Bruker AXS acquires MAC Science.

Madison, WI 4/18/02--Nihon Bruker AXS Bruker AXS is an international instrument manufacturer and supplier. The company is part of Bruker and specialized on Analytical X-Ray Systems. The main parts are the X-Ray diffraction and the X-Ray spectrometry. KK has signed a binding agreement to acquire MAC Sciences Ltd. of Yokohama, Japan. MAC Sciences manufactures and distributes x-ray X-ray

Electromagnetic radiation of extremely short wavelength (100 nanometres to 0.001 nanometre) produced by the deceleration of charged particles or the transitions of electrons in atoms. and thermal analysis Thermal analysis is a branch of materials science where the properties of materials are studied as they change with temperature. Techniques include:

Differential scanning calorimetry
Dynamic mechanical analysis
Thermomechanical analysis

instruments with over 1,500 systems installed in Japan and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . Bruker AXS expects the acquisition to contribute approximately $2 million in quarterly revenue beginning in the fourth quarter 2002, with the business becoming accretive to earnings by 2004. The combined business will be located in Tokyo and will house R&D, production and final systems integration. Bruker AXS estimates the Japanese analytical analytical, analytic

pertaining to or emanating from analysis.

analytical control
control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. x-ray market accounts for more than 25% of the total world market.

With this acquisition, Bruker AXS plans to expand its Japanese business. By acquiring a local company, Bruker gains distribution, a sales force and regional expertise. It will also certainly enhance its competitive position relative to Rigaku, which currently leads sales in the x-ray analysis market for the region.

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Date:	Apr 30, 2002
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