PCO-TECH Inc.
Electrical/electronic Manufacturing - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
PCO-TECH Inc. Employees
PCO-TECH Inc. Details
The beginning of PCO's story of success dates back to the 80s and a research project of the founder, Dr. Emil Ott, who was working at the Technical University Munich for the Chair of Technical Electrophysics. While performing measurements with intensified slow scan cameras, Dr. Ott realized that the existing standard did not meet the sophisticated requirements of scientific applications – and so PCO came to life in 1987. With a small team of engineers Dr. Ott began to develop his first image intensified camera followed by several variations on the original model, geared to overcoming all the existing flaws and surpassing standards of the day. During these early years PCO developed a now well established core of advance technologies used as the foundation to develop cutting edge products. One result of the technology developed by Dr. Ott and his team of engineers was the market introduction of the world's first camera for particle image velocimetry (PIV): the SensiCam – and there was a lot more to come.In the early 90s PCO expanded its business activities to the global market by successfully establishing an international network of highly trained sales partners and customers. We entered additional fields beyond traditional scientific research expanding the potential for our cameras' applications in life science, automotive testing and even broadcasting. This step paved the way for a wide range of innovations.As of 2017, PCO has three decades of technical know-how and expert knowledge in the development and manufacturing of high-performing camera systems. In-house competence of all significant technical disciplines and partnering with leading image sensors manufactures ensures cutting edge sCMOS, CMOS and CCD technology for all PCO cameras.PCO-TECH is a division of PCO AG (https://www.pco.de/).
