The British group Spectris (Bruël&Kjaer, HBM, NDC Infrared Engineering, Nicolet, Malvern Instruments, etc.) announces a new acquisition: the American company Analytical Spectral Devicesspecializing in near-infrared spectroscopy for materials research applications. The transaction is subject to the approval of the shareholders of Analytical Spectral Devices.
Within the Spectris, Analytical Spectral Devices will be attached to the Materials Analysis division, which already includes Malvern Instruments, PANalytical and Particle Measuring Systems. Founded in 1990, Analytical Spectral Devices employs around fifty people and is known (apart from its near infrared instruments) for its X-ray analysis instruments.
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