History
1980
Instrumar formed as a spinoff from Memorial University’s Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering (C-CORE) focused on specialized ice instrumentation for the Arctic
1989
Developed world’s first handheld spectrophotometer
1992
Signed Joint Development Agreement with Allied Signal Aerospace Canada to develop a clean wing detection system for on-ground icing on aircraft
Developed and commercialized an ice-monitoring system for electrical transmission towers
1996
Earned ISO Designation
1997
Delivered a first-oil simulator for the Hibernia platform
1998
Started development of a sensor for the real time monitoring of synthetic fiber production Developed and received Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certification for an on-ground de-icing fluid monitoring system
1999
Developed a multi-phase flow meter for the oil and gas industry
Signed a joint development agreement with AlliedSignal/ Honeywell to design, develop and certify a fixed emergency locator transmitter (ELT) beacon for large commercial aircraft.
2000
First commercial sale of Instrumar Fiber Sensors to Dupont Canada
2005
Executed an agreement with Honeywell that gave Instumar exclusive manufacturing rights for jointly developed fixed ELT beacons
2012
Started development for an in-air ice detection system for aerospace markets to detect supercooled large droplet (SLD) icing (Appendix O icing conditions)
2015
Developed an oil leak sensor system designed to mitigate the impact of a pipeline breach
2016
Jointly developed with Honeywell a new generation of fixed and portable ELTs that met the new FAA and EASA regulatory standards for non-rechargeable lithium batteries on-board aircraft
2021
In-air SLD ice detection system achieves technology readiness level (TRL) 9 after successful in-flight testing with National Research Council (NRC)