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SGX Sensortech Limited is a manufacturer and research company of sensors and detectors for Industrial Safety, Environmental Monitoring and Materials Analysis. It is headquartered in High Wycombe, United Kingdom with research and manufacturing sites in High Wycombe and Chelmsford in the United Kingdom and Neuchatel in Switzerland.
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History
SGX Sensortech Limited was formed in May 2012 when Baird Capital Partners Europe (http://www.bairdcapital.com/bairdcapital/uk-private-equity.aspx) acquired the instrumentation solutions business from e2v technologies plc, a global provider of high performance systems and equipment. The business that SGX Sensortech has acquired comprises what was formerly known as: e2v scientific instruments, based in High Wycombe, UK; e2v industrial gas sensors, based in Chelmsford, UK; and e2v microsensors and MiCS Microsensors, based in Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Industrial Safety
Gas Sensor technologies, design and manufacture of Infrared Sensors, Pellistor Sensors, Metal Oxide Sensors, Thermal Conductivity Sensors, Electrochemical Sensors and Evaluation Kits, with applications in Mining, Oil and gas, Confined space entry, Indoor air quality, Industrial area protection and Leak detection.
Environmental Monitoring
Metal-oxide sensors are produced for environmental gas detection, including, Automotive Air Quality Sensors (AQS), Interior Air Quality (IAQ), Outdoor Air Quality (OAQ), MeMs Pellistor sensors (mPell), IR Source and Module (MIMS) and MeMS Thermal Conductivity sensors for high volume markets such as the automotive industry.
Materials Analysis
Also produced are Silicon Drift Detectors (SDD), Si(Li) Detectors, Custom Designs and Pulse Processors for X-ray Spectroscopic Analysis. Applications include EDS (SEM and TEM), XRF, µXRF, TXRF, PIXE and XAFS, with detector upgrades and repairs.