Helmut Fischer Holding GmbH acquires IfG - Institute for Scientific Instruments GmbH

Helmut Fischer Holding GmbH, based in Sindelfingen, Germany, acquires with effect from January 1st, 2014, the long-term partner for polycapillary optics, IfG - Institute for Scientific Instruments GmbH, Rudower Chaussee 29/31, 12489 Berlin. Business operations will continue as a group of consolidated companies, the locations of IfG GmbH will be preserved. By this step the existing, long-standing relationship will be aligned on a new base. In particular, the development and manufacture of high precision capillary optics for beam shaping of X-rays is a technological core competence of the IfG. These components are the basis for modern micro-beam X-ray fluorescence devices by FISCHER for measurements on small structures. With this acquisition, FISCHER ensures access to this promising technology and can expand its leading position for X-ray fluorescence instruments. Furthermore IfG produces components and instruments for X-ray technology. The IfG has a highly qualified team of physicists, engineers and mechanics, which successfully managed development projects for 20 years, mainly in the field of X-ray physics. This team is working closely together with research institutes and companies in the Berlin-Brandenburg area as well as on national and international scale. Thomas Wolf, Managing Director of Helmut Fischer Holding explains: "This acquisition is a win- win situation that benefits both companies. The IfG with its highly qualified staff and its unique technology is an asset to the high-tech company FISCHER. The Helmut Fischer Group has increased its production depth and further diversified its range of scientific instruments. IfG GmbH in return, benefits from the global presence of the Helmut Fischer Group and gains access to new markets. " About Helmut Fischer Holding GmbH The Helmut Fischer Group is well known for its highly precise measuring instruments for coating thickness measurement, material analysis, material testing and microhardness. Research and development as well as production are based at the headquarters in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, Germany. FISCHER is present in almost all countries with own subsidiaries and distribution partners for excellent consultation, practical application advice and extensive service. About IfG – Institute for Scientific Instruments GmbH The IfG - Institute for Scientific Instruments GmbH is an innovative research and development company, which is located at the Science Center in Berlin-Adlershof. Business operations of IfG focus on the development and manufacture of components and equipment for X-ray analysis, in particular for process-oriented in- and off-line metrology. The company's product portfolio ranges from individual components like modular X-ray sources to complex industrial instruments such as XRF scanner.

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