PanaVise

PanaVise is a major manufacturer of precision vises, circuit board holders, work holding tools and mini arbor presses.

We also design and manufacture mobile electronics mounts for hands-free kits, GPS units, satellite radio receivers, mobile video screens, two-way radios, and mobile data terminals -- if it's electronic and mobile, we can hold it!

In the security industry, PanaVise is a premier supplier of high quality CCTV camera mounts.

For professional sound installers and home theater enthusiasts, our speaker mounts are the superior choice.

Specialty and OEM mounting solutions are provided through our custom engineering section.

Please feel free to explore our product lines by using the menu on the left. Welcome to our home page!

PanaVise Timeline - History

1956
Tool and die maker Otto Colbert founded Colbert Industries, Inc. (later to be called PanaVise Products, Inc.). To make his work easier, Otto needed to tilt, turn and rotate his die casting dies for repair. Thus, the famous "split ball" base was developed and patented.

1963
PanaVise begins exporting its products. Today PanaVise can be found in 25 countries around the world.

1972
PanaVise receives its second patent on the now famous 300 standard base.

1974
PanaVise develops a Circuit Board Holder as an interchangeable head for the 300 base, and becomes a "standard" in the electronics tool industry.

1978
Colbert Industries is purchased by Gary Richter, our current president. The name of the company is changed to PanaVise Products, Inc. and is relocated to Long Beach, California.

1980
PanaVise begins supplying mounts using the famous "split ball" to Federal Express for their Mobile Data Terminals (in-vehicle computers). This becomes the largest installed base of Mobile Data Terminals in the world, all held by PanaVise.

1981
PanaVise develops its first Mobile Phone Mount for Xyntel. This product later evolves into the PanaVise 320 Standard Phone Mount.

1982
PanaVise builds special mounts and bases for use in the U.S. space shuttle program.

1988
PanaVise develops the Slimline Cellular Phone Mount, which becomes the most successful product ever developed by PanaVise.

1990
PanaVise relocates from Long Beach, California to the high desert of Sparks, Nevada. This expands corporate facilites to 29,000 square feet.

1991
PanaVise enters the CCTV/Security industry with their own line of CCTV/Security Camera Mounts. Another PanaVise frontier is forged.

1992
The PanaVise 300 Base is redesigned once more to increase its holding power by 100% and it receives its third U.S. Patent on the "split ball" design.

1994
PanaVise develops the PVJr line of miniature vises, which quickly becomes the fastest selling Vise in its product line.

1995
PanaVise enters into the Sound industry with a new line of Speaker Mounts. A natural off shoot from their already successfull line of Cellular Phone Mounts and CCTV/Security Camera Mounts.

1996
PanaVise celebrates its 40th Anniversary. Ground is broken on a new 58,000 square foot manufacturing and administrative facility in Reno, Nevada.

1997
PanaVise moves all of its employees into the new facility in Reno, Nevada. Shortly there after the street PanaVise is located on is renamed Colbert Drive in honor of our founder.

2000
PanaVise designs the 709 Window Mount for a Delphi Automotive product. This becomes the spring board for PanaVise quickly becoming recognized around the world as the quality leader in suction cup-window mounts for Mobile Electronics in vehicles.

2006
September 2006, PanaVise celebrates it's 50th year in business. PanaVise is issued a U.S. design patent on it's fast selling Model 809 Window Mount

2007
To better serve it's fast growing OEM market in Asia, PanaVise establishes PanaVise Tool (Changzhou), LLC in Changzhou, China