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3 February 2009

 

PerkinElmer expands LED portfolio by acquiring Opto Technology

PerkinElmer Inc of Waltham, MA, which supplies LEDs under its LED Solutions brand, has acquired Opto Technology Inc of Wheeling, IL, a supplier of LED-based lighting components and subsystems.

The acquisition adds optical subsystems to PerkinElmer’s portfolio of high-brightness LED components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) serving the health, safety and security markets. LED solutions are part of PerkinElmer’s Environmental Health business.

“The addition of Opto Technology expands PerkinElmer’s presence in the solid-state specialty lighting marketplace and broadens the portfolio of LED subsystem capabilities that we can provide to our OEM customers,” says David Nislick, president of PerkinElmer’s Illumination and Detection Solutions business.

The acquisition combines PerkinElmer's strength in providing lighting solutions to health and environmental OEMs worldwide with Opto Technology’s solid-state technology capabilities, says Opto Technology’s president & CEO Thomas Hegberg. “We are delighted that there is such clear synergy with PerkinElmer’s strategic focus,” he adds.

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