Centers of Excellence

Headquarters for the AMETEK Sensors, Test & Calibration business unit. AMETEK Denmark A/S is our COE (Center Of Excellence) for temperature and process measurements and calibration. We design and manufacture portable high-end calibrators used for calibrating temperature sensors and process instrumentation. Furthermore, we manufacture highly specialized temperature sensors under the Frode Pedersen brand name.

Jofra Instruments, founded in 1984, was acquired by AMETEK in 1991 and renamed AMETEK Denmark A/S. AMETEK Denmark is ISO9001 certified and has an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory that issues accredited certificates in accordance with international standards assuring our customers of the accurate and comprehensive documentation.

Crystal Engineering is our COE (Center Of Excellence) for pressure measurements and calibration. The facility designs and manufactures the Crystal handheld digital pressure gauges and calibrators. We are also responsible for the design and manufacture of the PMT pressure transducers and transmitters.

Crystal Engineering Corporation, founded in 1982, was acquired by AMETEK in 2013 and incorporated into the STC business unit. Crystal Engineering is ISO9001 certified and has an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory that issues accredited certificates in accordance with international standards assuring our customers of the accurate and comprehensive documentation.

AMETEK MCT is our COE (Center Of Excellence) for force measurement, weighing and material test. Force gauges, scales, tensile testers and hardness testers, marketed under the Chatillon, Newage and Lloyd brand, are engineered and manufactured in Largo along with the Mansfield & Green line of dead weight testers, pressure gauges and diaphragm seals.

AMETEK MCT is ISO9001 certified and has an ISO 17025 (A2LA) accredited laboratory for force measurements and hardness testing. For our European customers we are 17025 accredited (UKAS) out of our sales and service office in Bognor, UK.

AMETEK STC Horsham is our COE (Center of Excellence) for level, analytical, springs, reels and electronic pressure measurement products. At this location we develop and manufacture specialized instruments under the Drexelbrook, USG and Hunter Spring product brands.

Drexelbrook Engineering Company was founded in 1961 and acquired by AMETEK in 1999 at which time it became part of AMETEK’s Sensor Technology Group. This facility is ISO 9001 certified and meets IECEX QAR & ATEX QAN quality systems standards. We manufacture and ship over 100,000 individual products annually to customers world wide.

AMETEK APT in Clawson is our COE (Center of Excellence) for Gemco, our Factory Automation flagship product line that includes linear and rotary position sensors, PLC and network interface products, press automation, programmable limit switches, cable and hose carriers, industrial brakes, and more. These products are designed for applications where high accuracy, high speed and high reliability in harsh environments is important.
 
Gemco Electric Company, founded in 1952 was acquired by AMETEK in 1999 and incorporated into the STC business unit. AMETEK APT in Clawson has a Quality Assurance System that complies with the requirements of ISO9001: 2000.  

AMETEK STC Peck is our COE (Center of Excellence) for machine positioning, liquid level measurement, hose & cable carrier and industrial brake products. At this location, we develop and manufacture the Gemco, BW Controls and Catrac brands.
 
Gemco was founded in the late 1952 and acquired by AMETEK in 1999. The Peck facilities Quality System complies with ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 80079-34 requirements and is also certified to ATEX, IECEx and INMETRO standards.

AMETEK Magnetrol, USA is our COE (Center of Excellence) for several mechanical and advanced electronic technologies of level and flow instrumentation.  

The Magnetrol history begins in 1932 with the company being acquired by AMETEK in 2021 at which time it became part of AMETEK STC. Magnetrol products serve industries in over 100 countries and operates a Quality Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO 9001: 2015.

Magnetrol was acquired by AMETEK in 2021 at which time it became part of the STC division.

The direct sales office in Shanghai, China, opened in in 1999. With substantial growth over the years, the decision was made in 2009 to expand the operation to include manufacturing capabilities that would totally transform Magnetrol China.

The Chinese marketplace has grown very quickly. To keep up with the developing projects and industries as well as cover additional market segments, expansion was necessary.

A site for the sales and factory facility was chosen in the Minghang District of Shanghai to manufacture commercial grade instrumentation for the Chinese market. A ribbon-cutting was celebrated on June 3, 2011.

Introtek was acquired by AMETEK in 2021 at which time it became part of the STC division. Located in Edgewood, New York USA, the company has excelled for decades as a leading manufacturer of non-invasive fluid detection devices.

The Introtek engineering design and sales teams specialize in taking custom requirements from concept to completion using highly innovative ideas, while working closely with the customer to obtain maximum results.

The entire organization stands behind the Company Quality Policy: committed to design, manufacture, and delivery of total quality products that will completely satisfy the needs and expectations of customers.

Orion Instruments was acquired by AMETEK in 2021 at which time it became part of the STC division. After years of envisioning a company that focused solely on Magnetic Level Indicators (MLIs), Magnetrol International turned that vision into a reality by forming Orion Instruments. Orion opened its doors for business on September 11, 2001

Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, Orion Instruments brings the highest standards of quality and operability to MLI technology. With thousands of installations around the world, Orion products combine market-tested design principles with the latest digital sensing technologies to offer an extensive range of custom-engineered MLI solutions.

Their goal is to create a work environment which provides all of our associates the opportunity to develop, to be challenged, to grow, and to excel through both internal and external programs. Orion believes a team environment, where inclusion is the rule not the exception, fosters an atmosphere which supports, engages and fulfills.

Solutions With Innovation was acquired by AMETEK in 2021 at which time it became part of the STC division. With its manufacturing and marketing center based in Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA, the company offers a comprehensive line of specialty-welded components and buoyancy and electronic level and flow switches to the OEM market.

SWI manufactures process measurement and controls for your industrial applications as well as specialty welded components. We meet the demands for both end-use and OEM sensors, switches, transmitters and visual level indicators. SWI can be counted on to reliably create custom solutions for specialized applications.

A dedicated and skilled Team SWI is essential to success. SWI has created a culture that values goal setting and perseverance. Each employee is an equally important member of the team. All share the pride of collective achievements.