Omicron
OMICRON provides testing, diagnostic, monitoring, and OT cybersecurity solutions for medium- and high-voltage electrical power systems. It serves global utilities, industrial plants, equipment manufacturers, service companies, and railway operators across 15+ countries via hardware, software, training, and 24/7 support.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1987
- HeadquartersHouston, United States
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Omicron does
OMICRON is a privately held Austrian-headquartered provider of testing, diagnostics, monitoring, and cybersecurity solutions for medium- and high-voltage electrical power systems, founded in 1987 and operating across 15+ countries with a US headquarters in Houston and 19 OMICRON Academy training centers worldwide. The company's portfolio centers on hardware test sets — the CMC protection-testing family (CMC 310/430/500/850/Swift), primary injection systems (CPC 100, TESTRANO 600, CIBANO 500, COMPANO 100), instrument transformer analyzers (CT Analyzer, VOTANO 100), and the next-generation CPX 200 unified platform — combined with a software ecosystem (Test Universe, RelaySimTest, Primary Test Manager, Protection Testing Library with 400+ relay templates, CORTEX Grid, GridOps) and a dedicated IEC 61850 testing suite plus the StationGuard OT intrusion-detection system for substation cybersecurity. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales, recurring software subscriptions and customer-portal services, professional engineering services, and paid training delivered through OMICRON Academy in 8+ languages, with go-to-market via direct regional sales offices, a dense authorized US reseller network, and 24/7 multilingual technical support. Primary customers are global electrical utilities, with secondary segments spanning industrial plants, equipment manufacturers, service companies, and railway grid operators.
Omicron firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Omicron
- Legal name
- OMICRON
- Website
- https://omicronenergy.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1987
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- OMICRON provides testing, diagnostic, monitoring, and OT cybersecurity solutions for medium- and high-voltage electrical power systems. It serves global utilities, industrial plants, equipment manufacturers, service companies, and railway operators across 15+ countries via hardware, software, training, and 24/7 support.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Omicron industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Power System Testing & Diagnostic Equipment
- NAICS
- Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)
- SIC
- Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Testing, Inspection, Maintenance & Compliance Services (NFPA/Local Code) (HSAHAFAG)
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Where Omicron is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Houston
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices18 records
Markets served
Omicron business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Hardware Test Equipment Sales: Sale of test sets and diagnostic equipment including CMC family, CPC 100, CIBANO 500, CT Analyzer, VOTANO 100, CPX 200, TESTRANO 600 and accessories for power system testing.
- Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Software solutions including Test Universe, RelaySimTest, Primary Test Manager, IEDScout, StationScout, StationGuard, CORTEX Grid and other software tools for test equipment operation and data management.
- Training Services: OMICRON Academy offers classroom training, online training, webinars, and customized training courses at customer sites. Courses cover various topics including protection testing, IEC 61850, cybersecurity, and instrument transformer diagnostics.
- Engineering Services: Technical support, calibration and repair services, and engineering services for customers using OMICRON solutions.
- Customer Portal Services: Customer portal providing software updates, test templates for over 400 different relays, more than 3,500 technical documents, and access to services and support.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | IEC 61850 System Engineering Course - Australia |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | German Language Courses at Klaus Training Center |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | VOTANO 100 Online Course |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | CT Analyzer & VOTANO 100 Combined Online Course |
| Freemium | Monthly | OMICRON Academy Recorded Webinars |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Omicron product offering
Product offeringCore offering
OMICRON designs, manufactures and sells hardware test sets and diagnostic instruments along with companion software platforms for testing, analyzing and monitoring medium- and high-voltage power system equipment. Its portfolio spans protection relay test sets (CMC family), instrument transformer diagnostics (CT Analyzer, VOTANO 100), circuit breaker and transformer test systems, IEC 61850 digital substation testing tools, partial discharge measurement, cable and motor testing, and OT cybersecurity (StationGuard, GridOps), supported by the OMICRON Academy training program and an online customer portal.
Product overview
OMICRON provides a comprehensive portfolio of innovative testing, diagnostic, monitoring, and cybersecurity solutions for the electrical power industry. The product portfolio centers around hardware test sets (the CMC family for protection testing, CPC 100/TESTRANO 600/CIBANO 500 for power equipment diagnostics) combined with extensive software platforms (Test Universe, RelaySimTest, Primary Test Manager, CORTEX Grid, Protection Testing Library) that enable efficient testing workflows, automated reporting, and data management. For digital substations, OMICRON offers IEC 61850 testing solutions including IEDScout, StationScout, DANEO 400, ISIO 200, MBX2, VBX1, and RBX1. The cybersecurity portfolio includes StationGuard (intrusion detection system) and GridOps for OT security monitoring. Specialized solutions cover instrument transformer testing (CT Analyzer, VOTANO 100), partial discharge diagnostics (MPD 800, UHF 800, PDL 650), cable and motor testing (TANDO 700, MONTESTO 200), and circuit breaker testing (CIBANO 500, COMPANO 100, TICRO 100). The CPX 200 represents the next-generation multifunctional platform combining multiple testing capabilities into a unified portable system. Supporting these products is the OMICRON Academy offering training courses and the OMICRON Customer Portal providing software updates and technical documentation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- OMICRON Academy: Training and education division offering courses on power system testing, protection testing, IEC 61850 digital substation testing, and cybersecurity
- my.omicronenergy.com
- Energy Talks
Products and services
- CPX 200 Next-generation multifunctional test set from OMICRON for testing power transformers, instrument transformers and switchgear in medium and high voltage applications; combines HVX10 system component, CPXpert PC software and CORTEX Grid into a single portable ecosystem for utilities, industrial plants and service companies.
