anv

Name

anv

Legal name

ANV LLC

Website

https://anvllc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prior Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Engineering Services: Core consulting services including sound measurements, vibration measurements, data recording & analysis, room acoustics, test facility design, beamforming, sound intensity, sound power, source identification and ranking, noise source mapping, pass-by testing, human vibration, ODS and modal analysis, machine diagnostics, and manufacturing diagnostics.
2. Instrumentation Sales: Sales of acoustic cameras (CAE SoundCam family), real-time analyzers (SINUS Apollo), sound level meters, transducers, and calibrators. Products are same ones used in consulting services.
3. Equipment Rentals: Rental program for acoustic cameras (SoundCam models), real-time analyzers, sound level meters, noise & signal sources, and transducers.
4. Training & Seminars: Educational seminars on noise and vibration for 20 years covering basic acoustics & vibration, sound power, sound intensity, source identification, beamforming, human vibration, data reduction, design concepts, and outdoor noise directive. Includes both classroom and on-site training.
5. Certification & QA/QC Services: QA/QC services from requirements and procedures to audits with ISO standards expertise, production QA procedures, test procedures and specifications for national/international standards, and auditing for test requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ANV LLC sells acoustics, noise, and vibration measurement instrumentation—including CAE SoundCam acoustic cameras, SINUS Apollo real-time analyzers, sound level meters, and supporting software (Samurai, NWwin, MEscope, Odeon)—and provides engineering consulting services covering sound and vibration measurements, room acoustics, beamforming, source identification, machine diagnostics, training, and certification/QA programs. The firm combines third-party instrument distribution with hands-on consulting expertise.

Product overview

ANV LLC provides a unified portfolio of acoustics, noise, and vibration products and services, combining instrumentation sales with consulting engineering services. The core product offering centers on the CAE SoundCam family (SoundCam 2.0, SoundCam Ultra, SoundCam Ultra Sensor) for portable acoustic imaging, complemented by SINUS real-time analyzers (Apollo, Hurricane, Typhoon) and sound level meters (Tango, Tang Plus, Boogie). The software portfolio includes Samurai for SINUS instrument control, Noise & Vibration Works (NWwin) for Larson-Davis control and post-processing, MEscope for experimental data visualization and animation, and Odeon for room acoustics. These products are supported by consulting services, 20+ years of training seminars, and equipment rental programs. The company sells the same instrumentation and software used in their consulting practice, enabling hands-on customer support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SoundCam 2.0: World's first portable acoustic camera for imaging audible sound and ultrasound; captures transient sounds with 100 acoustical frames-per-second

