"Dave" Bossen,[6][7] then a sales manager at Industrial Nucleonics, and the new company opened its doors on January 18, 1968,[1] in Santa Clara, California.
It was first a garage set-up based on paper industry experiences (circa 1966) at 330 Mathew Street, but later moved several miles southwest to Cupertino to an old cannery property.
Early sensors were almost exclusively based on continuous process pulp and paper making, beginning with basis weight, moisture, caliper and whiteness.
Later sensors were developed for new industries, including tire calendaring, cigarette fill, aluminum rolling mill gage thickness and others.
Some of the early sensors were based on emissions from radioactive source materials it would probably be difficult for a similar firm to experiment with today.
Even with the regulatory and training burden, nuclear sources continue to be the core sensor for sheet moisture and basis weight.
Customers of Measurex systems reported that the dedication and expertise of the service organization was a considerable factor in creating the customer confidence that resulted in sales growth, especially the repeat sales that fueled the remarkable growth during the 25 years leading up to the acquisition by Honeywell.
The twenty-acre (8 ha) Measurex campus in Cupertino became the "Results Way Corporate Center," owned by Embarcadero Capital Partners of Belmont.