After the acquisition, SIS will remain in Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany and will be renamed to ‘Bruker Nano’. Frank Saurenbach and Hans-Achim Fuss will continue to lead the business as managing directors.
While successful SIS distributors will be retained, Bruker AXS will contribute its global materials research marketing, technical sales, demonstration, training and service capabilities, as well as R&D and operating management assistance, to accelerate the revenue and margin growth of the future Bruker Nano.
Dr Saurenbach, managing director of SIS, said: “We are very excited about this acquisition because we see a strong potential for revenue growth using Bruker AXS’s global distribution capabilities.
“Being part of the international Bruker AXS organization will enable us to grow our customer base around the globe and offer our existing customers enhanced applications support and service capabilities for our innovative, high quality atomic force microscopy system products.”