sentences:  The shareholder family had created a family charter while the company founder was still alive.It states “Endress+Hauser shall remain a family company oriented toward sustainable success.”
  
  In 2013, Endress+Hauser entered the laboratory instrumentation business with the acquisition of German company Analytik Jena AG.Additional takeovers (SpectraSensors Inc., Kaiser Optical Systems Inc., SensAction AG, Blue Ocean Nova AG) strengthened the segment of process analysis and measurement of quality parameters.