About XDS Oxford

XDS Oxford’s history began in the early 1990s, when Oxford Instruments Synchrotron Group began to supply beamline components to many of the then new 3rd generation light sources.

During this time we delivered complete beamlines to a number of facilities worldwide, including the first beamlines for use on the Helios 1 and a suite of beamlines covering a range of experimental techniques to the ANKA facility in Germany.

In 2001 Oxford Instruments sold the Group to Danfysik A/S and Oxford Danfysik was created.

In 2007 the Oxford Danfysik business was sold to FMB Berlin, renaming the company FMB Oxford, and the combined businesses had the largest installed base and the greatest range of products of any supplier in the synchrotron community.

In 2024, FMB Oxford demerged from FMB Berlin and became XDS Oxford, continuing to operate unaffected in the same synchrotron x-ray marketplace with the existing ownership team and management structure.

XDS Oxford, supported by its strong proven supplier base, has the design capability and manufacturing capacity to handle any beamline needs, whether these are for the smallest component or for multiple beamlines operating at soft or hard x-ray wavelengths.