What ARCALE does

ARCALE is a French test & measurement engineering services and software company founded in 2002, headquartered in Toulouse and operating under the commercial brand Spherea Power & Instrumentation. The company runs six offices across France — Toulouse, Grenoble (Moirans), Nantes, Entzheim, Paris region (Voisins Le Bretonneux), and Montauban — and employs between 11 and 50 staff. ARCALE is a 100% Certified National Instruments partner and member of Alliance National Instruments, positioning itself as the largest Test & Measurement software design office in France and the only French firm with multiple LabVIEW and TestStand architects on staff.

Name

ARCALE

Legal name

ARCALE

Website

https://arcale.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARCALE is a French engineering services and software firm specializing in LabVIEW-based test & measurement solutions for defense, energy, transport, and R&D clients, operating across six French offices as a 100% certified National Instruments partner.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Test & Measurement Engineering Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Engineering Services (54133), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Testing & Certification (Protection Relays, Switchgear, Transformers) (EUAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

Keywords

• Test and measurement services
• LabVIEW software development
• Automated test frameworks
• RF and microwave testing
• Functional test systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Development Services: Custom software development for test and measurement applications using LabVIEW, LabVIEW RT/FPGA, LabWindows/CVI, TestStand, and NI Diadem. The company provides engineering design office services for test bench development, field systems, and embedded software.
2. Product Distribution: Distribution and support of selected products including automatic test equipment, RF equipment, energy solutions, aeronautics tools, and embedded systems through partnerships with Alliance National Instruments members.
3. Training Services: Technical training programs for Test & Measurement software development tools, from beginner to experienced programmer levels, sharing company expertise in the field.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ARCALE is an engineering design office that designs, develops, and integrates custom test & measurement software and systems using National Instruments toolchains (LabVIEW, LabVIEW RT/FPGA, TestStand, LabWindows/CVI, NI Diadem). It complements this software services practice with distribution and support of a curated portfolio of test & measurement hardware and software products covering energy testing, data acquisition, functional test, and RF & microwave domains, plus technical training programs for test & measurement software developers. Its flagship proprietary asset is the ARCALE RF Suite modular software for RF signal acquisition, recording, playback, generation and analysis.

Product overview

ARCALE is a software development and test resources company, specializing as LabVIEW Experts for design of test benches, field or embedded systems, and software solutions. The company operates as a 100% Certified National Instruments partner offering a portfolio of products across four main categories: (1) Energy testing equipment including AC Sources up to 2 MVA, AC/DC Loads, DC Power Supplies up to 2 MW, Power Analyzers, and the PLUTON SERIES®; (2) Data Acquisition solutions comprising Measuring Units and Signal Conditioning modules; (3) Functional Test systems including Generators (AWG/RF/Hyper/Multi-channel), Modular Instrumentation, Switching, Wiring Test (Spherea Wize), and 6TL FastATE® Technology; and (4) RF & Microwave instruments featuring the ARCALE RF Suite (their flagship modular software for RF signal acquisition, recording, playback, generation and analysis), Low Phase Noise Synthesizers, Phase Noise Measurement (Noise XT), Spectrum Analyzers, and Up/Down Converters. The company also provides development services using National Instruments toolchains and training programs for test & measurement software development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ARCALE RF Suite: Modular software enabling acquisition, recording, playback, generation and analysis of RF signals.
• PLUTON SERIES®

