Oct. 17, 2005 — Bruker AXS Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Roentec AG, an X-ray microanalysis instrumentation company, based in Berlin. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Terms were not disclosed.
Bruker says Roentec has developed an X-ray microanalysis product line with fast acquisition electronics and a comprehensive analysis and quantification software suite. Roentec also has developed mobile systems for the X-ray elemental microanalysis of works of art, as well as transportable Total X-ray Reflection systems for elemental trace analysis in liquids for environmental or beverage analysis.