Spellman Announces Acquisition of Hologics’s Lorad LPX Product Line
June 30, 2011 – Hauppauge New York – Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of custom high voltage power conversion products, announced today that it has acquired the assets of the Lorad LPX product line from Hologic, Inc.. (HOLX), the premier provider of medical systems for women’s health care.
The Lorad LPX is a line of portable industrial X-Ray systems, and further expands Spellman’s presence in the NDT marketplace. The LPX complements Spellman’s current NDT offerings, which include the XRV generator series (160-450kV and 1.8-6kW) and its line of Monoblock® X-Ray sources.
Under terms of the deal, Spellman will continue to market the LPX product line under the Lorad NDT brand. Production of the product line will be moved to Spellman’s high voltage production facility in Valhalla, New York. Key Lorad personnel will join Spellman to support and manage this business.
According to Dave Burgess, Vice President of Corporate Business Development, "Spellman is excited about adding the capabilities of the Lorad NDT product family to our core business of X-Ray generators for global industrial inspection applications. We believe that the Lorad LPX series will fit naturally into our global sales, service and operations infrastructure and provide opportunities to support our customers with more products they value."
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Spellman High Voltage Electronics is the world's leading provider of custom designed and standard AC-DC and DC-DC high voltage power converters and Monoblock® X-Ray sources for medical, industrial, semiconductor, security, analytical, laboratory, and under-sea cable power-feed applications. With design, manufacturing and service facilities in the US, UK, Mexico, China and Japan, and direct sales offices throughout Europe, Asia and North America, Spellman is committed to supporting advanced system providers and their customers throughout the world.
