Wednesday, 07/02/2003
PCO GmbH, one of the leading manufacturers of scientific cameras, announced today its acquisition of The COOKE Corporation of Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.
Dr. Emil Ott, PCO’s President acknowledged, "We are extremely pleased to combine our engineering competence and technology with The COOKE Corporation’s position in the North American imaging marketplace. This acquisition not only secures our presence in the North American marketplace, more importantly, it enhances our responsiveness to all our International customers, with more efficient qualified input, products and service support. The COOKE Corporation brings to us complimentary resources that will benefit our customers involved in high performance imaging applications, by advancing the quality and applicability of our future products. In essence, PCO and The COOKE Corporation are now "walking together" to better serve our customers and improve our position amongst the leading scientific camera providers worldwide."
In keeping with Dr. Ott’s statement, Steve Daicos, President of The COOKE Corporation commented, "We have had a long-standing and successful business relationship between us spanning over ten years, and this acquisition came as a natural progression of our developing partnership with PCO. Our customers have benefited greatly from the top performance and technical quality of the PCO camera systems, and this new step is a clear demonstration to all our customers, especially our OEM customers, of the commitment that PCO has placed in the North American and International marketplaces."
About PCO
PCO is a global leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of scientific cameras. Worldwide representatives, together with an internal sales department and technical support have assured that PCO maintains a high level of connectivity with all their customers imaging needs. Their wide range of specialized camera systems is the result of technical challenge and product specific know-how. A design according to advanced techniques, a high standard of production, and strict quality controls has resulted in highly reliable cameras. Internal technical developments in conjunction with strong connections to leading manufacturers of image sensors ensure access to state-of-the-art CCD and CMOS-technology for the camera systems.
Established in 1987, the company was founded with the objective to develop and produce specialized fast and sensitive video camera systems for scientific applications. PCO has a long history in camera systems and is recognized for its engineering competence, high technology and well-established manufacturing capabilities that allow for continuous innovative imaging products.
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