Druck's story begins in 1972 in Leicester, UK, where founders Mike Bertioli and John Salmon set out to commercialize the world's first silicon-based piezoresistive pressure sensors. They named the company after the German word for "pressure," a deliberate signal of the precision and quality they intended to deliver. That founding ambition shaped everything that followed. By 2002, Druck had grown into a global force in pressure measurement and was acquired by GE, eventually becoming part of Baker Hughes as that broader portfolio evolved over the following years. Through each transition, the core of the business — including the Class 100 Clean Room in Leicester where Druck manufactures its own silicon — remained intact and continued to advance.
The move to Crane Company, which became effective January 1, 2026, is the latest and arguably most strategically coherent chapter in that history. For anyone asking what happened to Druck after Baker Hughes, or whether Druck is now part of Crane Company, the answer is straightforward: yes, and the fit is a logical one. Crane is one of America's oldest industrial manufacturers, founded in 1855, with more than 170 years of experience building precision-engineered components for demanding applications. Druck now sits within Crane's Aerospace and Electronics segment, which already carried a strong foundation in sensing systems, fluid management, and mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense markets. Bringing Druck's pressure sensing and calibration capabilities into that structure is not a departure — it is a deliberate extension of what Crane has been building for generations.
That strategic alignment carries real implications for Druck's customers. Engineers and procurement teams who specify sensors and calibration equipment for critical applications need confidence that the technology behind those products will continue to be invested in, supported, and available over the long term. Crane is not a financial holding company looking for a short-term return. It is an industrial technology business that understands precision sensing, values it, and has the global infrastructure to grow it. That kind of organizational stability matters, particularly for customers in industries where changing instrumentation suppliers mid-program is neither simple nor desirable.
Druck itself brings considerable strength to the combination. The company serves more than 4,000 customers across more than 70 countries, operating across industries that include aerospace, oil and gas, hydrogen, power generation, motorsport, meteorology, and industrial manufacturing, among others. Its proprietary TERPS sensor platform and its ownership of the full technology chain — from silicon wafer through finished product — give Druck a depth of intellectual property that few competitors can match. Its product portfolio spans pressure sensors, test and calibration instruments, and OEM solutions, all designed for the environments where measurement accuracy is not a preference but a requirement.
For Druck customers across New England — in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine — the local point of contact remains unchanged. AP Corp continues to serve as the authorized manufacturers' representative for Druck throughout the region. AP Corp brings long-standing relationships with Druck and deep familiarity with the applications its New England customers run every day. Whether the need is pressure sensors for a demanding industrial process, calibration instrumentation for an aerospace test environment, or guidance on selecting the right Druck solution for a specific application, AP Corp remains the on-the-ground resource for technical support, product sourcing, and responsive service. The ownership has evolved. The local partnership has not.