Jack Champaigne founded Electronics Incorporated (EI) in 1974 with the intent of supplying process controllers to Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control Division for their dust collectors. Upon the successful delivery of the process controllers, Wheelabrator Blast Cleaning Division asked Mr. Champaigne to furnish a media flow monitoring system and controllers for a Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet project. The project had 16 abrasive wheels on a large monorail peen-forming machine. Looking for more marketing opportunities, Mr. Champaigne developed a media flow valve for air-type peening machines that he named the MagnaValve®. It was so well received that it became the impetus for a complete product line for the shot peening and abrasive blast cleaning markets.

Electronics Inc FacilityUnable to find suitable advertising opportunities for the MagnaValve, EI started its own publication in 1986 called the The Shot Peener. To help underwrite the cost of the publication, EI began marketing Almen strips, introducing the concept of graded strips to meet the needs of various industries (automotive, aerospace, etc.).

The product line now includes shot peening and blast cleaning flow controls, monitors, MagnaValve for air and wheel blast machines, certified Almen gauges and certified Almen test strips. EI currently holds over 14 U.S. Patents relating to shot peening control technology. EI’s products are used in aerospace, automotive, medical, mining, and many other manufacturing applications. EI has a worldwide distribution network.