Teledyne Analytical Instruments
Teledyne Analytical Instruments (TAI) is a company specializing in the design, manufacture, and distribution of measurement and control instrumentation emphasizing gas and liquid analysis. They are based in City of Industry, California, USA -- AbOUT 30 minutes east of Los Angeles.
Founded in 1946 as Research Instrument Corporation, a division of Applied Physics Corporation, the company was renamed Analytic Systems when acquired by United Electro Dynamics in 1957. In 1964, Teledyne, Inc. acquired United Electro Dynamics, and Analytic Systems group became Teledyne Analytical Instruments.
Since then TAI experienced an amalgamation in 1993 with an aerospace technology leader, Teledyne Brown Engineering of Huntsville, Alabama and was briefly known as Teledyne Brown Engineering Analytical Instruments. Early in 1996, the company became a business unit of Teledyne Electronic Technologies, changing the company name to its present designation of Teledyne Electronic Technologies Analytical Instruments.
The company's product line includes sensors and detectors, analyzers, and custom systems for on-line and portable analysis of gases and liquids. Products combine expertise in electronics, chemistry and engineering design. Teledyne Analytical Instruments is an ISO 9001 certified company.
Teledyne Analytical Instruments is a business unit of Teledyne Electronic Technologies, a Teledyne Technologies company.
Recent Patents
Teledyne Analytical holds a number of patents, many revolving around the development and evolution of the Micro-fuel Cell -- a small device used to measure oxygen content in a sample in increments from percent readings down to the parts-per-billion level. These cells, considered the heart of any analyzer, require occasional replacement, similar to a battery in a flashlight.
A recent break-through for the company is patent #6524740, a specifically constructed Micro-fuel Cell that can instantly replace a spent cell. Normally, when a sensor is replaced, oxygen "floods" the cell making it useless for hours until the extra oxygen is purged. By placing a thin foil over the cell (think of a can of Pringle's potato chips), the cell is safe from ambient oxygen. The protective foil is punctured by a small metal spike in the analyzer's cell block, and the instrument can go back into service measuring oxygen in just 15 minutes. Or as the patent states:
"A gas sensor comprising a housing and arranged such that a gas flow resistant member engages the housing and is sealably positioned to restrict the flow of gas into the opening leading to the cavity."
Corporate Structure
Expansion is plentiful at Teledyne Technologies, with prudent acquisitions accounting for much of the company's growth in recent years.
Teledyne Technologies is the parent company divided into relevant business segments:
- Electronics and Communications
- Systems Engineering Solutions
- Energy Systems
- Aerospace Engines and Components
Each of those segments is comprised of multiple companies with various synergies to one another -- either by virtue of the products they design and construct or the industries they serve.
Teledyne Analytical is one of ten companies beneath the Teledyne Instruments banner in the Electronics and Communications segment.
Source: Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, Annual Report 2005
Senior Personnel
Tom Compas, General Manager
Kunal Kothari, Director of Sales & Marketing
Steve Broy, Director of Engineering
Bill Hiatt, Controller
Contact information
Teledyne Analytical Instruments
16830 Chestnut Street
City of Industry, California 91748, USA
Tel: 626-934-1500
Toll free: 888-789-8168
Fax: 626-934-1651
email: ask_tai@teledyne.com