ASPEX

ASPEX Corporation, an FEI Company, is a leading provider of integrated microanalysis and industrial microscopy solutions serving a wide range of industries and markets. ASPEX manufactures and sells scanning electron microscopes (SEM), and houses a cGMP Compliant Analytical Services Lab. The company's unique blend of technology, tools and in-house expertise provides customers the unprecedented ability to rapidly and automatically detect, identify, quantify and characterize the features of an entire sample. In January 2012, FEI Company (NASDAQ: FEIC), a leading instrumentation company providing imaging and analysis systems for research and industry, announced its acquisition with ASPEX Corporation. This acquisition will be a key factor of growth and expanding potential in the Natural Resources business. Combining with FEI gives ASPEX resources, technology and market access to build their success to date.