Since first recognized as a separate market, sales of analytical laboratory equipment increased from about $3.5 billion in 1987 to more than $26 billion in 2004.

Constituents submitted to the analytical laboratory must be accurately described to avoid faulty interpretations, approximations, or incorrect results.

The company specializes in scientific support of four areas of interest: analytical laboratory testing, industrial forensics consultation and failure analysis, litigation support, and laboratory informatics.

The center includes a pilot plant park, laboratory facilities for studying catalytic systems, an analytical laboratory, and an administrative and logistics center.

In the sort of containers you would see on ships, it specialises in fitting out communications stations, analytical laboratories or hospital equipment.