LECO Corporation Delivering the Right Results St. Joseph, MI - Since the introduction of the first rapid carbon determinator in 1936, industries around the world have trusted LECO Corporation to deliver technologically advanced products and solutions for organic and inorganic analysis. Today LECO is recognized globally as a leader in the development of high-quality analytical instrumentation, next generation mass spectrometers and chromatographs, metallography equipment, and consumables. LECO's diverse variety of products cover the following areas: Material Characterization Determinators for carbon, sulfur, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen used for metal and inorganic analyses; glow discharge spectrometers for bulk and/or quantitative depth profile analysis. Microstructural Analysis Metallographic sample preparation equipment; macro and microindentation hardness testers; microscopes; image analysis and management systems; optical accessories. Organic Analysis Determinators for carbon, sulfur, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen; analyzers for fat, protein, ash/moisture, mercury, and calorific value. Mass Spectrometry (Separation Science) Fast GC-TOFMS systems with ChromaTOF® software dedicated to a wide variety of organic applications; GCxGC-TOFMS and GCxGC FID/ECD systems offer increased separation power. Located in St. Joseph, Michigan, just 90 miles from Chicago and Grand Rapids, Michigan, LECO's headquarters includes a state-of-the-art research and development center where teams of engineers work together to create and test ideas that will be incorporated into the next generation of instruments. In-house manufacturing facilities allow quality to drive production. From stamped metal parts to complex electronic assemblies, LECO produces most of the components needed, allowing strict control over the entire manufacturing process in accordance with the quality standards of ISO-9001. Dedicated support after the sale includes trained service and support personnel, applications laboratories, customer training courses, and the only fleet of mobile laboratories in North America featuring a hands-on experience with LECO products and specialists. A global network of sales/support along with CE testing performed at the on-site compliance testing center help strengthen LECO's commitment of meeting the needs of customers around the world. A Global Support Center was recently developed to better serve the needs of LECO's domestic and international customers, and includes a state-of-the-art customer training area as well as the Service and Consumables departments.