439 press releases : Analysis and material characterisation, Test rigs

PITTSBURGH, PA, USA – 05 Nov 2009 – Industrial Scientific, the global leader in Gas Detection as a Service, is pleased to announce that Tom Cunningham has joined the company as Vice-President, Global Operations. In this role, Tom will have responsibility for Industrial Scientific’s operations, including manufacturing, supply chain, quality, manufacturing engineering and operational excellence. H...

Researchers at the Institute of Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics at the University of Düsseldorf in Germany have taken delivery of a Near Infrared Chemical Imaging (NIR-CI) system from Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK). Able to deliver rapid, robust and flexible spatial and chemical information, the Sapphire system was selected for its wide sampling dynamic range and depth of field. The ideal solut...

In Industrial Scientific, the global leader in Gas Detection as a Service, is pleased to report that Occupational Health & Safety magazine has named iNet Control “Product of the Year.” The award honors achievements of health and safety manufacturers whose products are noteworthy in improving workplace safety. Three industry experts independently judged entries in 11 award categories. iNet Contro...

ECUBLENS, Switzerland (September 3, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the introduction of four new analytical packages designed to enhance industry specific routine X-ray analysis. The packages are based on the successful Thermo Scientific ARL OPTIM’X WDXRF spectrometer, enabling the company to offer a range of unique sequential and simultan...

Metrohm has launched its new global service brand, the Metrohm Quality Service®. Metrohm Quality Service® stands for expert services which make sure that each Metrohm instrument works optimally and retains its value throughout its operational life. Metrohm Quality Service is provided world-wide through local Metrohm representatives and regional support centers. Metrohm Quality Service® is custom...

Metrohm is proud to announce that the 862 Titrosampler has been awarded the 2009 Silver Design Award by Instrument Business Outlook (IBO), a Los Angeles-based periodical dedicated to providing strategic information for the analytical and life science instrument industry. «The design of the 862's base sets it apart from other automated titration systems», IBO states, and continues «Building a tit...

Building on the tremendous success of our Plate CHAMELEON family of microplate readers, Hidex introduces the Plate CHAMELEON V multimode reader. Plate CHAMELEON V is an ideal tool for researchers who need a plate reader to give them reliable, authenticated results when and where they need them. The combination of 6 technologies, both radiometric and non-radiometric, makes it ideal for scintil...

INTEGRA has announced that it is now able to offer a complete range of handheld pipetting systems offering accurate liquid handling from 0.5µl to 100ml. Proven in over one hundred thousand installations worldwide the PIPETBOY pipettor range sets a high benchmark for ease-of-use, reliability, build quality, performance and operational safety. Each PIPETBOY pipettor can be used with plastic or gl...

INTEGRA Biosciences has announced PIPETBOY vacuum tweezers, a handheld suction device for manipulating small or delicate items that cannot be touched. Designed as a low cost accessory for the popular PIPETBOY pipettor, the new vacuum tweezers allow you to pick up, move, and position small, delicate, and hard to hold objects that weigh up to 50 g (1 ¾ oz). Benefiting from an ergonomic, lightweigh...

Genevac has announced the availability of the Fall 2009 issue of its informative e-newsletter - Solvent Removal Online. Accessible as a pdf download (www.genevac.org/newsletter.htm) the main feature of this issue focuses upon how contaminants from within or upon microplates, can enter the sample solution causing an elevation in the expected solvent boiling behaviour. A series of tests are descri...

Genevac, an SP Industries company, has announced that its VirTis Genesis 25 and 35 XL Freeze Drying Systems, now featuring proprietary auto-cascade refrigeration technology, can achieve low freeze drying temperatures while reducing operational energy consumption by 30 to 40% compared to two compressor cascade systems. With only a single 1.5HP compressor powering the environmentally friendly refr...

The new fully automated PV-LIT Inline test system is creating new benchmarks for routine tests during the production process for solar cells and complete solar modules. PV-LIT Inline guarantees 100 % quality inspection within the shortest time during the manufacturing process. Recently, during the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference in Hamburg/Germany InfraTec presented the advanced PV-LI...

The skeletal volume of a solid body excludes pores as well as the void spaces between particles. Envelope volume includes all pores and voids. While these measurements are each important on their own merit, their combination also allows one to accurately calculate percent porosity and total pore volume of a body. Micromeritics’ AccuPyc II 1340 Gas Pycnometer provides skeletal volume and density ...

FRITSCH premium line – the first planetary ball mill with sunken grinding bowls. Discover with the new FRITSCH premium line high performance planetary mill, a completely new dimension of high tech grinding: For the first time you will see a planetary mill with sunken grinding bowls. Why did FRITSCH sink the grinding bowls? Characteristic features of conventional planetary ball mills are gri...

A new publication available on the Malvern Instruments website describes the use of the Spraytec laser diffraction particle size analyzer in the study of fire suppression systems. The work carried out by Professor André Marshall and colleagues in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland, supports the development of surfactant enhanced water mist fire suppression s...

StellarNet has developed a "Super Range" concave grating spectrometer for UV-VIS-NIR covering range from 200-1100nm. Choose model C-SR (200-1080nm) or CXR-SR (220-1100nm). The concave holographic grating is aberration corrected and has no mirrors to minimize stray light with superb imaging projecting a flat field on the detector. Additionally, the grating has a dual blaze to provide high efficien...

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AVANTES is pleased to announce the introduction of two new cosine correctors for solar measurement applications. The CC-UV/VIS/NIR-8MM has an 8 mm active area and the CC-UV/VIS/NIR-5.0 is a special cosine corrector with 5¢X angular field of view. Solar monitoring can be achieved using a pyranometer, pyrheliometer or a spectroradiometer solution from Avantes. One of the many spectroradiometer co...

In the current economic environment, both academic institutions and industrial users of Micromeritics products may find it difficult to acquire new or replacement instrumentation. As a result, Micromeritics is offering a limited-time stimulus package to customers who are served by our direct offices in Europe. A number of stimulus options are available. If you are a first-time purchaser of Mi...

Neutronics Mini ID R134a Refrigerant Identifier Features The extraction of contaminated vehicle refrigerant can damage expensive R134a service and recovery equipment. The new Mini ID helps protect your business by keeping your equipment safe. Capabilities: Utilizes dispersive infrared (NDIR) technology to quickly and automatically determines if the purity of R134a refrigerant is at industr...