Austin,TX-Since early 2003, Broadley-James has entered arrangements with key players in the Life Science industry to supply its BioNet Bioreactor Control System, the first digitally networked benchtop bioreactor for cell culture and microbial applications. Emerson Process Management today announced its key role: the BioNet system uses Emerson’s PlantWeb® digital automation system that networks to devices […]
Andover, MA – MKS Instruments, Inc. a leading provider of process control technologies for semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes, announced that effective today its corporate headquarters have moved to 90 Industrial Way, Wilmington, Mass. 01887, one of its larger operating facilities. The headquarters phone number has changed to 978-284-4000 from 978-975-2350. MKS’ corporate headquarters […]
Pittsburgh, PA and Lewisburg, WV 4/12/04—Extrel CMS has acquired ABB’s core quadrupole mass spectrometer (MS) business, including all technology and service for North America. Extrel is owned by the former management of ABB’s MS business. Products include OEM and add-on MS components and systems, industrial and lab gas analysis systems, and custom engineered MS tools. […]
Boulder, CO 2/23/04 and Milan, Italy 2/13/04—Microcontamination monitoring company Particle Measuring Systems, a Spectris operating company, has acquired the assets related to Molecular Analytics’ ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) gas analyzers from SAES Getters for $3 million in cash, net of possible adjustments. According to SAES Getters, 2003 IMS analyzer sales totaled $2 million (see page […]
Wilton, CT 3/15/04—General Electric’s GE Infrastructure unit has agreed to acquire InVision Technologies, an explosives detection systems (EDS) provider, for $900 million in cash. GE is paying $50 a share for InVision, a 21% premium over the March 12 closing price. GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt commented, “Strategically, InVision is a perfect fit for […]
Chicago, IL—Smiths Detection has acquired chemical sensor maker Cyrano Sciences for $15 million in cash and an earn out dependent on future sales. Cyrano makes the handheld Cyranose 320 electronic nose for on-site analysis for industrial, food, chemical and homeland security applications. Its revenues total $4 million. Smiths Group Chief Executive Keith Butler-Wheelhouse commented, “Having […]
Zurich Schweiz and Balzers, Liechtenstein- The Board of Directors of INFICON Holding AG has appointed Urs Wälchli as Vice President of INFICON, effective as of March 1, 2004. With this promotion Wälchli is the new manager of the strategic business unit Vacuum Control as well as the Liechtenstien location and plant in Blazers. Wälchli holds […]
Andover, MA- MKS Instruments, Inc., a leading provider of process control solutions for improving the productivity of advanced manufacturing processes, announced that it will provide all residual gas analyzers (RGAs) and vacuum gauging for the particularly demanding environment of the Diamond Synchrotron Light Source facility being constructed at Chilton, Oxfordshire, U.K. The order will exceed […]
Quebec, Canada-R/D Tech Inc. announced the acquisition of the Panametrics ultrasonic NDT business from General Electric Company. This transaction includes assets located in the Panametrics facility in Waltham, MA, USA, as well as assets located in sales offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Benelux and Japan, and involves the transfer of a total […]
Austin, TX-Emerson Process Management and Andover Control’s systems Integration Services (SIS) Group have formed an alliance aimed at extending both companies’ automation technology and service offering in the pharmaceutical and life science industries. This alliance will jointly pursue FDA-regulated automation business worldwide that requires an integrated approach to validation of process and facility management systems […]
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