Company Announcements In January, Vashaw Scientific announced it is now a distributor for ZEISS microscopy in the Southeast US. Leica Microsystems announced in May that it has taken over direct sales for industrial and forensics customers in the Southeastern US from Vashaw Scientific. In April, FEI and CEOS delivered the first sub-Ångstrom, low-voltage TEM to […]
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) is the most powerful electron microscopy method. TEM uses electrons for magnification as opposed to optical microscopy, which utilizes visible light. In TEM, an electron beam is amplified and focused using electromagnetic coils while being fired through the specimen. A final set of lenses then magnifies the electron beam before it […]
Waltham, MA and Hillsboro, OR 5/27/16—Thermo Fisher Scientific has made an offer to acquire publicly held FEI for $107.50 per share, or $4.2 billion (excluding $400 million of FEI cash) in cash and debt. This is a 13.7% premium over the closing price on May 26. A designer and manufacturer of high-performance electron microscopes, FEI […]
Analytica 2016 featured a wide variety of new products. Below is a list of products officially launched at the show or in recent months. The list is not all inclusive. Atomic Spectroscopy Agilent Technologies introduced the 5110 ICP-OES spectrometer. The 5110 features a dichroic spectral combiner that integrates light from both the axial and radial […]
Berwyn, PA 5/4/16; Berwyn, PA 5/4/16—AMETEK announced that CEO Frank S. Hermance has transitioned to executive chairman and David A. Zapico has been elected CEO and to the Board, effective May 5. Most recently, Mr. Zapico served as executive vice president and COO. “I expect the transition of Dave to CEO to be seamless, as […]
Company Announcements SPECS Surface Nano Analysis transferred its Joule Thompson SPM product line to Unisoku in November 2015. Unisoku now manufactures and sells the systems. In December 2015, electron microscopy firm Vironova acquired NOW, a provider of consulting services for product development. Vironova has 35 employees, and NOW has 18 employees. In March, the Swiss […]
Currency fluctuations and economic turbulence not only produced a shift among IBO’s 2015 list of the top 30 analytical and life science instrument, aftermarket and lab product companies, but also yielded a calendar year sales decline when translated into US dollars. Total sales for the top 30 companies (see page 6) as reported in US […]
While SEMs are the workhorse method for using electron optics to image samples, there are other alternatives as well that offer their own advantages. Among these are electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), which may also be referred to as “microprobe” for short. EPMA is a surface analysis technique that probes the sample surface with a beam […]
Company Announcements ZEISS announced that fiscal 2015 revenues for the year ending September 30, 2015, for the Research & Quality Technology business, consisting of the Industrial Metrology and Microscopy business groups, increased 11.4% to €1,356 million ($1,559 million) to make up 30% of company revenues. Microscopy sales were below expectations. In January, TESCAN USA appointed […]
Every year, IBO selects three new products at Pittcon that standout among the many product introductions. These three products are distinguished by their innovation, commercial potential and advanced technology. This year’s top products feature capabilities that are the first of their kind. Hitachi High-Technologies’ AeroSurf 1500 SEM One of the drawbacks of EM is that […]
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