About Us

History:

The Hiergesell Brothers founded H-B Instrument Company in 1903. In a third generation ownership, H-B proudly embraces the old world traditions of precision craftsmanship brought from Germany. This combined with computerized order entry, tracking, service, state of the art material requirements, planning, and manufacturing, positions the company as a world class manufacturer. An ISO 9001 certified manufacturer, H-B remains committed to manufacturing precision made products and high quality controls.

With almost a century of experience, H-B Instrument Company has achieved worldwide distinction in the manufacturing of temperature and density related instruments as well as of power controls. Sales, marketing, and manufacturing are headquartered in Trappe, PA (near Philadelphia). Strategic distributors and representative organizations supply sales and support in 41 countries. H-B continues to expand globally with its products used daily in over 190 countries.

H-B products are sold mainly through distribution and are ideal for use in many applications. See the “Applications from A-Z” section for a detailed list. (link)

Manufacturing:

H-B Instrument Company has a strong dedication to service and reliability, from employees to products. Every step from order entry to shipping of finalized product is automated using electronic data exchange (EDI), bar coding, computerized order entry, tracking, quality control, and production analysis.

Private labeling and tailored packaging offer distributors flexible custom programs to gain repeat sales. Consignment stocking, comprehensive warehousing support, and process quality control yield competitive costs. The end result is a substantial cost savings to our customers and low maintenance for our distributors.

Quality:
H-B management and employees have embraced a Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophy, applicable from raw materials to customer service. Production is completely automated for statistical process control and accounting fully integrated into our ISO 9001 system.

Our technicians adhere to applicable standards established by ACS, ANSI/SAMA, API, ASTM, CSA, DKD, IPTS 90, IRS, NEC, NEMA, NIST, and UL. Statements of Accuracy or Certificates of Calibration are issued with corrections to one-tenth of the smallest calibration. Traceability to NIST is standard practice. Traceability to other world-class standards is available.

Our density laboratory, with precise temperature and humidity control, houses computerized density equipment, which can measure density to five decimal places with 100% repeatability. Electronic equipment can read temperature to one-thousandth of a degree. Electrical test equipment can simulate almost any application for H-B relays and switches.

Commitment:
Our employees are dedicated and experienced in what they do, resulting in excellent service to all customers. Highly trained research and development and production personnel are devoted to new ideas and the latest advancements. Customer service, sales, and marketing staffs thrive on new innovations, seek creative representation of products, and demonstrate their objective to guarantee customer satisfaction. We deliver value.

The number of years employees have dedicated their service to H-B indicates management’s loyalty to employees as well as to customers.

New equipment research and implementation for streamlining the production process is a continuous program. Constant refinements of systems never stop. People are our greatest asset. Satisfying customers is our mission.