ATESTOR Anyagvizsgálat-Méréstechnika Kft.

What ATESTOR Anyagvizsgálat-Méréstechnika Kft. does

ATESTOR Anyagvizsgálat-Méréstechnika Kft. is a privately-held Hungarian specialty distributor of material testing and measurement technology equipment, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Budapest. The company serves as the authorized Hungarian distributor for more than fifteen international manufacturers, including GÖTTFERT, Tinius Olsen, Innovatest, DeFelsko, TIME, KERN, Atlas, Angelantoni, Ascott, Hitachi High-Tech, DataPhysics, X-Rite/Pantone, Hanatek, and Anseros. Its portfolio spans the full material testing workflow: hardness testers (Rockwell, Brinell, Vickers, Knoop, Shore, Leeb), universal tensile testers (5 kN to 300 kN), melt flow index meters and rheometers, color measurement instruments (spectrophotometers, multi-angle colorimeters, visual cabinets, inline systems), XRF composition analyzers, metallographic sample preparation equipment and consumables, environmental simulation chambers (climate, heat shock, vibration, altitude/vacuum, space simulation), corrosion testing chambers (salt spray, cyclic, Kesternich, ozone), coating thickness gauges, gloss/DOI/haze meters, flammability chambers, pendulum impact testers, vibration shakers, IP rating test equipment, and KERN precision balances and microscopes.

The business model combines direct equipment sales to manufacturing, R&D laboratory, automotive, railway, and plastics industry customers in Hungary and Central Europe, supplemented by an e-commerce webshop (atestore.hu), equipment rental, fee-based contract testing services (testorg.eu), and technical training programs. The company is ISO 9001 certified and supports sales with calibration services, multi-niche SEO-driven domain marketing (bevonatvizsgalat.hu, femvizsgalat.hu, jarmuiparivizsgalat.hu, sopermet.hu), and ongoing product launches across 2024-2025. With five employees and no external investment, ATESTOR operates as a compact, owner-managed specialty distribution business.

Name

ATESTOR Anyagvizsgálat-Méréstechnika Kft.

Legal name

ATESTOR Anyagvizsgálat-Méréstechnika Kft.

Website

https://atestor.hu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Material Testing Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Test, Measurement & Lab Equipment Retail (CRACAKAH)

Keywords

• Material testing equipment
• Hardness testing instruments
• Environmental simulation chambers
• Color measurement solutions
• Metallographic sample preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ATESTOR is a specialized distributor and service provider of material testing and measurement equipment in Hungary, offering a comprehensive portfolio of international-brand instruments covering hardness testing, tensile testing, color measurement, composition analysis, environmental simulation, corrosion testing, and metallographic sample preparation. The company complements equipment sales with calibration, equipment rental, fee-based contract testing services, and professional training programs.

Product overview

ATESTOR Anyagvizsgálat és Méréstechnika Kft. is a Hungarian distributor and service provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of material testing and measurement instruments. The product line centers on hardness testers (across Brinell, Rockwell, Vickers, Knoop, Shore, and Leeb scales), universal tensile testing machines (5 kN–300 kN), and melt flow index (MFI) meters/rheometers (GÖTTFERT mi-series). Adjacent to these core mechanical testing lines, the portfolio spans color measurement instruments (diffuse, 0/45°, multi-angle spectrophotometers, visual color cabinets, color formulation software), composition analyzers (XRF, handheld alloy analyzers), metallographic equipment (cutting, embedding, grinding/polishing, microscopes) plus their consumables, environmental simulation chambers (climate, heat-stress, vibration, altitude/vacuum, space simulation), corrosion testing chambers (salt spray, cyclic, Kesternich, ozone), coating thickness meters, gloss/DOI/haze meters, flammability testing chambers, pendulum impact testers, vibration shakers, IP rating test equipment, and precision balances/optical instruments from KERN. The company supplements its product sales with fee-based contract testing services (testorg.eu), equipment rental, a webshop (atestore.hu), and professional training programs. The overall offering is organized as a broad multi-brand distribution model, representing international manufacturers including GÖTTFERT, Tinius Olsen, Innovatest, DeFelsko/PosiTector, TIME, KERN, Ascott, Angelantoni, Atlas, Hitachi, Hanatek, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ATESTOR: Primary company brand for material testing and measurement technology products and services.

