What OROS does

OROS (legally OROS DIGITAL S.A.S.) is a France-headquartered manufacturer of noise and vibration (NVH) measurement and analysis systems, founded in 1985 and based at Meylan near Grenoble. The company designs, manufactures, and calibrates in-house a portfolio of portable dynamic signal analyzers spanning 4 to 1000 channels — the O4 compact USB analyzer, the OR35/OR36/OR38 teamwork analyzer-recorders, and high-channel-count systems — paired with the NVGate software platform and a library of more than 20 application modules covering FFT spectral analysis, order tracking, torsional vibration, modal/operational modal analysis, ODS, acoustics (sound level, sound power, sound intensity, psychoacoustics) and Transfer Path Analysis. Underlying technologies include the proprietary DataCare DSP engine and the Xpods plug-n-play signal conditioning system, with NVDrive providing Python-based test bench automation.

OROS generates revenue through hardware sales, software module licenses (including a dual-license fleet model with removable SSDs), and professional services such as training, customization, support contracts, and testing engagements. Pricing is quote-based and configuration-dependent; sales run through wholly-owned subsidiaries in Germany, the USA, and China, supplemented by an authorized distributor network spanning more than 35 countries and supported by eight maintenance centers. Customers are concentrated in aerospace and defense (GE Aircraft Engines, DLR, US Naval Academy), automotive (including EV/HEV programs), energy and process industries (EDF, ENGIE, BASF, CLP Power), marine, precision manufacturing (KUKA, Bosch), and academic research.

The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digigram Group, having joined that group in 2024 alongside a legal reorganization from OROS SASU to OROS DIGITAL S.A.S. ISO 9001:2015 certification covers design, manufacturing, and calibration at the Grenoble facility, and OROS invests 17% of turnover in R&D. Eighty percent of revenue is generated outside France, reflecting a globally distributed book of enterprise and institutional accounts.

Name

OROS

Legal name

OROS DIGITAL S.A.S.

Website

https://oros.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

OROS is a France-based manufacturer of noise and vibration measurement systems, producing portable analyzers (4 to 1000 channels), the NVGate software platform, and analysis modules for aerospace, automotive, energy, marine, and manufacturing customers across 35+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Noise and Vibration Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Test, Measurement & Calibration Equipment Manufacturing Services (ATE, DAQ, metrology electronics) (IMAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Noise vibration testing
• Signal analysis instruments
• Rotating machinery diagnostics
• Structural dynamics analysis
• Acoustic measurement systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Meylan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of noise and vibration analyzer instruments including O4 (4-channel), OR35 (10-channel), OR36 (16-channel), OR38 (32-channel) and high channel count systems (up to 1000 channels). Instruments are designed, manufactured and tested in-house at Grenoble headquarters.
2. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: NVGate software platform sales with various modules for FFT analysis, order tracking, modal analysis, acoustics, diagnostics, and monitoring. Dual license system available for fleet and team management.
3. Professional Services: Services including coaching and expertise, customization and automation, training, support contracts, and testing services for customers.
4. Support and Maintenance Contracts: Ongoing support services, contracts, and maintenance offerings for installed systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OROS designs, manufactures and sells noise and vibration (NVH) measurement instruments and software, centered on the NVGate platform and a family of portable analyzers (O4 4-channel, OR35 10-channel, OR36 16-channel, OR38 32-channel) scalable to 1000-channel systems. Hardware integrates with proprietary DataCare DSP electronics and Xpods plug-n-play conditioning to deliver data acquisition, signal processing, structural dynamics, acoustics, and rotating machinery analysis for industrial and research customers.

Product overview

OROS provides a comprehensive noise and vibration testing and analysis ecosystem consisting of portable hardware analyzers (O4, OR35, OR36, OR38) ranging from 4 to 32+ channels, controlled by the NVGate software platform. The product line includes specialized software modules for spectral analysis (FFT), time domain analysis, order tracking, torsional vibration, modal analysis (EMA/OMA), ODS, bump testing, acoustic analysis (1/n octave, sound level meter, sound power, sound intensity), sound quality/psychoacoustics, and transfer path analysis. Supporting tools include NVDrive for automation/Python integration, Xpods signal conditioning, and DataCare DSP technology. Solutions serve automotive (including EV/HEV), aerospace, marine, energy, precision machining, and education industries with applications from rotating machinery diagnostics to structural dynamics and acoustic characterization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• O4 – 4-channel USB Compact Analyzer Portable, precise and easy-to-use 4-channel USB compact analyzer focused on portability, accuracy, and ease of use for general noise and vibration analysis including FFT, bump test, modal, and ODS applications.
• OR35 – 10-channel Teamwork Analyzer/Recorder 10-channel portable teamwork analyzer and recorder for noise and vibration testing, supporting real-time multi-analysis, flexible balancing, distributed acquisition, and DSP-based processing.
• OR36 – 16-channel Teamwork Analyzer/Recorder 16-channel portable teamwork analyzer with embedded raw data disk, universal inputs (ICP, Float, Strain gauges, Temperature), and simultaneous recording and analysis capabilities for test bench and field applications.
• OR38 – 32-channel Teamwork Analyzer/Recorder 32-channel dynamic signal analyzer for high channel count applications, supporting FFT narrow band spectral analysis, XFT frequency response function, and advanced swept sine generator for servo analysis tests.
• High Channel Count Systems (up to 1000 channels) High channel-count NVH systems scalable up to 1000 channels for large-scale testing environments such as spacecraft structure testing and cabin noise analysis, built around OROS analyzer hardware and the NVGate platform.
• NVGate Software Platform Central software interface and acquisition controller for all OROS instruments, providing data acquisition, signal processing, real-time and post-processing analysis across FFT, order tracking, time domain, spectral, modal, acoustic, and diagnostic modules with a dual license system and removable SSD for fleet and team deployment.
• Xpods – Signal Conditioning System Plug-n-play signal conditioning system with universal 40V inputs, supporting multiple frequency ranges and transducer types including accelerometers, strain gauges, and tachometers. Synchronous multi-task capability and easy field setup.
• NVDrive – Automation Toolkit Python-based test bench toolkit for customization and automation, enabling integration of OROS 3-Series analyzers with custom solutions ranging from simple add-ons to complete test benches.
• NVH Coaching, Training, and Customization Services Professional services offering expert coaching, customization and automation, training (including training center and webinars), support contracts, and maintenance services for customers deploying OROS NVH instruments and NVGate software.

