1967
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ICP® (Integrated-Circuit-Piezoelectric) sensors developed and marketed.
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1971
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Development of the 100,000 g high-shock, ICP®, quartz accelerometer completed.
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1972
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Introduction of Impulse Hammers to excite structures for resonance searching and troubleshooting applications.
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1973
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The first rugged, industrial-grade, ICP® accelerometer produced to serve the emerging machinery health monitoring market.
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1975
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PCB® recognized as the largest U.S. manufacturer of quartz, ICP® sensors.
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1977
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Employees brave driving snow storms to continue sensor production during the "Blizzard of 1977".
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1982
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Structcel® Modal Array Sensing System developed to ease sensor installation and reduce set-up time on large scale modal surveys.
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1983
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Modally-Tuned® Impulse Hammers win IR-100 Award as one of the top 100 technical developments for the year.
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1984
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128 Channel Data Harvester provides sensor power and speeds modal analysis by offering automatic bank switching capability.
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1986
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A milestone in precision vibration measurements as the first commercial, quartz, shear-structured, ICP® accelerometer is developed.
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1992
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IMI (Industrial Monitoring Instrumentation) Division of PCB® established to concentrate on the expanding predictive maintenance market.
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1992
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AVC (Active Vibration Control) Division of PCB® established to concentrate on noise and vibration control products.
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1993
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Worlds smallest, all-welded, hermetically sealed, ICP® single axis and triaxial accelerometers developed.
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1995
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Underwriters Laboratory certifies PCB® to the International Quality Standard ISO-9001.
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1996
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OST (Oceana Sensor Technologies, Inc.), a PCB® Group Company, produces first, automatically fabricated, piezoelectric sensor.
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1997
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PCB® introduces several new technologies: capacitive accelerometers, multi-component load cells, piezo strain gages, ICP® microphone preamplifiers, Modular electronic series.
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1998
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14 new direct domestic and international sales offices are opened.
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1998
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PCB® manufacturing facility expands to 100,000 sq ft. at Depew, NY campus.
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1999
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PCB® Group acquires Larson Davis acoustic division to supplement acoustic product offerings.
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2004
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PCB® purchases Now-Tech, a privately owned machine shop, to make parts for other companies. Shortly thereafter, Now-Tech changed the name to PCB Machining Solutions Inc.
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2004
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PCB® opens the San Clemente office, advanced design engineering center focusing on DC and MEMS applications.
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2005
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PCB® expands manufacturing capability through construction of a new production facility in North Carolina that focuses only on stock products.
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2008
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PCB Piezotronics, Inc. announces Lifetime Warranty Plus.
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2008
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PCB® sensors are featured on Discovery Channel’s “Mythbusters” program.
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2009
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PCB® acquires assets of RS Technologies Ltd, a leading supplier of load cells, torque transducers, wheel force transducers, and fastening/assembly test equipment.
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2010
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PCB® purchases the Wine Merchant building in Depew, NY, which later becomes the machining center.
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2010
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Larson Davis Vibrameter awarded Gold award at the Sensor Conference in Chicago.
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2011
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PCB® adds 52,000 sq.ft. machining center at Depew, NY campus.
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2011
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PCB® launches Platinum Stock Products program to emphasize its most popular models with lifetime warranty and in-stock guarantee.
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2012
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PCB® obtains international accreditation for Test and Measurement Acoustic Products from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).
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2012
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PCB® enhances acoustic design capability with the new anechoic chamber, a state-of-the-art environment for testing new microphone designs.
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2016
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PCB Group, Inc. was acquired by MTS Systems Corporation in July 2016. The combination positions MTS as the leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and positional sensors, and now a leader in dynamic sensing technologies. The PCB portfolio of sensors for research and development and machinery health monitoring complements the broad range of positional sensors from MTS Sensors, a division of MTS Systems Corporation.
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2017
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NADCAP approved.
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