Timeline

Chant engineering was Established in 1970

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In 2020, Chant celebrated its 50th Anniversary and 5 decades of proven and trusted testing machinery.

OVER 53 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

2022
Sidewinder Series

Chant introduces Sidewinder Series – Reeling Machine at AWRF’s Spring General Meeting & PIE in Houston, TX

2020
Puratize

In response to COVID-19, Chant develops a portable UVC Light 5 minute facemask sanitizing unit. This leads to a contract building pallet load sized UVC Light sanitizing systems for US Navy.

2019
Chant Test Bed

Chant celebrates delivering its 300th Testing Machine to the Lifting and Rigging Industry.  

2018
Hydrostatic Test Bunkers Brochure

Chant adds a line of Hydrostatic Test Bunkers to serve customers in the Oil and Gas / Fracking industry to its product line.        

2018
Hull Industries is now doing business as Trinks, Inc.

Chant Engineering sells Hull Industries to Trinks, Inc., so it can continue to focus on its core mission and corporate goals, Chant Testing Machinery.

2017
The Chant Family from left to right, Andrew, Jim, Phil and Mason Chant

3rd generation joins Chant, new corporate website is launched and our founder, L. James “Jim” Chant, passes away on June 15, 2017.

2015
PJLA Calibration Logo

Chant is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard by Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA) the International Standard designed for the accreditation of Testing and Calibration Laboratories.

2015
2015

Chant becomes the exclusive North American Distributor for Dynamic Load Monitoring Systems (DLM) products and adds load links, load cells, load monitoring equipment, and shear pins to its product offering.

2014
ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D Accreditation and Certification

Chant Engineering receives its AS9100:2009 and Rev. C, ISO 9001:2008. Chant also acquires Cumberland Equipment’s line of reeling machines.

2013
DIN 3090 and 3091 Thimbles manufactured by Friedrich Höppe GmbH

Chant becomes the exclusive North American Distributor for Friedrich Höppe GmbH DIN 3090 and 3091 thimbles.

2012
Talurit™ 130T, 250T and 600T Swagers

Chant becomes the exclusive North American Distributor for TALURIT™ products and adds swagers, swaging dies, annealing and cutting machines, ferrules and flemish eye sleeves to its product offering.

2012
Chant Headquarters Building

In 2012, Chant also builds new addition and doubles the size of building.

2010
3.3M lb. Horizontal Proof Test Bed

Chant manufactures its longest test bed (1500 Metric Ton / 3.3 Million Lbs. x 350 Ft. Long).

2000
Chant Engineering Co. Inc. Headquarters Building

L. James Chant steps down as president and Phil Chant steps in as Chant’s new President. Chant builds a new larger facility in New Britain, PA.

1999

Chant Engineering expands its product line by acquiring Hull Industries, a manufacturer of equipment and systems for plastics processors using thermoset, composite and thermoplastic materials.

1996

Chant manufactures largest test machine – 5 Million Lb. Capacity.

1988
Chant Engineering Co. Inc. Corporate Logo

Company moves to New Britain, PA and builds new 10,000 sq. ft. building.

1986

Chant moves to larger facility in Chalfont, PA.

1985
Phil and Jim Chant at work

Philip Chant, Jim’s 4th son, joins the company as a full-time employee.

1982
Original Chant Corporate Logo-Designed by Phil Chant in 1978

Chant’s original logo design is created.