DESCRIPTION: Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a leading provider of instrument systems and complementary products that simplify and automate laboratory processes. From integrated laboratory automation solutions to centrifuges and blood analyzers to diagnostic rapid-test kits, the company's products are used throughout the world in all phases of the battle against disease. Annual sales for the company totaled $1.8 billion in 1999, with about half of this amount generated outside the United States.
The Porterville manufacturing site produces printed circuit boards for the medical and scientific equipment our corporation supplies.
