Matthews, North Carolina – CEM Corporation, a leading global provider of microwave laboratory instrumentation, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Dublin that will provide direct sales of the Company’s products and services in Ireland. CEM Technology Ireland Ltd. will be led by Sales Manager, Laura Clifford, who joins CEM with extensive knowledge of the Irish instrumentation market.

The Company has restructured its previous distributor agreement and made significant direct investment in Ireland in order to offer CEM customers greatly increased levels of sales and technical support, faster service, and lower prices.

“We have wanted to strengthen our presence in Ireland for some time, as the market potential for our products in the Irish dairy industry is significant,” said Michael J. Collins, president and CEO of CEM Corporation, “Establishing an office staffed with CEM-trained personnel will give us a direct sales channel that will better serve our customers.”

As the manufacturer, CEM stocks a range of parts and consumables for the Company’s instrumentation and is able to give unparalleled response times. In addition, CEM’s new range of service contracts will offer even greater value and engineering support.

CEM Corporation, a private company based in Matthews, North Carolina, is a leading provider of microwave laboratory instrumentation for life sciences, analytical laboratories and processing plants worldwide. The Company has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, and Japan, as well as a global network of distributors. CEM’s products are used in many industries including food processing, pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, environmental, and wastewater, as well as academic research.