SCI-TEC Instruments Ltd.

Title

SCI-TEC Instruments Ltd.
Kipp & Zonen

Type

Company

Coverage

Saskatoon, SK

Active From

1980-01-01

Active Until

Ongoing

Location

1503 Fletcher Road, Saskatoon, SK (1999, 2024)

Product Areas

Scientific
Spectroscopy

Activities

Manufacturing
Designing
Supplying

Timeline

- 1980 – Company active and constructing Brewer spectrophotometers. (“Spectrophotometer”)

- 1996 – SCI-TEC Instruments Inc. acquires Kipp & Zonen, a Dutch company founded in Delft, Netherlands, in 1830. (“Kipp & Zonen – History”)

- 1999 – Company active as SCI-TEC Instruments Inc., at 1503 Fletcher Road, Saskatoon, SK. (“Brewer MKIII Spectrophotometer”)

- 2000 – Company changes its name to the better known Kipp & Zonen. (“Kipp & Zonen – History”)

- 2014 – Company acquired by Nordian Capital BV, a Dutch equity investor; Kipp & Zonen equipment is distributed by Campbell Scientific Canada Corp. (“Kipp & Zonen – History”; “The Sunniest Province”)

- 2016 – Company active as Kipp & Zonen Inc., 1503 Fletcher Road, Saskatoon, SK. The EPA (USA) uses Brewer spectrophotometers to measure “full-sky, spectrally resolved solar radiation” (“Instrumentation”)

- 2017 – Company sold to Hach, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation. (“Kipp & Zonen – History”)

- 2024 – Company active with a location at 1503 Fletcher Rd, Saskatatoon, in the form of a brand of (Dutch company?) OTT HydroMet, part of “Veralto” “with a unifying purpose of safeguarding the world’s most vital resources.” (“Kipp & Zonen – History”)

Sources

“Brewer MKIII Spectrophotometer – Operators Manual” (August 17, 1999). Document at Ingenium archives. [Ingenium Image 6530-6538]

“Instrumentation” UV Net, Environmental Protection Agency, USA (https://archive.epa.gov/uvnet/web/html/instruments.html) [20-08-24]

“Kipp & Zonen – History” (https://www.kippzonen.com/History) [27-11-23]

SED SYSTEMS LTD., Spectrophotometer, 1979, Artifact no. 2000.0004, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, (http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0004.001/) [20-08-24]

“The Sunniest Province in Canada, Saskatchewan” Kipp & Zonen, Tuesday November 4, 2014 (https://www.kippzonen.com/News/551/The-Sunniest-Province-in-Canada-Saskatchewan) [27-11-23]

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