HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær - was formed in 2019 through the merger of two established measurement specialists, bringing together over 80 years of combined expertise. The company operates globally across more than 30 countries, with headquarters in London and major operations in Darmstadt, Germany and Virum, Denmark. It employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people worldwide.
HBK provides test and measurement solutions spanning the complete measurement chain: from sensors and transducers through data acquisition systems to analysis software and simulation tools. Its product portfolio includes load cells, strain gauges, microphones, power analyzers, and vibration testing equipment, alongside specialised software such as nCode for durability analysis and ReliaSoft for reliability engineering. The company serves automotive, aerospace, defence, energy, manufacturing, and audio industries.
The firm's core proposition integrates physical testing with digital simulation and analysis, enabling customers to perform tests and retrieve and analyse data simultaneously rather than sequentially. This approach is designed to reduce time-to-market for product development. The merger combined HBM's time-domain expertise with Brüel & Kjær's frequency-domain capabilities, creating a platform that addresses sound, vibration, electrical, and mechanical measurement requirements across durability analysis, reliability engineering, and power analysis applications.
