What Kemp Instruments does

Kemp Instruments, Inc. is an independent manufacturer's representative founded in 1953 and headquartered in Plano, Texas. Rather than manufacturing its own products, the firm sells and provides technical consultation on behalf of more than fifteen third-party principals, including Eaton (UPS, ePDU, technical furniture), Toshiba and Xtreme Power Conversion (UPS), Siglent Technologies (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, waveform generators), Crystal Instruments and Sentek Dynamics (vibration controllers and shakers), Cincinnati Sub Zero (CSZ), Despatch, BMT USA, Horizon Performance, Ascott Analytical, and VST (environmental chambers, ovens, and corrosion test equipment), AMCO, APX, Seifert, Raymond EMC, and Eaton Technical Furniture (enclosures and shielded rooms), Kaman Sensors and Core Sensors (eddy-current position and pressure/temperature sensors), Elektro-Automatik (DC power supplies and electronic loads), and Absolute EMC, Toyo Corporation, and Vectawave (EMC test systems). Its product surface therefore spans test instrumentation, environmental chambers and ovens, critical power, enclosures, sensors, and EMC test systems.

The company earns commission-based revenue on hardware sales routed through its engineering sales staff to end customers. It employs experienced outside sales engineers who deliver consultative technical selling — quoting, configuring, and supporting products for each principal — across a defined four-state territory (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana) via offices in Plano, Austin, Houston, and Tulsa. Pricing is quote-based, multi-year and project-driven, with no public list pricing and no SaaS, subscription, or recurring software revenue component disclosed in the available data.

Kemp Instruments serves a diversified end-customer base across manufacturing and product development, IT and data centers, electronics and semiconductors, aerospace and defense, pharmaceutical and life sciences, and materials testing/quality assurance. End customers range from small to mid-sized data centers and labs to enterprises needing environmental testing, vibration testing, power protection, and precision sensing — though no named customer logos are disclosed in the available data. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent company, external investors, or institutional ownership.

Name

Kemp Instruments

Legal name

Kemp Instruments, Inc.

Website

https://kempinstruments.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kemp Instruments is an independent manufacturer's representative founded in 1953, selling and supporting test/measurement, environmental chambers, critical power, enclosure, and sensor products from 15+ third-party principals across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana via offices in Plano, Austin, Houston, and Tulsa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Plano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturer's Representative Commissions: Kemp Instruments operates as a Manufacturer's Representative earning commissions from the manufacturers they represent. They sell test and measurement equipment, environmental chambers, ovens, enclosures, critical power solutions, and sensors to customers across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Revenue is generated through product sales with commission-based compensation from principals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kemp Instruments is an independent Manufacturer's Representative (sales agency) that sells and technically supports test and measurement instruments, environmental chambers, industrial ovens, enclosures, critical power (UPS) systems, sensors, and EMC test equipment on behalf of third-party manufacturers across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The company does not manufacture its own products; instead, it acts as a regional outsourced sales engineering channel, earning commissions on sales of products made by principals such as Eaton, Toshiba, Siglent, CSZ, Despatch, AMCO, Kaman, and Crystal Instruments.

