BERGISCH GLADBACH, Germany, January 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

- The specialists for surface metrology remain on course for growth

"Highly satisfied" - is the conclusion at Fries Research & Technology (FRT), the specialists for multisensor surface metrology and wafer metrology. "2011 was a record year for us", according to the managing director, Dr. Thomas Fries. The consistent product and marketing strategy is bearing more and more fruit: order intake and sales have exceeded the previous year's figures.

The impetuses of growth are internationality and automation

2011 was - once again - a record year for FRT. For the third year in a row, after 2009 and 2010, the highest annual order intake was recorded. Sales also soared to a new record value for the second time to more than 45 per cent. With this rapid growth, FRT has succeeded in obtaining a very good annual result. Two factors were essentially responsible for the happy development. The highest growth rates are recorded on an international basis. In the product portfolio, the automatic production control sector achieved the greatest increase.

"Our consistent product and sales strategy is paying off; I am eagerly looking forward to 2012", is Dr. Thomas Fries' optimistic view of the future and quite justifiably too.

Fries Research & Technology GmbH - the art of metrology

Fries Research & Technology GmbH (FRT) supplies 3D surface metrology for research and production. With micro- and nanometre resolution, the non-contact and non-destructive measuring systems which have received many awards measure data concerning topography, structure, step height, roughness, wear, thickness variation, film thickness and many other parameters on an optionally fully automatic basis. Nearly 400 units are in use worldwide in companies from the automotive, semiconductor, optical, solar/photovoltaic and other sectors. FRT maintains subsidiaries in the USA, China and Switzerland as well as a sales and service network in the USA, Asia and Europe.

Press contact:
Christina Abholte                         Dr. Oliver Schillings
FRT Fries Research & Technology GmbH      Alpha & Omega PR
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße                    Am Mühlenberg 47
51429 Bergisch Gladbach                   51465 Bergisch Gladbach
Tel.: +49-02204-843205                    Tel.: +49-02202-959002
Email: abholte@frt-gmbh.com               o.schillings@aopr.de
http://www.frt-gmbh.com                   http://www.aopr.de

SOURCE FRT Fries Research & Technology GmbH