- CMC 310 Portable protection test set from OMICRON for secondary injection testing of protection relays in electrical utilities and industrial power systems.
- CMC 430 Protection test set from OMICRON for testing protection relays and control equipment in electrical utilities and industrial power systems.
- CMC 500 Protection and secondary injection test set from OMICRON for testing protection relays and substation automation equipment in electrical power systems.
- CMC 850 High-performance OMICRON protection test set for advanced testing applications in power system protection for utilities, OEMs and service companies.
- CMC Swift Compact and fast OMICRON protection test set designed for efficient relay testing workflows in the field and substation environments.
- CMC CT-Check OMICRON add-on for the CMC 500 protection test set that lets protection and commissioning engineers run basic current transformer (CT) functional checks.
- Test Universe OMICRON software platform for protection relay testing, providing test templates, automated testing workflows and result analysis capabilities for utilities, OEMs and service companies.
- RelaySimTest OMICRON system-based protection testing software for end-to-end and distributed testing of protection schemes including distance protection, auto reclosure and teleprotection.
- Protection Testing Library (PTL) OMICRON software library of pre-configured test templates for more than 400 different protection relays, supporting standardized and efficient testing procedures.
- Primary Test Manager (PTM) OMICRON asset-specific test planning and comprehensive reporting software that manages test data and automates result assessment according to international standards.
- CPC 100 OMICRON universal primary injection test set for substation asset testing of power transformers, circuit breakers and instrument transformers.
- TESTRANO 600 OMICRON three-phase power transformer test system for diagnostics including winding resistance, turns ratio, excitation current and capacitance measurements.
- CIBANO 500 OMICRON 3-in-1 medium- and high-voltage circuit breaker test system combining primary injection, timing and contact resistance testing.
- COMPANO 100 OMICRON portable primary injection, secondary injection and basic protection test set for commissioning and maintenance testing of power equipment.
- CT Analyzer OMICRON model-based testing system for current transformers that determines CT equivalent circuit parameters and performance using a proprietary testing method.
- VOTANO 100 OMICRON portable voltage transformer testing and calibration system (15 kg) for inductive and capacitive voltage transformers, the first portable device offering highly accurate VT tests including class verification and calibration up to accuracy class 0.1.
- DIRANA OMICRON impedance measurement system for testing grounding systems and earth resistance in substations.
- FRANEO 800 OMICRON frequency response analysis system for power transformer diagnostics, detecting mechanical faults via sweep frequency response analysis.
- MPD 800 OMICRON partial discharge measurement and analysis system for assessing insulation condition in high-voltage equipment.
- UHF 800 OMICRON ultra-high-frequency partial discharge detection system for online monitoring of high-voltage equipment.
- PDL 650 OMICRON partial discharge locator for cable fault detection and localization in power cable systems.
- MONTESTO 200 OMICRON motor testing system for offline diagnostics of rotating electrical machines including motors and generators.
- TANDO 700 OMICRON cable fault location and testing system for high-voltage cable diagnostics.
- DANEO 400 OMICRON dynamic signal recording and analysis system for capturing and analyzing power system disturbances and fault recordings.
- DANEO Control OMICRON network analyzer for fully digital IEC 61850 substations, providing network monitoring and protocol analysis for digital substation environments (release 6.00 with MBX2).
- IEDScout OMICRON IEC 61850 configuration and testing tool for accessing and testing Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) based on SCL files, for digital substation engineers.
- StationScout OMICRON Substation Automation System testing tool based on IEC 61850 SCL files, enabling efficient testing of substation communication and functions.
- StationGuard OMICRON intrusion detection system (IDS) for electrical substations that monitors IEC 61850 communications and detects cyber threats targeting OT infrastructure, validated across 100+ OT installations.
- ISIO 200 OMICRON IEC 61850 testing tool for testing protection and control systems in digital substations.
- MBX2 OMICRON network bridge for IEC 61850 process bus applications, enabling testing and monitoring of digital substation networks.
- GridOps OMICRON grid operations software for managing and analyzing power system testing data and operational information.
- CORTEX Grid OMICRON data assessment platform for analyzing and managing power system testing data across the equipment portfolio.
- OMICRON Academy Training Services Paid classroom, online and customized on-site training courses from OMICRON covering protection testing, IEC 61850, cybersecurity, instrument transformer diagnostics and other power system testing topics, delivered through 19 training centers worldwide in 8+ languages.
