About Our Suppliers

Motic

Motic combines consistency and quality to provide an excellent standard of both optical and digital microscopy products. With a wide choice of models for many different requirements from academic, research, medical or industrial applications there is a Motic microscope or digital product to suit nearly any application.

Motic was formed in 1988 as a hi-tech industrial enterprise specializing in the manufacturing of conventional compound microscopes. Owned by Speed Fair Co., Ltd., the company has grown into a global family consisting of Financial, Administration and International Marketing offices in Hong Kong together with their Sales Offices in the United States, Canada, Germany, Spain and Australia

Motic’s manufacturing base in China consists of five fully-owned subsidiaries manufacturing components for the company with Motic Xiamen acting as production headquarters of the company. It plays an important role not only as the manufacturing centre, but also as an ideal location for research and development. Motic have an established R&D centre in Xiamen with over 100 professional engineers and technicians, covering industrial design, mechanical, optical, electronics, software and multi-media aspects.

In early 1998, the company started to explore and develop the manufacture of digital microscopy solutions, digital imaging products and application software. This successful transition marked a milestone for the company turning Motic into one of the leading brand names in digital microscopy.

AIS Australian Instrument Services Pty Ltd was appointed the exclusive distributor for Motic in October, 1999 for Australia closely followed by New Zealand.

A&D Mercury

A&D Mercury offer the market an extensive selection of equipment ranging from the heaviest capacity floor scale weighing up to several tonnes down to a laboratory balance capable of weighing fractions of a gram. A&D Mercury’s product range is made up of locally manufactured products, produced in the Thebarton factory in South Australia, and high tech products that are imported from A&D Company in Japan.

The earliest days of the company focused on the design and production of mechanical weighing scales using the engineering facilities located within the factory.

The advent of electronic technology represented significant change to the measurement industry. This change was recognised early by the directors of the company who moved to embrace the technology into their product designs. This change in technology was highlighted by the change of the company name to Mercury Weighing & Control Systems in the late 1970’s. Design and production of innovative solutions became the trademark of the company as the use of electronics coupled with the existing knowledge base allowed MWCS to provide products to niche markets that were previously unobtainable. In 1986, the new technology was in full flight and the company recognised the need to expand its creative wings further to remain at the forefront of the marketplace.

AIS Australia Instrument Services Pty Ltd has built up a long association with A&D Mercury over the last 25 years and we are proud to be an exclusive A&D Platinum Partner.