Since the 1970s, the core group of professionals who later founded CDR had been designing and developing toll collection systems for AUTOSTRADE and its affiliated companies.

Building on solid experience in human and veterinary clinical chemistry - through the development of medical diagnostic systems - CDR introduced in 2001 a range of photometric reading systems for the determination of parameters in food matrices, addressing the needs of leading companies in the food and beverage industry.

CDR has conducted research in collaboration with a manufacturer of electroplating baths, leading to the design and production of an instrument capable of performing a series of chemical analyses for quality and process control. The system allows for the determination of a wide range of key parameters for the electroplating industry, directly on the production line.

As part of its work in the development of sensors for food-grade water, CDR has designed a conductivity sensor specifically intended for use in coffee machines. The system is capable of continuously measuring the temperature, conductivity, and hardness of the water entering an espresso machine, and transmitting the collected data to a remote host.