Oxford Instruments designs, supplies and supports high-technology tools and systems with a focus on research and industrial applications. Innovation has been the driving force behind Oxford Instruments' growth and success for over 50 years, and its strategy is to effect the successful commercialisation of these ideas by bringing them to market in a timely and customer-focused fashion. The Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis divison is a leading provider of desktop, portable, and handheld instruments used by industrial customers for quality control and materials identification.