analytical instruments, FT-IR, thermal analysis, fluorescence spectroscopy, calorimeters, atomic absorption

Perkin-Elmer is the world leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of analytical instruments and life science systems used in markets such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, environmental testing, food, agriculture, and chemical manufacturing.

Perkin-Elmer's analytical instruments analyze substances at the molecular level in a wide range of industries throughout the world, from chemicals and plastics to metals and electronics, from drug manufacturing to environmental testing. These are critical tools employed in basic and applied research, new product development, and quality control. For example, Perkin-Elmer analytical instrumentation systems are widely used to achieve product uniformity in drugs and medicines, ensure the purity of food and water, protect the environment, measure and test the structural integrity of many different materials, and much more.