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 [...]
Invensys Divests Stake in Process NMR
June 13, 2005
Haifa, Israeil; West Sussex, UK -Invensys Systems has divested its majority share in Foxboro NMR, a maker of process NMR systems, to co-owners Teuza Technology Venture Fund, a Fairchild Technology Venture, and Elbit. Under a long-term distribution agreement, Invensys will continue to distribute Foxboro NMR products as part of a turnkey solution for hybrocarbon processing. [...]
Two Nutrient Analyzers Have Completed Verification Testing
June 1, 2005
The nutrient analyzers undergoing verification testing are on-line instruments that can perform continuous monitoring of nutrient concentration in industrial and/or municipal wastewater. The analyzers are stand alone, automated instruments that continuously or routinely determine nutrient concentration in wastewater for extended periods without user intervention. Two nutrient analyzers were tested in collaboration with DuPont at the [...]
Emerson has acquired Solartron Mobrey from The Roxboro Group PLC of the United Kingdom.
May 31, 2005
McKinney, TX- 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. Solartron Mobrey measurement products provide continuous and point monitoring for process industries worldwide, including applications in oil and gas production and refining, chemical and petrochemical, water and waste treatment, [...]
May 31, 2005
Rigaku/MSC, Inc. is pleased to announce its attendance at the 55th annual American Crystallographic Association from May 28 through June 2, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Rigaku, and its corporate divisions, will be exhibiting its advanced lines of single crystal X-ray Diffraction (SXRD) instrumentation at Booth #506. [...]
MKS Offers Network Centric RGA Automation Platform
May 31, 2005
MKS Instruments, Inc., (Nasdaq: MKSI), a leading provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes, is pleased to introduce TOOLweb® RGA, a sensor automation platform for RGA control and communication. TOOLweb RGA monitors process integrity and tool performance in real-time, identifies process excursions, and generates alarms and targeted [...]
First sales in Japan for Freeman’s FT4 Powder Rheometer
May 31, 2005
Freeman Technology has made the first sales of its FT4 Powder Rheometer into Japan. In January this year, the company entered into a distribution agreement with the Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan) whereby Sysmex gained exclusive distribution rights in Japan for the FT4 Powder Rheometer. Nine systems have now been shipped, with the first destined for [...]
