Acromag, Inc. is a
company
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that manufactures
embedded computing,
process instrumentation, and
distributed I/O products.
Established in 1957, Acromag built its reputation designing critical measurement instrumentation equipment for the petrochemical and aerospace industries. It now designs analog and digital control products for the industrial I/O and defense markets.
Acromag's experience in designing industrial I/O has paved the way for solutions to
ground loops,
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RFI/EMI noise,
and temperature drift.
Many products are available with agency approvals such as UL, cUL, FM, CSA, CE, ATEX, and others to assure precise operation in hostile environments.
The company has three product divisions: ''Embedded Computing Solutions'', ''Process Control and Automation Solutions'' and ''Contract Manufacturing Services''. Its product lines focus on manufacturing, military, scientific, public utility, and transportation applications.
History
Acromag was founded in 1957 by Henry Patton, a pioneer in the development of solid-state
magnetic amplifiers. Expanding from its first location in
Detroit
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, Michigan, (now Southfield), Acromag headquarters currently reside in
Wixom, Michigan.
It acquired Xembedded, LLC (formerly XycomVME) in 2012.
Process Instrumentation and Embedded Board Innovations
*1960s Designed and manufactured temperature transmitters
and thermo-electric metal testers
*1970s Rack-mount I/O systems and field-mount transmitters
*1980s Remote data acquisition systems; Exorbus and VMEbus I/O boards
*1990s μP-based signal conditioners; Industry Pack
modules and carrier cards
*2000s Distributed I/O; PMC modules, PCI and CompactPCI I/O boards, reconfigurable FPGA modules
*2010s USB-configured instruments;
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*2016 {{En dash Offer contract manufacturing services
References
Technology companies established in 1957
Engineering companies of the United States
1957 establishments in Michigan
Companies based in Oakland County, Michigan