Originally functioning as a producer of custom solutions utilizing diode lasers and diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) lasers B&W Tek has since evolved to become a multifaceted company with expertise in photonic laser, spectrometer, and chemometric technologies producing spectroscopy and laser instrumentation. The firm's business spans mobile spectroscopy solutions including a full line of portable Raman and handheld Raman systems, building block spectrometer and laser components for system integrators, and customized solutions for targeted application needs. In July 2018 B&W Tek was acquired and became part of the Metrohm group company - the integrated entity becoming one of the largest solutions-providers for applied Raman spectroscopy. The firm now provides solutions for the pharmaceutical, biomedical, chemical, safety and security, medical devices, research and educational communities with the orginal firm continuing to be an industry-leading, providing total solutions, coupling the firm's core capabiliites and technologies with custom design and manufacturing capabilities.