AMETEK, Inc. has acquired the parent company of EM Test GmbH, a privately held manufacturer of electronic test and measurement equipment headquartered in Switzerland for CHF 83 million ($93 million). EM Test has expected annual sales of approximately CHF 37 million ($41 million). EM Test manufactures a full line of conducted electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test equipment, including electrical fast transient generators, electrostatic discharge simulators, surge generators, waveform simulators and multifunctional generators. EM Test joins AMETEK as part of the Programmable Power division of its Electronic Instruments Group. AMETEK EIG sells its instruments to the process and analytical, aerospace, power, and industrial markets worldwide and had sales of $1.3 billion last year.Learn more from AMETEK.
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