Industrial Scientific Corporation, headquartered in

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, designs and manufactures

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products that protect workers from hazardous conditions around the world. Key markets include utilities, chemical production, oil and gas,

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and coke,

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, fire service, construction, military, insurance companies, food service, and general industry.

Products

Industrial Scientific designs and manufactures various styles of

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equipment designed to work as

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or as an area monitoring solution. Industrial Scientific also develops a

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product called Predictive Solutions.

History

Industrial Scientific began in 1976 as the Research Division of the National Mine Service Company (NMS) with a focus on developing instrumentation to detect methane gas. In 1985, NMS sold the division to founder Kenton McElhattan, and Industrial Scientific started its operations as a private company. The catalyst for the separation stemmed from an argument with NMS's Scottish majority owner over a used microscope worth $600. In 2015, Industrial Scientific moved into a new 200,000 square foot headquarters in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania, consolidating their operations from four buildings in

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and

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into one. In 2017, Industrial Scientific was acquired by

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, among others.

Acquisitions

In 2006, Industrial Scientific acquired Oldham S.A. of Arras, France, a company primarily manufacturing fixed gas monitoring Systems. In 2008, Industrial Scientific acquired DBO2, a company using a self developed data mining software to predict and forestall safety problems primarily in the building industry. In 2019, Industrial Scientific acquired Toronto software company Intelex Technologies, a developer of environmental, health and safety, and quality software. Industrial Scientific.
Industrial Scientific acquires Intelex Technologies.
" June 6, 2019.

References

External links

Official website
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