Kratos Analytical is world leader in the development and application of the XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) for the analysis of the surface properties of a wide range of materials that are more and more being found in everyday use. Over the decades Kratos has been at the forefront of developing X-ray photoelectron spectrometers, data acquisition and processing software.
Also, their MALDI (Matrix Associated Laser Desorption and Ionization) mass spectrometry business is recognized to be at the forefront of its development and application as applied to the analysis of biomolecules and more recently to its introduction into an invitro-diagnostic role.
Kratos Analytical Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Shimadzu Corporation of Kyoto, Japan. Shimadzu Corporation is a multi-billion-dollar supplier of a wide range of scientific and industrial products to world markets. Globally the Shimadzu corporation employs 7000 staff, it has a growing number of manufacturing facilities worldwide including USA, The People’s Republic of China, Australia, the Philippines and the UK with sales and distribution outlets in almost all countries in the world.