A high-performance pulse tube cryocooler with serious cooling power.

Danaher Cryo is excited to announce exclusive commercial development of its Adaptive Cooling Technology (ACT) Pulse Tube Cryocooler in partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).* This novel design was borne from a collaboration between University of Colorado Boulder and NIST.

This state-of-the-art pulse tube cryocooler holds the promise of offering the most rapid cooldown performance technology in the industry.

This cooling technology can be incorporated into nearly any system employing a cryocooler. 

Danaher Cryo is currently developing ACT. Commercial release is expected in 2025.

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Accelerate scientific advancement and discoveries. Increase your team’s productivity.

Imagine how much more productive your team could be if instead of standing around for one, two, or three days waiting for the system to cool, you could get to work running your experiment.

Do more with less with the high-efficiency ACT cryocooler solution.

With refined tuning, Danaher Cryo wrings out every bit of available power, yielding significant energy savings.

Optimize and energize your cryostat.

The ACT cryocooler solution paired with your cryostat dynamically responds to changing conditions.

ACT Pulse Tube Cryocooler Applications

Enhance Astronomy Observations

Ground-based radio telescopes will benefit from high-performance cryocoolers.

Quantum Computing Advancements in Leaps and Bounds

The quantum race is on and every minute matters. Cooling rapidly to base temperature has never been more imperative.

Newest Pulse Tube Cryocooler Announcement

Danaher Cryo is engineering the most high-performance pulse tube cryocooler to-date in partnership with NIST and CU Boulder.

“Danaher Cryogenics Secures CRADA with NIST to Commercially Develop the Most Advanced High-Performance Pulse Tube Cryocooler to Date”

BOULDER, Colorado, May 17, 2023 (PR NEWSWIRE) – Danaher Cryogenics, a leader in manufacturing fully-integrated sub-Kelvin cryostats and engineering elegant cryogenic solutions, today announced the commercial development of a new pulse tube cryocooler design, the Adaptive Cooling Technology (ACT) Pulse Tube Cryocooler. This state-of-the-art pulse tube cryocooler holds the promise of offering the most rapid cooldown performance technology in the industry. Working via a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), Danaher Cryogenics is partnering with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, CO  to commercially develop this exciting new product. This novel design was borne from a collaboration between University of Colorado Boulder and NIST.

The ACT Pulse Tube Cryocooler is expected to greatly accelerate scientific advancement and discoveries, yielding increased productivity. While all available pulse tubes are currently designed for steady-state operation, the ACT Pulse Tube Cryocooler offers optimized cooling for all operating conditions by adapting to changing conditions. This is especially impactful during the cooldown phase of operation.

“Danaher Cryogenics is proud to be partnering with NIST and CU Boulder to commercialize the new Adaptive Cooling Technology for Pulse Tube Refrigerators,” said Charlie Danaher, President and Founder of Danaher Cryogenics. “We are confident that this technology will advance the state of the art in cryogenics, will allow researchers to make more rapid progress, and will bring efficiency to the growing cryogenic field. For many years, NIST has been a great customer and collaborator in the cryostat arena. We view this project as a continuation of that relationship.”

Licensing Manager at Venture Partners at CU Boulder, Joshua Bennett, stated, “Danaher Cryogenics has an exclusive option to license CU Boulder’s patented technology. We, here at CU Boulder, strongly believe that Danaher Cryogenics is the best vehicle to commercialize these exciting new innovations, and we look forward to continuing this fruitful ongoing partnership.”  

The commercial development of the Danaher Cryogenics ACT Pulse Tube Cryocooler is already underway. Commercial release is expected to roll out to customers in 2025.

*License issued under exclusive Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), license no. CN-22-0192

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