Product overview

Kemp Instruments is a manufacturer's representative company (not a product manufacturer) that provides test and measurement solutions, environmental chambers, ovens, enclosures, critical power solutions, and sensors across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The company represents multiple manufacturers including: Siglent Technologies (oscilloscopes, waveform generators, spectrum analyzers) and Crystal Instruments (vibration testing systems) for test instrumentation; Eaton, Toshiba, and Xtreme Power for UPS and critical power systems; Despatch, Cincinnati Sub Zero (CSZ), BMT USA, Horizon Performance, Ascott Analytical, and VST for ovens and environmental chambers; AMCO Enclosures, APX Enclosures, Seifert, Raymond EMC, and Eaton Technical Furniture for enclosures; Kaman Sensors and Core Sensors for position and pressure sensors; Absolute EMC, Toyo Corporation, and Vectawave for EMC test systems; and Sentek Dynamics for vibration/shock test systems. Elektro-Automatik DC power supplies are also represented. The company offers a broad portfolio of complementary products that serve industrial, manufacturing, laboratory, data center, and testing applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Siglent Technologies Test Instrumentation Electronic test and measurement instruments from Siglent including digital oscilloscopes (50 MHz to 4 GHz bandwidth), waveform generators, spectrum analyzers, DC power supplies, digital multimeters, RF signal generators, and DC electronic loads. Sold across Kemp's Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana territory to electronics and semiconductor customers.
• Crystal Instruments Vibration Testing Systems Vibration testing, condition monitoring, and data acquisition systems from Crystal Instruments including dynamic signal analyzers, vibration test controllers with Single Axis and MIMO support, machine monitoring devices, and EDM Modal testing and analysis software. ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer.
• Eaton UPS Products Uninterruptible power supplies from Eaton including 9PX, 9155, 9PXM, 9355, 93E, and 93PM models ranging from single-phase to three-phase, featuring the patented HotSync paralleling technology for capacity and redundancy scaling. Targeted at data centers, medical facilities, and industrial applications.
• Eaton ePDU Power Distribution Units Rack-mountable power distribution units from Eaton including basic, metered input, managed (switched), and high-density models for enterprise and colocation data center power distribution and monitoring.
• Toshiba Industrial UPS Systems Industrial-grade uninterruptible power supplies from Toshiba including T1000 Series (1-3kVA), 1600XPi Series (3.6-22kVA), 4400 Series (15-100kVA), G9000 Series (100-2000kVA), and G8000 Series (80-300kVA), serving data centers and medical applications.
• Xtreme Power Conversion Systems Power quality solutions from Xtreme Power including UPS systems (350VA to 140kVA), power distribution units, bypass distribution, and voltage regulation products for mission-critical applications.
• Cincinnati Sub Zero (CSZ) Environmental Chambers Environmental chambers from CSZ ranging from benchtop to walk-in sizes, including temperature/humidity chambers, stability chambers, thermal shock chambers, altitude chambers, HALT/HASS chambers, vibration test chambers, and industrial freezers. CSZ has 80+ years of experience in environmental and temperature-controlled products.
• Despatch Industrial Ovens Industrial ovens from Despatch with 100+ years of manufacturer experience, including benchtop/lab ovens, cabinet/reach-in ovens, walk-in/truck-in ovens, conveyor ovens, and specialty ovens for annealing, heat treating, curing, drying, sterilizing, and burn-in testing. Products made in USA.
• BMT USA Laboratory and Sterilization Equipment cGMP sterilization and laboratory equipment from BMT USA including ICH stability chambers, shelf life chambers, freeze-thaw chambers, heating/drying ovens, vacuum drying ovens, dry heat sterilizers, laboratory incubators, steam sterilizers, and cGMP washing systems for pharmaceutical, biotech, food, and life science industries.
• Ascott Analytical Corrosion Test Chambers Corrosion and salt spray test equipment from Ascott Analytical, established 30+ years ago and a leading global supplier, including salt spray cabinets, cyclic corrosion cabinets, Atmosfär chambers, and Kesternich SO2 humidity test chambers.
