Endevco

What Endevco does

Endevco, founded in 1947 and headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California (with corporate contact at Halifax, North Carolina under its parent), designs and manufactures dynamic instrumentation for vibration, shock, and pressure measurement. The company is a wholly-owned brand of PCB Piezotronics of North Carolina, Inc. following a 2019 acquisition, and operates from a registered trademark under PCB's corporate structure. Its core product lines span piezoelectric (PE), piezoresistive (PR) MEMS, variable capacitance (VC), and IEPE accelerometers, alongside piezoresistive MEMS pressure sensors, signal conditioners, cable assemblies, handheld calibration simulators, and calibration services. Manufacturing of proprietary MEMS sensing elements takes place at the Sunnyvale, California facility, and the portfolio is engineered for extreme environments including cryogenic temperatures, high-g shock events, and long-duration pulses — targeting automotive crash testing, aerospace qualification, weapons testing, and industrial vibration monitoring.

Endevco serves a horizontal customer base across Aerospace & Defense, Automotive Safety Testing, Industrial & Manufacturing, and Process Control segments, with primary verticals being A&D and automotive safety. End users include OEM crash labs, test and design engineers, and predictive maintenance professionals who require reliable measurement in harsh physical environments.

The business model is hardware sales of specialized sensors and signal conditioning electronics, distributed through a direct e-commerce storefront (buy.endevco.com) for transactional buyers and a request-for-quote (RFQ) workflow for enterprise and custom orders. Pricing is uniformly quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year contract billing cadence implied by enterprise procurement norms. The company does not publish revenue, headcount trend, or financial guidance, and operates with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or third-party platform integrations — its competitive position rests on proprietary MEMS design, extreme-environment durability, in-house cable manufacturing, and the brand reputation accumulated since 1947, supplemented post-2019 by PCB Piezotronics' distribution and engineering scale.

Name

Endevco

Legal name

PCB Piezotronics of North Carolina, Inc.

Website

https://endevco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Endevco designs and manufactures vibration, shock, and pressure sensors — including piezoelectric, piezoresistive MEMS, variable capacitance, and IEPE accelerometers — for aerospace, automotive safety, and industrial test applications, operating as a brand of PCB Piezotronics since 2019.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Test and Measurement Sensors

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Inertial & Motion Sensors (Accelerometers/Gyroscopes/IMUs) (HDAHALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pressure & Force Sensors (Pressure/Strain/Load Cells) (HDAHALAB), Industrial Sensors (Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Level, Proximity, Vibration) (IMAGAFAA), Industrial-Grade Sensors & Transducer Components (Discrete sensing elements, transducers, MEMS sensors) (IMAGAJAO)

Keywords

• Vibration sensors
• Shock measurement
• Pressure transducers
• Accelerometers
• Test and measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan Capistrano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sensor and Instrumentation Products: Endevco generates revenue through the sale of specialized sensors (accelerometers, pressure sensors), signal conditioning electronics, supportive instrumentation, and cable assemblies. Products are sold directly through their e-commerce platform and through request for quote processes for custom or enterprise orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Endevco designs and manufactures dynamic instrumentation sensors for vibration, shock, and pressure measurements. The product portfolio includes piezoelectric, piezoresistive MEMS, IEPE, and variable capacitance accelerometers, piezoresistive pressure sensors, signal conditioners, and supporting cable assemblies. Products are sold to test engineers and OEMs for automotive crash testing, aerospace shock monitoring, weapons testing, and industrial vibration monitoring applications.

Product overview

Endevco, acquired by PCB Piezotronics in 2019, designs and manufactures a comprehensive suite of sensors and supportive instrumentation for test and measurement applications. The product portfolio spans multiple technologies including piezoresistive accelerometers (Model 7262A), angular rate sensors (Model 7330), airborne charge amplifiers (Series 2680B), and signal conditioners (Model 6634D, Model 4416C). Supporting instrumentation includes cable assemblies (Model 30118, Model 43664-24) and calibration simulators (Model 4830B-CAL). The legacy Model 22 miniature accelerometer remains available from existing stock. These products work together as a complete measurement system for shock, vibration, motion, and pressure testing across aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Model 7262A Amplified Output Piezoresistive Accelerometer Amplified output piezoresistive accelerometer designed for shock and vibration measurement in test applications.
• Model 7330 Triaxial Angular Rate Sensor Triaxial angular rate sensor for measuring rotational motion across three axes.
• Series 2680B Airborne Charge Amplifier Airborne charge amplifier designed for aerospace applications requiring vibration monitoring.
• Model 6634D Signal Conditioner

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PCB PiezotronicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Endevco was acquired by PCB Piezotronics in 2019. PCB Piezotronics is a manufacturer of sensors used by design engineers and predictive maintenance professionals to test and measure vibration, pressure, force, acoustics, load, and shock in research and development as well as industrial applications. The acquisition integrated Endevco as a trusted brand within the PCB family, with Endevco maintaining its brand identity for test and measurement sensors.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær): Global leader in vibration, acoustic, and dynamic measurement, offering accelerometers, charge amplifiers, and data acquisition systems. Competes head-on with Endevco in automotive, aerospace, and structural test applications.
• Hansford Sensors: UK-based supplier of industrial accelerometers, vibration transmitters, and condition-monitoring sensors for machinery health — overlapping with Endevco's industrial vibration monitoring offering.
• Kistler Group: Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of piezoelectric sensors, accelerometers, and pressure sensors widely used in automotive crash testing, engine development, and industrial process monitoring — a direct competitor in nearly every application segment Endevco serves.
• PCB Piezotronics: Endevco's parent company and the closest comparable in the piezoelectric/IEPE vibration and shock sensor market for test & measurement. Overlaps directly with Endevco's product lines but offers a broader catalog of accelerometers, force sensors, and acoustic/load measurement products.
• Sherborne Sensors: Manufacturer of precision accelerometers, inclinometers, and load cells for aerospace, defense, and industrial test applications, with comparable technology positioning to Endevco's variable capacitance and piezoelectric lines.
• Dytran Instruments: US-based specialist in piezoelectric and MEMS accelerometers, dynamic pressure transducers, and force sensors for shock, vibration, and blast measurement — overlapping directly with Endevco's piezoresistive and IEPE product families.
• Meggitt Sensing Systems: Supplies high-temperature vibration sensors, accelerometers, and condition-monitoring systems for aerospace engines, defense platforms, and industrial machinery — competing with Endevco in extreme-environment and high-g applications.

Broad incumbents

• TE Connectivity: Global sensor and connector conglomerate producing accelerometers, pressure sensors, and signal conditioning for automotive, industrial, and aerospace customers — a broad incumbent rather than a focused test & measurement specialist.
• Honeywell Sensing & IoT: Large diversified sensor manufacturer with a broad portfolio of pressure, force, and inertial sensors for aerospace, industrial, and automotive applications — competes with Endevco in some premium niches while serving much wider markets.

Emerging players

• IMC Meßsysteme: German manufacturer of data acquisition systems and test & measurement hardware that integrates third-party accelerometers; an emerging adjacent player with partial overlap in the same dynamic measurement customer workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pcb-piezotronics/about
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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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