Waltham, MA-Thermo Electron Corporation announced that effective immediately, Ken Berger will become president of the company’s Process Instrument Division, which offers online measurement and analytical instruments and associated services to global manufacturers. In his new role, Berger will be responsible for the divisions $450 million business and will oversee its 2000 employees. Berger will be […]

Hillsboro, OR -FEI Company announced it is realigning its sales, marketing and R&D organizations to focus on three markets: NanoElectronics; NanoResearch and NanoBiology. NanoElectronics will focus on semiconductor industry products and applications, NanoResearch will target research and industrial applications and NanoBiology would focus on drug discovery, therapeutic and diagnostics. “We believe that our focus around […]

Flanders, NJ and Bloomington, MN; Milpitas, CA -Rudolph Technologies has signed a definitive merger agreement with August Technology worth approximately $193 million. As a result, August Technology has terminated its merger agreement signed earlier this year with Nanometrics (see IBO 1/31/05, 2/15/05) and paid an $8.3 million termination fee. “As a combined entity, we are […]

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 […]

Haifa, Israeil; West Sussex, UK -Invensys Systems has divested its majority share in Foxboro NMR, a maker of process NMR systems, to co-owners Teuza Technology Venture Fund, a Fairchild Technology Venture, and Elbit. Under a long-term distribution agreement, Invensys will continue to distribute Foxboro NMR products as part of a turnkey solution for hybrocarbon processing. […]

The nutrient analyzers undergoing verification testing are on-line instruments that can perform continuous monitoring of nutrient concentration in industrial and/or municipal wastewater. The analyzers are stand alone, automated instruments that continuously or routinely determine nutrient concentration in wastewater for extended periods without user intervention. Two nutrient analyzers were tested in collaboration with DuPont at the […]

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 […]

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, […]

MKS Instruments, Inc., (Nasdaq: MKSI), a leading provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes, is pleased to introduce TOOLweb® RGA, a sensor automation platform for RGA control and communication. TOOLweb RGA monitors process integrity and tool performance in real-time, identifies process excursions, and generates alarms and targeted […]

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 […]