The following is a list of strong motion equipment manufacturers listed alphabetically with descriptions from the manufacturer website. This list is in no way an endorsement of the manufacturers listed.
Gaiacode (gaiacode.com)
Gaiacode is the exclusive manufacturer of a revolutionary new line of multidisciplinary seismic and geophysical instruments designed by the world leading expert Dr. Cansun Güralp.
GEObit (geobit-instruments.com)
GEObit’s involvement with Geophysical & Seismological Instruments starts at the early 2000’s as instrument designers and field support for geophysical companies. We have designed and manufactured several types of seismic monitoring instruments, focusing in low cost, easy of use, very low power consumption and high reliability. Our instruments have been used in hundreds at projects in the most difficult conditions and harsh environments, worldwide, from Papua jungle, and Middle East Desert to Himalayan Mountains and Alaska Icy terrain. We are more than happy that they never had any operational problem or fail. More than 4.500 instruments have been deployed worldwide up to now.
GeoSIG (geosig.com)
As an ISO certified company, GeoSIG is a world leader in design and manufacture of a diverse range of high quality, precision instruments for vibration and earthquake monitoring. GeoSIG instruments are at work today in more than 100 countries around the world with well-known projects such as the NetQuakes installation with USGS and Oresund Bridge in Denmark. More than 300 major installations in Dams, Nuclear Power Plants and major structures on every continent are a testimony to our global presence and our ability to provide solutions to cater for demanding applications.
Guralp (guralp.com)
Established more than thirty five years ago, Güralp Systems Ltd is a leading global provider of seismic instrumentation and seismic monitoring systems. We employ talented and dedicated individuals from a range of disciplines including engineering, science and manufacturing.
Kinemetrics (kinemetrics.com)
Since 1969, Kinemetrics and its subsidiaries and its partners have been the global market leaders in designing technologies, products, and solutions for monitoring earthquakes and their effects on people and structures. Many of our products are the de facto world’s standards, to which other products are compared.
Located in Pasadena, California, also known as “Earthquake Country,” Kinemetrics is a neighbor to the world’s cutting-edge earthquake research powerhouses such as California Institute of Technology, UCSD’s Scripps Institute of Oceanography and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. With a high level of innovative talents available in our local vibrant community, including active cooperation with those leading institutions, we are developing innovative technologies and products to meet the requirements of the most demanding customers. Globally recognized, Kinemetrics is the most trusted and the preferred partner for those who seek actionable solutions for taking seismic research and seismic resilience further and faster.
Lunitek (lunitek.it)
Lunitek’s mission is to design and manufacture advanced instruments for seismology and structural monitoring. Every day, we strive to offer our customers flawless support and solutions that improve their work. We work all over the world with a vast network of qualified partners and dealers who help us to sell our technology and to assist our foreigner customers.
Nanometrics (nanometrics.ca)
At the forefront of seismology for almost four decades, Nanometrics empowers scientists and industries to understand our planet and mitigate seismic risk. Guided by our core values of global leadership, intentional innovation, trust, ethics, and stability, we deliver precise instruments and advanced networks, turnkey monitoring systems, and actionable insights for a safer, more sustainable world.
Ref Tek Systems (reftek.com)
REF TEK has been thoughtfully designing, manufacturing, and supporting high quality, robust equipment for seismic monitoring systems for over 40 years. An early leader in the market, REF TEK’s team have decades of experience in designing product and systems for your application.
Sara Electronic Instruments (sara.pg.it)
SARA operates on geophysical market since more than two decades. Our technology is offering instrumentation for earthquake and exploration seismology. Our electronic experience and industrial knowledge and our collaboration with researcher, professor and technician has allowed us to create a wide range of instruments with an excellent price/quality ratio.
Seismology Research Centre (src.com.au)
The Seismology Research Centre, or SRC, was founded in 1976 in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It was part of RMIT University until 1998 when it was acquired by private industry, now owned by ESS Earth Sciences.
The SRC operates the largest private earthquake observatory network in the world, and operates the greatest number of earthquake seismograph stations in Australia. Our clients include many government and private organisations that require rapid notifications of earthquake epicentre locations and magnitudes to aid in the emergency management of their assets and infrastructure.
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