Milestones

Expansion

2024	CoolAire Mist The biggest product venture thus far. Jaybird is proud to release its newest product: “CoolAire Mist”
2023 2022	R&D begins into CoolAire Mist Considering entry into the market of Mist Cooling. People, gatherings and areas. R&D, testing and sourcing vendors begins.
2019 2018	XE Hanging Sump Introduction of XE Hanging Sump model. Model pairs with the GT Hanging Sump released earlier.
2018	XE Rear Feed Blade Investment into a successful injection mold becomes a game changer for the Turbo XE Series.

Establishing Roots

2017 2016	GT 500 & Stainless Steel Upgrade We introduced a mid-sized product line and upgraded many components to 18-8 SST on all of our product lines.
2015	Big Contract from U.S. Government This is our second major contract from the United States Air Force. Our equipment will maintain humidity in hangars for B-2 Stealth Bombers.
2015	New Facility Aids in Marketing Push A new website and product videos headed up by key personnel, Dave Ritz and Miranda Dinsmore, advanced the company message.
2013	Construction of New Facility We broke ground on and completed Jaybird's new manufacturing facility. Darren led the project as the General Contractor.
2012 2011	Building Planning Lots of planning and two years of paperwork eventually lead to the "go ahead" to begin construction.
2008 2005	Aquafog 700 Product Line The debut of Aquafog 400s in '05 allowed us to refocus on our products. The 400s were eventually upgraded in 2008 and relabeled "Hydro SS 700".
2005	Injection Molding This was a BIG milestone for us! Acquiring the technology to produce our own in-house injection molds propelled our part production to a new level.

Early Years

2004 2000	Tool & Die Investment Jaybird invested in a large press, a new machine shop, and the help of a die specialist, Victor Lutz, to produce our own injection mold dies.
2000	Exporting Achievement Jennifer Wise was the driving force behind increasing our export sales from 1997-2000. As a result, we received an award from our state government.
2004 1998	S. Korean Distribution Partnership Darren traveled to Korea and arranged an import agreement. The smaller unit filled a product gap we had at the time.
1998	Mobile HRSM The new unit evolved into a series of three separate mobile units and quickly became a big addition to our product line.
1997	Trade Name Jaybird secured legal rights to the name "Aquafog" from the Patent and Trademark office in Washington D.C.
1997	Front Page Local News Jaybird's production floor made the front page of a local newspaper, leading a story that covered local exporting firms.

Finding Direction

1996	Industrial Park Location We moved Jaybird out of its residential location and established the company in the Woskob Industrial Park in State College, PA.
1993	Debut of the Turbo XE The Turbo XE had major improvements in fogging quality, waste water containment and size reduction. It remains our most popular product.
1992	Rotational Molding This relatively new technology for the time elevated the product to a much higher performance level.
1991	Humidifan Turbo This model featured a key engineering breakthrough that significantly reduced the size of the unit.
1991	Jaybird's First Expansion Jaybird moved from a small garage (600 sq. ft.) into a much larger one that was constructed next door.
1987	Jaybird & Humidifan 110 Jaybird incorporated and debuted its first unit, the Humidifan 110. Unfortunately it didn't sell well and was taken off the market 12 months later.
1987 1984	The First Humidifan Dr. Daniel C. Milbocker built the first Humidifan in '84. He later received a patent on his invention from the United States Government in 1987.