality testing & colour measurement applications
Newsletters
Stay Informed. Stay Ahead.
Get the latest updates, knowledge and expert insights in colour measurement and water analysis products & solutions.
Videos
See every instrument in action before you buy. Full product demo library, field application videos, maintenance tutorials, and software walkthroughs.
Why Talk to Us? Here's What You Get.
We hear this from customers often: ‘I wasn’t sure if I needed to contact you — I just needed a quick answer.’ That’s exactly why we want you to reach out. Here’s what happens when you do.
01. You get a recommendation, not a brochure.
Tell us your application, your parameters, and your compliance requirements. Within one working day, our application team will tell you exactly which instrument and reagent combination fits your needs — with a frank explanation of why.
02. You get pricing without a runaround.
We know nothing is more frustrating than spending three emails to get a price. Share your requirements in the form below and we’ll respond with a tailored quotation — instrument, reagents, accessories, and service options — in one reply.
03. You get a free demo if you're in or near Hyderabad.
Get access to our online demos and webinars sessions for the technical insight. You can visit our lab in Hyderabad for a real time demonstration and hands-on experience before making a purchase decision.
04. You get answers to compliance questions — free.
Which Lovibond® method satisfies the FSSAI requirement for refined oil colour? Which photometer method is acceptable for BIS water testing documentation? Our team fields these questions every day. Ask us — it costs nothing.
05. You get a long-term partner, not a one-time sale.
Lovibond® India customers receive ongoing reagent supply support, instrument calibration reminders, and access to updated application notes as standards evolve. When FSSAI or CPCB revises a norm, you’ll hear from us — not find out at an audit.
World-Class Precision.
Lovibond® India is more than a sales office. Our Hyderabad facility also has a R&D Laboratory manufacturing reagents that carry German-quality formulations adapted for Indian conditions and Indian regulations.
This means your supply chain is resilient. Your reagents arrive faster. Your costs are more predictable. And your results carry the same international credibility as any Lovibond® product tested anywhere in the world.
- Certain reagents manufactured in Hyderabad, Telangana as per German formulation.
- Green chemistry practices in manufacturing — low-waste, low-toxicity formulations where possible.
- NIST-traceable pH buffer standards used in every production batch.
- Serving Indian industries since 2015 — with 140+ years of global expertise behind us.
Ready to test with confidence?
Whether you need a single instrument for your lab or a reagent supply contract for your plant — we’re here to help you find the right solution. No hard sell. Just honest expertise.
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