Ametek宣布，已经收购EM Test GmbH母公司，EM为未上市的电子测试与测量设备制造商，总部位於瑞士的Reinach，收购价为8300万瑞郎(9300万美元)。
Release Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Contact: Jim McKinley (610) 889-5234
Berwyn, PA, October 25, 2011-- AMETEK, Inc. has acquired the parent company of EM Test (Switzerland) GmbH, a privately held manufacturer of electronic test and measurement equipment headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland for CHF 83 million ($93 million). EM Test is a global leader in equipment used to perform electrical immunity and electromagnetic compatibility testing. EM Test has expected annual sales of approximately CHF 37 million ($41 million).
“EM Test is an excellent addition to our test and measurement equipment business. It serves as a valuable platform for growth in the highly attractive market for electrical immunity testing and emissions measurement,” notes Frank S. Hermance, AMETEK Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
EM Test manufactures a full line of conducted electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test equipment, including electrical fast transient generators, electrostatic discharge simulators, surge generators, waveform simulators and multifunctional generators. Its products are used in test applications by a wide range of industries to ensure that electronic and electrical products are not susceptible to external electromagnetic disturbances and do not generate electromagnetic disturbances that might affect other products or instruments.
EM Test joins AMETEK as part of the Programmable Power division of its Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) --a recognized leader in advanced monitoring, testing, calibrating, and display instruments. AMETEK EIG sells its instruments to the process and analytical, aerospace, power, and industrial markets worldwide and had 2010 sales of $1.3 billion.
Corporate Profile
AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electro-mechanical devices with annualized sales of $3.0 billion. AMETEK’s Corporate Growth Plan is based on Four Key Strategies: Operational Excellence, Strategic Acquisitions & Alliances, Global & Market Expansion and New Products. AMETEK’s objective is double-digit percentage growth in earnings per share over the business cycle and a superior return on total capital. The common stock of AMETEK is a component of the S&P MidCap 400 and the Russell 1000 Indices.