Research and development
Endevco has an enviable reputation as a company of notable firsts. These efforts continue today through research and development at our San Juan Capistrano, California headquarters and over 30 years of ongoing silicon micromachining research and fabrication at our state-of-the-art facility in Sunnyvale, California.

Endevco firsts:
First shear design accelerometer
First bulk silicon strain gauge used as the sensing element in piezoresistive accelerometers
First micromachined sculpture silicon diaphragm for pressure transducers with higher resonance frequency and high sensitivity
First annular shear, center-hole accelerometer to facilitate 360° mounting orientation
First diffused silicon piezoresistive strain gauge transducers used in high radiation environments
First piezoelectric accelerometers capable of continuous operation from cryogenic temperatures up to +752°F (+400°C)
First computer programmable charge amplifiers
First and only 200,000g accelerometer
First commercial shock calibrator up to 200,000g
First digital tracking filter for on-board monitoring of aircraft engines
First commercially available accelerometers using a micromachined silicon variable capacitance microsensor and internal electronics
First smart accelerometers (piezoresistive and piezoelectric)
First fully automated calibration system operating from 1 Hz to 50 kHz
First surface mount piezoelectric accelerometer for hybrid packages
First monolithic silicon piezoresistive accelerometer

Endevco is one of the largest suppliers of dynamic measurement instrumentation in the field of research, development, test and evaluation. Whether you are measuring mode shapes of disk drive components, skin surface pressures of an experimental aircraft, shock response of a rocket stage separation or the vibration level of a superheated steam vessel, Endevco offers the most advanced line of transducers for your applications, based on the best sensor technology available.