Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments has established two applications centres in India, one in Mumbai and the other in Vadodara (Baroda). The centres have been set up in conjunction with Aimil Ltd, Malvern’s distribution partner in India. They are being operated by Aimil’s dedicated applications scientists and will be used to run training courses for […]

Spectris plc, the precision instrumentation and controls company, announced that it has entered into an option agreement with Eurotech S.p.A. for the sale of its Arcom Control Systems business (“Arcom”). The agreement gives Eurotech an option to acquire Arcom within a period of 60 days. In consideration for the option, Eurotech has paid to Spectris […]

Malvern Instruments has opened a new head office in Shanghai for all its sales and marketing activities in China. Malvern began direct operations in China in April 2004 in order to provide more direct support to customers in this market and was initially based in temporary offices. Now housed in the new Spectris headquarters, Malvern’s […]

Soluris, a manufacturer of CD-SEM and optical overlay and CD metrology systems, announced today that it has been named the number one process diagnostics equipment supplier on the VLSI Research 10 BEST Suppliers of 2005 Customer Satisfaction Survey. The 2005 award marks the third consecutive year in which Soluris has ranked number one on the […]

The Chief Executive of Spectris plc, Hans Nilsson, has resigned. The Board wishes to acknowledge the positive contribution made by Mr Nilsson to the strategic positioning of the business for growth. To take full advantage of this positioning, the Board considers that a change in management style is now needed, with a different balance between […]

Malvern Instruments has introduced a new at-line particle size analyzer package for dry powder processes. The new Malvern Insitec APS (At-line Powder Sizer) is designed to enable powder processors to make automated measurements close to the process line. The at-line approach – using a rugged and proven industrial particle size analyzer capable of measuring large […]

Malvern Instruments has opened an extended suite of offices, applications laboratories and associated customer support facilities at the headquarters of its German subsidiary in Herrenberg. These new developments will enable the company to accommodate an expanded Malvern team in Germany and to provide enhanced applications and technical support to its process and laboratory systems customers […]

Sales of Malvern Instruments range of Insitec on-line particle size analyzers have grown significantly in Japan in the last six years. According to Craig Howarth, business director for Malvern Process Systems, this sustained sales growth is being driven not only by the quality and applicability of the instruments themselves, but by the major challenges faced […]