Chromasens

What Chromasens does

Chromasens is a machine vision brand specializing in customized systems for high-quality 2D and 3D image capture in industrial applications, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Konstanz, Germany. As of January 2026, Chromasens has been unified under the Allied Vision brand alongside Mikrotron, NET, SVS-Vistek, and Sensor to Image within the TKH Group portfolio, positioning it as part of an integrated machine vision platform rather than a standalone entity. The combined product portfolio spans area scan cameras, line scan cameras, smart cameras, frame grabbers, FPGA IP cores (including a GigE Vision 3.0 implementation supporting data rates beyond 10 Gbps), optics, accessories, bundle sets, and a unified software development kit (SDK) that runs across all product lines. Recent hardware launches include the FXO CXP 4-channel CoaXPress-12 camera series (May 2026) — billed as the world's smallest such device — and the Smart Camera Alecs, highlighted at Automate 2026.

The business operates as a B2B industrial machine vision vendor targeting two primary customer segments: machine builders (OEMs integrating vision into their equipment) and system integrators (firms assembling vision solutions for end users). Revenue is generated through three streams: hardware sales (cameras, frame grabbers, accessories, optics), software and IP licensing (unified SDK, FPGA IP cores, bundled software), and customized solutions services delivered by Allied Vision Solutions. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct engagement, supplemented by a where-to-buy reseller channel and a global footprint of 16 locations. The explicit value proposition targets the pain point of managing multiple vision suppliers — blurred accountability and interface complexity — by offering a vertically integrated single-vendor stack engineered to work together as one system, supported by 30 years of machine vision expertise and the financial backing of TKH Group.

Name

Chromasens

Legal name

Chromasens (operating as Allied Vision brand)

Website

https://chromasens.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Chromasens is a German machine vision brand, founded in 2004 in Konstanz, specializing in customized 2D and 3D industrial image-capture systems. Now unified under Allied Vision (TKH Group), it supplies cameras, frame grabbers, IP cores, and software to machine builders and system integrators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Konstanz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of industrial cameras including area scan, line scan, and smart cameras along with frame grabbers, accessories, and optics components
2. Software and IP Licensing: Software products, IP cores, and bundled software solutions
3. Customized Solutions Services: Customized vision solution development and system integration services for machine builders and system integrators

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chromasens develops customized systems for high-quality 2D and 3D image capturing, operating as a machine vision brand unified under Allied Vision. The brand contributes to a comprehensive portfolio of industrial cameras (area scan, line scan, smart cameras), frame grabbers, optics, software, and IP cores, engineered as an integrated hardware-and-software system. Chromasens is part of the broader Allied Vision Solutions offering that collaborates with customers to deliver customized vision systems.

Product overview

Allied Vision operates as a unified machine vision platform combining multiple brands including Chromasens, Mikrotron, NET, SVS-Vistek, and Sensor to Image under one brand. The portfolio includes a comprehensive range of industrial cameras (Area Scan, Line Scan, Smart Cameras), frame grabbers, IP cores, software (with unified SDK), accessories, and bundle sets, all engineered to work together as an integrated system. The company also provides customized solutions and system integration services. Key statistics include 16 locations worldwide, over 1400 camera models, and 30 years of machine vision expertise. Chromasens operates as an acquired brand within this unified ecosystem, contributing specialized machine vision expertise to the combined portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Area Scan Cameras
• Line Scan Cameras
• Smart Cameras
• Frame Grabbers
• IP Cores
• FXO CXP Camera Series
• Software
• Accessories
• Bundle & Sets
• Allied Vision Solutions (Customized Solutions)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LMI TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2026LMI Technologies is part of the TKH Group collaboration with Allied Vision. As Allied Vision unifies its machine vision brands (Chromasens, Mikrotron, NET, SVS-Vistek) under one brand, the partnership with LMI Technologies strengthens customer support and expands collaborations within the TKH Group ecosystem.
• TKH GroupcoreOthersTKH Group is the parent company of Allied Vision. Allied Vision operates as a TKH Technology company, unifying multiple machine vision brands under the Allied Vision brand within the TKH Group portfolio.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Teledyne Dalsa: Teledyne Dalsa is a Canadian industrial camera and frame grabber manufacturer, part of Teledyne. Direct overlap with Chromasens in line scan, area scan, and X-ray imaging cameras for industrial inspection and printed circuit board inspection.
• Cognex Corporation: Cognex is a global leader in machine vision systems and industrial barcode readers, with broader vision software and smart sensor offerings. A larger incumbent competing for the same factory automation and quality inspection budgets as Chromasens/Allied Vision.
• Teledyne FLIR (Teledyne Technologies): Teledyne FLIR is part of Teledyne Technologies and a major player in thermal and visible imaging for industrial, defense, and machine vision applications. Competes with Chromasens in industrial imaging and shares global OEM customer relationships.
• Keyence Corporation: Keyence is a Japanese industrial automation giant offering a broad portfolio of sensors, vision systems, and measurement instruments. Overlaps with Chromasens in industrial inspection and factory automation vision applications, though much larger and more diversified.

Direct peers

• JAI A/S: JAI is a Danish industrial camera maker specializing in multi-spectral, line scan, and 3D cameras for factory automation and inspection. Directly comparable in high-performance industrial imaging segments like printing, electronics, and food inspection.
• MVTec Software GmbH: MVTec is a German machine vision software vendor (HALCON, MERLIC) that complements and overlaps with the software side of Chromasens/Allied Vision's unified SDK and IP core offerings. Comparable customer base of machine builders and system integrators.
• IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH: IDS is a German industrial camera manufacturer specializing in uEye area scan cameras with proprietary software SDK. Direct overlap with Chromasens/Allied Vision in serving machine builders and system integrators with USB3, GigE, and 3D cameras.
• Basler AG: Basler is a German-headquartered direct competitor in industrial area scan and line scan cameras for factory automation, machine vision, and embedded vision. Very comparable on product portfolio (cameras, software, accessories), customer base (machine builders and system integrators), and B2B GTM motion.
• Stemmer Imaging AG: European machine vision technology provider offering industrial cameras, software, and system integration services. Comparable business model combining vision components with customized solution services for industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Sony Group (Industrial Camera / Image Sensor): Sony's image sensor division supplies the Sony Pregius and Pregius S CMOS sensors used across the machine vision industry, including Chromasens/Allied Vision's FXO CXP camera series. Functions as both supplier and indirect competitor in the global machine vision imaging stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alliedvisiontec
• YouTubeyoutube.com/alliedvisiontv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chromasens-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/allied_vision_technologies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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