Kratzer Automation

What Kratzer Automation does

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Name

Kratzer Automation

Website

https://kratzer-automation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kratzer Automation is referenced by name in the source data, but no factual information about the company — its products, customers, business model, locations, headcount, funding, or technology — is present. All source material pertains to NI (National Instruments).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Unterschleißheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Core offering

No information about Kratzer Automation's core offering is present in the provided source data. The aggregated source material pertains to NI (National Instruments), now part of Emerson, and does not describe what Kratzer Automation fundamentally does or sells.

Product overview

NI (now part of Emerson) offers a comprehensive test and measurement portfolio consisting of software platforms (LabVIEW, LabVIEW+ Suite, TestStand, VeriStand), data acquisition hardware (CompactDAQ, CompactRIO), and high-performance modular instruments (PXI). The software portfolio includes test automation tools (FlexLogger, InstrumentStudio), analysis software (DIAdem), operations management (SystemLink), and manufacturing analytics (OptimalPlus). The hardware offerings span data acquisition and sensor I/O, electronic test instruments (oscilloscopes, SMUs, digital multimeters, waveform generators), and RF/wireless testing equipment. Together, these products enable design, prototyping, validation, and production testing across industries including aerospace, semiconductor, transportation, and life sciences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Direct peers

• Bloomy Controls: Bloomy Controls provides automated test and measurement systems, primarily built on NI platforms, for aerospace, defense, medical, and manufacturing customers. Closely comparable to Kratzer as a specialist PXI-based test-automation integrator.
• dSPACE GmbH: dSPACE is a German provider of HIL simulation and validation tools for automotive ECUs and electrified powertrains — directly comparable to Kratzer's automotive test-automation heritage. Both serve European OEMs/Tier-1s with software-driven test and integration services.
• Vector Informatik: Vector supplies CANoe/CANalyzer and a broad automotive test, measurement, and ECU calibration software stack. It is a like-for-like peer to Kratzer in serving automotive software-defined test workflows across OEMs and Tier-1s.
• Konrad Technologies: Konrad delivers customized functional test systems and PXI-based production test solutions across automotive, medical, and electronics. Closely comparable to Kratzer as a mid-sized European test-automation integrator using the same NI/PXI hardware stack.
• Wineman Technology: Wineman Technology designs custom test systems and test-cell solutions for automotive, aerospace, and industrial clients. Comparable to Kratzer as a specialist systems integrator with similar scale and customer profile.
• AVL List GmbH: AVL offers powertrain and vehicle development tools, including test systems and automation for ICE, hybrid, and EV programs. Comparable to Kratzer in delivering test-automation and integration services targeting automotive OEMs and Tier-1s.
• ETAS (Robert Bosch): ETAS provides automotive middleware, measurement/calibration tools, and test solutions for ECUs and embedded software. Comparable to Kratzer in delivering toolchain-level test-automation software for automotive development organizations.
• IPG Automotive: IPG provides simulation and virtual test solutions (CarMaker, TruckMaker) for ADAS, autonomous driving, and vehicle dynamics. A direct comparable to Kratzer's automotive test-automation offerings on the software/simulation side.

Broad incumbents

• Rohde & Schwarz: Rohde & Schwarz is a major T&M incumbent specializing in RF/wireless, EMC, and aerospace/defense test. Comparable to the broader NI/Emerson portfolio Kratzer operates within, especially the RF/wireless test lines.
• Keysight Technologies: Keysight is a large incumbent in electronic test and measurement with broad hardware, software, and services across communications, aerospace/defense, and automotive. Overlaps with Kratzer's parent NI's portfolio rather than Kratzer's specialist automation niche.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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