Data Translation

• Private
• US

Dow Jones Description

Data Translation, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., is a leading supplier of data acquisition software and hardware to the test and measurement market. With expertise in the design of high-accuracy, high-quality analog hardware and application software, the Company partners with end users and OEMs alike to help them achieve their test and measurement goals. With over thirty years of experience, customers have come to rely on Data Translation because of its world-class software, design proficiency, high-quality manufacturing, and respected customer service. Data Translation has a worldwide presence, with distribution in more then 40 countries and subsidiaries in Germany and the U.K. Thirty years of innovation began with a data acquisition module that converted real-world analog data to digital information that could be processed by a computer. Several years later, Data Translation engineers developed an industry breakthrough: the first multifunction data acquisition board that was eventually ported to the PC. Today, the Company continues its dominance in the hardware arena with the introduction of new technology for USB, ranging from low-cost economical devices to high performance modules combining high speed and high accuracy with the power and convenience of USB. Even greater barriers were broken with the introduction of the world's fastest simultaneous USB data acquisition device with throughput rates up to 2.0MHz per channel.

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Number of Employees 74

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