Who is Interactive Instruments and what do we do?

Interactive Instruments is a subchapter S corporation that started in 1993. Initially employing two people in a small 2400 sq. ft. shop in Corporations Park in Scotia. We expanded rapidly in the first years and now employ 7 full time people in 9000 square foot of floor space with 3600 sq. ft of shop floor, 1200 sq. ft of office and 1300 sq. ft of system assembly space.

Our equipment list has also grown from a single CNC mill and one wire EDM along with various manual machines to five - 4 and 5 axis CNC mill's, three 4 axis wire EDM's and a CNC lathe. Each CNC unit is linked to our network enabling any CAD workstation to transfer machine code to any CNC machine.

Early on we saw the need to invest in the best CAD/CAM software available because computer controlled design and manufacturing is essential in producing complex projects in a timely manor. We invested in Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/MANUFACTURING (advanced 5 axis package) as our primary CAD of choice. Many of our designs are now modeled in Pro/Engineer so we can model and create machine code from the same package.

We have three mechanical designers with extensive background in CAD/CAM and CNC machining. We also have an Electronic Engineer with experience in firmware, hardware and software. Combining the machining and electronic talents gives us a strong position in developing quality electromechanical systems.