Keithley Instruments

Keithley Instruments, Inc.
Type Subsidiary
Industry Electronic Test Equipment
Founded Cleveland, Ohio (1946)
Headquarters Solon, Ohio USA
Area served Worldwide
Key people Joseph P. Keithley CEO , Linda C. Rae COO , Mark J. Plush CFO
Revenue US$ 102.53 million (2009)[1]
Operating income $19,617 million
Net income $50,504 million
Employees ~550
Parent Danaher
Website www.keithley.com

Keithley Instruments is a measurement and instrument company headquartered in Solon, Ohio, that develops, manufactures, markets, and sells data acquisition products, as well as complete system solutions for high-volume production and assembly testing. In September, 2010, the company agreed to sell itself to the Danaher Corporation, Washington-based holding company, for $21.60 per share.

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General

The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets electronic instruments and systems geared to the specialized needs of electronics manufacturers for high-performance production testing, process monitoring, product development, and research.

The Company has approximately 500 products used to source, measure, connect, control or communicate direct current (DC), radio frequency (RF), or optical signals. Product offerings include integrated systems solutions, instruments, and personal computer (PC) plug-in boards that can be used as system components or as stand-alone solutions.

The Company's markets are engineers, technicians, and scientists in manufacturing, product development, and research functions. Keithley operates throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. It develops new solutions for the broader electronics industry, as well as Electronic Manufacturing Production Test, Semiconductor, Telecommunications/Wireless and Research/Education.

Products

Keithley Instruments's major product lines include Test & Measurement products such as electrometers, voltmeters, signal generators, data acquisition, and production and benchtop parameteric testers and analyzers.

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