Vertek (Applied Research Associates, Inc.)

Vertek, a division of Applied Research Associates, Inc., has over 25 years of research and development experience in building and developing new CPT technologies. Our facility in Randolph, VT houses R&D, manufacturing, rock mechanics, and soil testing capabilities along with a 50 acre test ground. These capabilities, coupled with our engineer's and technician's expertise has helped to cement our place as one of the leading CPT companies in the world.

Vertek manufactures CPT platforms (tracked and wheeled), CPT tools (cones, probes, and data acquisition systems), dynamic cone penetrometers and pavement equipment. For more information on any of these items please use the products link in the links bar above.

Vertek also provides geotechnical research & development services that provide our customers with innovative solutions to their problems.

Vertek, a division of Applied Research Associates, Inc., has over 25 years of research and development experience in building and developing new CPT technologies. Our facility in Randolph, VT houses R&D, manufacturing, rock mechanics, and soil testing capabilities along with a 50 acre test ground. These capabilities, coupled with our engineer's and technician's expertise has helped to cement our place as one of the leading CPT companies in the world.

Vertek has over 2 decades of experience manufacturing cone penetrometer tools, rigs, and equipment and robotic platforms and control systems. We have a 63,00 square foot facility in Randolph, VT which houses our engineering & design group, 2 electronics labs, a fully equipped machine shop, a fabrication & welding shop, and we've recently added a composite structures fabrication shop.

Manufacturing capabilities include:

• Assembly (geotechnical platforms, robotic platforms, micro-air vehicles)
• Surface coating
• Welding
• Composite structures fabrication
• Surface mount PCB assembly
• Cable assembly
• Enclosure assembly
• Equipment repair
• Instrument calibration
• Micro-controller programming
• Lathes
• Mills
• Surface grinding
• Sandblasting

Vertek covers all stages of manufacturing, from conceptual design to full-scale production and we can fill your contract manufacturing needs.