FEINFOCUS acquired by COMET AG.FEINFOCUS (Garbsen, Germany, www.feinfocus.com) has agreed to be acquired by COMET AG (Flamatt, Switzerland, www.comet.ch), a supplier of conventional x-ray tubes for non-destructive testing (NDT NDT Newfoundland Daylight Time ), security, analytics, food inspection/irradiation and semiconductor applications. FEINFOCUS is known for microfocus and nanofocus x-ray inspection for electronics assembly, semiconductor and medical device industries, as well as NDT and the emerging micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. ) markets. The acquisition represents a partnering of microfocus and conventional x-ray technology. A provider of sealed x-ray tube manufacturing, COMET will be acquiring a provider of demountable de·mount tr.v. de·mount·ed, de·mount·ing, de·mounts To remove (a motor, for example) from a position on a mounting or other support. de·mount , or open, x-ray tube technology. Both companies seek to capitalize on continuing opportunities from industry trends toward smaller feature sizes, 3-D computed tomography Computed tomography (CT scan) X rays are aimed at slices of the body (by rotating equipment) and results are assembled with a computer to give a three-dimensional picture of a structure. applications and the departure from film-based imaging. FEINFOCUS will expand its presence in Asia through COMET's Shanghai office, and COMET will take advantage of FEINFOCUS' North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. presence in Connecticut and California. |
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