Advanced Instruments, Inc. Acquires Delta Instruments; Expanding Its Portfolio in the Dairy Industry and Milk Control Laboratories.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers NORWOOD, Mass. & DRACHTEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2003 Advanced Instruments, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Delta Instruments B.V., a well-established manufacturer of analytical instrumentation for the analysis of milk and dairy products dairy products dairy npl → produits laitier dairy products dairy npl → Milchprodukte pl, Molkereiprodukte pl based in the Netherlands. Under the agreement, Advanced Instruments acquired 100 percent of the stock of Delta Instruments. Financial terms were not disclosed. The product portfolio will continue to be marketed under the Delta Instruments brand and will be sold through a combined Delta Instruments and Advanced Instruments global distribution network. For the US market, all commercial and technical support including product distribution, spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. and repairs, and training will be provided from the Company's corporate headquarters in Norwood, MA. A network of local field representatives will also be established to support the US market. Advanced Instruments is currently a leading supplier of instrumentation for the analysis of milk and dairy products. The Company's products include cryoscopes used to detect added water in milk, the Fluorophos(R) system used to measure the degree of pasteurization pasteurization (păs'ch  rĭzā`shən, -rīzā`shən), partial sterilization of liquids such as milk, orange juice, wine, and beer, as well as cheese, to destroy , the QCount(TM) and PetriScan(TM) systems for automated microbial microbialpertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. analysis, and the Autoplate(R) 4000 Automatic Plater which simplifies the time consuming processes required for microbiology testing in the dairy lab. Advanced Instruments' products are sold by a direct sales force in the US and through a global distribution network of 124 representatives in 85 countries. Commenting on the acquisition, Advanced Instruments President 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. John L. Coughlin stated, "Delta Instruments is a perfect fit with our Company. They provide a complete line of products for manual and automated analysis of dairy products such as fat and protein content and their products are used by the world's leading dairy processing companies." Advanced Instruments is well recognized in the dairy lab market as the world's largest supplier of cryoscopes for analyzing added water in milk. Coughlin continues, "Together, we can provide a comprehensive portfolio of analytical instrumentation for dairy labs and dairy processing companies. The Delta products will increase our dairy market presence worldwide and the Advanced Instruments infrastructure and financial strength will allow Delta to quickly expand into the US market." Founded in 1946, Advanced Instruments, Inc. is the world's largest supplier of freezing-point osmometers used in hospital clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology laboratories. The Company is also a leading supplier of analytical instruments and test kits for the food, dairy, and industrial microbiology Industrial microbiology A field concerned with the development of technologies to control and manipulate the growth and activities of selected biological agents to create desirable products and economic gain or to prevent economic loss. markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts USA, the company also produces Fiske Associates(TM) brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. . Advanced Instruments' products are supported by a worldwide network of direct sales people and independent dealers and distributors. Advanced Instruments can be found online at www.aicompanies.com or contact customer service at 800-225-4034 or +1-781-320-9000. Delta Instruments B.V., headquartered in Drachten, Netherlands, has been in operation since 1985. The Company specializes in the development, production, and supply of high-quality instruments for the analysis of milk and dairy products. Delta Instruments products include the LactoScope Lac´to`scope n. 1. An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in milk by ascertaining its relative opacity. lactoscope (TM) and LactoScope FTIR FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared (spectroscopy) FTIR Frustrated Total Internal Reflection FTIR Fourier Transfer Ir (TM) infrared spectrophotometers for the accurate determination of fat, protein, lactose and total solids in milk and various milk products including ice cream and other specialty and complex products. Delta also manufactures the SomaScope(TM) which measures the total somatic cell count Somatic cell count (SCC) is one of indicators of the quality of milk. Somatic cells are body cells, including leucocytes (white blood cells). The number of somatic cells increases in response to pus-producing bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, a cause of mastitis. in raw milk. The CombiScope(TM) measures both the chemical composition and the total somatic cell count of raw milk. |
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