Joseph I. Kesselman

Altamira Instruments, Inc. manufactures catalyst characterization instrumentation and bench-scale micro-reactor systems for industrial and research use. Its products and services include: single and multi-station characterization systems from the AMI family; bench-scale, rack-mounted, catalytic micro-reactor systems from the BenchCAT line; pulse chemisorption; catalysis consulting and technical assistance to clients; high throughput reactor systems for catalyst screening from the BenchCAT-HTS family and Benchtop micro-reactor systems from the BenchCAT line. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Part of Parker-Hannifin Corp., Bayside Controls, Inc. manufactures integrated solutions for industrial precision automation applications. The company is based in Port Washington, NY. Bayside Controls was acquired by Parker-Hannifin Corp. on February 14, 2005.