Oxford Instruments plc, through its subsidiaries, researches, develops, manufactures, rents, sells, and services tools and systems in the United Kingdom and internationally.
It operates through Materials and Characterisation, Research and Discovery, and Service and Healthcare segments.
The company offers atomic force microscopy products; tools for use in research and development across a range of applications, including semiconductors, renewable energy, mining, metallurgy, and forensics; etch and deposition tools, such as clustered cassette-to-cassette platforms for high-throughput production processing and compact stand-alone systems for research and development; and low temperature systems comprising dilution refrigerators, high field magnets, and cryostats. It also provides OPTICAL IMAGING products, such as cameras, confocal microscopy products, and 3D and 4D visualization software; and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instruments, including NMR spectrometers, QC/QA analyzers, and rock core analyzers for use in applications, such as agriculture and food, automotive and aviation, building and construction, chemicals, environment, illicit drugs testing, mining and minerals, pharma, polymers, rock core analysis, textiles, and teaching NMR.
In addition, the company is involved in the CT and MRI equipment sales, maintenance services, parts, and mobile imaging solutions; development and manufacture of scientific cameras spectroscopy solutions, microscopy systems, and software for applications comprising advanced manufacturing, astronomy, bio imaging and life science, energy generation and storage, forensics and environment, photonics, quantum technology, semiconductors, microelectronics, and data storage; and manufacture of x-ray tubes, power supplies, and integrated x-ray sources, as well as service, sale, and rental of third party healthcare imaging systems.
Oxford Instruments plc was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.