Oscilloscopes are invaluable tools, and there are a lot more vendors for them than you might think. Of course, there is a range of types and features for this test-and-measurement arena, so I narrowed the field a little to not include any PC-based scopes. That list might actually be longer than this one, which includes standalone analog and digital scopes. Many of these can be linked to a PC or other computing device (like a smartphone or tablet), but the scopes can operate by themselves. They range from low-cost platforms to high-end, high-precision, high-bandwidth scopes.
Most of the companies in the list also have a wide range of product offerings in other areas that are usually related to test-and-measurement product categories, such as multimeters, function generators/counters, logic analyzers, and probes.
The SourceESB links will take you to the company page on SourceESB that provides links to products and distributors for the company.
With that out of the way, here is my list of vendors providing oscilloscope lines:
- BK Precision
- Digimess Instruments
- Fluke
- Global Specialties
- Gratten Technologies
- GW Instek
- Hantek
- Keysight Technologies
- Micsig
- Rigol
- Rohde & Schwarz
- Siglent Technologies
- Tektronix
- Teledyne LeCroy
- Tenma
- Yokogawa
B&K Precision
22820 Savi Ranch Pkwy., Yorba Linda, CA 92887-4610
Website: http://www.bkprecision.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/bkprecision/distributors-and-vendors
Twitter: @bkprecision
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BKPrecisionInc/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2799883?trk=prof-exp-company-name
Stock: Private company
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B&K Precision helped pioneer the electronic testing industry, and like so many early electronics firms, it started in a garage. By 1948, when Americans had begun buying televisions in large numbers, Chicago entrepreneur Carl Korn and his partner Philip Ban responded to the need for maintenance of often-unreliable sets. Frustrated by a lack of equipment to easily test television components, Ban and Korn began making their own devices and opened Central Television Service Company. They soon had a thriving business selling CRT rejuvenators and vacuum tube testers to other television service shops. By 1951, Korn had developed what would become B&K Precision into a company that had branched out into other areas of electronic testing and measurement. B&K engineers broke new ground, earning several patents in the field of television test equipment, and rapidly pushing the company to become a worldwide leader in electronic measurement.
Digimess Instruments
Stenson House Barns, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7HL, United Kingdom
Website: http://www.digimessinstruments.co.uk/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digimess-instruments-limited
Stock: Private company
Digimess Instruments is a manufacturer of test and measuring instruments. It was formerly known as Grundig digimess. It provides a range of equipment, including power supplies, function generators, oscilloscopes, frequency counters, multimeters, and RLC LCR meters.
Fluke
P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA 98206
Website: http://www.fluke.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/flukecorp/distributors-and-vendors
Twitter: @flukecorp
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fluke.corporation/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fluke-corporation
Stock: NYSE: FTV
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Fluke Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation, specializing in the manufacture, distribution, and service of electronic test tools and software. It provides products and services in a wide range of markets, including electronic service installation and maintenance, electrical and temperature control, quality control, precision measurement, analysis and diagnostic tools, and biomedical test and measurement equipment.
Global Specialties
22820 Savi Ranch Pkwy., Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Website: http://www.globalspecialties.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/globalspecialties/distributors-and-vendors
Twitter: @globalspecial14
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/globalspecialties/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-specialties
Stock: Private company
Global Specialties was founded in 1973 and it acquired by Cal Test Electronics in 2009. It provides a wide range of test-and-measurement equipment in addition to robotics and educational products.
GW Instek
No.7-1, Jhongsing Road., Tucheng Dist., New Taipei City 236, Taiwan
Gratten Technologies
Website: http://gratten.cn/
Stock: Private company
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Gratten Technologies is part of Atten Group. It is responsible for a wide range of test and measurement equipment including Gratten (formally ATTEN) oscilloscopes.
Website: http://www.gwinstek.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/instek/distributors-and-vendors
Twitter: @gwinstek
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GWInstek
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/instek-america-corp-
Stock: Public company
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GW Instek was founded in 1975 as Good Will Instrument Co., Ltd. It specializes in electrical test-and-measurement instruments. GW Instek began as a manufacturer of power supplies and quickly expanded into the development of high-precision electronic test-and-measurement instruments. It also sells a range of power supply products.
