North American Headquarters
JM Canty, Inc.
6100 Donner Road
Buffalo, New York 14094
(716) 625-4227
(716) 625-4228 fax
EU & International
JM Canty International, Ltd.
Ballycoolin Business Park
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15, Ireland
+353 (1) 882-9621
+353 (1) 882-9622 fax
Canty is an outgrowth of the consulting practice of John M. Canty,
P.E. in designing a very deep high pressure Diving Research Facility, capable of
simulating ocean depths of over a mile, he found that no lighting components
were available which would withstand the required pressure of 2500 PSI. It was,
therefore, necessary to develop a light that would permit illuminating the
chamber at these unusual conditions. Since this vessel (now installed in the
high pressure laboratory of the University at Buffalo-Department of Physiology)
was to be used for manned experiments, it was desirable to keep the electrical
components outside. This is due to the potential fire hazard of electrical
sparks in a confined environment.
Buffalo, New York, USA
Location
This led to the development of a new type of Hyperbaric Chamber
Light. The development was registered and eventually a patent was issued in 1974
for the basic concept of a fiber optical material transmitting energy through a
barrier with a pressure seal.
Canty was established in 1971 as a sole proprietorship to market
this item because of the obvious application to recompression chambers for
offshore diving and for hyperbaric oxygen chambers.
Initial sales were occasioned by "word of mouth" advertising. Growth
was constant but modest for the first two years. This time was spent designing a
complete product line completing engineering drawings and product specifications
and in testing and improving the optical systems (light source and light pipe).
The present model HYL 250 was refined to its present form by mid-1973 and
additional marketing was sought.
Dublin, Ireland Location
Canty was incorporated in the state of New York January 1, 1977. We
have continued to expand our company into different markets and products.
Currently, we manufacture lighting, cameras, sight flow indicators, quick
opening closures, glass to metal seals, vision-based process control, and
particles sizing systems.
This product line helped us to diversify across different industries
and market places. With this diversification in markets, we have retained a
common manufacturing base between all of our products.