Our Company
Component Design Northwest, Inc. (CDN) celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2008 as the only company focused solely on time and temperature. A global category leader with the personal service and commitment of a family-owned business, CDN offers the broadest assortment of thermometers and timers on the market.
CDN products are sold in over 2,800 retail stores and over 13,000 commercial locations. All over the world, people rely on CDN for product innovation, superior customer service, quality and value.
The CDN product line ranges from basic to full-featured in all category segments: digital thermometers, digital probe thermometers, bimetal thermometers, beverage/frothing thermometers, Insta-Read® cooking thermometers, special purpose cooking thermometers, candy thermometers, refrigerator and oven thermometers, air temperature thermometers and digital and mechanical timers.
The company was founded in 1984 by the late Richard Murtagh, an engineer by profession and a cook at heart. He was intrigued by issues of time and temperature in the kitchen, because accurate measurement is so important in cooking. Today CDN continues as a growing family business run by Jan Murtagh, President, along with her daughter, Shawn DiGruccio, Vice President.
Although CDN focuses primarily on products for home and commercial kitchens, its high-precision instruments are also sold to numerous other markets such as automotive supply and schools. The company also does OEM work, supplying companies with customized thermometers and timers designed for specific applications.
CDN, The Time and Temperature Company®, continues to develop the best and most accurate timers and thermometers, with numerous projects in the works for more new products with unique, innovative features.