Atomos has acquired Flanders Scientific in a deal that looks modest on paper but extends its reach into the top end of the professional monitoring market.
Atomos has acquired Flanders Scientific (FSI), adding what is widely considered to be one of the most respected names in professional reference monitoring to its portfolio.
FSI is very much still a family concern whose product range includes HD and HDR/UHD reference monitors, the BoxIO color management device, QD-OLED panels, and more. The company is headquartered in Georgia, USA, with offices in the UK, and punches above its weight when it comes to size. It only employs 14 people in total. The majority of its sales are in the US market.
With the addition of FSI, Atomos gains instant access to the high-end post market. The Australian company's offering now spans the full spectrum of monitoring, from on-camera, on-set, and live production, through to post-production and final delivery. FSI, meanwhile, gets access to Atomos' ever-growing global scale and what should be a safe haven in choppy global economic waters.
It will be interesting to see where Atomos’ previously announced Studio Pro-2710 grading monitor, first shown at IBC 2025, will land in the new line-up, though Atomos promises that FSI will continue to operate as a distinct brand within the Atomos family. “There will be no change to its product philosophy, engineering approach, or the high standards that professionals rely on," it writes. "Customers can expect continued delivery of the same trusted accuracy, consistency, and performance that defines FSI.”
Writing on LinkedIn, Atomos CEO, Peter Barber, noted that this is his 11th acquisition, and drew a direct line to his time as co-founder of Blackmagic Design. Here he led seven acquisitions including DaVinci Systems (the foundation of DaVinci Resolve), Fairlight, and Ultimatte. Since joining Atomos in 2024, he has completed four acquisitions: Aaton Digital, eCinema, FSI, and intriguingly “some important strategic IP," with Barber going on to say that each will form the foundation of different future Atomos product lines.
The deal is expected to close next month (May 2026). The financial details are interesting. ASX filings show that Atomos paid an upfront cash consideration of just AU$2.35m for a business that turned over AU$12.7m in 2025 and averages AU$11m. Even adding a substantial number of Atomos shares into the mix, and more to come over the next three years if performance targets are met, the company paid a strikingly low price for a business that appears to be in good health.
There likely will be more acquisitions to come too, as only a few days ago Atomos negotiated a new AU$10m Business Finance Facility. Alongside increasing inventory to the point where it can save costs using sea freight instead of air freight, this will also be used for “Strategic M&A activity to complement and accelerate existing Product Roadmap.”
It looks like Barber might already have a 12th acquisition in sight. Meanwhile, from the same ASX filing, here is Atomos’ rather intriguing current product roadmap. We look forward to finding out more at NAB.