EMBL Hamburg

The EMBL Hamburg Unit is part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL]. The Instrumentation Group is in charge to build three beam lines at the PETRA3 low emittance synchrotron radiation facility. The aim of EMBL is to design, construct and install the appropriate equipment making also use of Beckhoff Electronics and EtherCAT Fieldbus System. Its activities include electronics and software controls, real time control and data acquisition, high precision mechanical engineering, vacuum and cryogenic technology, as well as X-ray optics.