McKinney, TX- Solartron Mobrey-whose measurement technologies include level, density, viscosity and flow computer products- will be renamed Mobrey Measurement and become part of Emerson Process Management. Solartron Mobrey measurement products provide continuous and point monitoring for process industries worldwide, including applications in oil and gas production and refining, chemical and petrochemical, water and waste treatment, […]

Emerson Process Management announced the acquisition of Tescom Corporation. Tescom is a manufacturer of precision pressure control regulators, valves, and systems with manufacturing operations in Elk River, Minnesota and Selmsdorf, Germany. The company was founded in 1916 and has 350 employees. Tescom serves a wide variety of global markets, including testing, instrumentation, and laboratory markets […]

Waltham, MA -Thermo Electron has purchased Rupprecht and Patashnick, a maker of continuous particulate monitoring instruments, for an undisclosed amount. The company provides time-resolved mass measurement techniques for ambient air, emissions monitoring and industrial hygiene markets and had 2004 revenues of $17 million. “R&P is a global leader in particulate monitoring instrumentation and is well […]

Northford, Conn– Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced its intention to acquire Zellweger Analytics, a global leader in hazardous gas detection technology. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2005. Acquisition terms were not disclosed. Based in Uster, Switzerland, Zellweger Analytics is a leading manufacturer of toxic […]

Los Angeles, CA and Gerlingen, Germany-Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG has purchased the assets of STIP-ISCO GmbH from Teledyne Technologies. Located near Frankfurt, Germany, STIP-ISCO makes online instruments for the analysis and monitoring of water and wastewater, including process TOC-UV, COD, BOD and toxicity meters as well as multiparameter probes. The acquisition also […]

London, UK 2/18/05—Smiths Group’s Detection business has acquired Farran Technology, a developer of millimeter wave technology for explosives detection, for £19 million ($36.0 billion) and as much as an additional £5 million based on performance targets. “Smiths Detection is a world-leading business in a growth market, and it is important that we maintain the momentum […]

East Hills, NY 1/25/05—Pall has acquired UK-based Euroflow, a manufacturer of pilot and production scale chromatography columns for the biotech industry with annual sales of approximately $5 million. Since 2002, Pall has been the exclusive distributor of Euroflow columns and column packing technologies. “We are responding to the industry’s request for integrated systems solutions for […]

Freeman Technology Limited (Welland, UK) and the Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan) have entered into an agreement whereby Sysmex will have exclusive distribution rights in Japan for Freeman’s FT4 Powder Rheometer. The conclusion of this deal follows successful trials of the FT4 in the Japanese marketplace. The FT4 utilizes novel technology an a patented design to […]

Milpitas, CA and Minneapolis, MN 1/21/04—Nanometrics and August Technology have entered into a merger agreement to form August Nanometrics, which will have pro forma 2004 revenues of $140 million. “We join two strong product lines with little overlap, and bring to market a better fab-wide solution with advanced macro inspection, critical dimension (CD) and film […]

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. has acquired HF Scientific, inc. located in Fort Myers Florida in a stock purchase transaction. HF Scientific, Inc. manufactures and distributes a line of instrumentation equipment, test kits and chemical reagents used for monitoring water quality in a variety of applications. HF Scientific has approximately $5 million in annual revenue. HF […]