449 press releases : Analysis and material characterisation, Test rigs

Industrial Scientific, the global leader in Gas Detection as a Service, has introduced iNet Control as the first hosted software application for managing gas detector fleets. This service is included with every iNet subscription, providing visibility into alarms, maintenance and usage. When alarm events happen, iNet Control shows which gas detectors had an alarm, when the alarms happened, and wh...

Fully automatic multi-element analysis in flame and graphite furnace mode/ Shimadzu, one of the world leaders in analytical instrumentation, has introduced a new series of atomic absorption spectrophotometers. The high-performance AA-7000 system with double-beam optics covers the fully automatic multi-element analysis in flame and graphite furnace mode. In parallel, Shimadzu has developed the AA...

mPDS 5 – New Evaluation Unit from Anton Paar for Density and Concentration Measurement in Industrial Processes Replacing the well-known mPDS 2000V3, the evaluation unit mPDS 5 features an 8.4" color touchscreen with intuitive user interface. Based on Windows CE 6.0, operation is as easy as using a pocket calculator. In addition to numerical output fields, graphical trend lines give an instantan...

Cobrix3 Multibev is a multifunctional real-time beverage analyzer allowing quick line start-ups and providing significant syrup and CO2 savings, avoiding the bottling of out-of-specification products. Cobrix3 Multibev measures parameters such as °Brix, sugar inversion, %Diet, CO2 of soft drinks as well as alcohol and extract of beer, wine and alcopops. Optionally oxygen, color and conductivity a...

The PHI 700 Scanning Auger Nanoprobe provides high performance Auger (AES) spectral analysis, Auger imaging, and sputter depth profiling of complex materials including: nanomaterials, catalysts, metals, and electronic devices. The 700’s field emission electron source provides a high brightness electron beam with a diameter of less than 6 nm for secondary electron imaging. The coaxial geometry o...

Excellent results could be achieved in recent test measurements with the new S3-MICROpix system equipped with the Pilatus 100K solid-state pixel detector. The primary beam, with a total intensity of ~ 3x10^7 photons/s, has a half-width of 10^9 has been achieved. The zero-noise characteristics of the detector, together with its unique dynamic range (0-10^6), allows direct absolute-scale SAXS measur...

Hecus invites to the SAXS-Training Course from 11th to 14th October 2009 in Graz, Austria. This is the perfect opportunity to get acquainted with fundamentals and practical applications of small- and wide-angle x-ray scattering using the new Hecus S3-MICROpix. This powerful system has achieved excellent results in recent test measurements. Participants can bring their own samples for test measu...

INTEGRA Biosciences AG (Chur, Switzerland) and Viaflo Corporation (Hudson, NH, U.S.A) have announced that they signed agreements to combine the two companies under the name of INTEGRA Viaflo Holding AG on July 23, 2009. The new group will be active across world markets under the brand “INTEGRA”. This move follows the signing of a successful strategic marketing and distribution partnership around on...

INTEGRA – an acknowledged world leader in laboratory liquid handling – has announced the completion of an international customer survey gauging current opinion as to the essential characteristics of a high quality pipetting aid. Knowledge of customer needs is key to development of successful products. “We want to offer the best products on the market, so we decided to find out which pipettor fea...

At the beginning 2009, Hegewald & Peschke GmbH delivered a complex test stand for testing the pulling out behaviour of drawers to an internationally leading Austrian producer of furniture hardware and converting machines. This test stand is suitable for long-term and individual tests, e.g. according to DIN EN 1727 and EN 15338 on drawers for the determination of mechanic key values. Special test ...

Testing vapor pressure for automotive gasolines will no longer require time consuming sample preparation! Recently the ASTM Subcommittee D02.A for petroleum products unanimously voted to include the GRABNER INSTRUMENTS Vapor Pressure method ASTM D6378 as an alternative test method into ASTM D4814 - the Standard Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuels. Thousands of customers worl...

When it comes to viscosity testing and characterization, the numerous formulations and complex structures of automotive paints and coatings pose a real challenge. And when choosing an instrument, there are many choices from high to low torque, single fixed to variable speed, temperature control ranges and cone spindle selections. Brookfield Engineering offers a free White Paper entitled “Choosi...

Now Brookfield Customers Can Have Both. Middleboro, MA - Brookfield Engineering celebrates its 75th Anniversary by offering both the Ball Bearing Suspension and the EZ-Lock Spindle Coupling together on select Brookfield Viscometers and Rheometers. Previously customers had to choose one option or the other but now they can have both in one instrument. These options are available on select new ...

The new air jet sieve AS 200 jet is particularly suitable for low density materials with particle sizes in the lower micron range. It is used with 203 mm (8’’) sieves of 10 microns mesh size or more. An industrial vacuum cleaner generates a jet of air which disperses the particles on the sieve through a slotted nozzle. The material which passes the sieve is transported to the vacuum cleaner or to a...

The specific requirements of customers in the automobile industry are now catered for better than ever thanks to Zwick’s expanded range of electromechanical servo testing actuators. These offer a cost-effective alternative to hydraulic systems for static and cyclic component tests, both for in-production testing and in long-stroke fatigue testing of components in which material properties are tes...

The new 851 Titrando and 852 Titrando coulometers make Metrohm’s Titrando family complete. Both instruments can determine the water content coulometrically; with the 852 Titrando it can also be determined volumetrically. As a new feature, both instruments can also determine the bromine index. Another new feature exclusively offered in the new Titrando coulometers is the auto-start function. New...

ProcessLab is a robust, easy-to-use analyzer that is installed directly at the process line. All that is required is taking a sample and selecting the parameters to be determined. Crucial parameters of texturing baths such as content of the various acids as well as alkaline components are determined fully autonomously. This means efficient and direct process control right on site, day and night and...

Just recently a new standard was approved: Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Spark Ignition Fuel - Rapid Small Scale Oxidation Test (RSSOT). A test unit developed by petrotest® Instruments - PetroOXY - is already measuring the oxidation stability of Gasoline according ASTM D 7525! This automatic instrument provides good repeatable results in a minimum of time and best possibl...

The successful materials testing software LabMaster is constantly advanced and helps to meet the demands of our customers in the industry and research. The new module “Formula editor” allows for the compilation of individual calculation formula. It is especially recommended for machines with changing tests that are not carried out according to standards. The user can take advantage of calculati...

The new Insitec Cement LabSizer from Malvern Instruments delivers consistent particle size measurements within the challenging environment of cement plant laboratories. Offering high performance for large volume dry powder samples it is especially suitable for the fully automated laboratories that are common within the industry. The new instrument extends Malvern’s range of laser diffraction partic...