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“In June 2012, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji has visited Sodern. In 1997, he has received the physics Nobel Prize for his work about atoms cooling with lasers. Sodern is working for CNES on Pharao, a cold atoms clock, using principles discovered by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji”

“At ICSO 2012, Sodern has presented a paper about stripe filters: “Technological development of multispectral filter assemblies for micro bolometer »

HYDRA Star Tracker has been selected by Lockheed Martin for the GOES-R mission supported by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

In February 2011, the SED16 Autonomous Star Sensors and Videometers were used for the second successful ATV docking: Johannes Kepler.

Le satellite franco-indien d'étude du climat de la ceinture intertropicale MEGHA-TROPIQUES a été mis en orbite à 865km d’altitude ce mercredi 12 octobre par une fusée indienne PSLV.

MEGHA-TROPIQUES sera le 1er satellite à étudier l’atmosphère intertropicale et les évènements climatiques particulièrement intenses à cet endroit du globe. Il s’intéressera pendant 3 à 5 ans au cycle de l’eau de ces régions, à ce jour mal connu et qui a des répercutions sur la Terre entière.

Ses 4 instruments vont être mis en route par le centre de surveillance et de contrôle du satellite, en Inde. Sodern a réalisé pour deux instruments (SAPHIR et SCARAB) le boîtier de commande et contrôle appelé EM pour Electronic Module : EM SCARAB et EM SAPHIR.



Au-delà d'alimenter les deux instruments, ces boitiers gèrent les modes de fonctionnement des instruments, la mise en configuration des instruments, des télémesures et surtout réalisent l'asservissement de position très précis du mécanisme de chaque instrument. Le CNES, maître d’œuvre côté français, participera à la mise sous tension des instruments français SAPHIR, SCARAB et de l'instrument franco-indien MADRAS.

Félicitations aux équipes internes ayant contribué à ce succès.

Leading analytical X-ray company PANalytical (Almelo, the Netherlands) has entered a strategic alliance with neutron generator based analyzer specialist SODERN (Limeil-Brevannes, France). The result will be the long-term, exclusive, worldwide distribution and support of SODERN’s neutron based cross-belt analyzers by PANalytical. Cross-belt analyzers are used in the cement, minerals and coal industries for critical applications such as raw material real-time characterization, quarry/mine management, stockpile and raw mix control, and combustion optimization.

Guido Eggermont, Commercial Director, PANalytical, said: “Bringing SODERN’s exciting switchable neutron source technology into our portfolio is a significant move. It will widen the solutions we can provide to our customers in the cement, minerals and coal sectors. PANalytical has a great tradition in these industries and our reputation for the combination of cutting-edge technology with ultimate commitment in support and safety can only be enhanced by this new development.”

“Leveraging our unique Pulsed Fast and Thermal Neutron Analysis (PFTNA) technology with the worldwide commercial footprint of PANalytical will ensure our customers benefit from unparalleled expertise and customer support”, says Franck Poirrier, CEO of SODERN. “It will also facilitate further development of this technology into new applications and markets,” he adds.

About PANalytical

PANalytical is the world’s leading supplier of analytical instrumentation and software for X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), with more than half a century of experience. The materials characterization equipment is used for scientific research and development, for industrial process control applications and for semiconductor metrology.


PANalytical, founded in 1948 as part of Philips, employs around 900 people worldwide. Its headquarters are in Almelo, the Netherlands. Fully equipped application laboratories are established in Japan, China, the USA, and the Netherlands. PANalytical’s research activities are based in Almelo (NL) and on the campus of the University of Sussex in Brighton (UK). Supply and competence centers are located on two sites in the Netherlands: Almelo (development and production of X-ray instruments) and Eindhoven (development and production of X-ray tubes). A sales and service network in more than 60 countries ensures unrivalled levels of customer support.


The company is certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001.

The product portfolio includes a broad range of XRD and XRF systems and software widely used for the analysis and materials characterization of products such as cement, metals and steel, nanomaterials, plastics, polymers and petrochemicals, industrial minerals, glass, catalysts, semiconductors, thin films and advanced materials, pharmaceutical solids, recycled materials and environmental samples.


PANalytical is part of Spectris plc, the precision instrumentation and controls company.