Tha Company was formed in 1984 by Mr B. Ridd and Mr A. Lobato (the present Managing Director), and had as its primary objectives the supply of signal conditioning and associated instrumentation to industry, identifying opportunities by developing custom products to satisfy specific customer requirements. The Company continues to specialise in the manufacture of electronic instrumentation and has particular expertise in data acquisition and analysis, signal conditioning and computer systems.
During the early years, the Company's reputation was consolidated by development of an Integrity Tester for wooden railway sleepers. Beran was a finalist in the 1989 'Prince of Wales Award for Innovation and Production' with this particular product, and the equipment remains one of the approved testing methods utilised by the British Railway Industry.
Building on this success, the Company moved into further areas of electronic instrumentation, and went on to design an Optical Pick-Up Unit (OPU) for Helitune Ltd., a company specialising in the design and manufacture of Aircraft Vibration Monitoring and Rotor Track & Balance (RTB) systems.
The Company initially occupied industrial premises of approximately 2,500 square feet until 1991, when it relocated to a green-field site of 0.9 acres in Torrington, North Devon, where a purpose-built industrial unit was erected.
The Company became much more focused from 1992 onwards, and achieved strategic market positions in both On-Line Vibration Monitoring Systems for rotating plant and Frequency Response Analysis applications.
Helitune Ltd., with whom the Company has traded since 1984, was acquired by Beran Instruments in June 2000, and the two businesses were consolidated at the Torrington site, at which time the premises were extended to incorporate a larger production area and additional office space.
In 2005, following the success of the permanently installed on-line vibration monitoring product, the Company went on to develop the Beran PlantProtech™ 767 Portable Analyser, designed for:
Over the years, the Company has continually improved its product range, providing customers with innovative solutions to complex problems.
Since 1984, the Company has achieved enviable success in the employment of key personnel, which has resulted in a team of engineers committed to the growth of the Company.
In 2006, Beran Instruments and its sister companies became part of Condition Monitoring Group (CMG) Ltd.
In 2009, Beran is pleased to be able to celebrate its 25 Year Anniversary.