- OMICRON Engineering Services Paid technical support, calibration, repair and engineering services from OMICRON for customers using its testing, diagnostics and cybersecurity solutions.
Quantifiable outcome
- Most security and operational issues detected within minutes of connecting monitoring equipment to networks
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Omicron
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Omicron technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Omicron partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.
- Geo. E. HONN CompanyminorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in California, USA. Located in Vacaville, CA.
- Duncan Co.minorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and regions of the upper Midwest USA.
- Leidy Engineering Sales, Inc.minorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia.
- KD Johnson CompanyminorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas.
- A Star Electric Co.minorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in Illinois, USA.
- BlueFin ESIminorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in Rhode Island, USA.
- Arizona Sun Sales, IncminorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico.
- Power Connections, Inc.minorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee.
- Robert W. Chapman & Co.minorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
- MKI Matzinger Keegan Inc.minorAuthorized sales representative for OMICRON products in California and Hawaii, USA.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Omicron competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Nozomi Networks: Nozomi Networks is a leading OT/ICS cybersecurity vendor for industrial and critical infrastructure environments including power grids. Comparable to OMICRON's StationGuard offering in the OT cybersecurity domain.
- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL): SEL primarily manufactures protection relays and automation products but also offers test equipment and systems for the protection systems it produces. Comparable on protection testing workflows but with a different business model centered on relays.
Direct peers
- Megger Group: Megger manufactures electrical test and measurement instruments for power utilities and industrial applications, including insulation, transformer, and relay test equipment. Directly overlaps with OMICRON's protection and instrument transformer testing lines.
- Doble Engineering Company (ESCO Technologies): Doble is a direct competitor offering diagnostic test equipment and services for power system assets, including transformer, circuit breaker, and protection testing solutions. Highly comparable to OMICRON's CMC, CPC, CIBANO, and TESTRANO product families.
- Hioki E.E. Corporation: Hioki designs and manufactures electrical measurement instruments including power meters, recorders, and insulation testers for power systems and industrial customers. Comparable on electrical test and measurement hardware.
- Vanguard Instruments Company: Vanguard Instruments specializes in electrical test equipment for power transformers, circuit breakers, and batteries, making it a close peer to OMICRON in transformer and substation commissioning test sets.
- Dranetz-BMI (BMI): Dranetz-BMI specializes in power quality monitoring, disturbance recording, and energy management instrumentation for utility and industrial customers. Comparable to OMICRON's DANEO 400 dynamic signal recording product family.
- KEMA Labs (CESI Group): KEMA Labs provides independent testing, certification, and consulting services for power system equipment including transformers, switchgear, and cables. Comparable to OMICRON's engineering services and training arms as well as high-voltage testing offerings.
Broad incumbents
- Fluke Corporation (Fortive): Fluke is a broad incumbent in electrical test and measurement tools (multimeters, clamp meters, power quality analyzers, thermal imagers). Overlaps with portions of OMICRON's protection testing and field diagnostic workflow but serves a much wider customer base.
- ISA (Intertek, Energy & Water): Intertek provides testing, inspection, and certification services across energy and industrial sectors including power equipment. Adjacent to OMICRON's training and engineering services plus tangentially overlaps with calibration/test services.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Omicron social profiles
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Valuation estimate
Omicron leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Omicron subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Omicron funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Omicron M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Omicron
What does Omicron do?
OMICRON designs, manufactures and sells hardware test sets and diagnostic instruments along with companion software platforms for testing, analyzing and monitoring medium- and high-voltage power system equipment. Its portfolio spans protection relay test sets (CMC family), instrument transformer diagnostics (CT Analyzer, VOTANO 100), circuit breaker and transformer test systems, IEC 61850 digital substation testing tools, partial discharge measurement, cable and motor testing, and OT cybersecurity (StationGuard, GridOps), supported by the OMICRON Academy training program and an online customer portal.
Is Omicron a public or private company?
Omicron is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Omicron founded?
Omicron was founded in 1987. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Omicron based?
Omicron is headquartered in Houston, United States, in the North America region.
How does Omicron make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Hardware Test Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are software Licenses and Subscriptions, training Services, engineering Services and customer Portal Services.
Who are Omicron's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Nozomi Networks and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL). Direct peers are Megger Group, Doble Engineering Company (ESCO Technologies), Hioki E.E. Corporation, Vanguard Instruments Company, Dranetz-BMI (BMI) and KEMA Labs (CESI Group). Broad incumbents are Fluke Corporation (Fortive) and ISA (Intertek, Energy & Water).
Does Omicron have an API?
No public API is recorded for Omicron.
What industry is Omicron in?
Omicron's product category is Power System Testing & Diagnostic Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAFAC, Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches), with a secondary code of HSAHAFAG, Testing, Inspection, Maintenance & Compliance Services (NFPA/Local Code). Its NAICS code is 334515 and its SIC code is 3825.