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PRODUCT NEWS
Acquisitions Grow Portfolio of Magnetic Instrumentation at Spectris
behavior, thus supporting the entire laboratory workflow from
R&D to QC/QA applications.
In addition to the recently announced acquisition of SciAps, the
acquisition of Micromeritics further broadens Malvern Panalytical's
offerings and expands Spectris Scientific's product portfolio.
In the Scientific division, Malvern Panalytical sits alongside
Particle Measuring Systems and Servomex, bringing together a
number of precision instruments businesses.
" Together,
Micromeritics and Malvern
Panalytical provide a unique opportunity
to create a leading and highly differentiated
position and a fully integrated
offering in particle characterization, " said
Derek Harding, recently appointed to be
president of Spectris Scientific from his
previous position as CFO of Spectris plc.
Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia,
Micromeritics has manufacturing sites
in the U.S. and Europe, and direct sales
operations throughout North America, Europe
and Asia. Malvern has some 2,300
employees worldwide.
Derek Harding becomes
president of
Spectris Scientific
New portable analyzer for rare earth elements from SciAps is one
of many magnetic instruments and tools now under the Spectris
umbrella.
The Spectris portfolio of analytical instrumentation for evaluating
magnetic materials is growing dramatically by acquisition as
several recent deals involving Micromeritics, SciAps and Malvern
Panalytical come together. The combined companies in the
Spectris Group, which also include HBK, Particle Measuring Systems
and Servomex, now cover a greater range of capabilities in
particle characterization, materials analysis and testing involving
magnetic materials and effects. Additionally, some of its products
employ permanent magnets and electromagnetic functionality,
adding to its knowledgebase. There are now five companies
and 7,600 employees in the group which, overall, serves many
markets for precision measurement.
The latest deal came in mid-July when the London-based
company announced that it has agreed to acquire Micromeritics
Instrument Corporation for about $685 million. Together with
Malvern Panalytical, the combination will create a leading particle
characterization business for advanced materials analysis.
Micromeritics' technologies alongside Malvern Panalytical's
capabilities encompass particle distribution, particle count and
zeta potential. They enable the comprehensive characterization
of particles by detailing their size, count, surface properties and
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Also in July, Spectris agreed to acquire SciAps for about $260
million. Based in Boston, SciAps makes handheld instruments
leveraging X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) and laser induced breakdown
spectroscopy (LIBS) techniques for materials analysis
with an attractive pipeline of new products. It recently introduced
the X-555, an innovative XRF analyzer for rare earth elements.
It uses a 55 kV X-ray tube which the company says is the most
powerful X-ray tube ever developed for handheld XRF analysis.
With the higher voltage, the X-555 effectively analyzes all of the
light REEs including lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium
and samarium, plus some heavy REEs.
Why a 55 kV X-ray tube? The X-ray energy needed to effectively
excite emissions from the light REEs resides in the 40-48 keV
range. Typical X-ray tubes in handheld units only operate up to
50 kV, and therefore only a tiny fraction of the X-ray energy is
useful for excitation of the REEs.
By operating the X-ray tube up to 55 kV, about 10x more X-ray
energy is available to produce emissions from the light REEs and
the first two heavy REEs, gadolinium and europium. While it's not
possible to operate a handheld XRF at
high enough voltages to usefully measure
all heavy REEs, the X-555 provides
highly sensitive yttrium analysis, which
is a common pathfinder for the heavy
REEs.
Andrew Heath, Chief
Executive, Spectris plc
" Value enhancing M&A is central to our
compounding growth strategy. SciAps
is an excellent business and a great
addition to Spectris Scientific, bringing
complementary technology and strengthening
our offering, including our innovative
digital solutions, " noted Andrew
Heath, CEO of Spectris.
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