Products and services

• Hardness Testers
• Color Measurement Instruments Instruments for measuring and identifying color in materials, coatings, and surfaces. Includes portable and benchtop colorimeters, multi-angle spectrophotometers for metallic finishes, digital color identifiers, visual color viewing cabinets, color formulation software, and inline color measurement systems for industries requiring color consistency.
• Composition Analyzers (XRF) Equipment for analyzing the chemical composition of materials. Includes handheld and benchtop composition analyzers using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and other techniques for metal identification and ROHS/WEEE compliance testing.
• Environmental Simulation Chambers Environmental simulation chambers including climate chambers, heat-stress chambers, vibration shakers, walk-in climate chambers, altitude/vacuum test chambers, and space simulation thermal-vacuum chambers for testing material durability under environmental extremes.
• Corrosion Testing Chambers Corrosion testing chambers including salt spray, salt mist, cyclic corrosion, Kesternich chambers, and ozone chambers for evaluating material resistance to corrosive environments in automotive, coatings, and materials testing applications.
• Coating Thickness Meters Instruments for measuring coating and layer thickness on metal and non-metal substrates. Includes portable and benchtop models using ultrasonic, magnetic induction, and X-ray fluorescence methods.
• Gloss, DOI, and Haze Meters / Surface Optical Instruments Optical measurement instruments including glossmeters, DOI (Distinctness of Image) meters, haze meters, opacity meters, surface roughness testers, and profilometers for evaluating surface quality characteristics.
• Universal Testing Machines / Tensile Testers Universal testing machines (tensile testers) for measuring mechanical properties including tensile strength, compressive strength, flexural strength, and shear resistance. Ranges from 5 kN to 300 kN, available in single-column, dual-column, benchtop, and floor-standing configurations.
• Melt Flow Index (MFI) Meters and Rheometers Melt flow index (MFI) meters and rheometers for measuring the flow properties of plastics and polymers under standardized temperature and load conditions. Includes models from GÖTTFERT such as MI1, MI2, MI3, MI40, and fully automated MI-ROBO 89.16.
• Metallographic Equipment and Consumables Sample preparation equipment for metallographic analysis including cutting machines, microscopes, embedding (mounting) presses (hot and cold), grinding and polishing machines, and comprehensive consumables for metallographic sample preparation.
• Sunlight and Weather Simulation Devices Sunlight and weather simulation devices including xenon arc lamp chambers, UV lamp chambers, and metal halide lamp chambers for accelerated weathering and light fastness testing of materials.
• Flammability Testing Chambers Flammability and combustion testing chambers including horizontal, vertical, and 45-degree orientation chambers for evaluating the burning behavior of materials according to various international flammability standards.
• Pendulum Impact Testing Machines Pendulum-type impact testing machines (Charpy and Izod) for measuring the impact resistance of metals and high-strength materials according to ASTM, ISO, JIS, and EN standards.
• Vibration Shaker Systems Electrodynamic and air-cooled vibration shaker systems for vibration, shock, and collision simulation, including road load simulation devices, vibration meters, and vibration calibration equipment.
• KERN Precision Balances and KERN Optical Instruments Precision balances and scales across multiple categories including analytical, precision, laboratory, industrial, moisture analyzers, and healthcare scales from KERN, as well as optical instruments including light microscopes, metallographic microscopes, polarizing microscopes, stereo microscopes, digital microscope sets, video microscopes, and refractometers.
• IP Rating Test Equipment IP (Ingress Protection) rating test equipment for evaluating the resistance of products to intrusion from solid objects and liquids (dust and water).
• Textile, Paper, Packaging, Concrete and Railway Testing Equipment Specialized testing equipment for textiles, paper, packaging materials, concrete, and railway measurement applications including wheel profile and gauge measurement systems.
• Fee-based Contract Testing Services (Bérmérés) Fee-based measurement and testing services offered through the testorg.eu platform, providing laboratory testing capabilities to customers without in-house equipment. This service also generates leads for equipment sales.
• Equipment Rental (Készülékbérlés) Rental services for testing equipment, allowing customers to rent instruments on a short-term basis for specific measurement needs.
• Webshop (atestore.hu) Web-based e-commerce platform (atestore.hu) for purchasing testing instruments, accessories, and consumables online.
• Training Services (Képzés) Training programs covering rheology/MFI, light fastness (Xenotest), salt spray testing, and color measurement, with educational materials and courses for laboratory professionals.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GÖTTFERT (Germany)coreTechnology or IntegrationATESTOR is the authorized distributor of GÖTTFERT products in Hungary. GÖTTFERT manufactures melt flow index (MFI) testers, rheometers, and related plastic testing equipment. The partnership includes models such as MI-ROBO 89.16 (automated MFI tester), MI2, MI3, MI40, and Mooney viscometers. GÖTTFERT's mi-series MFI testers are being renewed with updated models.
• Tinius Olsen (UK)coreTechnology or IntegrationATESTOR distributes Tinius Olsen universal testing machines (tensile testers) in Hungary. Product range includes models from 1kN to 300kN capacity (1ST, 5ST, 10ST, 25ST, 50ST, 100ST, 150ST, 300ST). The partnership includes the Horizon software platform for data analysis and control. The Vector extensometer product line is also distributed.
• Innovatest (Netherlands)coreTechnology or IntegrationInnovatest, headquartered in Maastricht, is a hardness testing equipment manufacturer. ATESTOR distributes Innovatest's full product line including Verzus (720RS), Falcon (300G2-800G2), Nexus (3100-8100 series), Nemesis (5100-9800G2), and Fenix hardness testers, as well as surface roughness testers (Time 3100).
• DeFelsko (USA)coreTechnology or IntegrationDeFelsko manufactures PosiTector coating measurement instruments. ATESTOR distributes the PosiTector product line including SHD (Shore hardness), BHI (Barcol hardness), and other coating inspection probes compatible with the PosiTector platform.
• KERN (Germany)coreTechnology or IntegrationKERN is a manufacturer of precision scales and balances. ATESTOR distributes the full KERN product range including analytical balances, precision balances, industrial scales, platform scales, crane scales, counting scales, moisture analyzers, and health scales, as well as optical instruments including light microscopes, metallographic microscopes, polarizing microscopes, stereomicroscopes, digital microscope sets, videomicroscopes, and refractometers.
• Atlas (USA)coreTechnology or IntegrationAtlas manufactures weathering and light fastness testing equipment. ATESTOR distributes Atlas products including Ci3000, Ci4000, Ci4400, Ci5000 Weather-Ometer xenon arc chambers, SunTest CPS+, XLS+, XXL+ light fastness testers, and SEPAP MHE/MHE+ weathering testers.
• Angelantoni (Italy)coreTechnology or IntegrationAngelantoni manufactures environmental simulation chambers. ATESTOR distributes Angelantoni products including Discovery climate chambers (compact, MY, MY ESS, ESS variants), Flower eco-friendly climate chambers, WZH walk-in climate chambers, ANYVIB vibration chambers, porkammara dust chambers, shower chambers (IPX9), and Discovery battery test chambers.
• Ascott (UK)coreTechnology or IntegrationAscott manufactures corrosion testing chambers. ATESTOR distributes Ascott salt spray and cyclic corrosion chambers including the ACC125 EcoCool cooling unit for cyclic and Atmosfär chambers. Cyclic corrosion test chambers meet Ford and Volvo corrosion test specifications.
• Hitachi High-Tech (Japan)coreTechnology or IntegrationHitachi High-Tech manufactures X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers and coating thickness gauges. ATESTOR distributes Hitachi products including portable coating thickness gauges (CMI 95M, 155, 157, 165, 511, 563, 730), benchtop XRF analyzers (FT110A, FT150, FT160, FT230, LAB-X5000, Maxxi 6, EA8000, Vulcan LIBS, X-MET8000, X-Supreme8000, Xstrata 920).
• DataPhysics (Germany/USA)coreTechnology or IntegrationDataPhysics Instruments manufactures vibration testing equipment. ATESTOR distributes the full DataPhysics product line including electrodynamic shakers (GW-V2/V4/V20/V55, GW-V26, GW-V35, GW-V100, GW-V1322/1333, GW-V300/V350/V400/V400LT, LE-308-3, LE-600, LE-800) and SignalForce electromagnetic shakers with force ranges from 9N to 26.7kN.
• X-Rite/Pantone (USA)coreTechnology or IntegrationX-Rite (now part of Amphenol) manufactures color measurement instruments. ATESTOR distributes portable and benchtop spectrophotometers (Ci51, Ci52, Ci60, Ci62, Ci64, Ci64UV), benchtop spectrophotometers (Ci4200, Ci7500, Ci7600, Ci7800, Ci7860), inline colorimeters (ERX30, ERX31, ERX40, ERX50, ERX130), ColorXRA 45, and related software (Color iMatch, Color iQC), color checkers, and Judge LED/Judge QC visual assessment cabinets.
• testorg.eu (Bérmérés/Paid Testing Service)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributortestorg.eu is a paid testing laboratory service (bérmérés) operated by ATESTOR, allowing customers who do not own testing equipment to access material testing capabilities. This service also generates leads for equipment sales. Linked from the main ATESTOR website as a key service offering.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Instron (Illinois Tool Works): Instron is a global manufacturer of tensile, fatigue, and hardness testing systems—the products ATESTOR distributes from Tinius Olsen, among others. Comparable because it manufactures the same instrument categories ATESTOR sells into Hungarian R&D and QC labs.
• Struers: Struers is a leading manufacturer of metallographic sample preparation and hardness testing equipment—directly overlapping with ATESTOR's metallographic equipment, cutting/mounting/polishing instruments, and hardness tester (Rockwell/Vickers/Knoop) portfolio.
• ZwickRoell: ZwickRoell is a European manufacturer of materials testing machines (tensile, hardness, impact) operating as a direct competitor to Tinius Olsen and other brands ATESTOR distributes. Directly relevant because ATESTOR's universal testing machine portfolio competes head-to-head with ZwickRoell products in Hungarian labs.
• Mettler-Toledo: Mettler-Toledo is a global manufacturer of precision balances, XRF analyzers, and analytical lab instruments—overlapping with ATESTOR's KERN balance portfolio and Hitachi XRF/composition analyzer distribution.
• Shimadzu: Shimadzu is a Japanese manufacturer of analytical instruments (spectrophotometers, XRF, materials testing) overlapping with ATESTOR's X-Rite/Pantone color measurement and Hitachi XRF offerings for industrial QA customers.
• Evident (formerly Olympus Scientific Solutions): Evident manufactures XRF analyzers and industrial measurement instruments—directly comparable to ATESTOR's Hitachi XRF, X-MET, and Vulcan LIBS analyzers and coating thickness gauges, with overlap in metal identification and PMI applications.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher is the largest global analytical instrument and lab equipment manufacturer, spanning spectrometry, materials characterization, and testing services—an overlapping offering with much of ATESTOR's distributed portfolio across environmental, color, composition, and materials testing.
• Buehler (ITW): Buehler, an Illinois Tool Works division, is a major manufacturer of metallographic equipment and hardness testing consumables, overlapping with ATESTOR's TIME metallographic consumables and Innovatest hardness tester lines.
• Bruker: Bruker manufactures XRF, X-ray diffraction, and materials testing instruments—adjacent to ATESTOR's coating thickness and composition analysis lines, and a presence in metallographic/crystallographic applications.

Direct peers

• Tinius Olsen: Tinius Olsen is the British manufacturer of universal testing machines (1kN–300kN) that ATESTOR distributes in Hungary; included because the manufacturer-distributor relationship is the foundational business model that defines ATESTOR's role in the Hungarian market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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