BERLIN, June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Bruker today
announced that it has acquired the assets of Yingsheng Technology
Pty Ltd. in Brisbane,
Australia, that relate to the 3rd generation
Advanced Mineral Identification and Characterization System
(AMICS) software package, and respective IP for advanced
minerals identification and characterization.
AMICS is a highly innovative software platform for
automated identification and quantification of mineral and
synthetic phases. It can be used in conjunction with either
scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and SEM-related energy
dispersive X-ray spectrometers (EDS), or now also with novel micro
X-ray fluorescence (µXRF) analyzers. Its versatile,
3rd-generation automation and forward-thinking
quantitative analysis capabilities make AMICS an ideal tool
for research in geological and material sciences, as well as for
fast, efficient and precise phase analysis in various industrial
and exploration applications, such as mining, oil & gas, coal,
cement, refining and recycling.
"We are very pleased with the addition of the AMICS
software to our portfolio of analytical tools for electron
microscopy and µXRF analysis," commented Thomas Schuelein, President of Bruker's Nano
Analytics Division. "Making AMICS an integral part of our
QUANTAX™ EDS systems will enable us to offer
researchers and OEM partners in earth and material sciences
enhanced analytical power for minerals characterization. With
AMICS we can now even better serve the increasing demand in
the mining and other industries for fast, highly productive and
precise automated phase analysis."
Mr. Schuelein continued: "Furthermore, combining AMICS
with our novel and performance-leading µXRF system M4
TORNADO™, will augment today's workflows in the fields of
minerals exploration and production, as it will allow micro-scale
analysis on large samples, such as rocks, drill core sections,
etc., without elaborate sample preparation.
We are pleased that, as part of the asset purchase agreement,
the key software and applications engineers who created
AMICS under the direction of Yingsheng's founder and CEO,
Dr. Ying Gu, have transitioned to
Bruker, enabling continuity in the further development and
commercialization of AMICS going forward."
The financial details of the asset purchase agreement were not
disclosed.
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