• AMCO Enclosures Rack mount, wall mount, and desktop enclosures plus aluminum framing from AMCO (IMS Engineered Products brand), including Titan DT data racks, Titan cable management racks, hot/cold aisle containment, Titan ZN4 seismic racks, shielded military enclosures, and aluminum structural framing systems. AMCO has 70+ years of experience and is ISO 9001 registered.
• APX Enclosures UL Listed and NEMA 3R/4X-certified outdoor electrical enclosures from APX in stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum for telecommunications, power, transportation, infrastructure, battery storage, and security applications.
• Seifert Thermal Management Products Thermal management products for enclosures from Seifert Systems (50+ years experience) including SoliTherm enclosure air conditioners, thermoelectric coolers, heat exchangers, filter fans, enclosure heaters, and LED enclosure lights.
• Kaman Sensors Non-Contact Position Sensors High-performance non-contact position sensors from Kaman using inductive/eddy current technology, including digiVIT, KD-2306, KD-2446, KDM-8206, SMT-9700, KD-5100, DIT-5200, extreme environment sensors, and ThreadChecker systems. Provide analog voltage output proportional to distance to conductive target, compatible with ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
• Core Sensors Pressure and Temperature Sensors Highly configurable pressure and temperature sensors from Core Sensors (USA-based) including industrial pressure transducers, hazardous location transducers, submersible pressure/level transducers, differential pressure transducers, high temperature sensors, and RTD temperature transmitters for industrial and hazardous applications.
• Sentek Dynamics Vibration and Shock Test Systems Electro-dynamic shaker systems from Sentek Dynamics including low-force L-Series air-cooled shakers (1-10 kN) for small component testing and high-performance P-Series shakers (35-80 kN) with water cooling for high-acceleration vibration testing up to 150g. Also includes slip tables and accessories for aerospace, defense, automotive, and stress screening applications.
• Elektro-Automatik DC Power Supplies and Loads Autoranging and bidirectional DC power supplies and electronic recycling loads from Elektro-Automatik including PSI 10000 series programmable power supplies, BTS 10300 series bidirectional supplies, and ELR 10000 series regenerative electronic loads for research, production test, and manufacturing in e-Mobility, energy storage, telecommunications, aerospace, and alternative energies.
• Absolute EMC Test Equipment EMC test equipment and consulting from Absolute EMC including antennas, chambers/shield rooms, emission systems, fiber optic links/cameras, LISN/ISN/CDN/CDNE/clamp products, low frequency immunity equipment, RF test accessories, software, TEM test cells, transient generators, and consulting services.
• Raymond EMC Shielded Enclosures Custom RFI/EMI shielded enclosures from Raymond EMC (since 1992) including shielded enclosures, EMC chambers, anechoic chambers, deployable chambers, shielded cabinets, and shielded doors for military, government, high-tech, medical, and industrial applications.
• Eaton Technical Furniture Command and control consoles and ergonomic furniture from Eaton including TechBench workstation systems, LMS lab management systems, filing/storage cabinets, and mobile carts for 9-1-1, NOCs, transportation management, and security operations.
• VST Vacuum System Technologies Vacuum system technologies from Vacuum System Technologies (VST) including customized vacuum process chambers, integrated glovebox systems, arc melting furnaces, atomic layer deposition systems, and physical deposition systems for research and industrial applications.
• Vectawave RF and Microwave Amplifiers Solid state RF and microwave power amplifiers from Vectawave Technology (founded 1997) including air-cooled class A power amplifiers for industrial, military, and medical EMC immunity testing applications with frequency ranges from 10 kHz to 6 GHz and power levels up to 2 kW.
• Toyo Corporation EMC Test Systems EMC test systems and software from Toyo Corporation for electromagnetic compatibility testing applications.
• Horizon Performance Technologies Industrial Ovens Industrial ovens, industrial washers, finishing systems, heat exchanger process equipment, and controls from Horizon Performance Technologies (Waukesha, WI) for manufacturing applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ years of continuous operation as Manufacturer's Representative

