When a melt pressure reading drifts, a temperature loop won't settle, or a sensor keeps failing on a washdown line, a catalog number doesn't fix the problem. Someone who understands your process does. For manufacturers across New England and Upstate New York, that someone is often Andruss-Peskin Corporation, better known as AP Corp.
Six Decades of Getting Measurement Right
AP Corp. was founded in 1959 and has served as a manufacturer's representative for pressure, temperature, strain, motion, sound, and analytical instrumentation. That history matters because instrumentation is not a commodity purchase. The wrong sensor in the wrong spot shows up as scrap, downtime, or a failed quality audit. AP Corp. helps customers avoid those outcomes before they happen.
The company is built on technical expertise and a real commitment to customer service. Its engineers and sales professionals have close working relationships with both the plants that use the equipment and the manufacturers that build it. That is how the right answer gets to your floor, and how your feedback gets back to the factory.
Jeff Wilkins: A Consultative Sales Engineer Who Knows the Applications
At the center of that approach is AP Corp. President Jeff Wilkins. He is an extremely knowledgeable, consultative sales engineer who brings deep application experience to the products he represents. He starts with your application, not with a product. What are you measuring? What are the process conditions? How accurate does the reading need to be? How will the device be mounted, and what happens downstream if it fails?
That is what consultative selling looks like in practice. Jeff can help you weigh why one temperature sensor suits an installation, and another doesn't, whether a pressure transducer needs a different range or mounting style, or how to set up a data acquisition system for a vibration test. Because he leads the company, you get that expertise directly, without it being passed through layers.
The result is a straightforward conversation with someone who understands how these products behave in real plants, and a recommendation you can confidently take to your own engineering and quality teams.
A Product Range That Covers the Whole Process
AP Corp. represents a carefully chosen group of respected manufacturers, so one knowledgeable partner can help with a wide range of measurement needs:
- Analyzers and color sensors
- Flow and displacement sensors
- Pressure sensors and pressure gauges
- Sanitary sensors for hygienic processes
- Temperature sensors
- Strain gages and vibration sensors
- Instrumentation and data acquisition
- Machine controls and upgrades for injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding equipment
The manufacturers behind these lines include names many engineers already know, such as Dynisco, Druck, Heise, Pyromation, Optris, Precision Digital, and Crystal Instruments. A broad line means recommendations come from fit, not from a limited menu.
Industries AP Corp. Understands
Instrumentation needs change from one industry to the next. AP Corp. serves plastics, medical, pharmaceutical, packaging, automotive, aerospace, wire and cable, and food processing manufacturers.
In plastics, that means pressure and temperature instrumentation, gear pumps, feed screws, gravimetric feeders, and color analysis that keep product consistent. In pharmaceutical and food processing, it means sensors suited to sanitary applications. In automotive and aerospace, it often means strain, vibration, and motion measurements where the data has to be right. In wire and cable, it means tight control on continuous lines. In medical equipment, it means precision and reliability that meet demanding standards.
Customer Service That Shows Up
Plenty of companies say they put customers first. AP Corp. builds its business around it. When you have a question, a knowledgeable person responds. When you're facing a stubborn measurement problem, the team works through it with you. When a machine needs an upgrade, they help you think through the options instead of simply quoting parts. That devotion to service is a big part of why the company has lasted more than sixty years.