Amptek
Bedford, United StatesFounded 1977Industry
Amptek makes X-ray and gamma-ray detectors. CBRNE-relevant work is a minor part of its offering according to its website.
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Amptek is a Bedford, Massachusetts manufacturer of X-ray and gamma-ray detectors and associated electronics, including cadmium telluride detectors. It was founded in 1977 and was acquired by AMETEK in August 2014, according to a press release on its own site and an SEC exhibit.
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Its Bedford facility was renovated in 2005, which explains why some listings give a 2005 date. Its detectors are used as components in instruments for security, scientific and industrial uses, and the company sells components rather than finished handheld devices.
Ownership
Subsidiary of AMETEK (NYSE: AME), acquired in August 2014
Parent: AMETEK (acquired 2014; Materials Analysis Division) (checked)
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- https://www.amptek.com/contact-us/about-us
- https://www.amptek.com/pressreleases/news/2014/august/ametek-acquires-amptek
- https://www.amptek.com/products/x-ray-detectors
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000129993314001200/exhibit1.htm
- https://news.cision.com/ametek/r/ametek-announces-two-acquisitions,c9627181
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- Customers and contract values: not found.
- Security-sector use of the detectors: not cited.
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What does Amptek do?
Amptek makes X-ray and gamma-ray detectors. CBRNE-relevant work is a minor part of its offering according to its website.
Where is Amptek based?
HQ (as found): Bedford. HQ country: US.
Who owns Amptek?
Subsidiary of AMETEK (NYSE: AME), acquired in August 2014. Parent: AMETEK (acquired 2014; Materials Analysis Division) (checked)
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