Wick’s KP Technology signs deal with NASA
A WICK-based company has received an order from US space agency NASA for delivery of its specialist scientific equipment.
KP Technology has signed a contract for its Kelvin Probe, used to characterise surface electrical properties of materials by detecting electrical changes in the top-most atomic layers.
It is known as one of the most sensitive surface analysis techniques available.
The company, based in Burn Street, was established in 2000 and employs 13 people, serving over 500 businesses and research institutes worldwide.
Professor Iain Baikie, who established the company over 14 years ago, said the company continues to strengthen its international customer base.
He said: “The NASA order follows another recently for our new Corrosion SKP system from the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC and strong interest from the US Army Research Laboratory in Maryland.
“Historically, our products have sold well in the United States and Europe and we are experiencing increasing orders from the Far East.”
See more on this in Friday’s John O’Groat Journal.