Tektronix Company Description
Tektronix measures up as a leader in the testing industry. The company, widely known as Tek, is the world's #2 maker of test and measurement equipment (behind Agilent Technologies), including digital multimeters, logic analyzers, and signal sources. In particular, Tektronix is the world's largest maker of oscilloscopes (display screens used to check electrical equipment); it offers them in all shapes and sizes, from handheld units to large laboratory models. Tek gets most of its sales outside of the US. In late 2007 Danaher acquired Tektronix for about $2.85 billion in cash.
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