LumaSense Celebrates 10th Anniversary and 57+ Years in the Sensing Industry

LumaSense Technologies, Inc. ® officially celebrated its 10th anniversary in August, but its legacy in the sensing industry dates back to 1958 with the founding of Impac™ Infrared, which LumaSense acquired in 2007.

''We’re a young company with extensive experience in the sensing industry,” said LumaSense CEO, Steve Abely.

Through a series of strategic acquisitions starting in 2005, LumaSense set out to build a world-class temperature and gas sensing company to help energy and industrial companies improve the efficiency and safety of their operations. Since its founding ten years ago, LumaSense Technologies has evolved into a leading producer of infrared imagers, thermometers, and gas analyzers. With global headquarters in Santa Clara, California and factories in the US and Europe, LumaSense continues to supply a growing and diverse customer base spanning more than 85 countries.

LumaSense started to build its temperature and gas sensing portfolio with the Luxtron Corporation in 2005. Luxtron®, founded in 1978, provided fiber optic sensing probes and systems that are commonly found in electrical transformers used to propel energy through the grid.

Innova™ was also founded in 1978 and became LumaSense’s line of photoacoustic gas analyzers in 2006. These instruments are used in a variety of research and industry applications.

In 2007, LumaSense acquired Andros®, Mikron®, and Impac™.  Andros®, founded in 1969, uses non-dispersive infrared gas detection technology for a variety of automotive, medical, and utility applications. Mikron®, also founded in 1969, brought LumaSense’s well-established line of thermal imagers and blackbody calibration sources, which have long been the industry gold standard. Impac™, founded in 1958, is a pioneer in infrared thermometry (pyrometers).  Known for their precision and durability, Impac™ pyrometers are a favorite among manufacturers handling molten metals or glass.