Libra Measuring Instruments

Libra Measuring Instruments is situated on 61 Battery Crescent

LMI is the leader in the design and development of electronic scales in South Africa. LMI (Libra Measuring Instruments) was founded in 1985 and started its activities by producing mainly electronic instrumentation. In 1997 the ownership of LMI was taken over by 3 engineers, Nicola de Veredicis, Kotie du Buisson and Manie Husselmann. They decided to expand the company’s area of interests by manufacturing complete products in the fields of measuring systems and controls.

Nicola de Veredicis was born in Italy and has a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1985 he moved to South Africa, where he was employed by the CSIR. He worked in the CSIR for 12 years doing research in the field of material stress analysis and design of special loadcells.