AMETEK acquired Newage Testing Instruments, a transaction completed in February 2008.
Newage Testing Instruments operates in Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) — Measurement & Calibration Technologies. AMETEK acquired Newage Testing Instruments, a privately held manufacturer of hardness testing equipment used across a broad range of industries. The Newage hardness testing equipment and technology complements AMETEK's Lloyd Instruments universal materials testing machines and broadens the range of materials testing solutions the company can provide through its global sales and service network. The business became part of AMETEK's Measurement & Calibration Technologies unit within the Electronic Instruments Group.
Complements AMETEK's Lloyd Instruments materials testing machines and broadens its materials testing product range with hardness testing technology.
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.