Masser Oy is a private company focused to develop and manufacture data collection and measurement systems for foresters. Masser Oy is known worldwide of its innovative measuring principles and instruments.

The value of the forest

Masser offers largest range of electronic calipers from where clients can find suitable product covering measuring needs from willow plantations to tropical forests.

Since 1987 when Masser Oy introduced the first one-hand operated electronic caliper, the company has produced data collection systems for forest inventory, pre-harvest measurement, log scaling, pile volume calculation, harvester calibration and control measurements.

Masser-calipers, data collectors, inclinometers, basal area calculators and distance measurement devices are designed to be easy to use in the tough forest environment. Thanks to their rugged design, these instruments will work for years in the rain, dust, cold, heat and other demanding conditions.

All devices can store the data and results are immediately available for use. Data can be transferred to an operative business system for decision making and reporting

Timeline

  • NOW

  • 2016

    Mobile Caliper -app for Android was introduced. Indicators with Bluetooth can send measurements to a mobile device

  • 2016

  • 2012

    Masser BT-caliper family introduced for wireless data collection

  • 2012

  • 2011

    Excaliper HC specially designed for harvester calibration

  • 2011

    Masser Sonar- inventory system in serial production

  • 2011

  • 2010

    Excaliper II -platform was introduced

  • 2010

    Kari-Pekka Uurtamo became a single owner of the company

  • 2010

  • 2005

    Masser took over SW-development and marketing of own products

  • 2005

    RC3- inclinometer with new MASSER I- measuring principle

  • 2005

  • 2004

    Masser Excaliper- platform was introduced and became a base for various OEM-products

  • 2004

    Racal one-hand-caliper family was introduced

  • 2004

    RC2- basal area calculator

  • 2004

  • 1997

    Masser 2000 GR was replacing 2000 EX

  • 1997

    Suomen Metsätieto Oy was bought into Savcor Forest- group (earlier Sunit Oy). Metsätieto took responsibility of Masser product marketing and SW- development

  • 1997

  • 1993

    Masser 2000 EX was developed as an instrument for log scaling and harvester calibration

  • 1993

    Sunit Oy became as a major shareholder (80%) and took care of Masser product marketing

  • 1993

  • 1990

    Export was started

  • 1990

    Masser 35, 45 and 55 models were introduced for inventory work

  • 1990

  • 1988

    Masser 25 one-hand-caliper in serial production for a lumber jack measurement application

  • 1988

  • 1987

    The company was founded by Kari-Pekka Uurtamo, Eero Härkönen and Visa Koskela

  • Founded

  • Masser is founded

    To Rovaniemi in 1987