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{{Company | |||
|Name=General Radio Company (GenRad) | |||
|Country=USA | |||
|City=Cambridge, MA | |||
|Affiliations=Melville Eastham; | |||
|Started=June 14, 1915 | |||
|Wikidata id=Q5532137 | |||
}} was a manufacturer of electronic test equipment. | |||
Started in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1915 by Melville Eastham, the company | Started in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1915 by Melville Eastham, the company | ||
produced extensive lines of electrical component measuring equipment, sound and | produced extensive lines of electrical component measuring equipment, sound and | ||
vibration measurement equipment, strobe lights, RLC and frequency standards, etc. | vibration measurement equipment, strobe lights, RLC and frequency standards, etc. | ||
In the 1950s, the company moved to West Concord, and eventually became a major player in the | In the 1950s, the company moved to West Concord, Massachusetts, and eventually became a major player in the | ||
automatic test equipment (ATE) business, manufacturing a line of testers for assembled printed circuit boards. | automatic test equipment (ATE) business, manufacturing a line of testers for assembled printed circuit boards. | ||
In 1975, the company name was changed to '''GenRad'''. | |||
The company was eventually acquired by Teradyne in 2001. | The company was eventually acquired by Teradyne in 2001. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/GR_Experimenters/1940/GenRad_Experimenter_June%20_1940.pdf The General Radio Company. General Radio Experimenters Volume XV No.1, June 1940] (25 year anniversary edition) | * [http://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/GR_Experimenters/1940/GenRad_Experimenter_June%20_1940.pdf The General Radio Company. General Radio Experimenters Volume XV No.1, June 1940] (25 year anniversary edition) | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Radio Wikipedia: General Radio] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Radio Wikipedia: General Radio] | ||
{{Products|General Radio}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:26, 25 February 2024
General Radio Company (GenRad) (→ WikiData) was a manufacturer of electronic test equipment.
Started in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1915 by Melville Eastham, the company produced extensive lines of electrical component measuring equipment, sound and vibration measurement equipment, strobe lights, RLC and frequency standards, etc.
In the 1950s, the company moved to West Concord, Massachusetts, and eventually became a major player in the automatic test equipment (ATE) business, manufacturing a line of testers for assembled printed circuit boards.
In 1975, the company name was changed to GenRad.
The company was eventually acquired by Teradyne in 2001. IET Labs, Inc. purchased the instrumentation product lines.
Links
- The General Radio Company. General Radio Experimenters Volume XV No.1, June 1940 (25 year anniversary edition)
- Wikipedia: General Radio
Products by General Radio
| Model | Class | Series | Description | Introduced | Discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Radio 1124 | Plug-in | 560-series scopes | Time broadcast receiver plug-in | 1968 | (?) |