AMETEK Forms Ultra Precision Technologies Division
New Division Combines Taylor Hobson, Solatron Metrology and Precitech
Paoli, PA, January 26, 2007 -AMETEK Inc. has formed a new Ultra Precision Technologies Division that brings together its Taylor Hobson Division with two more recently acquired businesses: Solartron Metrology and Precitech.
"All three businesses-Taylor Hobson, Solartron Metrology and Precitech-have strong organizations, enjoy excellent industry reputations and serve a growing global customer base," notes Bruce Wilson, Vice President and General Manager of AMETEK Ultra Precision Technologies.
"Together, they allow AMETEK to leverage combined manufacturing operations, technological capabilities and distribution competencies to provide our customers with the broadest range and most advanced metrology and ultra precise manufacturing products available today," he added.
Taylor Hobson, based in Leicester, England, is an acknowledged leader in ultra-precision measurement instrumentation and a pioneer in the development of instruments for metrology and nanotechnology. Acquired in 2004, Taylor Hobson represented AMETEK's initial entry into ultra-precision manufacturing and nanotechnology.
AMETEK added to its position in 2005 with the acquisition of Solartron Metrology, a well-established leader in digital and analog instruments used in the precision measurement of machined and fabricated parts that is also based in the United Kingdom. In late 2006, AMETEK acquired Precitech, a leading U.S. manufacturer of ultra-precision machining systems for a variety of markets, including nanotechnology, military, defense and ophthalmic.
AMETEK Ultra Precision Technologies is headquartered in Leicester, England, with manufacturing operations in Bognor Regis, England; and Keene, New Hampshire and a global network of sales and service locations.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of more than $1.8 billion.
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