Instron - Ownership and Business Overview

Test/measurement EquipmentCompany

Instron Ownership

Who owns Instron?

Instron is owned by Illinois Tool Works. It was acquired on October 11, 2005.

Was Instron formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Instron was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Instron Business Overview

Where is Instron headquartered?

Instron is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts.

What sector is Instron in?

Instron is a test/measurement equipment company.

When was Instron founded?

Instron was founded in 1946.

Test/measurement Equipment M&A Summary in 2005

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, test/measurement equipment ranked 35 in number of deals in 2005. The largest test/measurement equipment acquisition in 2005 was Leica Microsystems - which was acquired by Danaher for $507M.

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Instron Corp.

825 University Avenue,
Norwood, Massachusetts 02062-2643
United States,
(781) 828-2500
www.instron.us

Instron Corp. manufactures and markets material testing instruments, software, and accessories to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components. It offers automated specimen handling, impact, structural testing, creep and stress-rupture, thermal, dynamic and fatigue, multi-axial, torsion, electromechanical, rheology, upgrade, and static hydraulic systems, as well as materials testing software and hardness testers.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Test/Measurement Equipment

Revenue

240   2005
(millions of USD)

Established

1946

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