Where is LabVIEW Used?
Who uses LabVIEW?
What companies use it?
Where LabVIEW is used
LabVIEW is used most by companies that manufacture hardware of some sort, specifically in the groups responsible for testing that the product was designed correctly and that the product works before leaving the factory. It’s also used in research (i.e. government labs and universities) that use LabVIEW to facilitate their experiments. LabVIEW is used for other purposes as well (see What is LabVIEW used for). If you really just want to know what LabVIEW is, see our article What is LabVIEW? – A developer’s perspective.
LabVIEW is used across many industry verticals within the manufacturing realm, including:
- Military/aerospace
- Automotive
- Semiconductor
- Telecom
- Energy/power
- Consumer electronics
- Computers and electronics
- Medical Device
Who Uses LabVIEW
LabVIEW is generally used by engineers that are involved in testing the products that they design and manufacture (either in product design validation or in manufacturing test).
These engineers often have obvious titles like:
- Test Engineer
- Manufacturing Test Engineer
- Product Validation Engineer
- Validation Engineer
But, also often have titles that you’d have a hard time guessing that they’d be involved in test, such as:
- Electrical Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Engineering Manager
- Engineer
Companies that use LabVIEW
While far from a complete list, this will give you an idea about the sorts of companies (and the breadth thereof) that utilize LabVIEW:
- Analog Devices
- Eaton
- Siemens
- Tektronix
- Battelle
- Orbital ATK
- Nokia
- BAE Systems
- Southwest Research Institute
- DNV GL
- Bergstrom
- Honeywell
- FLIR Systems
- Amazon
- General Dynamics
- Halliburton
- General Electric
- Curtiss-Wright
- Ball Aerospace
- John Deere
- Danfoss Power Solutions
- Philips
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Trek Bicycle
How to get Help
At Viewpoint, we utilize LabVIEW a LOT for a variety of customers. If you just got some LabVIEW dropped in your lap and you want some help with it, check out our LabVIEW experience and reach out to us for a LabVIEW consultation if you’d like help.
If you’re deep into learning mode, check out these resources:
