What Viewpoint Systems does

Viewpoint Systems, Inc. is a privately-held engineering consulting firm headquartered in Rochester, New York, founded in 1993 and operating with 11–50 employees. The company designs, develops, and integrates custom automated test systems for product validation and manufacturing, leveraging LabVIEW software and National Instruments (NI) hardware as its core technology platform. Its service portfolio spans custom automated test system development, LabVIEW consulting and programming, custom electronics design for NI-based test platforms, test equipment system integration, and staff augmentation for engineering teams. The company complements these services with a small line of helper products — including the Xlsx Toolkit (a LabVIEW API for native Excel xlsx creation without ActiveX or COM), signal conditioning modules, and connector breakout boards — which generate modest licensing and hardware revenue.

Name

Viewpoint Systems

Legal name

Viewpoint Systems, Inc.

Website

https://viewpointusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Viewpoint Systems is a Rochester, NY-based engineering consultancy that designs and integrates custom automated test systems using LabVIEW and National Instruments hardware, serving aerospace/defense, medical device, industrial manufacturing, and electromechanical customers since 1993.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Test and Measurement Systems

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Military Aerospace Ground Support Equipment (GSE) & Test Systems (IMABAMAL), Survey, Panel & Fieldwork Services (BPAHALAJ)

Keywords

• Automated test systems
• LabVIEW consulting
• Custom test equipment
• Test system integration
• Industrial embedded systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Automated Test Systems Development: Design, development, and integration of custom automated test systems for specific customer applications. This is the primary revenue stream involving engineering consulting and system development.
2. Xlsx Toolkit Licensing: Licensing of LabVIEW toolkit for Excel file generation. Developer licenses required for deployment with royalty-free distribution allowed after purchase.
3. Custom Electronics Hardware: Custom electronic hardware development and integration services for NI-based test systems.
4. Staff Augmentation: Providing engineering personnel to supplement customer teams on test system projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Viewpoint Systems designs and builds custom automated test systems integrated with National Instruments (NI) hardware and LabVIEW software for product validation and manufacturing. The firm delivers LabVIEW consulting, custom electronics for NI-based test platforms, and select helper products such as the Xlsx Toolkit and signal conditioning/breakout boards, primarily serving aerospace/defense, medical device, and industrial manufacturing clients.

Product overview

Viewpoint Systems provides a portfolio of custom automated test systems and engineering services, primarily centered around LabVIEW development and National Instruments (NI) hardware platforms. The core offering consists of custom automated test systems for aerospace, defense, medical device, and industrial manufacturing applications, supported by expert LabVIEW consulting and custom electronics design services. The company also offers a product line of helper tools including the Xlsx Toolkit (for LabVIEW-to-Excel export without requiring Microsoft Excel), signal conditioning modules, and breakout boards. All solutions are delivered through professional engineering services with ITAR registration and ISO certification for quality management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Xlsx Toolkit: A LabVIEW API toolkit that creates native Microsoft Excel xlsx workbooks, worksheets, and charts without installing Microsoft Excel or using ActiveX/COM.
• Signal Conditioning
• Breakout Boards

Products and services

• Automated Test Systems Custom-designed automated test systems for product validation and manufacturing test, used by aerospace/defense, medical device, and industrial manufacturers to perform regulatory-compliant and high-reliability testing.
• LabVIEW Consulting Services Expert LabVIEW programming, development, and consulting provided by certified LabVIEW developers for test and measurement applications and test system maintenance.
• Custom Electronics for NI-based Test Systems Custom electronic hardware design and embedded software development integrated with National Instruments test platforms, including FPGA-based signal acquisition and processing modules.
• Test Equipment System Integration Custom test system integration services for mission-critical applications using National Instruments platforms and complementary industry-specific hardware, delivered as full integration projects.
• NI Hardware Integration Services Advisory and integration services for selecting and deploying National Instruments hardware platforms in customer automated test system projects.
• Xlsx Toolkit A LabVIEW API toolkit that generates native Microsoft Excel xlsx workbooks, worksheets, and charts without requiring Microsoft Excel installation or ActiveX/COM, sold via developer license with royalty-free deployment.
• Signal Conditioning Products Signal conditioning hardware modules used to enhance accuracy and reliability of NI-based automated test equipment in customer test systems.
• Breakout Boards Connector breakout and interface boards used for test system connectivity and signal routing in automated test applications.
• Staff Augmentation Services Engineering staff augmentation that supplements customer engineering teams working on automated test system and LabVIEW projects.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Instruments (NI)coreTechnology or IntegrationCertified NI integrator and technology partner specializing in NI-based automated test systems. Viewpoint Systems is recognized as an NI partner with certified expertise in NI hardware platforms, LabVIEW development, and test system integration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tektronix: Tektronix provides oscilloscopes, signal conditioning, and test instrumentation widely used in aerospace, defense, and electronics validation. Comparable to Viewpoint's signal conditioning and break-out board offerings and serves overlapping end-customers in regulated test programs.
• Teradyne: Teradyne is a major ATE provider for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing test. Comparable as a broad incumbent in automated test equipment serving overlapping industrial manufacturing and aerospace customers, though at much larger scale.
• Keysight Technologies: Keysight is a global leader in electronic test and measurement instrumentation, serving aerospace/defense, wireless, and semiconductor customers. Comparable to Viewpoint because it supplies the bench and modular instruments that Viewpoint integrates into custom ATE systems and competes for similar end-customer test budgets.
• National Instruments (NI) / Emerson Test & Measurement: NI is the hardware and LabVIEW software platform on which Viewpoint builds virtually all of its test systems. NI is Viewpoint's core technology partner and the de facto incumbent in the modular instrumentation category, making it the most relevant comparison despite not being a direct services competitor.

Direct peers

• Bloomy Controls: Bloomy is a National Instruments Platinum Alliance Partner delivering custom automated test systems, test software, and HIL test solutions. It is the most direct peer to Viewpoint, with the same NI-platform specialization and a focus on aerospace/defense and complex electromechanical test programs.
• Marvin Test Solutions: Marvin Test Solutions designs and manufactures commercial and military ATE systems, including PXI-based test platforms. Direct peer because it competes for similar DoD/aerospace ATE programs and builds hardware-software integrated test solutions.
• Virginia Panel Corporation: Virginia Panel is a leading provider of mass-interconnect and receiver systems for ATE. Comparable because mass-interconnect solutions are a critical sub-system in the custom test racks Viewpoint builds, and VPC serves many of the same DoD and aerospace test integrators.
• Pickering Interfaces: Pickering manufactures PXI and LXI switching and simulation modules used in modular ATE systems. Comparable to Viewpoint because Pickering's modules are commonly integrated into NI-based custom test systems, and both serve aerospace/defense and industrial manufacturing test customers.

Regional players

• S.E.A. Datentechnik: S.E.A. Datentechnik is a German NI Alliance Partner providing custom test and measurement systems, primarily in EMEA. Comparable as a regional NI-specialist system integrator addressing similar aerospace and industrial test use cases, with geographic complementarity to Viewpoint's U.S.-only footprint.

Emerging players

• JTAG Technologies: JTAG Technologies provides boundary-scan test tools and integrated test systems used in electronics manufacturing and aerospace validation. Comparable as a specialized test technology provider that Viewpoint could partner with or compete against on board-level test programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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