BERWYN, Pa. and MINNEAPOLIS — AMETEK, Inc. (AME) and MOCON, Inc. (MOCO) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AMETEK will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of MOCON at a price of $30 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 39% to MOCON’s closing […]

Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of the PDA-MF and PDA-MF Plus, Shimadzu’s first tabletop optical emission spectrometers. Particularly designed for emerging markets, such as in South-East Asia, the PDA-MF and PDA-MF Plus are capable of quickly analyzing the concentrations of elements in solid metallic samples. Using the properties of light, the PDA-MF and PDA-MF Plus […]

Fremont, California Applied Spectra, Inc. announced today that its Korea office has expanded its facility at a new location in Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do.  The new office hosts a dedicated customer training and demo lab and significantly larger space for future growth in South Korea. Applied Spectra, Inc. also announced that Mr. ChangRae Cho was appointed as […]

Oxford Instruments has launched Vulcan, the fastest metals analyser with the most advanced reporting tools on the market. Vulcan is an ergonomic, balanced handheld LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) analyser with a simple user interface. Vulcan has been designed for the rapid identification of a wide range of alloys in manufacturing plants within multiple industries […]

Elementar is known as a manufacturer of analytical instruments for organic elemental analysis. Furthermore, the product portfolio contains mass spectrometers, developed and manufactured from the 100 % subsidiary Isoprime. To make clear that both brands belong together and to exploit synergy effects, all Isoprime products will be marketed within the Elementar brand. Isoprime was acquired […]

— Delivers advanced OES technology in a unit as easy to use as a handheld — Kleve, Germany — SPECTRO Analytical Instruments today introduced the new SPECTROPORT portable Arc/Spark Optical Emission Spectrometry (OES) metals analyzer that delivers advanced OES technology in a unit that is as easy to use as a handheld analyzer. SPECTROPORT delivers many […]