“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 headquarters in Santa Clara, CA

Crystal Instruments Corporate Headquarters in Santa Clara, CA

Crystal Instruments Lab in Charlotte, NC

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.
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U.S. Invention Patents awarded to Crystal Instruments:

Number Patent Titles
11,956,744
4/9/2024
Sampling Synchronization through GPS Signals
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