|Articles|December 1, 2012

Spectroscopy

  • Spectroscopy-12-01-2012
  • Volume 27
  • Issue 12

ABB Analytical Measurements

ABB Analytical Measurements

Company Description

ABB Analytical Measurements enables scientists around the world to perform through excellence in infrared spectroscopy. ABB is a market leader in Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR and FT-NIR) in terms of reliability and reproducibility. ABB designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance, spectrometers as well as turnkey analytical solutions. ABB capabilities encompass one of the largest portfolios in the world for laboratory, at-line, and process FT-IR analyzers.

Chief Spectroscopic Techniques Supported

  • FT-IR

  • FT-NIR

  • Spectroradiometry and remote sensing

  • Dedicated team of engineers offering simple and dependable solutions with reliable instruments

  • Local point of contact for field service and technical support in most countries around the world with inventories for parts on all continents

Markets Served

  • Laboratory and academic

  • Life sciences

  • Pharmaceuticals

  • Fine chemicals, specialty chemicals, and commodity chemicals

  • Refining and petrochemicals, metallurgical

  • Semiconductor

  • Original equipment manufacturer (OEM)

  • Remote sensing and aerospace

Major Products/Services

ABB's advanced solutions combine analyzers, advanced process control, data management, and process and application knowledge to improve the operational performance, productivity, capacity, and safety of industrial processes for customers. For all laboratory or process needs, ABB can be your partner and single-source provider of simple, low-cost, high performance, general-purpose FT-IR and FT-NIR spectrometers. The company also markets analyzers for hydrogen and inclusion measurement in liquid aluminum.

Facility

Our manufacturing facility located in Quebec City, Canada, employs more than 200 people, including R&D, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and administrative groups. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 130,000 people.

ABB Analytical - Measurement Products

585 boul. Charest E. suite 300 Quebec, QC G1K 9H4 Canada

TELEPHONE

(418) 877-2944

FAX

(418) 877-2834

E-MAIL

[email protected]

WEB SITE

www.abb.com/analytical

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

200

YEAR FOUNDED

1973

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