Products and services

• SoundCam 2.0 Acoustic Camera The world's first portable acoustic camera for imaging audible sound and ultrasound. Captures transient sounds with 100 acoustical frames-per-second. Self-contained with IP54 rating, requires no external batteries or computers. Used for noise source identification and ranking in industrial and product testing environments.
• CAE SoundCam Ultra 72-microphone system acoustic camera for advanced sound imaging and source identification. Sold by ANV as part of the CAE SoundCam family for industrial noise source mapping and engineering analysis.
• CAE Bionic System Microphone array system available in 56-microphone and 112-microphone configurations for acoustic beamforming and source identification applications.
• CAE Noise Inspector 112-microphone system for advanced noise inspection and analysis, used for large-area noise source mapping.
• SINUS Apollo Real-Time Analyzer Multi-channel real-time analyzer available in configurations from 4 to 192 channels, offering 1/n octaves, FFT, recording, and Type 1 Sound Level Meter capabilities for advanced noise and vibration analysis.
• SINUS Sound Level Meters (Boogie, Tango, Tango Plus) Type 1 and Type 2 integrating sound level meters with options for 1/1 and 1/3 octave filters. Tango Plus offers integrating meter functionality with octave capabilities for environmental and workplace noise measurement.
• Samurai Software Software that controls SINUS Apollo-based analyzers and provides 30 application modules for instrument control and data acquisition in noise and vibration testing.
• Noise & Vibration Works (NWwin) Software that controls Larson-Davis instruments and post-processes noise and vibration data. Handles native files from Larson-Davis and SINUS instruments plus any meter exporting CSV. Includes reporting modules for Environmental, Workplace, Sound Power, Architectural, Automotive Passby, and Human Vibration measurements.
• MEscope Software Series of software packages that post-process experimental noise and vibration data, analyze and display data in animation, and monitor machinery and structures over long time periods with threshold alerts.
• Odeon Room Acoustics Software Room acoustics modeling software used in conjunction with an Impulse Response Measuring System for architectural acoustics analysis and design.
• Noise and Vibration Consulting Services Engineering consulting services covering sound and vibration measurements, data recording and analysis, room acoustics (STC and IIC), test facility design, beamforming, sound intensity, sound power, source identification and ranking, noise source mapping, pass-by testing, human vibration, ODS and modal analysis, machine diagnostics, and manufacturing diagnostics. Delivered across free field, hemi and full anechoic, and reverberant test environments.
• Training and Educational Seminars Regular educational seminars on noise and vibration delivered for the past 20+ years, covering basic acoustics and vibration, sound power, sound intensity, source identification, beamforming, human vibration, data reduction, design concepts, and outdoor noise directive. Offered as classroom and on-site training.
• Equipment Rental Program Rental program for acoustic cameras (SoundCam models), real-time analyzers, sound level meters, noise and signal sources, and transducers for short-term measurement projects.
• Certification and QA/QC Services QA/QC services covering requirements and procedures to audits, with ISO standards expertise, production QA procedures, test procedures and specifications for national and international standards, and auditing for test requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Can shave weeks to months off project timelines with experience
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brüel & Kjær (HBK): Global leader in acoustic measurement instrumentation (sound level meters, analyzers, microphone arrays) and also offers application engineering and consulting. Directly overlaps ANV's product categories (Larson-Davis sound level meters were acquired by HBK) and consulting engagements in industrial NVH.
• HEAD acoustics: Specializes in NVH measurement hardware and software for automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers — directly competitive with ANV's SINUS-based consulting practice and equipment portfolio in sound quality, source identification, and pass-by testing.
• PCB Piezotronics: Manufactures vibration sensors, accelerometers, microphones, and signal conditioning used in NVH and acoustic testing. Now parent of Larson-Davis (a brand ANV resells and integrates), making PCB both a supplier-adjacent partner and a competitive benchmark for industrial vibration instrumentation.
• Polytec: Leading manufacturer of laser vibrometry and optical measurement systems for NVH and structural dynamics. Competes with ANV's instrumentation portfolio for vibration testing budgets in automotive, aerospace, and research customers.
• Acentech: US-based acoustic, noise, and vibration consulting firm offering measurement, modeling, and architectural acoustics services. Competes head-to-head with ANV in workplace, environmental, and architectural acoustics engagements across the US.
• Vibration Research: US-based provider of vibration controllers, data acquisition systems, and analysis software (ObserVIEW, VibrationVIEW), plus training and consulting. Competes with ANV in vibration testing services, controller sales, and industrial NVH customer engagements.

Others

• CAE Software & Systems: German manufacturer of the SoundCam acoustic camera family (SoundCam 2.0, Ultra, Bionic, Noise Inspector) that ANV resells in the US. Functions as a key upstream supplier to ANV while also competing indirectly through its own global distribution and beamforming software.

Broad incumbents

• National Instruments (NI) / Emerson: Broad incumbent in data acquisition and test/measurement platforms used across NVH and acoustic test stands. Larger portfolio and embedded footprint in industrial customers overlap with ANV's SINUS- and Larson-Davis-based test setups, but NI is platform-agnostic rather than NVH-specialized.
• Siemens (Simcenter Test): Simcenter Test combines data acquisition, NVH analysis, modal testing, and sound quality tools — directly overlapping ANV's MEscope/SINUS-based services in automotive and aerospace. Operates as a broad software+hardware incumbent rather than a focused consulting reseller.
• ESI Group: Provides simulation and testing solutions for NVH, vibro-acoustics, and sound quality across automotive and aerospace. Overlaps with ANV's pass-by testing, modal analysis, and ODS services, but operates at a much larger scale with a simulation-first portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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