Bruker AXS Inc. has acquired all of the shares of privately-held KeyMaster Technologies Inc. KeyMaster Technologies, located in Kennewick, Washington, USA, develops and manufactures portable hand-held XRF systems for numerous applications, including: metals and alloy analysis used in various metal processing industries,
Positive Material Identification (PMI) required for example in the aerospace and power industries, Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) analysis required under European regulations, environmental metals-in-soil or lead-in-paint (LiP) analysis, art, museum and archaeological analysis, and elemental taggant analysis for tracing of origin and security applications.
The hand-held XRF market has been the fastest growing market segment in X-ray analysis in recent years, with an estimated total market size of $90 million in 2005. As a new Bruker AXS subsidiary, KeyMaster will remain in its current location, and will continue under its current name and management team.
