Edinburgh Instruments Ltd

General information

Founded in 1971 by Professor S. D. Smith OBE FRS, Edinburgh Instruments Ltd has become a recognised supplier of high performance, trusted product solutions.

We were formed as the first spin-out from Heriot-Watt University and were the first private company on Britain's first University "Research Park”.

Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is now located in purpose built 12,800 sq.ft. facilities just outside Edinburgh, where it employs over 65 people. The company is involved in the development, manufacture and sale of a wide range of high technology products for the scientific research and industrial markets. Product ranges include lasers and analytical spectrometers supplied by the Photonics Division and gas detection and monitoring products supplied by the Sensors Division.

Following rapid expansion, by the 1980s a full range of infra-red and far infrared gas lasers (cw and pulsed CO2 and CO lasers and optically pumped TeraHertz lasers) were made available to the market.

As pioneers of Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC), in 1978 the company developed a Fluorescence Lifetime Spectrometer system based around the successful nanosecond flashlamp. This product range has culminated in the development of the latest computer controlled, combined Steady State and Fluorescence Lifetime Spectrometers on the market: the FLS920 Series is truly a world class, state of the art fluorescence laboratory in a single instrument.

Product diversification continued with the development of CO, CO2 and CH4 gas sensors. Based on interference filter based non-dispersive infrared technology these devices are available as OEM cards or complete monitoring and detection packages, supplied through the Sensors Division.

EI products are used in an extensive range of markets and applications, including:

• photo-chemistry, physics, protein studies, biochemistry, biophysics,
• molecular spectroscopy, optical pumping, interferometry, plasma diagnostics, atmospheric studies,
• materials processing, solid state physics and material science
• health and safety, horticulture, animal husbandry, HVAC, food packaging and much more.

Over the years EI has continually diversified and developed new and innovative products, winning many international designs, technology and export achievement awards.

We excel in providing one-to-one comprehensive customer service and continue to meet the needs of our customers worldwide.