449 press releases : Analysis and material characterisation, Test rigs

Roller compactors have become commonplace in the production of solid dosage pharmaceuticals. Low API content formulations can be problematic if the appropriate steps are not taken to ensure adequate and consistent drug loading in each finished solid dosage form. Adding a roller compaction step to the process helps to ensure content uniformity. Small particle size API’s such as nanoparticles can be ...

Flexible System Provides Remote Monitoring, Requires No Specialized Software PITTSBURGH, PA –The new LinkBus Remote Instrument Monitoring System (Linkbus RIMS) from AMETEK Process Instruments provides users of AMETEK process analyzers and instruments with 24/7 access through their PC web browser or Fieldbus™, ModBus™ protocol-based distributed control system (DCS). “Remote instrument moni...

The GOW-MAC Series AR710 HFAD Gas Analyzer with High Frequency Argon Discharge Ionization Detector (HFADD) is designed to test argon for impurities down to the ppb range. The analyzer is offered as a turnkey system and is supplied with documentation for the analysis of impurities in argon, i.e., H2, N2, O2, CH4, CO and CO2. The gas is introduced to the analyzer and subjected to an electromagn...

Range of mobile metal analyzer products now includes a handheld XRF and two OES spectrometers SPECTRO Analytical Instruments now offers a complete line of mobile and portable metal analyzers; addressing all applications for onsite metal analysis. The product line encompasses the new SPECTRO xSORT handheld XRF spectrometer, the SPECTRO iSORT portable OES spectrometer and the SPECTROTEST mobile OE...

An LFPlus universal materials testing instrument from Lloyd Instruments has been used as part of a research project conducted at University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium into the properties of glue used in surgical procedures. The study, which has been published in a paper in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A (2007) 86A 1106-1112, set out to investigate the mechanical and chemical char...

The FOUNDATION Fieldbus is the de facto standard for process automation and achieves all generally accepted international field bus standards. The employment of FOUNDATION Fieldbus reduces the installation costs, replacing conventional 4-20mA wiring, saves time and costs by means of simplified engineering and ensures the safe operation of the whole plant. The data packets are modulated upon the...

The miVac DNA from Genevac is a small concentrator designed to prepare biological samples efficiently and safely. The miVac DNA offers digital control of concentrator temperature and short concentration times, reducing the risk of heat damage to your samples. Unlike centrifugal filters, the miVac DNA concentrates effortlessly and returns 100% of your samples every time, and with no consumable c...

Genevac, leader in solvent removal technology, reports on the significant operational benefits of using heat transfer plates in conjunction with a centrifugal evaporator for removal of DMSO or water from microplate samples. By specifying an evaporator such as the Genevac HT4X or EZ-2 with high power lamps the overall drying times for aqueous or DMSO sample solutions can be cut to just one fifth ...

Imatek has recently installed its Integrated High Speed Video system at the Corus Swinden Technology Centre (STC) in Rotherham. The new system will be used to improve understanding of the performance of steel at high rates of strain and for other general applications. Corus is Europe's second largest steel producer with annual revenues of around £12 billion and a crude steel production of ove...

The High-Speed Integrated Video option is available for any of the Imatek range of impact testers, to greatly enhance understanding of the behaviour of a specimen as it undergoes an impact. Imatek offer a fully integrated system under the control of the ImpAcqt software. This is used to both control the camera and analyse the resulting video sequence. Since the camera and the data acquisition sh...

Oxford Instruments’ launches a powerful, new, easy-to-use EDXRF spectrometer – designed for operation by anyone! The innovative, high performance X-Supreme8000, is a compact, energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometer for quality assurance and process control requirements across a diverse range of industries. Customized applications include: • Minerals and mining • Petroc...

The Auto-Grader® continuously determines the melt flow rate, film purity, and transparency - within seconds online with polymer production. Self-optimizing and automatic operation ensures optimum adaptation to the polymer to be tested. All relevant data are stored in a database and can be transmitted to a process control system. When production changes over to a new charge, the Auto-Grader® allo...

Durometer according to Shore for determining the surface hardness of soft rubber, plastic, medium hard to hard rubber materials, elastomers, natural rubber, soft PVC, leather, etc. Available in Shore A, B, C, D, DO and O. DIN 53505, ISO 7619, ISO 868 and ASTM D 2240 - Easy to use - High repeatability - Calibration Certificate Made in Germany

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will demonstrate its recently announced Thermo Scientific Niton XL3t Series with geometrically optimized large area drift detector (GOLDD) technology at WESTEC 2009, March 30-April 2, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Calif., Booth #2224. It is the instrument of choice for metal alloy analysis with the ability to instantl...

New RETSCH Sieve Shaker AS 450 for sieve loads up to 20 kg With the analytical sieve shaker AS 450 RETSCH have designed their first siever for 400 mm and 450 mm sieves which operates with a three-dimensional sieving motion. It can be used for dry and wet sieving. The optimized electromagnetic drive allows for an amplitude up to 2.2 mm which renders the separation process much more effective th...

The extremely simple setup and programming of the DOSE-IT peristaltic pump from INTEGRA Biosciences AG provides laboratories, where different dispensing protocols are frequently used and interchanged, with an effective tool to increase productivity and to improve the overall product quality of liquids including cell/bacteria growth media, stock solutions and buffers. Faced with the need to dispense...

Aeroflex advanced its PXI 3000 product line by adding an embedded PXI system controller. The new 3001B replaces the 3001A. The 3001B offers up to 10% faster measurement speed and incorporates an Intel® Pentium™ M 760 2.0 GHz processor with 1.5GByte memory and 80GB HDD and includes a built-in IEEE488.2 GPIB controller, DVI-1 video, a high-definition audio I/O and will be supplied with a Windows® XP...

Aeroflex announced it has secured a series of sales for the recently launched TD-LTE version of its market-leading TM500 test mobile from various leading suppliers of cellular mobile infrastructure equipment in China. These orders for the new TM500 TD-LTE further strengthen Aeroflex's position as the leading provider of test mobiles for LTE, HSPA and WCDMA. The new TM500 TD-LTE’s extensive Layer...

With a 40 year heritage in food texture measurements Food Technology Corporation is using their unprecedented experience to enhance their product offerings. The TMS-Pro and TMS-Console instruments both provide affordable alternatives to high priced systems currently available. The TMS-Console machine is designed as a stand alone instrument ideal for the factory floor. With a small bench print...

Brookfield Engineering celebrates it’s 75th Anniversary by introducing a new look for the increasingly popular YR-1 Rheometer, the low-cost instrument specifically designed to measure yield stress in fluids and semi-solids. Brookfield’s revolutionary YR-1 Rheometer gives you the ability to measure your materials Yield Value in a snap! Simply select a test, lower the vane spindle into the product, p...