Spectro Inc. Acquires Wilks Enterprise, Inc.

Spectro Inc., a specialist Chelmsford, Mass. based developer and manufacturer of analytical tools and software for the industrial performance fluids market, recently announced it has purchased Wilks Enterprise, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Wilks, based in Norwalk, Conn. and established in 1995, specialises in the development and manufacture of mid-infrared (mid-IR) application specific analysers that are used for biofuel, petrochemical, environmental, quality control, manufacturing and ambient air monitoring measurement.

“We are excited to have Wilks Enterprise become part of Spectro Inc. as we continue to build a global leadership position in the industrial fluids analysis market,” commented Brian Mitchell, president and CEO of Spectro Inc. “Wilks has built an excellent position and reputation in its core markets with portable, rugged and easy to operate instruments. Combining this with Spectro’s extended resources and channel reach gives us optimism in projecting significant future growth from the Wilks platform.”

“Both Spectro and Wilks have excellent synergy between their product lines, industries served, and the shared goal of providing rugged, easy-to-use analysers. We are excited by the prospect of additional resources that will help bring new products and applications to market,” said Sandra Wilks Rintoul, president of Wilks Enterprise, Inc.