AVENSYS INC. ENTERS INTO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Avensys Solutions Becomes Canadian Distributor for SENSIDYNE LP
Montreal – March 1, 2010 – Avensys Solutions, a division of Avensys Inc, has entered into a distribution agreement on February 1, 2010 with Sensidyne LP, a leading supplier of Gas & Flame Detection products. Sensidyne has over 25 years experience manufacturing fixed gas detection, air sampling and micro air pump products. As a respected supplier of industrial health and safety instrumentation, Sensidyne provides products to a broad range of process, manufacturing and infrastructure industries including Power, Chemical, Oil and Gas, Mining, Industrial Gases, Semi-conductor, Metals, Water and Waste Treatment facilities worldwide.
About Avensys
Avensys Inc. is structured around two divisions, Avensys Tech and Avensys Solutions. Avensys Tech, designs, manufactures, distributes, and markets high reliability optical components and modules as well as FBGs for the telecom market and high power devices and sub-assemblies for the industrial market. Avensys Tech is also a pioneer in the development of packaged fiber-based sensors.
Avensys Solutions, the other division of Avensys Inc., is an industry leader in providing instrumentation and integrated solutions for the monitoring of industrial processes and environmental surveillance applications for air and water in the Canadian marketplace.
To find out more about Avensys Inc., visit our website at www.avensys.com
About ITF Labs
ITF Laboratories Inc. is 49% owned by Avensys Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3S PHOTONICS, ITF Labs spearheads the development of ultra-reliable fiber optic systems including high-power fused components, optical sensors, instrumentation and fiber laser components. ITF Labs possesses leading edge intellectual property in Telecom, Fiber Laser and Sensor markets. To find out more about ITF Labs, please visit www.itflabs.com
About 3S PHOTONICS
3S PHOTONICS – formerly Alcatel Optronics – is the leading world manufacturer of laser chips, optical discrete modules and components for undersea telecommunication networks. It designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes active components powered by in-house III-V optoelectronic chips based on both Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and Indium Phosphide (InP) technologies and passive components using Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG).
The 3S PHOTONICS renowned optoelectronic chip manufacturing plant of Nozay is a technological feat that is unique in the world as it brings together GaAs and InP technologies under the same roof.
Its product portfolio includes five product lines:
* Transmission Laser and Detector Modules
* Pump Laser Modules for terrestrial and submarine applications
* Chromatic Dispersion Compensation Modules
* Filters, gain equalizers and pump stabilizers based on Fiber Bragg Gratings for terrestrial and submarine applications
* Chips (lasers and detectors) and Front End Services
With over 15 years of experience, the company takes advantage of its expertise and know-how to also address new markets, providing smart solutions for defense, industrial and medical applications.
Based in Nozay (near Paris, France), 3S PHOTONICS is run by Alexandre Krivine and Didier Sauvage. The company employs over 160 people, of which 130 are experts in the photonics industry.
To find out more about 3S PHOTONICS, please visit www.3Sphotonics.com
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For more information, please contact:
Louise Clément
Avensys
T: 514-428-6766
F: 514-428-8999
lclement@avensys.com