Founded by three researchers from Penn State University, specializing in energy harvesting wireless sensors, underwater navigation and smart material devices, KCF Technologies develops top quality products and solutions for the field of sound and vibration engineering, at cost-effective prices. Very active in the SBIR arena at the outset, the firm has not been recently involved. The firm's principals combine pure research and customer-tailored consulting KCF provide truly innovative products for which a market does not yet exist. KCF enjoys a close working relationship with researchers at Penn State University in the Penn State Center for Acoustics and Vibration. The firm developed self powered wireless sensors as a practical solution for industrial monitoring. Freely available vibration energy is captured and used as the only power source. This enables designers of wireless sensor networks to achieve the reduced installation and life cycle costs promised by wireless sensors
