What Frankonia does

Frankonia Group, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Heideck, Germany, is a private manufacturer specializing in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing solutions for the electronic, military, and automotive industries. The company operates through two independent legal entities — Frankonia Germany EMC Solutions GmbH (Heideck, anechoic chambers) and Frankonia EMC Test-Systems GmbH (Forchheim, EMC instruments) — led by four Managing Directors (Wolfgang Opitz, Dr. Daniel Feyerlein, Peter Weidner, Thomas Weidner) and employs between 251 and 500 people.

Frankonia's product portfolio centers on turnkey anechoic chambers equipped with proprietary Frankosorb® absorber technology, including the SAC-3 Plus, SAC-5 Plus dome-shape chambers, the multi-axis SAC-10 Plus Triton, and the next-generation FAC-3 L floor-standing chamber. The test systems division delivers a full instrument stack: full-compliance EMI receivers (ERX-6, ERC-6 covering 9 kHz to 6 GHz), broadband RF power amplifiers (20 MHz to 6 GHz, 20 W to 3,500 W) in FLH/VLH/FLG/VLG series, an extensive antenna family (ALX/MAX/HAX/SAX/LAX/AXL log-periodic, horn, and active antennas from 9 kHz to 40 GHz), isotropic E-field sensors (EFS series plus the laser-powered EFS-Laser), the ECU-6 integrated EMC control unit, conducted immunity systems (CIT-1000), magnetic field test systems (MTS-800), MIL-STD-461 test configurations, and supporting instruments (PMS 1084 power meter, RSU relay switching unit, FPA pre-amplifiers, GTEM cells). Products are engineered for compliance with IEC/EN, CISPR, ISO, MIL-STD-461, and automotive OEM standards (Ford, GM, PSA, Renault).

The business model is enterprise-direct: quote-based pricing for high-ASP capital equipment, two dedicated sales lines for chambers and test systems, an extended services arm for planning/consultation/testing readiness, and a global reach across 50+ locations and 80+ countries. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of chambers, test systems, and components, complemented by professional services. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or acquisition history.

Name

Frankonia

Legal name

Frankonia Germany EMC Solutions GmbH

Website

https://frankonia-solutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Frankonia Group is a privately held German manufacturer founded in 1987 that designs and builds turnkey anechoic chambers, EMC test systems, RF amplifiers, antennas, and field-strength sensors for the electronic, military, and automotive industries, serving customers in 80+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

EMC Test Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

EMI/EMC & Filtering Components (Common-mode chokes, filters, shielding materials) (IMAGAJAN)

Keywords

• EMC testing equipment
• Anechoic chambers
• EMI receivers
• RF power amplifiers
• Electromagnetic compatibility

Headquarters

HQ city

Heideck

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Anechoic Chambers and RF-Shielded Rooms: Sale of turnkey anechoic chambers and RF-shielded rooms for EMC laboratories, including standardized chambers from pre-compliance to full compliance levels, customized chambers, positioning devices, and accessories
2. EMC Test Systems and Components: Sale of complete EMC test systems and individual components including antennas, pre-amplifiers, RF-power amplifiers, EMI receivers, software, GTEM cells, signal generators, RF-power meters, and field strength meters
3. Extended Services: Planning, consultation, and testing readiness services for EMC laboratory setup and operations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Frankonia manufactures and supplies EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) testing solutions, including turnkey anechoic chambers with proprietary Frankosorb® absorber technology, EMI test receivers, RF broadband power amplifiers, antennas, field strength meters, and related test components. The company also provides planning, consultation, and testing readiness services for EMC laboratories serving the electronic, military, and automotive industries.

Product overview

Frankonia is a turnkey solution provider for EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) laboratories, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products for the electronic, military, and automotive industries. The core offering consists of anechoic chambers (including SAC-3 Plus, SAC-5 Plus, and multi-axis SAC-10 Plus Triton models) equipped with proprietary Frankosorb® absorber technology, complemented by complete EMC test systems. The test systems encompass emission measurement equipment (ERC-6 and ERX-6 EMI receivers, FPA pre-amplifiers, FSM/FAM/FBM antenna masts), radiated immunity systems (ECU-6 control unit, RF power amplifiers in FLH/VLH/FLG/VLG series from 20 MHz to 6 GHz with power outputs from 20 W to 3500 W), conducted immunity systems (CIT-1000), and magnetic field testing (MTS-800). The antenna portfolio includes ALX broadband log-periodic antennas (25 MHz to 8 GHz), MAX stacked log-periodic antennas (600 MHz to 20 GHz), HAX horn antennas (500 MHz to 40 GHz), AXL double-stacked antennas (70 MHz to 4 GHz), and active SAX/LAX antennas for 9 kHz to 30 MHz. Field strength monitoring is provided through EFS meters (10 kHz to 26.5 GHz) and the laser-powered EFS-Laser probe. Supporting equipment includes RF power meters, relay switching units, and GTEM cells.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Frankosorb®: Proprietary absorber technology used in anechoic chambers
• EFS (Electric Field Sensor)
• ECU (EMC Control Unit)
• FLH/VLH/FLG/VLG Amplifier Series
• ALX/MAX/HAX/SAX/LAX Antenna Series
• MTS-800
• FAM/FBM Antenna Masts

Products and services

• Anechoic Chambers and RF-Shielded Rooms Turnkey anechoic chambers and RF-shielded rooms for EMC compliance testing in the electronic, military, and automotive industries. Available in standardized configurations from pre-compliance to full compliance levels, as well as customized chambers with positioning devices and accessories.
• Frankosorb® Absorbers

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Comtest Engineering: Netherlands-based specialist focused on conducted immunity and automotive transient test systems, overlapping Frankonia's automotive EMC testing solutions within Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Yokogawa Test & Measurement: Broader test-and-measurement incumbent with oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and spectrum instruments that overlap Frankonia's measurement electronics at the system-component level.
• Anritsu: Global test-and-measurement vendor whose spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and EMC-related instruments sit in adjacent slots of the same EMC lab value chain Frankonia serves.

Direct peers

• MVG (Microwave Vision Group): Provider of antenna measurement and EMC testing systems including anechoic chambers and probes, competing with Frankonia in electromagnetic test environments for aerospace, defense, and automotive customers.
• Rohde & Schwarz: German-headquartered test and measurement giant that offers EMC test receivers, amplifiers, antennas, and anechoic chambers overlapping directly with Frankonia's full-stack EMC portfolio.
• Keysight Technologies: Major electronic test and measurement vendor with EMI receivers, signal analyzers, and EMC software suites that compete head-to-head with Frankonia's instrumentation and system offerings.
• ETS-Lindgren: US-based specialist in anechoic and RF-shielded chambers plus EMC test instrumentation, the most direct global competitor to Frankonia's chamber and turnkey lab business.
• AMETEK (Teseq / EMC Partner product lines): Through its Teseq and EMC Partner brands, AMETEK offers EMC immunity generators, amplifiers, and conducted/radiated test systems directly comparable to Frankonia's test-systems portfolio.
• Schwarzbeck Mess-Elektronik: German EMC and RF specialist manufacturing antennas, LISNs, and test accessories used in the same IEC/CISPR/MIL-STD workflows Frankonia's products address.
• AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation: US-based supplier of RF power amplifiers for EMC immunity testing, directly competing with Frankonia's FLH/VLH/FLG/VLG amplifier families across the same frequency and power ranges.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/frankonia3

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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