Graz, Austria 2/9/18—Anton Paar, a supplier of measuring instruments for density, concentration or dissolved carbon dioxide, has acquired Quantachrome Instruments for an undisclosed amount. Quantachrome Instruments provides characterization instruments for analyzing porous materials and powders using gas adsorption to measure the surface area of porous components. Based in Florida, the company has 170 employees. “Until now, we have mainly offered analytical solutions for the physical examination of liquids and particles. With this acquisition, our expertise in the analysis of solids will be expanded,” stated Anton Paar CEO Friedrich Santner. “The combination of existing and new technologies from both companies will result in the creation of improved or new measuring solutions. Additionally, our strategic goal to have a US-based unit for research, development and production within the Anton Paar Group has been fulfilled.” Quantachrome Instruments retains its operations in Florida and is now headed by Georg Cortolezis-Supp, executive director, Production & Purchasing at Anton Paar.

Quantachrome’s product lines consist of gas, vapor and water sorption analyzers, gas displacement pycnometers, flow chemisorption analyzers, physisorption analyzers, expulsion porometers, intrusion porosimeters, mercury porosimeters, capillary flow porometers and tap density analyzers—all new product categories for Anton Paar. For particle analysis, Anton Paar currently offers the particle characterization product lines that were acquired from Cilas last year (see IBO 6/15/17). This is Anton Paar’s fourth acquisition in two years.

Asked if Quantachrome serves a similar customer base as Anton Paar’s other product lines, a spokesperson for Anton Paar told IBO, “Yes, especially in particle characterization. Additionally, we see an added value for existing customers/multinational companies that are our customers and don’t use these analytic technologies yet.” Regarding growing the business, he commented, “Through the integration of Quantachrome into the sales and service network of Anton Paar, we offer a much broader customer base that will open up new business opportunities.”