(AMETEK Inc.: Paoli, PA) -- AMETEK Inc. has acquired Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC, a global provider of weathering test instruments and related testing and consulting services, from Industrial Growth Partners for approximately $159 million in cash.

Atlas is headquartered in Chicago with additional manufacturing operations in Germany, and a network of outdoor and laboratory testing facilities around the globe. It has expected 2011 sales of approximately $85 million.

Atlas’ products include weather-exposure test systems, corrosion-testing instruments, specialty lighting systems, and large-scale weathering test chambers. In addition, Atlas offers indoor laboratory and outdoor testing services, photovoltaic and solar testing, and consulting. Its customers include testing laboratories and leading aerospace, paint, coating, polymer, plastic, solar/photovoltaic, pharmaceutical, LED and automotive manufacturers.

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