Hantek Electronics
2/F., Zone D2, No. 112 Keyuan Longitude 7th Road, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China 266101
Website: http://www.hantek.com/en/index.html
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hantek-electronic-co.-ltd
Stock: Private
Hantek Electronics sells a range of test-and-measurement equipment, including oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. It also sells DC power supplies.
Keysight Technologies
1400 Fountaingrove Pkwy., Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Website: http://www.keysight.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/keysighttechnologies/distributors-and-vendors
Twitter: @keysight
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Keysight
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keysight-technologies
Stock: NYSE: KEYS
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Keysight Technologies sells a wide range of test-and-measurement hardware and software. Its heritage includes Agilent and Hewlett-Packard, and can trace its lineage back to Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard’s audio oscillators.
Shenzhen Micsig Instruments
Room 508, Bldg. C, Guanlong Village, Xili Town, Nanshan Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China
Website: http://www.micsig.com/
Twitter: @micsigsz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/micsig.oscilloscopes/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shenzhen-micsig-instruments-co-ltd-
Stock: Private
Shenzhen Micsig Instruments manufactures a range of test-and-measurement instruments, including digital tablet oscilloscopes and digital handheld oscilloscopes. It also sells railway road test equipment.
Rigol Technologies
10200 SW Allen Blvd., Ste. C, Beaverton, OR 97005
Website: http://www.rigolna.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/rigolusa/distributors-and-vendors
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rigol-technologies-inc.
Stock: Private
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Rigol Technologies sells a broad range of test-and-measurement tools, from benchtop oscilloscopes to chemical analysis systems. It was founded in 1998, and is an ISO9001:2000 Quality Management System- and ISO14001:2004 Environmental Management System-certified company.
Rohde & Schwarz
Mühldorfstraße 15 München, Bayern 81671, Germany
Website: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/rohdeschwarz/distributors-and-vendors
Twitter: @RohdeSchwarz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RohdeAndSchwarz
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rohde-&-schwarz
Stock: Private
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Rohde & Schwarz developed the first network simulator to test mobile phones. It has a range of products, including test-and-measurement equipment, broadcast and media, secure communications, and radio monitoring and radiolocation, plus cybersecurity products.
Siglent Technologies
Antongda Industrial Zone, 3rd Liuxian Road, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, 518101, China Shenzhen, Guangdong 518101, China
Website: http://siglentamerica.com/
Twitter: @siglent_tech
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SiglentTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/siglent
Stock: Private
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Siglent Techologies is an international company concentrating on the R&D, sales, production, and services of test-and-measurement products. It also sells DC power supplies.
Tektronix
14150 SW Karl Braun Dr., Beaverton, OR 97077
Website: http://www.tek.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/tektronixmeasurementbusinessdiv/distributors-and-vendors
Twitter: @tektronix
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tektronix
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/tektronix
Stock: Private
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Tektronix was founded in 1946. It provides a wide range of products and services, including test-and-measurement equipment, power supplies, switching and data acquisition systems, and semiconductor test equipment.
Teledyne LeCroy
700 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
Website: http://teledynelecroy.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/teledynelecroy/distributors-and-vendors
Twitter: @teledynelecroy
Facebook: http://facebook.com/teledynelecroy
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/10007
Stock: Private
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Teledyne LeCroy was founded in 1964. It is a manufacturer of oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and advanced test equipment.
Tenma
Website: http://www.tenma.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/tenmatestequipment/distributors-and-vendors
Twitter: @tenmatest
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tenmatest
Stock: Private
Tenma provides a broad range of test-and-measurement products, as well as soldering equipment.
Yokogawa Electric
9-32, Nakacho 2-chome, Musashino-shi Tokyo, 180-8750, Japan
Website: https://www.yokogawa.com/
SourceESB: http://sourceesb.com/yokogawacorpofamericayca1/distributors-and-vendors
Facebook: http://www.yokogawa.com/tpc/socialmedia/account-list/facebook.htm
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yokogawa
Stock: TYO: 6841
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Yokogawa is a manufacturer and supplier of industrial automation, process control, test-and-measurement, and engineering services. It was founded in 1915.
