Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Labsphere, Inc.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:30 AM IST (05:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services; Technology; Healthcare
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SphereOptics Acquired by Halma
Acquisition to be Merged with Halma Photonics Company Labsphere
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, March 02, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Halma p.l.c., a leading safety, health and sensor technology group based in the United Kingdom, has acquired SphereOptics, a maker of custom light measurement technologies. SphereOptics will join Halma's global group of photonics businesses as it is merged with light metrology industry leader, Labsphere.
SphereOptics (www.sphereoptics.com), based in New Hampshire, USA, manufactures and distributes precision products for use in light metrology applications. The company's standard and custom radiometric and photometric products address the specific needs of the aerospace, automotive, electronic imaging, laser diode, LED, lighting, medical imaging and optics industries.
Also based in New Hampshire, Labsphere (www.labsphere.com) has a strong worldwide presence in light testing and measurement and optical coatings. The company's products include LED, laser and traditional light source light measurement systems; uniform light sources for imaging device calibration; spectroscopy accessories; and high diffuse reflectance materials and coatings for applications in backlit panel displays, computed radiography, and system calibration.
"The reunion of two industry leaders, Labsphere and SphereOptics, will provide our customers with innovative, high quality products, world class technical expertise and unequalled customer service," commented Labsphere President Kevin Chittim.
SphereOptics joins Labsphere, Ocean Optics (www.oceanoptics.com), Ocean Thin Films (www.oceanthinfilms.com), Fiberguide (www.fiberguide.com), and Mikropack GmbH (www.mikropack.de) in the Health Optics and Photonics Division of Halma p.l.c.
About Labsphere
Labsphere (www.labsphere.com) , a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c., is world leader in light testing and measurement and optical coatings. The company's products include LED, laser and traditional light source light measurement systems; uniform light sources for imaging device calibration; spectroscopy accessories; and high diffuse reflectance materials and coatings for applications in backlit panel displays, computed radiography, and system calibration.
About Halma
Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com) is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. It is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in over 40 subsidiaries worldwide with a total turnover of over US$780m (2008). Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as manufacturing, health, energy, water and waste treatment, the environment, construction and transport.
Halma recently opened a Hub office in Mumbai. For further news about Halma in India and to subscribe to the Halma India RSS News Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/india/.
CONTACT DETAILS
Mr Vikrant Mahajan, Applications Engineering Manager, Labsphere, Inc., 603 927 4266 (extension 2198), vmahajan@labsphere.com
Damian Corbet, Halma PR Services, +44 (0) 20 8511 1821, dcorbet@halmapr.com
Mr Kuniyur. J. Srinivasan, Country Head & Managing Director, Halma India, +91 (22) 4200 0700, Srini@halma.com
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CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE
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