Pacific Test Equipment

What Pacific Test Equipment does

Pacific Test Equipment Corp. is a privately-held, California-incorporated electronic test and measurement equipment reseller and service provider founded in 1994 and headquartered in Morgan Hill, CA. The company specializes in refurbished general purpose and RF/Microwave test equipment up to 50GHz sourced from major manufacturers including Keysight, Agilent, HP, Tektronix, Fluke, Keithley, and Anritsu. All refurbished units are cleaned, inspected, tested, calibrated, and backed by a 6-month warranty. The company also purchases excess equipment from customers via cash, trade, consignment, or credit, creating a continuous inventory pipeline.

The business operates across five revenue streams: one-time equipment sales, monthly equipment rentals (with payments creditable toward purchase), 12-60 month equipment leasing, ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited calibration services (A2LA accredited, NIST traceable, compliant with ANSI/NCSL Z540 standards), and repair services for current and obsolete equipment (specializing in RF up to 50GHz, with free evaluations and a 90-day warranty). Customer segments span small startups to Fortune 500 companies across communication, defense, industrial, and aerospace verticals, served globally from the Morgan Hill facility.

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the company's website, phone sales, and email inquiries, with no external funding, no parent company, and no visible leadership team beyond the founder/owner structure. The website (last meaningfully updated in 2016) and support functions (blog, testimonials, careers, trade show pages) suggest a low-investment, owner-operated distribution model. No M&A, funding rounds, or expansion events have been disclosed in the source material.

Name

Pacific Test Equipment

Legal name

Pacific Test Equipment Corp.

Website

https://pacifictest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pacific Test Equipment is a Morgan Hill, CA-based reseller and service provider of refurbished electronic test and measurement equipment from major OEMs like Keysight, Tektronix, and Fluke. Founded in 1994, it serves startups to Fortune 500 companies across aerospace, defense, communications, and industrial sectors globally via sales, rental, leasing, calibration, and repair.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Test and Measurement Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (81121)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Refurbished test equipment
• Calibration services
• Equipment rental leasing
• RF microwave test
• Test measurement equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Morgan Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of refurbished test and measurement equipment including oscilloscopes, frequency counters, DMMs, power sensors, power supplies, and spectrum analyzers from manufacturers such as Keysight, Agilent, HP, Tektronix, Fluke, Keithley, and Anritsu.
2. Equipment Rental: Monthly rental programs for test equipment. Rental payments can be applied toward purchase price of equipment models. Designed for companies looking to avoid costs of ownership, repair, and calibration.
3. Equipment Leasing: Lease terms ranging from 12 to 60 months. Offers buyout options, spreads cash flow over lease life, keeps equipment asset off balance sheet, and helps avoid obsolescence during technology changes.
4. Calibration Services: Calibration services for general purpose, optical, RF/Microwave test equipment up to 50GHz. Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 by A2LA. NIST Traceable calibrations compliant with ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 and Z540.3-2006. Options include NIST Calibration, Z540 Compliant with Data, and ISO 17025 Accredited calibration.
5. Repair Services: Repair services for both current and obsolete test equipment from leading manufacturers. Specializes in RF test equipment repair up to 50GHz including spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and signal generators. Repair evaluations performed within 2-10 business days at no charge. Includes 90-day warranty and saves average of 25% over OEM repairs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pacific Test Equipment sells refurbished electronic test and measurement equipment from leading manufacturers including Keysight/Agilent/HP, Tektronix, Fluke, Keithley, and Anritsu. The company also provides ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration services, component-level repair, and flexible equipment rental and leasing programs for general purpose and RF/Microwave test equipment up to 50 GHz.

Product overview

Pacific Test Equipment is a refurbished test and measurement equipment company operating since 1994, offering a comprehensive portfolio that includes equipment sales, calibration services, repair services, rental, and leasing. The core offerings are the sale of refurbished test equipment from major manufacturers (Keysight/Agilent, Tektronix, Fluke, Keithley, Anritsu) combined with value-added services including ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited calibration (up to 50GHz for RF/microwave), component-level repair with free evaluations, flexible rental programs with purchase credits, and leasing options. All equipment is cleaned, inspected, tested, calibrated, and warranted for 6 months. The company also purchases excess equipment for cash, trade, or consignment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refurbished Test Equipment Sales
• Calibration Services
• Repair Services
• Equipment Rental Program
• Equipment Leasing
• Equipment Purchase and Trade-In

Quantifiable outcome

• Save an average of 25% over OEM repairs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TestEquity: Distributor of new and refurbished electronic test equipment, environmental chambers, and tools, with calibration services. Overlaps directly with Pacific Test's general-purpose T&M distribution and calibration business.
• Axiom Test Equipment: Specializes in refurbished and new test and measurement equipment from the same OEM families (Keysight/Agilent, Tektronix, Fluke, Rohde & Schwarz). Closest direct competitor in the same customer segments and product categories.
• Transcat: Public calibration services company (NASDAQ: TNSG) providing ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration across a wide range of test and measurement equipment. Directly comparable on calibration revenue stream and accredited service model.
• Test Equipment Depot: Online-focused reseller of refurbished and used test and measurement equipment, offering rental and sales. Competes head-to-head with Pacific Test on the same Keysight/Agilent and Tektronix product lines.
• ValueTronics International: Resells refurbished test and measurement equipment from Keysight/Agilent/HP, Tektronix, Fluke, and others, and offers calibration services. Mirrors Pacific Test's product breadth and SMB-to-enterprise customer base.
• Trescal: Global calibration services provider with ISO/IEC 17025 accredited labs serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. Comparable to Pacific Test's accredited calibration and repair offering at greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• Rohde & Schwarz: Manufacturer of RF/Microwave and wireless test equipment — a category where Pacific Test claims specialization up to 50 GHz. Competes indirectly via OEM service contracts and certified pre-owned channels.
• Tektronix: Manufacturer of oscilloscopes and test equipment, many of which Pacific Test resells and repairs. As the OEM and incumbent service provider, sets benchmarks for repair pricing and turnaround.
• Keysight Technologies: Manufacturer of the Keysight/Agilent/HP equipment that forms the core of Pacific Test's resale and repair portfolio. Not a direct competitor on refurbishment, but shapes OEM pricing, certified pre-owned programs, and service support policies.
• Fluke Corporation: Manufacturer of handheld and bench electrical test instruments widely resold by Pacific Test. Operates its own calibration service network, competing indirectly on the services side.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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