industry manufacturer founded 1930 headquarters berwyn pennsylvania united states area served worldwide key people frank s. hermance chairman david a. zapico chief executive officer 1 products electronic instruments electromechanical devices revenue us 3 594.136 million 2013 2 us 3 334.213 million 2012 2 operating income us 815.079 million 2013 2 us 745.872 million 2012 2 net income us 516.999 million 2013 2 us 459.132 million 2012 2 total assets us 5 877.902 million 2013 3 us 5 190.056 million 2012 2 total equity us 3 136.121 million 2013 3 us 2 535.151 million 2012 2 number of employees 15000 2016 website ametek.com ametek inc is an american global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with headquarters in the united states and over 220 manufacturing sites worldwide . 4 the company was founded in 1930 . the company s original name american machine and metals was changed to ametek in the early 1960s reflecting ame s evolution from a provider of heavy machinery to a manufacturer of analytical instruments precision components and specialty materials . 5 ametek today consists of two major groups the electronic instruments group and the electromechanical group . 6 together these two groups and their respective divisions combine a total of over 100 brands including analytical instruments monitoring testing and calibration devices as well as electrical motors pumps and interconnects . 7 the company s headquarters are in berwyn pennsylvania . ametek is listed on the new york stock exchange . the common stock of ametek is a component of the s & p 400 index and the russell 1000 growth index . ametek s corporate growth plan is founded on four key strategies operational excellence strategic acquisitions & alliances global & market expansion and new products . during the 1980s one ametek group partnered with the california institute of technology to assemble hypercube topology computers . it is not known how many systems were delivered but the market came to be dominated by intel ncube and floating point systems . contents 1 history of acquisitions 1.1 2006 1.2 2009 1.3 2010 1.4 2011 1.5 2012 1.6 2013 1.7 2014 1.8 2015 2 major acquisitions 3 references 4 external links history of acquisitions edit 2006 edit ametek inc. acquired southern aeroparts inc. sai a tulsa ok based provider of third party maintenance repair and overhaul mro services to the commercial aerospace industry on december 13 2006 . 8 2009 edit on jan 20 2009 ametek acquired high standard aviation a miami based provider of electrical electromechanical hydraulic and pneumatic repair services to the aerospace industry . on sep 28 2009 ametek acquired the assets of unispec marketing pvt. ltd. and thelsha technical services pvt. ltd. two privately owned and affiliated businesses headquartered in mumbai india . on dec 2 2009 ametek acquired the pressurized gas systems business of ameron global inc. a privately held company based in baldwin park ca. 2010 edit on jan 26 2010 ametek acquired the assets of sterling ultra precision a privately held reseller of machine tools for the ophthalmic lens market . on april 8 2010 ametek acquired imago scientific instruments a privately held manufacturer of 3d atom probes based in madison wi . on june 1 2010 ametek acquired technical services for electronics tse a privately held manufacturer of engineered interconnect solutions for the medical device industry . on july 1 2010 ametek acquired haydon enterprises a manufacturer of high precision motion control products from the harbour group a private st. louis based operating company . on aug 19 2010 ametek acquired assets comprising substantially all of american reliance s power division amrel power a provider of specialty direct current dc power supplies and electronic loads for the automated test equipment market . on nov 9 2010 ametek acquired atlas material testing technology llc a provider of weathering test instruments and related testing and consulting services from industrial growth partners . 2011 edit on april 28 2011 ametek acquired avicenna technology inc. a privately held supplier of custom fine featured components used in the medical device industry . avicenna technology with its headquarters and manufacturing operations in montevideo mn . on may 9 2011 ametek acquired coining holding company a supplier of custom shaped metal preforms microstampings and bonding wire solutions for interconnect applications in microelectronics packaging and assembly . on oct 17 2011 ametek acquired reichert technologies a privately held manufacturer of analytical instruments and diagnostic devices for the eye care market headquartered in depew ny . on oct 25 2011 ametek acquired the parent company of em test switzerland gmbh a privately held manufacturer of electronic test and measurement equipment headquartered in reinach switzerland . 2012 edit on jan 3 2012 ametek acquired technical manufacturing corporation tmc a maker of high performance vibration isolation systems and optical test benches used to isolate highly sensitive instruments for the microelectronics life sciences photonics and ultra precision manufacturing industries . on jan 26 2012 ametek acquired o brien corporation a manufacturer of fluid and gas handling solutions sample conditioning equipment and process analyzers from industrial growth partners . on may 21 2012 ametek completed the previously announced acquisition of the parent company of dunkermotoren gmbh a manufacturer of advanced motion control solutions for a wide range of industrial automation applications . on oct 23 2012 ametek acquired micro poise measurement systems a provider of integrated test and measurement solutions for the tire industry from american industrial partners . on dec 17 2012 ametek acquired aero components international aci and avtech avionics and instruments avtech both privately owned faa certified aviation repair operations located in miami fl . 