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Chaney Instrument
Company is an internationally known name in quality clocks and
thermometers with headquarters in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and offices
in Hong Kong and Canada. Founded in 1943, the
company was purchased by its current owner in 1987. Chaney continues
to fulfill a mission and heritage of technical innovation, excellent
customer service, and corporate integrity in delivering quality
precision temperature and time products.
Chaney products
are distributed through a wide variety of channels, from high-end
gift, garden, and specialty stores to mass-market retailers to
foodservice distributors. Chaney attributes its success to
developing proprietary products, bringing new technologies to the
market, and translating trends into quality products that sell.
From wall clocks
and cooking thermometers to weather stations and rain gauges, Chaney
satisfies the need for precise temperature and time measurements in
every walk of life. Chaney's thermometer and clock designs
incorporate innovative technologies and decorative trends as well as
traditional and popular designs.
For nearly sixty
years Chaney has been innovating to bring quality precision products
to the consumer. With patents that date back to 1958, the company
continues to bring new time and temperature technologies to the
market today and to expand the application of its products into new
markets. The company's Acu-Rite® brand is among the most-recognized
brands in the country today for candy and meat thermometers.
Chaney's long
history in making cooking thermometers led to the launch of Chaney
Instrument Foodservice in the summer of 2001. At that time the
company introduced a complete line of thermometers, clocks, and
timers specifically for the foodservice industry. The line
incorporates both the newest in exact temperature digital technology
as well as traditional dial thermometers.
Chaney focuses on
both food safety and ease of use in its thermometer product
development. In 1999 Chaney introduced the patented soft-touch
SureGrip® ergonomic handle which is now integrated into its Acu-Rite
barbeque and professional lines and in its Foodservice line. The
Instant-Read Digital Burger Probe with a bent tip and insertion
guide is the first of its kind developed to address the very urgent
food safety issue that arises specifically from cooking ground meat.
The combination roast/oven thermometer, introduced in 2001, provides
both the internal temperature of roast meats as well as the ambient
temperature of the oven on one easy-to-read dial. In 2002 Chaney is
introducing several new products, including instant-read
thermometers that can be calibrated to ensure accurate readings and
a pocket-sized waterproof digital thermometer.
The demand for
precision for the everyday consumer inspired the introduction in
1998 of the Atomix™ line of clocks, which synchronize to the
official US atomic clock every day and automatically spring forward
and fall back for Daylight Saving Time changes. Chaney was one of
the first clock manufacturers to bring this technology to the United
States. The company now offers the most complete line of digital and
analog clocks in the US incorporating this new technology.
In the summer of
2001 Chaney launched its Norcross clock division. This new division
incorporated Chaney's existing clock team with twelve new employees
from the former General Time Corporation. This team of
well-established design, marketing, sales, and procurement
professionals will launch Chaney's new collection of brands to meet
timekeeping needs in every market segment at the International
Housewares Show in January of 2002 and at various giftware shows
throughout the spring. Chaney's expanded offering, which is expected
to total well over 200 designs by the end of spring 2002, positions
the company to take an even more significant share of the clock and
giftware markets. The company's brands include Stoney Creek Trading
Company, Acu-Rite, Atomix, Retro Classic, and Chaney Instrument.
In 2003, Chaney Instrument celebrates 60 years of innovation in
time and temperature instruments.
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