Quantifiable outcome

• Noise and vibration testing systems meeting automotive, aerospace, marine, energy, manufacturing, and automation industry requirements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Digigram GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOROS joined the Digigram group in 2024, becoming OROS DIGITAL S.A.S. Digigram is a pioneer in professional audio since 40 years, creating solutions for transmitting, analyzing, and enriching critical signals in contexts where reliability is essential: radio/TV broadcasting, concert halls, safety communications, and industrial monitoring.
• Aerospace Cluster (Cluster Aérospatial)minorOthersOROS is a member of the French Aerospace Cluster, a network of aerospace and defense industry actors.
• Réseau MesureminorOthersOROS is a member of the French Measurement Network (Réseau Mesure), connecting measurement technology providers and users.
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes RegionminorOthersOROS benefits from regional partnership support from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, where its headquarters is located.
• CARA (European Cluster for Mobility Solutions)minorOthersOROS is a member of CARA, a European cluster for mobility solutions, supporting connections in the automotive and mobility sector.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• DEWESOFT: DEWESOFT offers DAQ systems with built-in NVH, modal, and acoustic analysis software (DewesoftX) at competitive price points. Increasingly used as a lower-cost alternative to OROS and HBK in automotive, aerospace, and academic applications.
• Prosig: Prosig produces PURE hardware/software NVH measurement systems aimed at condition monitoring and rotating-machinery diagnostics. Niche direct competitor focused on industrial predictive-maintenance use cases that overlap with OROS's condition monitoring and ORBIGate modules.
• MB Dynamics (formerly Modal Solutions): MB Dynamics supplies shakers, modal hammers, and vibration test solutions. Adjacent rather than head-to-head, but competes for the same automotive/aerospace modal and structural-dynamics budget pool as OROS's modal and bump-test solutions.

Direct peers

• Data Physics Corporation: Data Physics supplies SignalCalc and Abacus dynamic signal analyzers with comparable FFT, modal, and acoustic measurement capability. A direct competitor in the workstation-class vibration/structural-dynamics analyzer market.
• Polytec: Polytec is a specialist in laser vibrometry and optical measurement for vibration analysis. Competes with OROS in structural dynamics and modal/ODS test campaigns where non-contact measurement is required (e.g., Braunschweig University laser-based work referenced by OROS).
• National Instruments / Emerson NI: National Instruments (acquired by Emerson in 2023) supplies modular DAQ systems (PXI, CompactDAQ, Sound and Vibration modules) used for noise and vibration testing. Comparable hardware-and-software platform play, with broader catalog reach than OROS's OR-series.
• Crystal Instruments: Crystal Instruments manufactures portable dynamic signal analyzers and vibration data collectors (e.g., CoCo, Spider) targeting field and lab NVH applications. Direct overlap with OROS's O4 and OR-series analyzers in the same price/portability segment.
• Brüel & Kjær (HBK): Brüel & Kjær (now HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær) is the historical category leader in acoustic and vibration measurement. Direct overlap with OROS across data acquisition, FFT analyzers, modal analysis, sound power, and sound quality — competing head-to-head in automotive, aerospace, and energy NVH projects.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens (LMS Test.Simulation / Siemens DISW): Siemens acquired LMS International in 2012 and offers Simcenter Test (formerly LMS) solutions that compete directly with OROS's NVGate, modal/ODS, and rotating-machinery modules in automotive, aerospace, and turbomachinery applications, while benefiting from Siemens's broader industrial portfolio.
• Kistler Group: Kistler is a diversified measurement-technology group producing piezoelectric sensors and conditioning electronics for vibration, pressure, and force. While broader than OROS, Kistler overlaps in sensors, signal conditioning, and rotordynamics used by OROS's energy and turbomachinery customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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