Xenics, Europe's leading
developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detectors and customized imaging
solutions covering the LWIR to the visible realm, today announced that
Sofradir-EC, based at Fairfield, New Jersey, U.S., has obtained the exclusive
distribution rights in the US and Canada for Xenics' Onca camera models based on
Sofradir MCT arrays mounted on a sterling cooler.
Sofradir-EC will market these Xenics cameras as "Electrophysics SSC-320M".
Models equipped with InSb or QWIP detector arrays will continue to be offered by
Xenics.
Xenics has concluded an exclusive partnership agreement with U.S. distributor
Sofradir-EC (formerly Electrophysics) covering Xenics Onca camera models with
Sofradir MCT detectors. Outside the U.S. and Canada, Xenics will continue to
offer all types of Onca cameras through their own sales and distribution
channel.
Sofradir-EC/Electrophysics has marketed a broad product portfolio
high-performance thermal imaging systems with great success since 2002.
The company maintains a very strong market position and excellent
relationship with the U.S. Government and its prime contractors, which is an
important target market for Xenics' thermal imager solutions such as the
Onca.
"We are very happy to start this collaboration with a renowned organization
such as Sofradir-EC," says Xenics founder and CEO Bob Grietens. "We are
confident in the strength of Sofradir-EC in selling and supporting our
high-end cooled thermography systems. The agreement will give a boost to Xenics'
market share in the North American markets."
Sofradir-EC promotes the high-performance, sealed and rugged, Electrophysics
SSC-320M for a wide range of applications such as tracking, target signature
radiometric data collection and high-speed imaging. Its Mercury Cadmium
Telluride (MCT) infrared FPA offers snapshot integration, high thermal
sensitivity (15mK typical), a 320Hz full frame rate and precise trigger input.
The low-noise, 14-bit output delivers highly accurate data via Camera Link^(TM)
or Gigabit Ethernet.