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Siglent TechnologiescoreOthersSIGLENT is a global leader in electronic test and measurement instruments including oscilloscopes, waveform generators, spectrum analyzers, DC power supplies, digital multimeters, RF signal generators, and DC electronic loads. Kemp Instruments represents Siglent products in their territory.
• Cincinnati Sub Zero (CSZ)coreOthersCSZ has over 80 years of experience designing and manufacturing environmental chambers and temperature-controlled products including temperature/humidity chambers, stability chambers, walk-in/drive-in chambers, thermal shock chambers, altitude chambers, HALT/HASS chambers, and industrial freezers.
• AMCO EnclosurescoreOthersAMCO Enclosures, an IMS Engineered Products Brand with over 70 years of experience, is a recognized leader in electronic racks, cabinets, enclosures, and consoles. Products include data racks, electronic packaging racks, specialty racks, shielded military enclosures, and aluminum structural framing systems.
• EatoncoreOthersEaton provides award-winning UPS systems (9PX, 9155, 9PXM, 9355, 93E, 93PM), ePDU power distribution units, and technical furniture. Kemp Instruments represents Eaton UPS and Eaton Technical Furniture products including TechBench workstations, LMS lab management system, and mobile carts.
• Crystal InstrumentscoreOthersCrystal Instruments, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, designs and produces hardware/software for machine vibration monitoring, dynamic measurement, and environmental testing. ISO 9001:2015 certified.
• DespatchcoreOthersDespatch has over 100 years of experience providing industrial ovens and furnaces for lab, semiconductor, and industrial applications including annealing, heat treating, curing, drying, sterilizing, and burn-in testing. Products made in USA.
• Elektro-Automatik (EA)coreOthersEA designs and manufactures autoranging DC power supplies, bidirectional DC power supplies, electronic recycling loads, and turnkey DC power racks for research, production test, and manufacturing in e-Mobility, energy storage, telecommunications, aerospace, and alternative energies.
• Kaman SensorscoreOthersKaman is the world's leader in high-performance noncontact position sensors using eddy current technology. Products include digiVIT, KD-2306, KD-2446, KDM-8206, SMT-9700, differential systems, and extreme environment sensors.
• Core SensorscoreOthersCore Sensors is a USA-based manufacturer of highly configurable pressure and temperature sensors, transducers, and transmitters for industrial and hazardous applications including industrial pressure transducers, hazardous location sensors, submersible level transducers, and differential pressure transducers.
• Sentek DynamicscoreOthersSentek Dynamics develops and markets vibration test equipment including electro-dynamic shaker systems, high-efficiency air-cooled power amplifiers, slip tables, and accessories for aerospace, defense, automotive, and general stress screening applications.
• BMT USAcoreOthersBMT USA provides cGMP sterilization and laboratory equipment including ICH stability chambers, shelf life chambers, freeze-thaw chambers, heating/drying ovens, vacuum ovens, steam sterilizers, and laboratory incubators for pharmaceutical, biotech, food, and life science industries.
• VST (Vacuum System Technologies)coreOthersVST is a global provider of vacuum system technologies specializing in customized solutions including vacuum process chambers, integrated glovebox systems, arc melting furnaces, atomic layer deposition systems, and physical deposition systems.
• Horizon Performance TechnologiescoreOthersHorizon Performance Technologies, located in Waukesha, WI, is a leading manufacturer of industrial ovens, washers, finishing systems, heat exchanger process equipment, and controls.
• Ascott AnalyticalcoreOthersAscott Analytical Equipment, established over 30 years ago, is the world's leading supplier of salt spray cabinets and cyclic corrosion cabinets including salt spray chambers, cyclic corrosion chambers, Atmosfär chambers, and Kesternich SO2 humidity test chambers.
• Xtreme Power ConversioncoreOthersXtreme Power provides power quality solutions including UPS systems (350VA to 140kVA), power distribution units, bypass distribution, and voltage regulation for mission critical applications.
• ToshibacoreOthersToshiba provides industrial grade uninterruptible power supplies including T1000 Series (1-3kVA), 1600XPi Series (3.6-22kVA), 4400 Series (15-100kVA), G9000 Series (100-2000kVA), and G8000 Series (80-300kVA) for data centers and medical applications.
• Seifert SystemscoreOthersSeifert Systems has over 50 years of experience designing and manufacturing thermal management products including SoliTherm enclosure air conditioners, thermoelectric coolers, heat exchangers, filter fans, enclosure heaters, and LED enclosure lights.
• APX EnclosurescoreOthersAPX Enclosures is an award-winning industry leader specializing in NEMA 3R and 4X electrical enclosures including stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum enclosures for telecommunications, power, transportation, infrastructure, battery storage, and security sectors.
• Eaton ePDUcoreOthersEaton ePDU provides rack mountable power distribution units including basic, metered input, managed (switched), and high density PDUs for enterprise and colocation data centers.
• Absolute EMCcoreOthersAbsolute EMC specializes in EMC testing equipment and consulting including antennas, chambers, emission systems, LISN/ISN/CDN/CDNE/clamps, fiber optic links, software, and transient generators for EMC testing.
• Raymond EMCcoreOthersRaymond EMC specializes in custom shielded enclosures for military, government, high tech, medical, and industrial applications since 1992. Products include shielded enclosures, EMC chambers, anechoic chambers, deployable chambers, shielded cabinets, and shielded doors.
• Toyo CorporationcoreOthersToyo Corporation provides EMC test systems and software for electromagnetic compatibility testing applications.
• VectawavecoreOthersVectawave Technology Limited, founded in 1997, manufactures robust air-cooled class A power amplifiers for industrial, military, and medical EMC immunity testing applications. Products range from 10kHz to 6GHz with power levels up to 2kW.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Davis Calibration: Provider of test, measurement and calibration equipment and services to industrial and laboratory customers. Closely analogous in offering a combined equipment-plus-support proposition to engineering customers.
• TestEquity: Distributor of test & measurement equipment, environmental chambers, soldering tools, and ESD products serving aerospace, defense and electronics manufacturing. Closely comparable product portfolio (including environmental chambers and T&M gear) and similar industrial customer base.
• TEquipment: Online specialty distributor focused on test & measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators). Directly comparable in product category and customer (electrical engineers, R&D labs, universities), with a more digital GTM than Kemp.
• Electro Rent: Provider of test & measurement equipment for rent, lease, and sale serving electronics, aerospace, and communications customers. Comparable in product category (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power meters) and customer base, with a rental-led model that complements Kemp's outright sales.
• Saelig Company: Specialist distributor of electronic test and measurement equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and RF gear from multiple principals. Directly analogous business model as a multi-principal rep/distributor of niche test instruments, though operating nationally and online-first.

Broad incumbents

• Trescal: Global calibration and measurement services company that also supplies measurement instruments. Comparable in adjacent services plus equipment distribution, but at substantially larger scale and with a services-led revenue model.
• Transcat: Public company (NASDAQ: TRNS) providing calibration services and distribution of test & measurement instruments across North America. Directly comparable in product mix (oscilloscopes, multimeters, environmental test gear) but operates at national scale with a much larger employee base and a services-led revenue model.
• TTI Inc. One of the largest specialty distributors of electronic components and test & measurement equipment globally. Comparable in carrying test/measurement and sensor lines from major manufacturers, but at vastly larger scale with a multi-territory model.
• Newark / element14: Broad-line electronic component and test & measurement distributor operating globally. Overlaps with Kemp on oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and signal generators but operates a much wider catalog at greater scale.
• RS Components (RS America): Global industrial distributor with deep test & measurement catalog and similar engineering customer base. Directly comparable product categories (oscilloscopes, multimeters, environmental, power) though RS operates at global scale with strong e-commerce.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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