Crypton is the recognised brand leader in Engine Diagnostics, Tuning
and Emissions testing, with some 100 years experience in testing engines.
Formed in 1890 under the name of Newton's to manufacture electric
motors and generators, the company then expanded into the development
of testing equipment for the motor industry in the 1920's. The
company was sold to Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto, who wanted to
expand their garage equipment interests; the company was renamed CRYPTON.
From this early involvement Crypton grew to play a prominent role in
shaping the history of engine diagnostic equipment, soon establishing
itself as a household name and with the Crypton brand becoming
synonymous with the testing of engines.
The role of engine diagnostics has evolved over the years, from its
origins in tuning through to the fault finding, diagnostics and
emissions control of today. Crypton has remained at the forefront of
this development, providing innovative and quality products to meet
the needs of the garage market.
Innovative development continues to be a cornerstone of the Company,
which has ensured continuity of market share as the role of its
products has changed with the developments in vehicle technology.
Some of the major product landmarks include:
Dieseltune has been manufacturing diesel diagnostic products for over
40 years. Many innovative diagnostic tools have been produced over
the years, but a significant addition to the range was introduced in
October 1992 - the DX.210 smokemeter established Dieseltune as a
world leader in the field of diesel engine emissions analysis. This
model has now been successfully used in virtually every country that
has an emission control program. A digital version of this popular
smokemeter was introduced 1998 - the DX.230, which enabled the new
measuring head to be connected to a PC.
Wheelforce was set up in 1982 to provide wheel and tyre service
equipment to the motor industry and rapidly became recognised as one
of the leading suppliers of top quality products backed up with a
high level of support and field service.
Dieseltune and Wheelforce joined Crypton in April 2001 to create one
of the largest independently owned automotive equipment manufacturers
in Europe:
CRYPTON -
Crypton Today
Product Portfolio includes:
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Handheld tool range
- Programmable scan tool / system tester
- Handheld oscilloscope
- Automotive multimeters
- Information products
- Vehicle data software for specific test and diagnosis
- CDROM vehicle service information for fault finding
and general vehicle service
- Emission test modules
- CO/HC/CO2/O2 and NOX measurement modules for use in
legislative emission testing
- Diesel smokemeters for legislative smoke emission testing
- PC-based testers
- PC-based range for basic fault finding
- IT workstation range with comprehensive
faultfinding and diagnostic tools
- Diesel diagnostic products
- Car and CV Brake testers
- Mechanical, laser and PC based wheel aligners
- Wheel balancers
- Tyre changers
Facility and Resources
The company's headquarters are based within the Crypton Technology
Business Park at Bridgwater, Somerset, in England, with development,
production sales and marketing resources. The company also has a
strong training emphasis, with a purpose built training centre for
providing customer product training and for development.
All our products are built and tested to a consistently high quality
- Crypton is registered to ISO9001 by ISOQAR and, as such, we are
constantly striving to improve standards and our customer service.
Marketing
The increasing emphasis on emission legislation has seen Crypton play a
major role in this area, with several members of the team playing key
roles in the development of legislation through working party
participation. As a leading supplier to the industry Crypton enjoys
significant market shares in most of the legislative emission markets
throughout the World.
Crypton also provides a strong customer support function, with
experienced staff providing telephone help line support to both
customer base and distribution network alike.
Development of co-operative links with vehicle manufacturers and key
accounts is an important area of activity for the business, with a
wide range of approvals from all the major vehicle manufacturers
gained for the products as well as major sales commitments from
breakdown organisations and fast-fit centres.
This expertise has not only seen the widespread supply of Crypton
products to most vehicle manufacturers, but has also gained the
Company significant success with specific developments, for example:
Crypton has a comprehensive distribution network throughout Europe and
most of the world markets, with the emphasis on providing total
support for the respective market through the distributor's service
and support resources, backed up by Crypton's own export support team.
The Future
Crypton continues to play an important role in the development of vehicle
system testing and will continue to be at the forefront of the
industry as the needs of the market and legislation increase.
The increasing concern with the environment will dictate increasing
legislative control and testing of vehicle emissions, which in turn
will provide opportunities for Crypton to develop and supply products.
Already the EU has initiated working groups to look at on-board
diagnostic testing and emission testing. With the Company continuing
to play a key role in these groups, the involvement in formulating
future testing strategies will ensure that Crypton
will continue to remain In Tune With The Future
Important Information
Contacts:
Commercial Director Mr Geoff Cross
Engineering Director Mr Peter Houlden
Export Sales
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