Kratos Analytical is owned by Shimadzu Corporation and specializes in spectrometers for biochemistry and surface analysis. The principal technologies are XPS X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and MALDI Matrix Associated Laser Desorption and Ionisation.

The fields of using Kratos products are several such as: nanomaterials, 2D, biomaterials, petrochemical, catalyst, ionic fluids, and others.