Northern Digital has announced its parent company, Roper Industries, has acquired Ascension Technology Corp., according to a news release.
Northern Digital is a provider of optical and electromagnetic measurement systems, with its international headquarters in Ontario, Canada. Ascension Technology Corp. is a manufacturer of magnetic and optical trackers for image-guided procedures. It is headquartered in Burlington, Vt.
"The Ascension products are world class and both the Ascension and Northern Digital teams are passionate about the same things — providing spatial tracking solutions to create and facilitate the next generation of medical procedures" said Dave Rath, president of Northern Digital, in the release. "By augmenting Northern Digital's electromagnetic product offerings with the Ascension line of products and combining our two highly skilled and specialized teams together, we will now have the leaders in electromagnetic tracking working together to innovate and provide the best solutions in 3D electromagnetic tracking."
Roper defines itself as a diversified growth company providing engineered products and solutions for global niche markets, including water, energy, transportation, education, medical and SaaS-based information networks. It is headquartered in Sarasota, Fla.
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