TECAT Performance Systems

TECAT Performance Systems makes the smallest, lightest, most power efficient wireless sensors available.

TECAT Engineering, Inc. was formed in 1997 by Dr. Douglas Baker, for the development of advanced combustion engines. Over the years, Doug continuously ran into the same roadblock during the testing phase of his engines: the torque measurement systems on the market were large, expensive, and required permanent damage to the output shaft. Not to be discouraged, Doug invented his own wireless data acquisition system targeted at measuring rotating shafts. Called the T3, the non-invasive, wireless, torque-measurement device was able to provide performance data on new engine designs. Recognizing the overwhelming need for such a product in the testing and instrumentation arena, he began to build prototypes. After further refinement and improvement, the system was ready for wider distribution. In 2010, the first commercially produced version of the wireless torque measurement system — the Model 462 — became available. Development continues, with the WISER Model 2000 currently in production.