Emerson Acquires Spectrex, Expands Safety Monitoring Portfolio
Emerson has acquired Spectrex Inc., a manufacturer of flame and open path gas detectors, adding to Emerson Process Management’s line of flame, gas, and ultrasonic leak detector solutions used for safety monitoring. Spectrex will join the Rosemount portfolio of measurement and analytical technologies. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Spectrex developed the world’s first ultraviolet-infrared (UV/IR) and triple infrared (IR3) flame detectors and was first to introduce xenon flash lamps in open path detector design, increasing detectors’ resilience to atmospheric conditions while reducing power consumption. These advancements in safety monitoring provide solutions for customers in the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical and power industries.
"We are very excited about adding the Spectrex product line to our flame and gas detection portfolio," said Tom Moser, group vice president of Emerson Process Management’s measurement and analytical technologies. "Emerson is committed to helping our customers protect their employees, facilities, and the environment, and we are now better positioned to serve that need."
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Spectrex and its staff are located in Cedar Grove, N.J., with sales and technical support offices in Houston, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan.
Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, helps companies automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, water and wastewater treatment, mining and metals, food and beverage, life sciences and other industries.
