PANalytical (Almelo, The Netherlands) has introduced a series of new petrochemical standard sets for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy that make reliable and accurate calibration a simple, convenient and cost effective procedure. The standard sets are made to PANalytical specifications by VHG Labs, the internationally renowned supplier of certified standards and reference materials. Sets are available […]

Tokyo, May, 2008 – SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has opened an instrument demonstration and application laboratory along with a direct sales, service and marketing office in Tokyo near Shinagawa station to better serve its growing Japanese customer base. “We are very pleased with our new Tokyo office and demonstration facility. It represents a further expansion of […]

HORIBA Instruments, Inc. and HORIBA Jobin Yvon, Inc. have recently concluded an exclusive strategic agreement with the Qwest Scientific Group, a West Coast based manufacturer’s representative organization for analytical laboratory instruments. HORIBA Instruments, Inc. and HORIBA Jobin Yvon, Inc. have recently concluded an exclusive strategic agreement with the Qwest Scientific Group, a West Coast based […]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces that the Plansee Group has made the 1000th purchase of the Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series of ICP emission spectrometers. The Plansee Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of refractory metal and composite materials products, has selected the iCAP 6500 Duo to perform R&D and […]

The Woodlands, TX — May 8, 2008. Rigaku Americas Corporation today announced the introduction of the world’s first high-powered benchtop wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometer system, the Rigaku Supermini. Delivering rapid, high-sensitivity, non-destructive analysis of elements from fluorine (F) through uranium (U) in solids, liquids, powders, and thin films, the new Rigaku Supermini offers […]

The Woodlands, TX — May 8, 2008. Rigaku Americas Corporation is pleased to announce the sale of the 50th Rigaku ACTOR robotic protein crystal handling system to the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK. The system was chosen by the MRC as an upgrade for their in-house X-ray diffraction facilities […]

HORIBA Instruments, Inc. and HORIBA Jobin Yvon, Inc. have recently concluded an exclusive strategic agreement with the Qwest Scientific Group, a West Coast based manufacturer’s representative organization for analytical laboratory instruments. HORIBA Instruments, Inc. and HORIBA Jobin Yvon, Inc. have recently concluded an exclusive strategic agreement with the Qwest Scientific Group, a West Coast based […]

BRISBANE, Australia & KARLSRUHE, Germany–Bruker AXS GmbH, one of the world leading manufacturers of X-ray diffraction and X-ray spectrometry equipment, and mineral analysis technology company Intellection Pty Ltd have announced a new strategic collaboration agreement which builds on the strong existing OEM relationship between the companies. Under this agreement, Intellection will expand its range of […]

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 7, 2008 — Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI – News) announced today that it has acquired Oxford Diffraction, Ltd., a privately owned company based in Abingdon, U.K. Oxford Diffraction is a leader in x-ray crystallography, an analytical technique used by scientists in pharmaceutical research and other research laboratories to determine the structure […]

Oxford Instruments plc (‘Oxford Instruments’), the high technology tools and systems company, today announces the disposal of its 23% holding in Oxford Diffraction Limited (‘Oxford Diffraction’) to Varian, Inc. for a cash consideration of £3.5m. An additional cash amount of up to £1.1m may be received over the next three years conditional on the performance […]