What KROHN-HITE CORP does

Krohn-Hite Corporation is a privately held, for-profit manufacturer of electronic test and measurement instruments, founded in 1949 and headquartered in Brockton, Massachusetts. The company self-describes as having provided "Quality" test and measurement instruments to customers worldwide for over seven decades, and continues that role today. It operates with a headcount in the 11–50 range, placing it firmly in the small-company category.

The company's product focus is on the electronic test and measurement instrument category — a segment that typically encompasses signal generators, power amplifiers, filters, and related laboratory and industrial instrumentation used in R&D, manufacturing test, calibration, and defense applications. Specific product SKUs, technology stack, proprietary features, pricing models, distribution channels, and customer segments are not documented in the available input data. The company's website (krohn-hite.com) was inaccessible during data collection, returning only a loading/verification page with no substantive content, which further limits visibility into the current product lineup, go-to-market approach, and revenue mechanics.

As a small, privately held firm with 75+ years of continuous operation in a specialized instrumentation niche, Krohn-Hite likely serves a narrow base of repeat industrial, aerospace/defense, government, and research buyers where precision signal conditioning and measurement requirements dominate. The absence of disclosed financials, headcount trends, funding activity, leadership profiles, partnership announcements, or strategic moves in the available data represents a material evidence gap for any forward-looking assessment, and the loading-page state of the corporate website suggests either limited current web investment or a transient data-collection issue.

Name

KROHN-HITE CORP

Website

https://krohn-hite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Krohn-Hite Corporation is a privately held, Brockton, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of electronic test and measurement instruments, founded in 1949, serving customers worldwide with a specialized product portfolio.

Ownership category

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Product category

Electronic Test & Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Test, Measurement & Lab Equipment Retail (CRACAKAH), Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL), Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Test and measurement instruments
• Electronic test equipment
• Signal conditioning instruments
• Precision measurement instruments
• Laboratory instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Brockton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Krohn-Hite Corp designs, manufactures, and supplies quality electronic test and measurement instruments to customers worldwide. The company's offering is centered on laboratory and production-grade instrumentation used for electronic signal testing and measurement applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Test and Measurement Instruments

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

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No

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Regional players

• Kikusui Electronics: Japanese manufacturer of electronic test & measurement equipment including power supplies and electronic loads; product overlap with Krohn-Hite but primarily serves the Asian market.

Broad incumbents

• Rohde & Schwarz: German T&M incumbent offering oscilloscopes, signal/spectrum analyzers, and power supplies; competes with Krohn-Hite's core product lines in electronics, RF, and aerospace test applications.
• AMETEK Programmable Power: AMETEK division producing programmable DC power supplies, AC sources, and electronic loads; competes with Krohn-Hite in precision power and signal source instrumentation.
• Fluke Corporation: Industrial test tools brand (part of Fortive) producing handheld and bench electrical measurement instruments; overlaps with Krohn-Hite's calibration and precision electrical measurement categories.
• Tektronix: Iconic test & measurement brand (now part of Fortive) producing oscilloscopes, signal sources, and probes; competes broadly with Krohn-Hite in electronic instrumentation across industrial and academic customers.
• National Instruments (NI): Modular, software-defined test & measurement platform serving electronics, semiconductor, and aerospace test; an indirect but increasingly competitive threat to specialist T&M suppliers like Krohn-Hite.
• Keysight Technologies: Largest pure-play electronic test & measurement company, offering oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, and power supplies that directly overlap with Krohn-Hite's product categories while serving a much broader customer base.

Direct peers

• Keithley Instruments: Specialist manufacturer of source measurement units, electrometers, and precision electrical test instruments; a closely aligned niche competitor now operating within Tektronix/Fortive.
• Stanford Research Systems: Private, US-based niche manufacturer of high-performance test & measurement instruments (lock-in amplifiers, DSP analyzers, function generators); most directly comparable to Krohn-Hite in scale, specialization, and customer type.
• Chroma ATE: Specialist in precision test & measurement instruments for power electronics, electrical safety, and electrical performance testing; directly comparable to Krohn-Hite's power/electrical T&M focus.

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Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

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Investors

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