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Issue 2		February 2002


Leveraging strong market positions in uncertain times Hans Nilsson, Chief Executive, outlines how the company’s strategic focus serves Spectris well even when the economic climate becomes tough >>more In perspective: from pulp to printed image Speed, flexibility, cost and environmental pressures are driving manufacturers to improve their papermaking operations, whilst the growth in digital printing has led to the development of new technologies to improve the quality of the printed image. Spectris companies are helping customers to address these challenges >>more Download pdf file for printing View Perspectives issue 1		New products and applications We place great emphasis on the development of new products and applications and feature amongst the top UK companies in terms of expenditure on research and development as a percentage of turnover. Some of our recent developments and customer applications are described in the following articles. Servomex launches high performance oxygen transmitter NDC measures ultra-thin film with unrivalled accuracy New sizing system another first for Malvern Instruments Arcom leads the way in embedded hardware/software development Particle Measuring Systems launches first tool for monitoring performance in minienvironments HBM races into “pole position” with transmission technology Spectris expands its operations in Asia Pacific

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