2012-12-05

LED test specialist Instrument Systems bought by Konica Minolta

Japanese measurement company Konica Minolta Optics has acquired Instrument Systems, the German supplier of LED test and measurement equipment.  Instrument Systems GmbH, one of the LED industry’s best-known light measurement companies, has been acquired by Konica Minolta Optics, Inc., effective December 1. Instrument Systems was founded in 1986 by its president, Richard Distl, and is based in Munich, Germany. The company supplies a comprehensive range of light measuring products for industrial and research applications. Key applications are LED ...
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