Ametek has opened a direct sales, service and marketing office in Vallingby, west of Stockholm, Sweden, to better service its growing Scandinavian customer base
The new subsidiary initially will provide sales, service and technical support for Ametek customers of Spectro Analytical Instruments.
"We are very pleased with our new Nordic subsidiary," notes Manfred Bergsch, Spectro business unit manager.
"It represents a further expansion our presence in Scandinavia and reflects the growing importance of our customer base in the region.
"We now will be able to provide our Scandinavian customers with a wider range of products and services, including product demonstrations, customer training seminars, applications workshops, and factory direct service and support".
Based in Kleve, Germany, Spectro is a unit of Ametek Materials Analysis Division.
It provides instruments for applications in the metals analysis, environmental monitoring, research and development, and petrochemical, pharmaceutical and electronics manufacture.
Among its product technologies are arc/spark, ICP optical emission, X-ray fluorescence and X-ray transmission spectrometers for the analysis of solids, liquids, and powders.