2013 edit on jan 2 2013 ametek completed two technology related acquisitions sunpower inc. a privately held developer of stirling cycle cryocoolers and externally heated stirling engine technology for medical scientific telecommunication and space applications crystal engineering a privately held manufacturer of high end portable pressure calibrators and digital test gauges for the oil and gas power generation and other industrial markets . on aug 7 2013 ametek acquired controls southeast inc. csi a manufacturer of custom engineered thermal solutions from industrial growth partners for approximately 160 million . csi is based near charlotte nc . on oct 29 2013 ametek acquired creaform 3d a developer and manufacturer of portable 3d measurement technologies and a provider of 3d engineering services for approximately 120 million . based near qu bec city canada the privately held company has annual sales of approximately 52 million . on dec 4 2013 ametek acquired powervar a provider of power management systems and uninterruptible power supply ups systems for approximately 128 million . headquartered in waukegan il the privately held company has annual sales of approximately 70 million . 2014 edit on jan 3 2014 ametek acquired teseq group a manufacturer of test and measurement instrumentation for electromagnetic compatibility emc testing for chf 83 million 92 million . headquartered in luterbach switzerland the privately held company has annual sales of approximately chf 48 million 53 million . on feb 10 2014 ametek acquired vti instruments a manufacturer of high precision test and measurement instrumentation for 74 million . vti acquired from an investor group led by merit capital partners and alerion capital group has annual sales of approximately 38 million . on june 20 2014 ametek announced that it had completed its acquisition of zygo corporation nasdaq zigo for 19.25 per share in cash per fully diluted common share or approximately 280 million net of cash acquired . on aug 5 2014 ametek announced that it had completed its acquisition of amptek inc. a privately held provider of x ray detectors used to identify the composition of materials using x ray fluorescence xrf within the metal environmental monitoring petrochemical semiconductor and research markets . on aug 5 2014 ametek announced that it had completed its acquisition of luphos gmbh a firm which produces non contact metrology technology used in the measurement of complex aspherical lenses and optical surfaces . 2015 edit according to the company ametek made two significant acquisitions through the 3q 2015 . ametek acquired global tubes a manufacturer of high precision small diameter metal tubing produced from stainless steel nickel alloys zirconium alloys and titanium for the aerospace medical nuclear and oil and gas markets on may 8 2015 . annual sales for the acquisition total approximately us 120 million . 9 global tubes comprises two business units superior tube based in collegeville pa usa and fine tubes headquartered in plymouth uk . 10 on july 7 2015 ametek announced that it had completed the acquisition of the surface inspection systems division sisd of cognex corporation . the sisd unit has annual sales of approximately us 60 million . 11 sisd develops and manufactures software enabled vision systems used to detect flaws and defects in the surfaces of continuously processed materials . according to the company sisd equipment uses proprietary high speed technology to detect classify and accurately map defects across an entire surface area . 10 major acquisitions edit acquisition date company business jan 12 1998 rotron inc. motors fans and blowers for aerospace may 3 1999 gulton statham high accuracy electronic pressure transmitters and transducers aug 2 1999 patriot sensors & controls corp. position sensors aviation sensors and tank level gauges dec 3 1999 drexelbrook engineering point and continuous level measurement may 21 2001 gs electric universal and permanent magnet motors jul 9 2001 edax inc. analytic instrumentation mar 5 2003 solidstate controls inc. uninterruptable power supply systems sep 8 2003 chandler engineering and grabner instruments instruments for drilling production enhancement test instruments for analyzing fuels jun 21 2004 taylor hobson holdings ltd ultra precision measurement instrumentation jul 19 2004 hughes treitler manufacturing corp. heat exchangers and thermal management subsystems jun 14 2005 spectro beteiligungs spectro analytical instruments gmbh & co atomic spectroscopic instrumentation jun 21 2005 xtreme energy patented technology for brushless dc micro motors sep 7 2005 quizix inc. precision pumping systems sep 26 2005 solartron analytical instruments oct 10 2005 hcc industries highly engineered hermetic connectors feb 16 2006 pulsar technologies inc specialized communications equipments may 15 2006 pennengineering motion technologies motion technology jun 15 2006 land instruments international infrared temperature measurement & combustion efficiency and emissions monitoring sep 28 2006 general ceramics hermetic microelectronic packages nov 6 2006 precitech ultra precision machining systems jun 5 2007 advanced industries inc. starter generators jun 5 2007 b & s aircraft parts & accessories jet overhaul services jun 20 2007 hamilton precision metals inc. precision metal strip aug 13 2007 cameca sas electron probe microanalysis instrumentation and low energy x ray emission spectrometry dec 14 2007 california instruments programmable power feb 11 2008 newage testing testing equipments feb 21 2008 drake air heat transfer repair services feb 26 2008 motion control group customized motors and motion control products apr 14 2008 reading alloys niche specialty metals jun 12 2008 vision research high speed digital imaging systems aug 25 2008 xantrex technology inc. programmable power nov 3 2008 muirhead aerospace aerospace and defense jan 20 2009 high standard aviation electrical electromechanical hydraulic and pneumatic repair services sep 28 2009 unispec marketing pvt. ltd. affiliated businesses sep 28 2009 thelsha technical services pvt. ltd affiliated businesses jan 26 2010 sterling ultra precision machine tools for the ophthalmic lens april 8 2010 imago scientific instruments 3d atom probes june 1 2010 technical services for electronics engineered interconnect solutions july 1 2010 haydon enterprises high precision motion control products aug 19 2010 american reliance s power division direct current power supplies and electronic loads nov 9 2010 atlas material testing technology weathering test instruments april 28 2011 avicenna technology inc medical device industry may 9 2011 coining holding company metal preforms microstampings and bonding wire solutions oct 17 2011 reichert technologies eye care oct 25 2011 em test gmbh electronic test and measurement equipment jan 3 2012 technical manufacturing corporation vibration isolation systems and optical test benches jan 26 2012 o brien corporation fluid and gas handling solutions