Milford, MA 7/10/17—KPM Analytics, an operating company that owns analytical instrument companies, has acquired AMS Alliance. Based in Italy, AMS supplies automated analyzers and solutions for the food and beverage, environmental and medical diagnostics markets. “AMS is a perfect fit with KPM’s existing Operating Companies, Unity Scientific, Process Sensors, and CHOPIN Technologies,” commented KPM Analytics CEO Chris McIntire. “We are very excited to have them now part of our portfolio. The combination of all four strong and well-regarded brands positions KPM Analytics as a key provider in the global food and beverage, and environmental instrumentation markets.” AMS CEO Antonio Gagliarducci will remain with the company.

AMS develop and manufactures continuous flow analyzers and discrete analyzers, as well as kits and reagents for direct, OEM and private vendor sale. It has approximately 100 employees, according to a KPM spokesperson. She told IBO, “AMS Alliance markets, sells and supports its products worldwide using direct employees and a network of distributors. Unity Scientific, another KPM Analytics operating company, has marketed AMS products in the US under the Unity Scientific brand for the past several years.”