Products and services

• ARCALE RF Suite Modular software for RF signal acquisition, recording, playback, generation and analysis, including Recorder & Player functionality. Targeted at RF and microwave engineering teams in research, defense, and telecommunications that need flexible programmable RF measurement workflows beyond off-the-shelf vendor tools.
• PLUTON SERIES® Power testing equipment in the Energy product category, distributed and supported by ARCALE through its National Instruments Alliance partnerships. Sold to enterprise energy, power management, and industrial test labs.
• 6TL – FastATE® Technology Functional test technology for wiring testing applications. Distributed and supported by ARCALE for automotive, rail, aerospace, and industrial test labs that need fast automated wiring test systems.
• AC Sources AC power sources up to 2 MVA for energy testing applications. Distributed to enterprise power electronics test labs, energy equipment manufacturers, and qualification labs.
• AC DC Loads Electronic loads for AC and DC testing applications. Distributed to enterprise power electronics test labs and energy equipment manufacturers.
• DC Power Supplies DC power supplies up to 2 MW for energy testing applications. Distributed to enterprise power electronics test labs.
• Power Analyzers Power analysis instruments (Zimmer brand) for measurement and validation. Distributed to enterprise power electronics test labs and energy equipment manufacturers.
• Measuring Unit (Bustec) Measuring units (Bustec brand) for data acquisition applications. Distributed to enterprise test labs that need high-performance data acquisition instrumentation.
• Signal Conditioning Signal conditioning equipment for data acquisition applications. Distributed to enterprise test labs that need conditioning for measurement and instrumentation signals.
• Generators (AWG/RF/Hyper/Multi-channel) Signal generators including arbitrary waveform generators (AWG), RF generators, hyper, and multi-channel generators for functional testing. Distributed to enterprise functional test labs across industrial sectors.
• Modular Instrumentation Modular instrumentation solutions for functional test applications. Distributed to enterprise test labs that need flexible modular test setups.
• Switching Switching solutions for functional test systems. Distributed to enterprise test labs that need signal routing within automated test setups.
• Wiring Test (Spherea Wize) Wiring test solutions branded as Spherea Wize. Distributed to enterprise test labs in automotive, rail, aerospace, and industrial sectors for wiring harness validation.
• Low Phase Noise Synthesizer RF and microwave synthesizer with low phase noise characteristics. Distributed to R&D labs and communications/aerospace test engineers requiring precision frequency generation.
• Phase Noise Measurement (Noise XT) Phase noise measurement equipment (Noise XT brand) for RF analysis. Distributed to R&D labs and communications/aerospace RF engineers.
• Spectrum Analyzer Spectrum analysis instruments for RF and microwave frequency measurement. Distributed to R&D labs, communications test engineers, and aerospace RF teams.
• Up Down Converters Frequency up and down converters for RF and microwave signal processing. Distributed to R&D labs and RF system integrators.
• LabVIEW Development Services Custom software development services using LabVIEW, LabVIEW RT, LabVIEW FPGA, LabWindows/CVI, TestStand, NI Diadem, and VisualStudio.net for test & measurement applications. Targeted at enterprise clients needing bespoke test bench, field system, and embedded software in aeronautics, defense, energy, automotive, rail, and medical sectors.
• Training Services Technical training programs for Test & Measurement software development tools (LabVIEW, TestStand, related NI tools), from beginner through experienced programmer levels. Targeted at enterprise engineering teams building internal capabilities on National Instruments toolchains.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National InstrumentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARCALE is 100% certified National Instruments partner and member of Alliance National Instruments. The company specializes in LabVIEW, LabVIEW RT/FPGA, LabWindows/CVI, TestStand, and NI Diadem development tools. Through this partnership, ARCALE distributes and supports selected National Instruments products and provides training services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Keysight Technologies: Global test & measurement incumbent spanning bench instruments, modular hardware and software. Overlaps with ARCALE's distribution franchise (Keysight oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power analyzers) and increasingly competes in integrated software-defined test stacks.
• Tektronix: Long-established test & measurement instrumentation incumbent in oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and signal sources. Several Tektronix/Keithley products sit in ARCALE's distribution portfolio, and its software roadmap (e.g. TekScope) competes in the same test workflows ARCALE custom-develops in LabVIEW.
• Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions: Defense-focused system integrator providing ruggedized test, recording and telemetry solutions. Overlaps with ARCALE's DGA and MBDA engagements on defense test programs and competes for the same aerospace/defense ATE pipeline.
• National Instruments (NI): Platform owner of the LabVIEW/TestStand ecosystem that ARCALE is built on, now part of Emerson. While not a direct competitor for ARCALE's services revenue, NI's strategic direction and Alliance partner economics directly determine ARCALE's addressable market and margins.
• Teradyne: Major ATE vendor across semiconductor and electronic test, with growing presence in industrial and aerospace test. Its ETS platform and Industrial Automation group benchmark the type of integrated ATE systems ARCALE develops for customers like Schneider and MBDA.
• Rohde & Schwarz: European test & measurement incumbent with strong presence in RF, microwave and aerospace/defense — directly overlapping ARCALE's RF Suite and aeronautics customer segments (e.g. Airbus and defense primes in Toulouse).

Direct peers

• Pickering Interfaces: Specialist in modular switching and instrumentation for automated test, including PXI/LXI modules. Adjacent to ARCALE's distribution of PXI-based modular instrumentation and competes for design wins on functional test benches.
• Viewpoint Systems: NI Alliance system integrator specializing in LabVIEW, TestStand and FPGA-based automated test systems for defense, aerospace and research customers. Mirrors ARCALE's vertical mix and project delivery model.
• Bloomy Controls: US-headquartered National Instruments Alliance Partner offering LabVIEW/TestStand development, automated test systems and flight test instrumentation. Closest functional peer to ARCALE in terms of business model, NI affiliation and project-based delivery.
• Marvin Test Solutions: Designer and supplier of functional ATE and PXI-based test solutions for aerospace, defense and semiconductor customers. Competes with ARCALE for the same mission-critical ATE programs and shares the PXI/modular-instrumentation orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spherea-power-instrumentation
• Xx.com/arcale_labview

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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