Since 1961 Janis Research Company has been providing the scientific and technical community with the highest-quality cryogenic equipment for research, characterization, and industrial applications. Over the years, our family of customers has grown to include some of the world's largest corporations and best-known research centers and institutions. The reasons for this record of success are simple: precision engineering and quality manufacturing; ease-of-operation; day-after-day reliability and performance; and a level of service and support unmatched in the industry.
Janis moved to its present Wilmington, MA manufacturing and sales office in 1983 where it has continued to grow and prosper.
In 1996, Janis received a NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award for the
SIRTF test cryostat, delivered to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for
characterization of mirrors at liquid Helium temperatures.
In 1998, Janis was awarded a R&D 100 Award for the development of a
capillary cooling cryostat, allowing the disciplines of FLNS and capillary
electrophoresis to be combined for the first time.
In late 1998, Janis acquired RMC Cryosystems adding a number of new product lines for the scientific, engineering, and medical technology markets.
In mid-1999, Janis initiated an employee ownership plan. All Janis employees are now shareholders in its future and are rededicated to providing the scientific community with the best in cryogenic products and service.
In mid-2000, Janis received another NASA Public Service Group Achievement
Award, again from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This time it was for Janis'
performance on the FACET program, the development of a cryostat to comply with
the Shuttle Hitchhiker program and providing a platform for microgravity
experimentation. This second PSGAA, for a small company, is without precedent in
the history of the JPL program and perhaps in all of NASA.
In early 2005, Janis Research completed construction of a 6,000 square foot building addition
at its existing location in Wilmington, Massachusetts. This new test and assembly
area is equipped with state of the art cryogenic working stations along with an
ultra high vacuum station, ultra low vibration section and an
ultra low temperature facility. This addition was primarily built to expand our manufacturing capabilities to
support the current demands of the scientific community for more sensitive
measuring instruments and more sophisticated cryogenic systems.