Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric Acquires Applied Instrument Technologies • New analyzer capability to drive operational profitability for process industry customers • Complements and strengthens the company’s process measurement, automation and safety offerings• Improves fuels-blending analysis, costs, efficiency and project execution. FOXBORO, MASS. – October 24, 2016 – Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has acquired Applied Instrument Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of online process analyzers for the hydrocarbon, petrochemical, chemical, pharmaceutical and steel-making industries. The acquisition adds to Schneider Electric’s process automation portfolio that already includes Foxboro plant instrumentation, Foxboro and PlantStruxure PES process automation systems, Modicon PAC systems and Triconex safety systems. Since 1996, AIT has been manufacturing process analyzers. Our globally recognized brands include ANALECT® FTIR & FT-NIR, MGA™ Mass Spectrometers, FXI® Gas Chromatographs, PIONIR® dispersive NIR and RPM® Raman technnologies. AIT's products are used by the world's leading industrial processors: oil refiners, petrochemical and chemical plants, pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers, steel companies and polymer manufacturers. There is no other company that offers such a diverse array of advanced process analyzers for real-time multi-component analysis. Key liquid phase applications include blended fuels and general hydrocarbons. Key gas phase applications include ethylene crackers and ethylene oxide plants. Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Our connected technologies reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. At Schneider Electric, we call this Life Is On.