Chromex had ben a leader in Raman and imaging spectroscopy, consistently offers new spectrographic solutions to meet both research and industrial users needs being among the first firms to offer a true imaging spectrograph and first to offer Raman systems with, SURE_CALĀ®, continuous automated calibration. In 1997, Chromex became a subsidiary of Hoya - a Japanese optical conglomerate. It was anounced that the acquisition would allow the company to leverage their strong technological position with the business background of an industrial manufacturer enabling the smaller firm to move from being a device manufacturer to a complete solutions provider for the chemical identification market utilizing their new Raman technology.