Astrotech unit signs OEM deal with Japan's Rigaku; shares jump Astrotech ( ASTC ) unit 1st Detect has signed an OEM agreement with Tokyo-based Rigaku, which operates in the market for chemical analysis instrumentation, whereby the Japanese firm has integrated 1st Detect's OEM-1000PI mass spectrometer into its Thermogravimetric Analyzer. 1st Detect's mass spectrometer can identify a wide variety of chemicals, including residues and vapors from plastics and ...
Jan. 29, 2014 - Seeking Alpha