Nothing Senses Better Than a Dexter Detector

Why Dexter?

For Industry-Leading Quality in Infrared Thermopile Detectors

From the perspectives of systems performance and cost, the customized applications of Dexter Research Center’s thermopile technology continue to be the preferred solutions to today’s burgeoning infrared detector market. Yet we know that we cannot rest on our good reputation.

We have undertaken an aggressive organizational development program to support our customers.

We have embarked on:

A comprehensive data-driven performance management initiative to:

Improve inventory management
Lower manufacturing losses
Advance manufacturing practices
Implement manufacturing equipment improvement
Initiate continuous improvement of manufacturing cycle time
Initiate market research on a global scale
Improve our sales team’s conversion rates of prospects to customers

A powerful corporate strategic initiative to:

Capitalize on our strengths and address our weaknesses
Lower our costs
Identify and engage in promising new markets
Implement executive development programs
Introduce quarterly profit-sharing with our employees

Our company-wide re-engineering is proving out.

We recently enjoyed our best year for sales. We are successfully moving to lean manufacturing. And we have an energized workforce across all centers of operation. We’re on track to meet our targets. This solid bottom line benefits our customers, our neighbors, and us.

Dexter Research Center will remain the global center of expertise for infrared thermopile detector-enabled products. We will continue to be the world’s leading source of infrared thin-film and silicon-based thermopiles. And we will continue growing profitably, while remaining in Michigan, the state of our founding.