Zolo technologies Inc.

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SNAPSHOT: Zolo designs, manufactures and installs unique laser-based instruments that enable coal-fired power plants to run cleaner and better.

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LEADERSHIP: Henrik Hofvander became CEO in 2004.

MARKET NICHE: Zolo was incorporated in December of 1999 to design and manufacture high-tech products for telecommunication applications. After the bubble burst in the telecommunications industry in 2002-2003, Zolo's remaining management team came up with a new application for their product, focusing on sensors for ultra-harsh environments, specifically within the coal-fired power industry and the jet engine industry.

SOLUTIONS: Using research from Stanford University, Zolo has developed a unique laser-based sensor that, for the first time...