RMLD Awarded 2005 R&D 100 Award
August 1, 2005
Andover, MA- Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) announced that the Remote Methane Leak Detector (RMLD) has been selected for a 2005 R&D 100 Award by research and Development Magazine. The R&D 100 Award is given annually to the 100 most technologically significant new products available for sale or licensing during the past year. The RMLD was [...]
2nd Generation Laser Based Head Space Analysis Technology
August 1, 2005
Wohlen, Switzersland.-In 2004, WILCO AG of Switzerland received the PDA New, Innovative Technology award for its 1st generation laser based head space gas analysis system to measure O2 levels and absolute pressure inside glass vials. Many systems, both in-line and laboratory, have been installed and validated at manufacturing plants in the US and in Europe.
Emerson Acquires Solartron Mobrey
July 17, 2005
Emerson has acquired Solartron Mobrey from The Roxboro Group PLC of the United Kingdom. Solartron Mobrey-whose measurement technologies include level, density, viscosity and flow computer products- will be renamed Mobrey Measurement and become part of Emerson Process Management. Complementing Emerson’s established measurement brands, which include Rosemount, Micro Motion, Brooks, Saab Rosemount and Daniel, the acquisition [...]
UV-VIS-NIR Process Spectrometer System – Stable, Maintenance Free, Ex-proof
July 12, 2005
Plainview, NY -- The CompactSpec II spectrometer system, based on a fast and reliable detector array and Xe flashlamp technology, is ideal for demanding process applications. It has multiple measurement channels, provided by an internal electronic multiplexer, and a reference channel that allows drift compensated operation. Solarization-free UV light guide technology allows data acquisition and [...]
FEI Restructures to Focus on Markets and Lowers Guidance
July 11, 2005
Hillsboro, OR -FEI Company announced it is realigning its sales, marketing and R&D organizations to focus on three markets: NanoElectronics; NanoResearch and NanoBiology. NanoElectronics will focus on semiconductor industry products and applications, NanoResearch will target research and industrial applications and NanoBiology would focus on drug discovery, therapeutic and diagnostics. "We believe that our focus around [...]
Thermo Electron Names Ken Berger President of Process Instruments Divisions
July 11, 2005
Waltham, MA-Thermo Electron Corporation announced that effective immediately, Ken Berger will become president of the company’s Process Instrument Division, which offers online measurement and analytical instruments and associated services to global manufacturers. In his new role, Berger will be responsible for the divisions $450 million business and will oversee its 2000 employees. Berger will be [...]
Nanometrics Loses Bid for August Technology to Rudolph Technologies
June 28, 2005
Flanders, NJ and Bloomington, MN; Milpitas, CA -Rudolph Technologies has signed a definitive merger agreement with August Technology worth approximately $193 million. As a result, August Technology has terminated its merger agreement signed earlier this year with Nanometrics (see IBO 1/31/05, 2/15/05) and paid an $8.3 million termination fee. "As a combined entity, we are [...]
Malvern opens new offices, customer support and training facilities in Shanghai
June 24, 2005
Malvern Instruments has opened a new head office in Shanghai for all its sales and marketing activities in China. Malvern began direct operations in China in April 2004 in order to provide more direct support to customers in this market and was initially based in temporary offices. Now housed in the new Spectris headquarters, Malvern’s [...]
Soluris Earns #1 Process Diagnostics Ranking in VLSI Research Customer Satisfaction Survey
June 21, 2005
Soluris, a manufacturer of CD-SEM and optical overlay and CD metrology systems, announced today that it has been named the number one process diagnostics equipment supplier on the VLSI Research 10 BEST Suppliers of 2005 Customer Satisfaction Survey. The 2005 award marks the third consecutive year in which Soluris has ranked number one on the [...]
June 20, 2005
Boulder, Colo., - Analytical Spectral Devices, Inc (ASD) announced today the receipt of orders for five RxSpecT systems for use in the Veterans Administration's high volume Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacies. The RxSpecT systems are an integral part of a large contract awarded to SI Baker of McKesson Corporation. Installation of the systems is scheduled for [...]
