Component Design
Component Design Northwest, Inc. (CDN) is the only company focused solely on time and temperature, offering the broadest assortment of thermometers and timers on the market. Offering everything from the basic to the unique, the extensive CDN line covers both food service and the retail market.
CDN stands out as a global category leader with the personal service and commitment of a business that has been family owned for more than 25 years. It was named Best Overall Company in its category by the prestigious Stevie Awards for Women in Business in 2008.
CDN products are sold in over 3,000 retail stores, plus over 14,000 commercial locations including large coffee and restaurant chains. All over the world, people rely on CDN for product innovation, superior customer service, quality and value.
The innovation leader in thermometers and timers, CDN has been responsible for many industry firsts and breakthroughs. CDN won the 2009 Housewares Design Award for Best in Category – Food Preparation Electrics for its Dual-Sensing Probe Thermometer & Timer (DSP1). The premier design award competition focused on the housewares industry, the Housewares Design Awards have been called the "Oscars of home design."
The CDN product line covers all category segments from the very basic to unique: digital thermometers, digital probe thermometers, bimetal thermometers, beverage/frothing thermometers, Quick-Read® cooking thermometers, special purpose cooking thermometers, candy thermometers, refrigerator and oven thermometers, air temperature thermometers, wireless thermometers, infrared thermometers and digital and mechanical timers. CDN is a sponsor of the Ultimate Barista Challenge in recognition of its strong presence in the marketing for frothing thermometers and timers for the coffee industry.
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. Her daughter, Shawn DiGruccio, Vice President, works with her to expand the company’s horizons with sales, new product development, new markets, training, and marketing and merchandising programs.
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. NASA uses CDN timers in space shuttle training, and a CDN timer is on display at the Space Museum in the Dayton, Ohio airport.
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.