Antek Instruments was founded in 1967 as a manufacturer’s representative. In response to customers’ needs, Antek began designing and manufacturing custom gas chromatographs in 1968. In 1975, Antek developed a chemiluminescent detection method for the analysis of chemically bound nitrogen.

Patents were issued in the US and the UK in 1977 and 1978. In the 1980s, sulfur detection methods and a simultaneous nitrogen/sulfur detection method were developed and patented. Although there have been several generations with significant improvements and interfaces with other technology, the original principles of detection are still used in Antek nitrogen & sulfur detectors and analyzers.

Today, Antek is a member of PAC, an international manufacturing and service organization, with a diverse catalog of over 250 petroleum, petrochemical, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical analysis solutions.