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Company	Lange Founded Dr. Bruno Lange GmbH founded in Berlin, Germany	Hach Founded Clifford and Kathryn "Kitty" Hach found Hach Company, in Ames, Iowa																			Clifford and Kitty celebrating 1 Million Sales																															Acquired American Sigma	Pacific Scientific Added Pacific Scientific Instruments to the Hach family	Acquired by Danaher Corporation Radiometer Analytical Radiometer Analytical was purchased ETS Environmental Test Strips joined Hach	Lachat Instruments Lachat Instruments becomes the latest Hach acquisition Purchased Polymetron	Anatel Anatel becomes a part of Hach	Hydrolab is acquired GLI Purchase of GLI International Orbisphere joins Hach	OTT acquired			Marsh McBirney Marsh McBirney is now a member of the Hach family	Zullig Zullig is the latest addition to the Hach portfolio of brands	IQ Scientific Instruments Ops Systems acquired Ops Systems acquired so Hach can enter the water data management industry	Water EyeWater Eye is now a part of Hach
Product				First Kit First Hardness test kit produced 145300					Colorimeter Medico colorimeter introduced			Turbidimeter Continuous reading turbidimeter pioneered	Cuvette tests					AWWA 1962												COD testing Pre-packaged COD testing for non-chemists									Nitrate Analyzer Analyzer to continuously measure nitrate without chemistry Toxicity Test Introduced biological toxicity test with luminous bacteria using a method that requires simple handling						PermaChem® PermaChem® Sealed unit-dose powder pillows that are simple, convenient, and offer outstanding price-per-test value		Bar-code controlled cuvette												Hach LDO®Hach LDO® Luminescent Dissolved Oxygen for wastewater monitoring			GuardianBlue® GuardianBlue certified as an approved product for Homeland Security	TNTplus™TNTplus Test 'N Tube vials contain premeasured reagent, and allow sample reaction and reading in a closed container	Particle CountersISO 21501 compliant particle counters
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