Effective 1 December, company founder and president Richard Distl sold Instrument Systems, established in 1986, to Konica Minolta Optics. The subsidiary company Optronik Berlin GmbH is also included in the sale. The Munich company specialized in lighting measurement equipment will expand the sensing division of the Japanese Group with its successful product range. The Instrument Systems brand and the locations in Munich and Berlin will be retained. Furthermore, the previous owner Richard Distl will continue as President and CEO.

During recent years, Instrument Systems has posted exceptional growth. The business year 2011/12 once again closed in June with the best result since the company was founded. Combined sales with subsidiary company Optronik Berlin rose by 27% to 30.3 million euros - following on from 23.9 million euros in the business year 2010/11. The company achieved significant improvement in the area of display metrology. A number of major orders from leading brand manufacturers for consumer electronics had been drivers for this growth.