About Us
Company Profile
Sunrise Instruments (SRI) was founded in 2007 by Dr. York Huang, former Chief Engineer at FTSS (Humanetics ATD) in the United States, after his return to China. Located at No. 19, Keyuan West 10th Road, Nanning, SRI occupies 8,500 square meters of manufacturing and office space and employs more than 300 people, including three PhD holders. SRI specializes in the research, development and manufacture of multi-axis force sensors, force-controlled grinding equipment and automotive testing equipment. All products are developed in-house. Its multi-axis force sensor portfolio includes six-axis, three-axis and single-axis force sensors, as well as joint torque sensors. Its force-controlled grinding portfolio includes iGrinder intelligent compliant force-control units, force-controlled grinding tools and complete intelligent robotic grinding systems. Its automotive testing portfolio includes force sensors for vehicle durability testing, force sensors for crash test dummies, crash force measurement walls and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) testing systems. These products serve industrial automation, humanoid robotics, automotive safety, healthcare, research and other fields. Since 2011, SRI has been a key global supplier of force-control sensors for ABB robots. It also maintains close collaborations with leading global companies, including KUKA, YASKAWA, UR, Medtronic, SAIC, GM and Kistler. According to third-party statistics, SRI holds a 12% share of the global market for six-axis force sensors.
SRI’s manufacturing base is in Nanning, China, with branch offices in Shanghai and Detroit, USA. The company has established the Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Robotic Grinding with KUKA and the iTest Joint Innovation Laboratory with SAIC Motor. Its sales and service network covers the United States, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, China.
30
years sensor design experience
60000+
SRI sensors currently in service all over the world
500+
product models
2000+
applications
27
patents
36600
ft2 facility
100%
independent technologies
2%
or less annual employee turnover rate
Our Story
1990
Founder background
● Ph.D., Wayne State University
● Engineer, Ford Motor Company
● Chief engineer, Humanetics
● Developed the world’s first commercial dummy finite element model
● Presided over the design of more than 100 six-axis force sensors
● Design crash dummy Es2-re
2007
Founder SRI
● R&D
● Cooperate with HUMANETICS. Multi-axis force sensors of the collision dummy produced by SRI sold worldwide
● Cooperated with auto enterprises such as GM, SAIC and Volkswagen with brand SRI
2010
Entered the robotics industry
● Apply mature sensing technology to the robotics industry;
● Established in-depth cooperation with ABB, Yaskawa, KUKA, Foxconn, etc.
2018
Hosted industry summits
● Co-hosted with Professor Zhang Jianwei, academician of the German Academy of Engineering
● 2018 First Robotic Force Control Technology Conference
● 2020 Second Robotic Force Control Technology Conference
2021
Established labs Founded Shanghai headquarter
● Established “Robot Intelligent Joint Laboratory” with KUKA.
● Established “iTest Intelligent Test Equipment Joint Laboratory” with SAIC.
Industries We Serve
Automotive
Automotive safety
Robotic
Medical
General Testing
Rehabilitation
Manufacturing
Automation
Aerospace
Agriculture
Clients We Serve
We Are…
Innovative
We have been developing products tailored to the needs of our clients and providing customized solutions to help them better achieve their goals.
Reliable
Our quality system is certified to ISO9001:2015. Our calibration lab is certified to ISO17025. We are a trusted supplier to world-leading robotic and medical companies.
Diverse
Our team has diverse talents in mechanical engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, system and control engineering and machining, which allow us to keep research, development and production within a productive, flexible and fast-feedback system.
