Crystal Instruments Corporation

Est. 1996 - Crystal Instruments designs, produces, sells, and services hardware and software for machine vibration monitoring, dynamic measurement and environmental testing.

Timeline:

2025	A significant upgrade was introduced to the Spider-81 and Spider-80Hi hardware. Compared to the previous version, the latest release offers a lower noise floor, reduced input and output total harmonic distortion (THD), a higher slew rate, higher sampling rate, and an expanded full-scale dynamic range.
2021	Awarded by NASA for a major contract: Ground Recording System to be built based on CoCo platform
2020	Released Spider-80Hi supporting up to 256 kHz sampling rate. Released strain and temperature DAQ products.
2019	Released the CoCo-70X, an industrial version of a handheld vibration analyzer
2018	Spider-80M Controller is released, based on the Spider-80Xi architecture and is dedicated to MIMO VCS control and MIMO structural testing applications.
2018	EDM MIMO VCS control, software for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Control
2017	Introduced EDM Modal, a suite of tools for modal test and analysis.
2016	Spider-80Xi, a compact and lightweight high channel count system is released.
2016	Crystal Instruments releases the CoCo-80X, a 7-inch LCD touchscreen dynamic signal analyzer with CAN bus.
2015	Crystal Instruments releases the Spider-20, the first wireless dynamic signal analyzer.
2014	Spider-80SG strain gage measurement system is introduced. It includes support for quarter-bridge, half-bridge, and full-bridge installations.
2013	Spider-80X is released, based on the Spider-80 design. Features two additional tachometer channels and the ability to stream data directly to a network attached storage device (Spider-NAS).
2012	Crystal Instruments released the Spider-HUB, an industrial Ethernet switch with networked accuracy up to 50 ns.
2012	Crystal Instruments received ISO 9001:2008 certification, reaffirming our dedication to high quality products. Crystal Instruments India Private Limited is established.
2011	Crystal Instruments introduced the 4th generation of vibration controllers, the Spider-81.
2009	Crystal Instruments introduced the Spider-80, a highly scalable network-based dynamic measurement system that can measure up to 128 dynamic input channels with full data recording capability.
November 2007	The US patent office granted Crystal Instruments an important patent, #7302354. This innovation provided an advanced technique that can greatly increase measurement dynamic range and accuracy. All Crystal Instruments products use this patented technology today.
2007	Crystal Instruments introduced the CoCo-80, the first handheld data recorder, real-time dynamic signal analyzer, and vibration data collector that matched the performance of high end lab quality instrumentation.
1996	Crystal Instruments released the world’s smallest dynamic signal analyzer in a type-II PCMCIA form factor. It was the first vibration analyzer in the world using sigmadelta A/D converters. Download CI 2250 manual.

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U.S. Invention Patents awarded to Crystal Instruments:

Number	Patent Titles
12,483,216 B2 11/25/2025	Data Recording Based on Dual ADC Architecture
11,956,744 4/9/2024	Sampling Synchronization through GPS Signals
11,754,724 9/12/2023	Cross Spectrum Analysis for Time Stamped Signals
11,611,946 3/21/2023	Sampling Synchronization through GPS Signals
11,287,351 B2 3/29/2022	Vibration Visualization with Real-Time and Interpolation Features
10,386,339 8/20/2019	Modal Vibration Analysis System
9,922,428 3/20/2018	Vibration Image Acquisition and Processing
9,924,245 3/20/2018	Synchronized Measurement Device Using Local Area Network with Ethernet Messaging
9,158,644 10/13/2015	Autonomous, Multi-Channel USB Data Acquisition Transducers
9,341,503 05/17/2016	Cross-Path Phase Calibration for High Dynamic Range Data Acquisition
8,838,846 09/16/2014	Autonomous, Multi-Channel USB Data Acquisition Transducers
9,317,044 04/19/2016	Mechanical Vibration System and Control Method with Limited Displacement
8,942,930 01/27/2015	System and Method for Generation and Control of Mechanical Vibration
7,302,354 11/27/2007	Cross-Path Calibration for Data Acquisition Using Multiple Digitizing Paths