Company Profile
B&K Precision Corporation is a leading provider of reliable and cost-effective test and measurement solutions. Since 1951, B&K Precision has built a reputation for excellence in the design and manufacture of test instruments which are used for design, research and development, product line testing, industrial maintenance, and electronic field service applications. Our products are designed to meet the needs of engineers and technicians in a variety of industries including manufacturing, aerospace and defense, energy and power, and transportation and are standard equipment in universities and technical schools, preparing future engineers and technicians to solve complex technical challenges.
For more than 70 years, the B&K Precision name has represented quality, consistency, and value. We take pride in supplying outstanding products and excellent service at fair prices. Full certification by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 9001:2015) reflects our commitment to quality. Our mission is to maintain the standards that have built our reputation, develop new products to meet advancing needs, and continue providing the products and service our customers have come to trust.
We stand behind every product we ship. Most of our products are backed by a 3-year warranties valid worldwide and we provide technical support, calibrations and repairs services globally. Our offices in North America, Europe, and Asia work with an international network of authorized distributors, to ensure prompt delivery and excellent customer support.
B&K offers a complete range of general testing and measurement instruments. Our core products include power supplies and DC electronic loads, data acquisition systems, battery testers, function and arbitrary generators, component testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers. Under the Sefram brand, we offer field strength meters for TV reception, and a range of handheld test equipment such as multimeters, clamp meters, electrical and environmental testers.
B&K offers a complete range of general testing and measurement instruments. Our core products include power supplies and DC electronic loads, signal generators (especially function and arbitrary generators), component testers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and multimeters. We provide a full complement of device programmers, video and cable testers, electrical and battery testers, and environmental testers. We also produce a comprehensive array of probes, leads, adapters, and additional accessories that make testing easier.
Locations
B&K Precision is headquartered Yorba Linda, California, with development, sales and service subsidiaries located in Europe and Asia.
Our European customers are most familiar with B&K Precision through , our subsidiary located in St. Etienne, France, from which we serve our customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Engineers in Asia know us through our subsidiary. Our office in Taipei provides sales, service and support to our customers in Asia.
History
B&K Precision helped pioneer the electronic testing industry, and like so many early electronics firms, B&K 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 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.
In 1961, Carl Korn placed B&K Precision under an umbrella corporation, Dynascan, comprising a variety of electronics firms. One of those companies, Cobra Electronics, came to dominate the Citizen's Band (CB) radio phenomenon. Choosing to focus on radios, Korn sold B&K Precision. Through an ensuing series of ownership transitions B&K continued to produce high-quality testing and measurement products.
In 1996, engineer Victor Tolan headed up a new ownership team for B&K Precision that launched a greatly expanded product line. Company headquarters moved to southern California, and in 2004 B&K expanded its presence in Europe through the acquisition of Sefram Instruments, to better meet customer needs in the region. In 2012, B&K Prevision acquired the instrument division of Motech Co, Ltd. In Taipei, Taiwan, to better serve our customers in Asia. Today, together with our independent service centers in São Paulo, Brazil and Singapore, we are able to provide service and support on four continents.