我们知道,在去年,A完成了对V的收购,大大拓展了A的产品线,特别是光谱产品,包括原瓦里安的AA、ICP、UV、FTIR等诸多产品加入了安家班。而瓦里安的FTIR红外产品线,源于伯乐(Bio-Rad,具体详情还是看http://bbs.instrument.com.cn/shtml/20090404/1821476/),也算是出自名门了。现在,安捷伦又把在便携式FTIR领域崭露头角的A2公司拿下,用其官方的话就是“A2 Technologies' products, technology and people are a great fit with Agilent. We set out to grow our spectroscopy business, which we acquired this past year when Varian joined us, so we can offer customers an even wider range of the industry's best solutions. Adding A2 Technologies' cutting-edge, patented technology and top talent is a major move in this direction.”(A2科技公司的产品、技术和人员非常适合于Agilent。我们的目标是发展我们的光谱业务,该项业务是在去年收购瓦里安之后获得的,因此,我们希望能够为客户提供了更广泛范围的光谱解决方案。而A2科技公司的加入,是我们在此方向发展的重大举措。)。
有意思了,A收购了A2
A2科技的强项用官方原话是“designs, develops and manufactures FT-IR spectrometers for routine analysis and out-of-lab applications in the petrochemical, environmental, aerospace, art conservation, academia and geosciences markets. A2 Technologies' unique, patented technology offers customers high-performance analytical capabilities in a compact size.”(研发、制造实验室和现场使用的傅立叶变换红外光谱仪(FT-IR)。A2科技公司独特的专利技术能使仪器在体积较紧凑的情况下也有高性能的分析能力。)。其实,说白了,其核心技术就在于便携式FTIR以及一些专利的红外采样技术,如DialPath(open cell)液体池技术: