Incoatec GmbH

Incoatec: Innovation Through Collaboration

For more than two decades, Incoatec and Bruker have worked closely together to advance X-ray analysis. Founded in 2002 with Bruker AXS as a major partner, Incoatec is now fully part of Bruker, bringing together expertise in X-ray optics and sources with Bruker’s capabilities in instrumentation, detectors, software, and applications.

Incoatec’s innovation is rooted in multilayer optics. From synthetic analyzer crystals that preserve the X-ray signal in XRF to Göbel Mirrors and Montel optics that condition the beam in XRD and SC-XRD, these technologies improve the efficient use of X-rays across the analytical system.

This optics expertise provided the foundation for innovation in X-ray tube design. By optimizing the tube and optics together, our teams progressed from the original IµS microfocus source to purpose-designed tubes offering greater efficiency and brilliance. The IµS DIAMOND II represents the latest step: its diamond hybrid anode supports higher thermal loads, while HELIOS MX optics preserve the resulting brilliance and deliver a uniform, high-intensity beam.

At the Bruker site in Geesthacht, we continue to develop optics, sources, instruments, and applications together. This integrated approach improves performance across XRF, XRD, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, demonstrating that true innovation comes from close collaboration.

History

2022	Incoatec celebrates the 20th anniversary Launch of the IµS DIAMOND II for Cu, Mo and Ag radiation 100% shareholder of incoatec GmbH is Bruker AXS GmbH
2020	Inauguration of the 1000th IµS at University of Cape Town
2019	Launch of IµS DIAMOND for Ag radiation
2018	Launch of IµS DIAMOND for Mo radiation Incoatec introduces the new Helios EF Optics for chemical crystallography
2017	Incoatec celebrates 10 Years IµS Launch of the unique microfocus source IμS DIAMOND Cu with diamond hybride anode
2016	1st Incoatec X-ray Enclosure IXE installed with IµS Cu upgrade
2015	Celebration of the 500th IμS customer at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry in Goettingen, Germany Launch of the new microfocus source IμS 3.0 Cu for Bruker D8 VENTURE Gen 2 and D8 QUEST Gen 2 Launch of the Incoatec X-ray Tube IXT
2014	Incoatec has about 50 employees Moving into the new premises
2012	Incoatec celebrates the 10th anniversary Launch of the scatterfree pinholes SCATEX
2011	Launch of the new microfocus source IµS^{High-Brilliance}
2010	Incoatec has more than 30 employees 100th IµS installed at the Fédération Chevreul (CNRS) in Lille, France
2009	1st Ag-IµS installed at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
2008	Incoatec introduces the new Helios MX Optics for IµS and rotating anodes for protein crystallography
2007	Incoatec has more than 20 employees Incoatec wins the Schleswig-Holstein economy award for family-friendly human-resource development 1st Cu-IµS installed at the Center for Structural Biology, Kiel, Germany Mo-IµS developed for chemical crystallography
2006	Incoatec launches the Incoatec Microfocus Source IµS-Cu for biological crystallography and small-angle scattering Moving into new premises
2003	Incoatec receives the Technology Award of Schleswig-Holstein for the development of XRF analyzer crystals
2002	Foundation of Incoatec as Incorporation with Bruker AXS as a major partner Moving from GKSS into the GITZ (Geesthachter Innovation and Technology Center)
2001	2-dim beam shaping Montel Optics are introduced
1999	First prototypes for XRF analyzers for B and C are launched
1995	Beginning of multilayer X-ray optics development at GKSS Research Centre