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Founded by Robert W. Lally and [http://www.pcb.com/About/history James F. Lally] in 1967, PCB Piezotronics has evolved from a family business to a large company engineering and manufacturing operation, with technical emphasis on the incorporation of integrated circuit-piezoelectric sensor technology. In 1967 [[Integrated circuit piezoelectric sensor]],also known theseas ICP® sensors,incorporatingincorporated microelectronic circuitry, were developed and marketed.

During the 1980s, PCB continued to develop new products. In 1982, the Structural* Modal Array Sensing System was developed to ease sensor installation and reduce set-up time on larger-scale modal surveys. Modally-Tuned* Impulse Hammers won the IR-100 Award as one of the top 100 technical developments for 1983. The 128-channel Data Harvester was invented in 1984 to provide sensor power and speed modal analysis by offering automatic bank switching capability. In 1986, PCB developed the first commercial quartz shear-structured ICP® sensor, also known as an [[Integrated circuit piezoelectric sensor]], accelerometer. Additionally in 1980, PCB broke ground on {{convert|6|acre|m2}} of land at 3425 Walden Avenue for its new quartz technology center, a location which it continues to occupy today. The facility doubled in size in 1985, and in 1996 an additional was added. An acre of land to the west of the building was purchased for future expansion and in 1999 a {{convert|30000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} addition was completed.