“We deliver innovative solutions to a traditionally conservative market, helping our clients navigate the complexities of acoustics, resolve vibration issues, and maintain the operational efficiency of process machinery through precise monitoring and diagnostics. Our industry finds joy in introducing groundbreaking solutions to age-old challenges, a testament to the innovative spirit of Crystal Instruments.” James Zhuge, Ph.D. - CEO
Watch how our products are designed and made. Approximately 40,000 sq. ft. of facilities.
Crystal Instruments Corporate Headquarters in Santa Clara, CA
CI Vibration Testing Lab in Kannapolis, North Carolina
CI HALT & HASS Testing Lab in Los Angeles, California
Crystal Instruments Corporation
Est. 1996 - Crystal Instruments designs, produces, sells, and services hardware and software for machine vibration monitoring, dynamic measurement and environmental testing.
Timeline:
| 2021 | Awarded by NASA for a major contract: Ground Recording System to be built based on CoCo platform |
| 2020 | Released Spider-80Hi supporting up to 256 kHz sampling rate. Released strain and temperature DAQ products. |
| 2019 | Released the CoCo-70X, an industrial version of a handheld vibration analyzer |
| 2018 | Spider-80M Controller is released, based on the Spider-80Xi architecture and is dedicated to MIMO VCS control and MIMO structural testing applications. |
| 2018 | EDM MIMO VCS control, software for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Control |
| 2017 | Introduced EDM Modal, a suite of tools for modal test and analysis. |
| 2016 | Spider-80Xi, a compact and lightweight high channel count system is released. |
| 2016 | Crystal Instruments releases the CoCo-80X, a 7-inch LCD touchscreen dynamic signal analyzer with CAN bus. |
| 2015 | Crystal Instruments releases the Spider-20, the first wireless dynamic signal analyzer. |
| 2014 | Spider-80SG strain gage measurement system is introduced. It includes support for quarter-bridge, half-bridge, and full-bridge installations. |
| 2013 | Spider-80X is released, based on the Spider-80 design. Features two additional tachometer channels and the ability to stream data directly to a network attached storage device (Spider-NAS). |
| 2012 | Crystal Instruments released the Spider-HUB, an industrial Ethernet switch with networked accuracy up to 50 ns. |
| 2012 | Crystal Instruments received ISO 9001:2008 certification, reaffirming our dedication to high quality products. Crystal Instruments India Private Limited is established. |
| 2011 | Crystal Instruments introduced the 4th generation of vibration controllers, the Spider-81. |
| 2009 | Crystal Instruments introduced the Spider-80, a highly scalable network-based dynamic measurement system that can measure up to 128 dynamic input channels with full data recording capability. |
| November 2007 | The US patent office granted Crystal Instruments an important patent, #7302354. This innovation provided an advanced technique that can greatly increase measurement dynamic range and accuracy. All Crystal Instruments products use this patented technology today. |
| 2007 | Crystal Instruments introduced the CoCo-80, the first handheld data recorder, real-time dynamic signal analyzer, and vibration data collector that matched the performance of high end lab quality instrumentation. |
| 1996 | Crystal Instruments released the world’s smallest dynamic signal analyzer in a type-II PCMCIA form factor. It was the first vibration analyzer in the world using sigmadelta A/D converters. Download CI 2250 manual. |
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U.S. Invention Patents awarded to Crystal Instruments:
| Number | Patent Titles |
|---|---|
| 11,754,724 9/12/2023 |
Cross Spectrum Analysis for Time Stamped Signals |
| 11,611,946 3/21/2023 |
Sampling Synchronization through GPS Signals |
| 11,287,351 B2 3/29/2022 |
Vibration Visualization with Real-Time and Interpolation Features |
| 10,386,339 8/20/2019 |
Modal Vibration Analysis System |
| 9,922,428 3/20/2018 |
Vibration Image Acquisition and Processing |
| 9,924,245 3/20/2018 |
Synchronized Measurement Device Using Local Area Network with Ethernet Messaging |
| 9,158,644 10/13/2015 |
Autonomous, Multi-Channel USB Data Acquisition Transducers |
| 9,341,503 05/17/2016 |
Cross-Path Phase Calibration for High Dynamic Range Data Acquisition |
| 8,838,846 09/16/2014 |
Autonomous, Multi-Channel USB Data Acquisition Transducers |
| 9,317,044 04/19/2016 |
Mechanical Vibration System and Control Method with Limited Displacement |
| 8,942,930 01/27/2015 |
System and Method for Generation and Control of Mechanical Vibration |
| 7,302,354 11/27/2007 |
Cross-Path Calibration for Data Acquisition Using Multiple Digitizing Paths |