What Chroma Systems Solutions does

Chroma Systems Solutions, Inc. is the US subsidiary of Taiwanese test-and-measurement group Chroma ATE Inc., operating from Foothill Ranch, California since 2001 with 51-100 employees. The company manufactures precision power conversion and electrical safety test instruments — including AC and DC power sources, programmable DC electronic loads (a modular platform built around the 6310A series), hipot/insulation resistance testers, ground bond testers, digital power meters, LCR meters, milliohm meters, digital multimeters, 64-channel thermal data loggers, and the flagship 17020 battery test system. Products carry UL, TUV, CE, and IEC 62301/ENERGY STAR certifications, and are specified to accuracies materially tighter than competing offerings (e.g., ±0.02% FS versus the more typical ±0.1% FS, and 0.3°C thermal accuracy versus a 1°C market norm). Application areas include EV and automotive power electronics, spacecraft and aerospace battery validation, PV inverter testing, and semiconductor power delivery networks.

The business model is predominantly hardware sales with no apparent subscription layer: instruments are sold as one-time purchases through the Shopify-powered direct e-commerce storefront shop.chromausa.com (account-gated pricing) and, increasingly, through channel partners such as ProGrAnalog Corp. for enterprise and design-in engagements in the Americas. Pricing is unit-based — high-end battery test modules list at approximately $15,000-$30,000 per module, while benchtop instruments and accessories occupy lower price tiers. Customer segments are diversified across aerospace and defense (notably NASA for the Artemis II Orion crew capsule battery program), automotive and EV, renewable energy, and — most recently — semiconductor power delivery. The company supports sales with a multi-channel presence spanning LinkedIn, Facebook, X, YouTube, and PRWeb press releases, and provides a 2-year factory warranty on key safety testers. Chroma Systems Solutions acquired ESS on 2022-01-17 for an undisclosed sum, reflecting an active inorganic capability build-out alongside organic product development.

Name

Chroma Systems Solutions

Legal name

Chroma Systems Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://shop.chromausa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Chroma Systems Solutions is a US subsidiary of Chroma ATE Inc. that manufactures precision power conversion and electrical safety test instruments — including battery test systems, electronic loads, hipot testers, and power meters — serving aerospace, automotive, EV, renewable energy, and semiconductor customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Test & Measurement Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Power Quality, Metering & Monitoring (HDACAJAG)

Keywords

• Power test instruments
• Electrical safety testers
• DC electronic loads
• Battery test systems
• Hipot testers

Headquarters

HQ city

Foothill Ranch

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Test Instruments Sales: Sale of power conversion and electrical safety test instruments including hipot testers, DC electronic loads, AC/DC power supplies, power meters, LCR meters, and dataloggers. Products sold directly through e-commerce platform with pricing requiring account login.
2. Accessories and Cables: Accessories including cables, adapters, fixtures, interfaces, rack mount kits, scanners, gun probes, and high voltage kits that complement the core instrument offerings.
3. High-Precision Battery Testing Systems: Advanced battery testing systems like the Chroma 17020 for demanding applications in automotive, aerospace, and large-scale energy storage sectors, with pricing approximately $15,000-$30,000 per module.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chroma Systems Solutions manufactures and sells power conversion and electrical safety test instruments and automated test systems, including battery test systems, AC/DC power sources, programmable DC electronic loads, power meters, hipot testers, LCR meters, milliohm meters, digital multimeters, and thermal data loggers. Products are sold as standalone instruments with accompanying cables, fixtures, adapters, and SoftPanel control software, targeting aerospace, automotive, renewable energy, and semiconductor test applications.

