In June 2012, SpectraSensors Inc was acquired by Endress+Hauser, a Swiss measurement instrumentation firm. SpectraSensors, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of laser-based process instrumentation for natural gas and petrochemical companies worldwide. It offers laser based analyzers to measure moisture, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, acetylene, ammonia, oxygen, hydrocarbon dewpoint, atmospheric weather, and other compounds. The company's products are also used to measure and monitor gas and petrochemical concentrations in applications, such as environmental, energy, water, and chemical process monitoring. It sells its products through a distribution network and installation base in North America, Europe, and Asia, including the Pacific Rim and Australia. SpectraSensors, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company has an engineering, design, manufacturing, and R&D location in Rancho Cucamonga, California.