OSI Systems
Encyclopedia
OSI Systems, Inc. is a worldwide company based in California
that develops and markets security and inspection systems such as airport security
X-ray machine
s and metal detector
s, medical monitoring and anesthesia
systems, and optoelectronic devices. As of June 2010, the company employs approximately 3,180 personnel globally and includes subsidiary companies Spacelabs Healthcare
, Rapiscan Systems
and OSI Optoelectronics.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
that develops and markets security and inspection systems such as airport security
Airport security
Airport security refers to the techniques and methods used in protecting airports and aircraft from crime.Large numbers of people pass through airports. This presents potential targets for terrorism and other forms of crime due to the number of people located in a particular location...
X-ray machine
X-ray machine
An X-ray generator is a device used to generate X-rays. These devices are commonly used by radiographers to acquire an x-ray image of the inside of an object but they are also used in sterilization or fluorescence....
s and metal detector
Metal detector
A metal detector is a device which responds to metal that may not be readily apparent.The simplest form of a metal detector consists of an oscillator producing an alternating current that passes through a coil producing an alternating magnetic field...
s, medical monitoring and anesthesia
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, or anaesthesia , traditionally meant the condition of having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away...
systems, and optoelectronic devices. As of June 2010, the company employs approximately 3,180 personnel globally and includes subsidiary companies Spacelabs Healthcare
Spacelabs Healthcare
Spacelabs Healthcare, is a wholly owned subsidiary of OSI Systems of Hawthorne, California, which manufactures and distributes medical equipment....
, Rapiscan Systems
Rapiscan Systems
Rapiscan Systems is a global privately held company that specializes in walk-through metal detectors, and x-ray machines for airport luggage and cargo screening...
and OSI Optoelectronics.
History
- 1987 OSI Systems, Inc. is founded (prior to May 1997 operated under the name “Opto Sensors, Inc.”)
- 1990 Acquired UDT Sensors, Inc.
- 1993 Acquired Rapiscan Security Products Limited
- 1993 Acquired Ferson Optics, Inc.
- 1994 Formed ECIL-Rapiscan Security Products Limited (partnership with Electronics Corporation Of India Limited)
- 1994 Formed Opto Sensors (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
- 1997 Acquired Advanced Micro Electronics AS
- 1998 Acquired Osteometer MediTech A/S
- 1998 Purchased the security products business of Metorex International Oy
- 1998 Purchased a minority equity stake in Square One, Inc., (In 2000, acquired substantially all of Square One, Inc.’s assets)
- 1999 Acquired Aristo Medical Products, Inc.
- 1999 Formed OSI Medical, Inc.
- 2000 Formed RapiTec, Inc.
- 2001 Formed Dolphin Medical (merged OSI Medical, Inc. into Dolphin in March 2002)
- 2002 Acquired substantially all the assets of Thermo Centro Vision, Inc.,
- 2002 Purchased a minority equity interest in CXR Limited, (In December 2004 CXR Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary)
- 2002 Acquired all the outstanding capital stock of Ancore Corporation
- 2003 Acquired the military, laser-based training business of Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc. (In November 2003, acquired substantially all remaining assets of Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc.)
- 2003 Acquired substantially all of the assets of J&D Engineering (UK) Limited.
- 2004 Acquired Advanced Research & Applications Corp.
- 2004 Acquired Spacelabs Medical.
- 2005 Acquired Blease Medical Holdings Limited.