AMETEK buys land instruments.Paoli, PA 6/15/06-AMETEK has acquired Land Instruments, a maker of infrared An invisible band of radiation at the lower end of the visible light spectrum. With wavelengths from 750 nm to 1 mm, infrared starts at the end of the microwave spectrum and ends at the beginning of visible light. temperature measurement, combustion combustion, rapid chemical reaction of two or more substances with a characteristic liberation of heat and light; it is commonly called burning. The burning of a fuel (e.g., wood, coal, oil, or natural gas) in air is a familiar example of combustion. efficiency and emission monitoring instruments, from a private investor group led by private equity company 3i. Headquartered in Dronfield, UK, Land Instruments has annual sales of approximately 22 million[pounds sterling] ($41 million). "Land Instruments is an excellent addition to our high-end process and analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. instruments business. It offers an extensive range of infrared temperature measurement, combustion efficiency and emissions monitoring instruments. With this acquisition, our high-end analytical instruments business now totals nearly $500 million in annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. sales," said AMETEK Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Frank S. Hermance. Land Instruments will join AMETEK's Electronic Instruments Group (see page 12). AMETTEK commented that Land Instruments" on-line optical temperature measurements instruments expand its line of process monitors, which include composition and moisture analyzers and that the company's combustion and environmental monitoring products, including gas emissions analyzers, complement its Thermox product line. Land Instruments has approximately 300 employees. |
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