In 2022, NI, a test systems provider for the automotive industry, purchased the test systems business of Kratzer. This acquisition further expands NI’s investment in the high-growth area of vehicle electrification and enhances connections with automotive customers leading the EV transformation. By providing EV testing software and fully integrated test systems, NI will help enable customers to achieve the scale at which the EV market is growing, driven by consumer demand, global regulations, and the push for sustainable transportation. The combined strength of NI’s flexible EV hardware and software test platform with Kratzer's application-specific EV software and integration capabilities provides holistic customer solutions that enable faster responses to changing test needs, accelerating time to market and lowering the total cost of test for a broader range of customers. For over 40 years, KRATZER AUTOMATION AG provided process-oriented software solutions for the international automotive industry and the transport sector in Europe.