New state-of-the-art applications laboratory at Hitachi High-Tech Europe’s German head office

Oxford, UK, July 2024 – Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science, a Hitachi High-Tech Corporation wholly owned subsidiary engaged in the manufacture and sales of analysis and measuring instruments, has opened a new state-of-the-art applications laboratory in Krefeld, Germany.

The new applications laboratory located at the Hitachi High-Tech European head office combines the strengths of Hitachi High-Tech’s core technology and solutions business group by offering a broad range of observation, measurement, and analysis instruments under one roof. A team of 10 highly qualified and experienced application specialists from both businesses will be based in Krefeld to provide customers with a single point of reference for their analysis needs across a range of analytical instrumentation including X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), optical emission spectroscopy (OES) and thermal analysis analyzers to scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and focussed ion beam systems from Hitachi High-Tech Europe.

Dawn Brooks, Managing Director of Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science, commented, “With a growing demand for new application development in various industries, combining the material analysis solution portfolio of the two businesses under one roof enables us to respond to market needs faster and serve our customers better. We look forward to welcoming our customers, partners, suppliers and associated experts to our new laboratory to develop and deliver new innovations in materials analysis”.

Kazuyoshi Matsukaze, President, Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH, added: "The opening of Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science’s applications laboratory in our facilities expands our capabilities to showcase multiple solutions to our customers and address different business needs in one sophisticated laboratory facility in Krefeld. With our joint expertise, we are uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand from customers for observation, measurement, and analysis solutions".