Northbrook, Illinois, (April 26, 2022) – IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iridian Spectral Technologies (“Iridian”) for cash consideration of 150 million Canadian dollars (“CAD”), subject to customary adjustments.
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Iridian Announces New Optical Filters Designed for PCR Testing
Ottawa, Canada, Dec.14, 2020 In an effort to support the rapidly growing use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in rapid diagnosis of diseases such as COVID-19, Iridian Spectral Technologies has introduced a line of ultra performance optical filters specifically...
Iridian Welcomes India’s FII to Its Distributor Network
Ottawa, Canada, Nov.30, 2020 Iridian Spectral Technologies, Ltd. (Iridian) is pleased to announce that it’s long standing Indian distributor for aerospace filters, Futuristic International Inc (FII), is now available to address any and all Indian optical filter...
Iridian Addresses Air Line Pilots on Lasers
Iridian's Jason Palidwar addressed the Air Line Pilots Association, International Aircraft laser strikes are on the rise, despite public awareness campaigns in the United States and Canada to draw attention to this illegal activity and stiffer penalties for...
Lasers: Redefining the Premium Cinema Experience
Greg Niven, of Necsel IP Inc., recently wrote in August issue of Photonics Spectra about the use of laser projectors in cinemas. Demand for high-quality video display keeps growing…
Laser Pointers Continue To Put Pilots And Passengers At Risk
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hazard in the sky. Eleven commercial airlines said they were hit with laser beams while flying over the East Coast. WJZ’s Tracy Leong explains how this put pilots and thousands of passengers at risk. Laser pointers continue to be a growing concern...
Rash of laser pointer incidents prompts new warnings
A new spat of laser pointer attacks on airplanes has prompted a reminder from Transport Canada that shining bright lights at aircrafts is both dangerous and illegal. Over a 90-minute span [on the night of July 15th], 12 pilots, including one flying for Toronto’s...
Transport Canada launches national campaign on laser safety
Helping Canadians better understand the dangers lasers pose to aircraft The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today launched the Government of Canada’s safety awareness campaign for...
Space-Based Laser Communications Break Threshold
Optics and Photonics News recently published an article on recent and upcoming deployments of satellite laser communication systems are bringing Internet-like speeds for data transmission in space. NASA’s first dedicated laser communication in space, the Lunar Laser...
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