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Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. Oct 31, 2008

Lake Shore develops innovative measurement and control solutions, producing equipment for cryogenic temperature and magnetic field measurement, and physical property characterization of materials in temperature and magnetic environments.

Founded in 1967 by Dr. John Swartz, a former professor of electrical engineering at Ohio State University, and his brother David, Lake Shore Cryotronics was incorporated in the State of New York in 1968. Their first product was the Gallium-Arsenide (GaAs) sensor, being the first cryogenic sensor available commercially to cover the temperature range from 1 to 400 K. Since that time, Lake Shore has grown steadily by concentrating on serving the needs of the scientific research community using and investigating the physical properties of materials at cryogenic temperatures. The product line expanded during the 1970’s and 1980’s to include a complete line of cryogenic temperature sensors, plus various current sources, temperature monitors, transmitters, and controllers.
As the studies of magnetic properties became more relevant in material research applications, the product line expanded again in the 1990’s with the introduction of systems and instrumentation for the magnetic community. These products included magnet power supplies for electromagnets and superconducting magnets, susceptometer/magnetometer and vibrating sample magnetometer systems, electromagnet systems, gaussmeters, Hall probes, and Hall generators.
Here in the new millennium, Lake Shore continues to improve its product lines with a new fluxmeter, AC resistance bridge, digital signal processor (DSP) gaussmeter, linear magnet power supply, and Hall Measurement System. Lake Shore serves a worldwide network of Customers including university and national laboratories, aerospace and other industries, as well as many of the premier companies around the world. Lake Shore physicists, material scientists, and engineers continue to dedicate themselves to the development of tomorrow’s technology today.

Committed to customer satisfaction and continuous improvement, Lake Shore
first received ISO 9001:1994 Certification in 1998 and obtained ISO 9001:2000 Certification in 2003.
One recent tribute to the Lake Shore vision is found in the latest McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (Fifth Edition), where “cryotronics” is defined as “The branch of electronics that deals with the design, construction, and use of cryogenic devices.” David Swartz first coined this term in 1968 when he and his brother John named their new company Lake Shore Cryotronics. The growth of the company has mirrored the acceptance of the concept of cryogenic electronics.

Products from this company

  1.   New Temperature Controller Offers Four Standard Inputs and Four Control Outputs Mar 24, 2009

    Lake Shore Cryotronics introduces the Model 336 temperature controller, the only temperature controller with four standard inputs, four control outputs and a total of 150 W of low noise heater power.

  2. Lake Shore Far IR Band Pass Filters Specified for NASA’s FORCAST Instrument Mar 24, 2009

    Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.’s far-infrared, metal-mesh band pass filters have been successfully tested and approved for use on NASA’s FORCAST instrument, part of the SOFIA science center.

  3. Lake Shore Far IR Band Pass Filters Specified for NASA’s FORCAST Instrument Mar 24, 2009

    Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.’s far-infrared, metal-mesh band pass filters have been successfully tested and approved for use on NASA’s FORCAST instrument, part of the SOFIA science center.

  4. Lake Shore Cryotronics Revamps Probe Station Product Line Sep 29, 2008

    Lake Shore's cryogenic probe station line includes table-top, field upgradeable, superconducting and electromagnet-based, full 4-inch wafer, and closed cycle refrigerator based probe stations.

  5. Band Pass Filters Aug 29, 2008

    Expanded Line of Far IR & THz Band Pass Filters with Center Wavelengths from 10 µm to 200 µm

  6. New Preamp Provides 2 nVRMS/√Hz Noise Floor Mar 31, 2008

    Introducing our new Model 3708 8-channel low noise preamp/scanner.

  7. New Options Add Functionality to Lake Shore VSMs Oct 29, 2007

    Two new options for Lake Shore VSMs. 74035 single-stage variable temperature option measures from 100 to 1,000 K using nitrogen, LN2, argon gas. 74046 MR probe measures MR material resistance as a function of in-plane magnetic field and temperature.

  8. Model CRTTP6-4K Cryogen-Free Low Vibration Probe Station Sep 21, 2007

    This CCR-based probe station uses a 4 K cryogen-free closed cycle refrigerator, eliminating the operating expense of liquid cryogens. Integrated vibration isolation and damping prevent mechanical vibration from affecting its measurement performance.