CURTIS INSTRUMENTS, INC. Overview
Company Headquarters: New York, US
Founded: 1960
Workforce: 1,001-5,000
Company Working: Curtis Instruments is a company that designs, manufactures, and sells instrumentation, controls, and integrated systems for electric and conventional vehicles. For automotive manufacturers, the company provides traction systems, steering, lift motor speed controllers for AC induction, vehicle management systems, and instrumentation products. Curtis invests more than 10% of its gross revenue in research and development. The company has four R&D Centers in California, Switzerland, New York, and China, with highly specialised engineers and technicians working there. Curtis Instruments has a global presence.
Strategy
Curtis Instruments’ strategy is to strengthen its distribution network so that it can effectively cater to the need of companies operating in varied industries across regions. Additionally, the company has hired human resources at the managerial position so that they can effectively work towards the growth of the company—for instance, Dr. Howard J. Slater was appointed as director of engineering – Curtis UK Engineering Centre. His responsibility is for setting up this fully autonomous engineering center, which will supplement and complement the existing global Curtis engineering facilities. The company’s continuous investment in R&D facility has helped in strengthening its overall position in the market.
