Hallikainen Instruments was founded January 1, 1952 by K. E. Hallikainen. In the early 1970's the company was sold to the TOTCO division of Baker Oil Tool. These pages will serve as an archive of Hallikainen Instruments documents.

The company started at 1341 7th Street in Berkeley, California. Small Press Distribution is currently located in that building. Hallikainen Instruments moved to Richmond in 1965 (the invitation to the ribbon cutting ceremony is available here). The building is currently occupied by Kensington Labs, a manufacturer of robotic wafer handling equipment for the semiconductor industry. In 2001, Kensington Labs merged with Newport Corporation, so there's no longer much evidence of the Richmond plant on their website. However, if we use the Wayback Machine, we can see some of the earlier web pages. For the complete Kensington Labs website archive, click here. A nice aerial photo of the building is located here. You can see the original office building. The manufacturing building has been expanded. The original rear wall of the manufacturing building is visible as a color variation in the photo of the roof.

Outside Links - Other documents referencing Hallikainen Instruments

FRANK LEVEN ALBERT GERBODE: PIONEER CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON - Interview with Dr Frank Gerbode. He discusses use of the Hallikainen Instruments membrane oxygenator in heart bypass surgery.

Mogens L. Bramson developed medical equipment at Hallikainen Instruments. A collection of his papers is here.

John Chin has submitted some photos and video of Hallikainen Instruments.

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Service - Equipment, parts and service for Hallikainen Instruments equipment are available from

ATAC. Hallikainen products available include:

Model 421 Multi Range Viscometer

Model 491 Large Bore Viscometer

Model 1077 Small Bore Viscometer

Model 444 Pour Point Analyzer

Model 1354 Vapor Pressure Analyzer

Model 7612 Opacity Analyzer

Model 7613 Color Analyzer

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Hone and Hallikainen LTD supplies replacement spare parts for old and new Hallikainen related analyzers worldwide. Models supported include 421 Multi-Range Viscometer, 491 Large Bore Viscometer, 1077 Small Bore Viscometer, 444 Pour Point Analyzer, 1354 Vapour Pressure Analyzer, 7612 Opacity Analyzer, and 7613 Colour Analyzer. These models are currently manufactured by ATAC. email info@honeandhallikainen.com.

Know of others? Let me know (harold@hallikainen.org

Historic Documents

Hallikainen Hi-Lights - The Hallikainen Instruments company newsletter

Product Brochures

Product Manuals