Instrument Systems Acquires X-Rite's Light Measurement Division

March, 2010. Munich-based Instrument Systems GmbH has announced that it has taken over the light measurement division of X-Rite Inc., effective January 1, 2010. With this move, the global LED measurement technology company has extended its portfolio with products and technologies for automotive and general lighting applications.

Instrument Systems integrated this division into its newly founded subsidiary, Optronik Berlin GmbH. X-Rite had already marketed these product lines under the brand name Optronik.

Optronik plays a leading role in the industry, furnishing entire light labs to the automotive and transportation engineering sector. Its main products are large goniophotometer systems, retroreflectometers, and photometers. Optronik’s clientele includes major testing and certification institutes as well as nearly all leading suppliers of automotive lighting and many automobile manufacturers.

"This acquisition enables Instrument Systems to better satisfy future market demands for LEDs in general lighting applications and extend its lead in light measurement technology," said company president Richard Distl. He also commented that legacy customers of Optronik were likely to benefit from Instrument Systems' expertise in spectroradiometry.