Bowman Expands Partnership Network

January, 2020 – Bowman has expanded its global reach with strategic appointments in 3 key regions. Additions in South America are Pattaro C S Ltda. (headquartered in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil) and Analitica & Redes (based in Bogota, Colombia). BES Engineering, headquartered in Istanbul, will manage new business development throughout Turkey.

Pattaro C S Ltda. has more than 10 years of experience supplying instruments and consumables for the printed circuit, plastic card and surface finishing industries. Analitica & Redes is commemorating its 20th year as one of the nation’s preeminent distributors of 15 categories of analytical instrumentation, “from atomic absorption to XRF.” BES Engineering represents 8 manufacturers of X-ray and laser-based instruments, including X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, NDT systems, and short pulse lasers.

President Tom Leone says, “Bowman is delighted to welcome these 3 respected sales and service organizations into our global network.”


Bowman Debuts Product Videos

January, 2020 – Watch the Bowman G Series apply precision video imaging and ‘bottom-up’ analysis to simultaneously measure up to 5 coating layers, including ultra-thin films.

Watch measurement of the smallest X-ray spot sizes using the Bowman M Series XRF.

The Bowman P Series XRF measures the widest range of samples.


North America’s Only XRF Instrument Manufacturer
Debuts “Bowman Mexico”

December, 2019 – Bowman, North America’s manufacturer of XRF plating thickness measurement instruments, has established Bowman Mexico in San Miguel de Allende, a municipality of Guanajuato.

Bowman Mexico has a fully staffed sales organization for the Bowman suite of benchtop XRF measurement systems, and a service and repair facility for all major makes and models of XRFs. In addition, Bowman Mexico provides foil and plated standards and re-certifies reference standards for every XRF instrument.

Bowman XRF systems are distinctive in that they provide important 3-way functionality (thickness measurement, elemental analysis, and plating solution analysis) and are guaranteed IPC 4552 REV.A capable.

The Bowman Mexico team, and its Mexico distributor, Raisa, have several decades experience in metal finishing and finishing quality control.

San Miguel de Allende

Quantum at International Jewelry Show

Bowman partner company, Quantum Equipment Co. Pvt. Ltd., exhibited at IIJS, the India International Jewelry Show on August 9-12 in Bombay. Mr. DM Musale and Ms. Vaishali Dake Musale and their team demo’d the B and G Series XRFs.


Bowman Sponsors Chicago Finishers

Bowman sponsored the annual CSFF (Chicago Surface Finishing Foundation) Golf Scramble at Pheasant Run Golf Club in St. Charles on August 23. The day before, participants enjoyed a day of exceptional speakers: Steve Hughes, Nancy Belda, Sue Ciullo, Neil Idhe, as well as Products Finishing Editor, Tim Pennington, who spoke on the best operational and management trends among top finishing shops in North America.


The National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon (INSA Lyon) purchased Bowman’s P Series for training students on plating quality control. Students will manufacture prototypes and do plating thickness measurement.


22 Bowman employees competed in the annual CCBA (Chicagoland Circuit Board Association) Golf Outing at the Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield, Illinois. Bowman sponsored the event, which was held this year on September 13.


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