Product overview

Chroma Systems Solutions offers a comprehensive portfolio of power conversion and electrical safety test instruments organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings include modular DC electronic load mainframes (6314A accepting 4 modules, 6312A accepting 2 modules) that work with swappable 6310A series load modules for flexible power testing configurations. Supporting instruments span AC power sources (61601/61602), DC power supplies (62010L, 62015L series), hipot/insulation resistance testers (19073, 19052, 19053, 19054), ground bond testers (19572), power meters (66203, 66204, 66205), LCR meters (11021, 11022), milliohm meters (16502), digital multimeters (12061), thermal dataloggers (51101-64), and battery test systems (17020). The portfolio serves aerospace, automotive, defense, and renewable energy sectors with programmable, automated testing capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 61601 Programmable AC Power Source Programmable AC power source providing 500VA output for power testing applications in R&D, production, and compliance test environments.
• 61602 Programmable AC Power Source Programmable AC power source providing 1KVA output for power testing applications in R&D, production, and compliance test environments.
• 62010L-36-7 Auto-ranging DC Power Supply Auto-ranging DC power supply providing 36V/7A/108W output. Programmable with low ripple, low noise linear performance, and fast transient response for next-generation power electronics, with standard GPIB and USB interfaces.
• 19073 Sentry Hipot Tester (AC/DC/IR) Compact and lightweight electrical safety tester combining AC 5kV and DC 6kV Hipot measurements with 1kV insulation resistance (IR) measurements. Features large LCD display, GFI shutdown, flashover detection, quick DUT discharge, UL and TUV approval, CE marking, and a 2-year factory warranty.
• 19052 Guardian Hipot Tester (AC/DC/IR) Hipot tester with front panel operation and digital display for AC/DC Hipot testing and insulation resistance measurements. UL and TUV approved with 2-year factory warranty.
• 19053 Guardian 8CH Hipot Tester (AC/DC/IR/8CH SCAN) Hipot tester offering AC and DC Hipot tests, IR measurements, and 8HV scan channel capabilities with AC 5kV and DC 6kV output. Features front panel operation and digital display.
• 19054 Guardian 4CH Hipot Tester (AC/DC/IR/4CH SCAN) Hipot tester combining AC and DC Hipot tests, IR measurements, and 4HV scan channel capabilities in one device with AC 5kV and DC 6kV output.
• 19572 Ground Bond Tester Ground bond tester accurately measuring grounding resistance between 0.1~510mΩ. Features 45A AC current output, compact design, built-in resistance compensation function, and RS-232 interface for electrical safety compliance testing.
• 66205 Digital Power Meter (single channel, 30A) 2nd-generation single-channel power meter with highly accurate power measurements meeting IEC 62301/EN50564 standards and ENERGY STAR/EN 50564/IEC 62301/ErP requirements. Features voltage ranges up to 1200Vrms, current ranges up to 30A, harmonic measurement, and embedded high-speed DSP with 16-bit A/D converters at up to 250 kHz sampling. Supports GPIB, USB, RS232, and LAN interfaces.
• 66203 Digital Power Meter (3 channel) 3-channel power meter designed for multiple-phase power measurement applications, including PV inverter testing with independent channel measurements and THD measurement. Meets ENERGY STAR/IEC 62301/ErP measurement requirements.
• 6314A Mainframe for 4 6310A DC Load Modules 1200W DC electronic load mainframe accepting up to four user-installable 6310A series load modules for easy system configuration. Mounts in 19-inch rack with microprocessor-integrated modules allowing simple and accurate parallel operations, synchronous operation, or simultaneous multi-output testing.
• 6312A Mainframe for 2 6310A DC Load Modules 600W DC electronic load mainframe accepting two user-installable 6310A series load modules up to 700W. Mounts in 19-inch rack with front-panel inputs for flexible modular load configuration.
• 63101A DC Load Module 40A/80V/200W DC load module with 40A/80V/200W rating. Integrates microprocessor for parallel operations and synchronous configuration with other modules in the 6310A series mainframe architecture.
• 16502 Digital Milliohm Meter Digital milliohm meter providing 0.001mΩ to 1.9999MΩ measurement range with 4½ digits resolution. Supports DC, Pulsed, and Dry-circuit test current modes for various DC resistance measurements including contact resistance, cable resistance, and motor winding resistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Chroma battery test systems achieve ±0.02% FS accuracy vs competitor ±0.1% FS
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ProGrAnalog Corp.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 July 2026ProGrAnalog Corp. announced a new sales representation agreement with Chroma Systems Solutions, appointing Chroma as the sales representative for LoadSlammer semiconductor power delivery test solutions across the Americas. Under the arrangement, Chroma will provide sales support, product demonstrations, and application discussions for engineering and test teams throughout North and South America. The partnership is designed to expand customer access to LoadSlammer tools for power delivery network validation and transient load testing in next-generation computing and semiconductor platforms.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hioki E.E. Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of power meters, LCR meters, hipot testers, and battery test systems with comparable precision specs and similar aerospace/automotive customer base. Most direct non-US peer competing on quality and accuracy in the same niches.
• Kikusui Electronics: Japanese manufacturer of AC/DC power sources, electronic loads, and safety testers (hipot/withstand voltage). Direct competitor in the same product categories with similar enterprise industrial customer base.
• Chroma ATE Inc. Chroma ATE Inc. is the parent company and a Taiwanese publicly traded manufacturer of the same power electronics test instruments (electronic loads, AC sources, hipot testers). It is the most direct peer — and the source of shared IP — that Chroma Systems Solutions sells into the Americas.

Broad incumbents

• National Instruments (NI) / Emerson Test & Measurement: NI provides modular instrumentation and automated test systems for power electronics, battery, and EV testing. Comparable as a broader test platform incumbent with overlapping software-defined test capabilities.
• Fluke Corporation (Fortive): Fluke is a leading electrical test instrument brand covering multimeters, power quality, insulation testers, and process calibration. Comparable as an enterprise incumbent with deep industrial customer relationships and a much broader portfolio.
• Tektronix (Fortive): Tektronix is a broad incumbent in electronic test and measurement, with power analysis, signal analysis, and battery test solutions that overlap Chroma's offerings. Comparable as an established enterprise alternative for power electronics testing.
• Rohde & Schwarz: German test & measurement leader with power electronics test, oscilloscope, and EMC/electrical safety product lines. Comparable as a broad high-end incumbent competing for enterprise and aerospace customers.
• Yokogawa Electric: Yokogawa offers precision power meters, oscilloscopes, and industrial test instruments with strong enterprise presence in process and energy industries. Comparable as an established industrial test measurement incumbent with overlapping power measurement capabilities.
• Keysight Technologies: Keysight is the largest pure-play electronic test & measurement incumbent, offering power analyzers, DC electronic loads, and battery test systems that directly overlap Chroma's portfolio across aerospace, automotive, and semiconductor customers. Comparable as the most credible enterprise alternative for the same procurement teams.

Emerging players

• GW Instek (Good Will Instrument): Taiwanese manufacturer of oscilloscopes, DC power supplies, electronic loads, and safety testers with a comparable product portfolio at lower price points. Comparable as a competing value-tier alternative in the same product categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chroma_usa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ChromaUSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChromaSystemsSolutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chroma-systems-solutions-inc-

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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