About Wilcoxon Research Inc

Wilcoxon Research has been manufacturing a wide range of predictive maintenance equipment such as piezoelectric sensors, hazardous area sensors, vibration transmitters, signal conditioners, accelerometers and vibration monitoring sensors for 40 years. Founded in 1960 by former staff members of the David Taylor Naval Research Center, two essential goals were established then that still hold true today:

	Goal 1		Continuous contribution to the field of vibration instrumentation through research, development and manufacturing of high quality, innovative products
	Goal 2		Impeccable customer service and customer satisfaction

Adherence to these goals has provided Wilcoxon with the opportunity to be recognized as a leading supplier of high quality, cost effective predictive maintenance equipment like vibration monitoring sensors, vibration transmitters, accelerometers, signal conditioners, hazardous area sensors and related equipment.

Wilcoxon houses a wide variety of modern manufacturing, assembly, and test facilities suitable for production runs of standard predictive maintenance items like accelerometers, hazardous area sensors, signal conditioners, vibration transmitters and vibration monitoring sensors, as well as the development of custom designed products. The manufacturing and test equipment ranges from basic precision machinery for providing high quality vibration sensor components, vibration transmitters, hazardous sensors and signal conditioners to custom-built machinery specifically designed for accelerometer fabrication.

As we enter a new millennium, Wilcoxon is placing their stellar services online. Whether you’re looking for a velocity sensor, a hazardous area sensor, accelerometers, vibration transmitter, signal conditioners, vibration monitoring sensors or other predictive maintenance tools or simply requesting the latest catalog, Wilcoxon can service your needs with the click of a mouse. Wilcoxon looks forward to many more opportunities to provide customers with the products and service of a new age in sensor technology, including 4-20 mA sensors and vibration transmitters for cost effective predictive maintenance solutions. For more information on our products - including accelerometers, vibration sensors, signal conditioners, hazardous area sensors, vibration alarms, communication modules, cables, connectors, vibration shakers and more – contact Wilcoxon today at 1-800-WILCOXON (1-800-945-2696).

Wilcoxon timeline

1961				Introduced the first piezoelectric accelerometer to incorporate an integrally-isolated base eliminating the requirement for frequency-limiting adapters
1963				Drew attention to and specified the effects of base strain sensitivity and incorporated integral strain filters in compression-type models while expanding lines of bending- and shear-type models which are immune to base strain
1964				Delineated and specified the magnetic and acoustic sensitivity of piezoelectric vibration transducer
1965				Pioneered the area of underwater piezoelectric accelerometers and introduced the first accelerometer specifically designed for underwater use
1967				Developed and introduced the wrap-around impedance head and driver
1970				Introduced the first reaction-type peizo-electric vibration generator
1976				Introduced the first ultra low-noise underwater accelerometers
1979				Introduced piezoelectric shake tables for high frequency, high level vibration generation
1980				Introduced the ultra-low noise instrumentation amplifier
1981				Developed piezoelectric accelerometers with integral PIEZOFET low noise charge amplifiers
1983				Introduced piezoelectric velocity sensor and ultra-quiet seismic accelerometer
1984				Introduced the high power, high frequency power amplifier for piezoelectric shake tables
1986				Expanded development of industrial accelerometers
1987				Introduced the low cost triaxial accelerometer for industrial applications
1988				Introduced the micro-seismic triaxial accelerometer for downhole geophysical sensing
1989				Introduced the IsoRing industrial accelerometer for permanent installation in confined locations
1990				Introduced the industry's first displacement output accelerometer
1991				Introduced the splash proof connector for hose directed water protection and the convenience of a removable connector
1992				Introduced the industrial shear accelerometer for cost effective permanent installation for on-line industrial machinery monitoring
1994				Developed ultra quiet downhole vibration sensors for geophysical studies
1996				Developed an ultra high sensitivity seismic accelerometer for nano g measurements
1999				Formation of Wilcoxon Labs for research and development
2000				Introduced the intrinsically safe and explosion proof 4-20mA loop powered vibration sensors
2004				Received ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality management system Click here to view the FM certificate
2004				Wilcoxon Research acquired by international aerospace, defense and electronics group, Meggitt PLC
2006				Received ISO 14001:2004 certification of its environmental management system Click here to view the certificate
2006				Wilcoxon relocates to state of the art facility in Germantown, Maryland

While this is certainly an impressive list, it is only the beginning. Today Wilcoxon Research is continuing its pioneering research and development commitment to the ongoing evolution of proprietary, advanced piezoelectric transducers. The company's extensive engineering experience and manufacturing expertise provides a solid foundation on which to design and build the products of tomorrow.