NI (National Instruments) owned by Emerson Electric

NI (National Instruments Corporation), founded in 1976, is an American multinational company headquartered in Austin, Texas, specializing in automated test equipment, semiconductor production equipment, and virtual instrumentation software. The company operates as the Test & Measurement business unit within Emerson Electric following its acquisition in October 2023 for $8.2 billion.

Equipment & Solutions Portfolio

• Primary Equipment Categories: Automated Test Systems, Data Acquisition Systems, Electronic Test Instrumentation, RF and Wireless Test Equipment, Semiconductor Test Systems
• Equipment Types: PXI Systems (chassis, controllers, modules), CompactDAQ Systems, Multifunction I/O Devices, Oscilloscopes, Digital Multimeters, Waveform Generators, Vector Signal Transceivers, RF Signal Generators, Software Defined Radios, Network Analyzers, Power Supplies, Digital Pattern Instruments, Switches and Multiplexers, Machine Vision Systems
• Solution Types: Individual Instruments, Integrated Measurement Systems, Turnkey Production Test Systems, Custom Automated Test Solutions

Company Details

• Year Founded: 1976
• Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
• Manufacturing Locations: Austin (Texas, USA), Debrecen (Hungary), Penang (Malaysia)
• Annual Revenue: $1.66B (2022)
• Employee Count: 7,900+
• Global Presence: Operations in over 40 countries across 6 continents with 47 office locations; R&D centers in United States, Germany, India, Romania, China, Canada, and Malaysia
• Parent Company: Emerson Electric (acquired October 2023)

Certifications & Compliance

• Quality Certifications: ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) for Austin, Debrecen, and Penang facilities; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for calibration laboratories
• Safety Compliance: UL, ETL, CSA, TUV certifications; CE marking compliance; IECEx Certificate of Conformity for explosive atmospheres (ISO-IEC-80079-34)
• Industry Compliance: IATF 16949:2016 (automotive), RoHS compliance, REACH compliance, Marine Type Approval (Lloyd's Register, ABS), Korean KC mark (EMC), ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 (calibration), ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security for Product Analytics division)