Radical new platform designed from the ground up delivers intelligent rheology solutions 3 September 2008: Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments has today launched Kinexus, the radical new rotational rheometer platform whose development has been shaped by extensive market research and a fresh approach to addressing the real needs of users. Designed entirely from the ground up, […]

HORIBA Instruments, Inc. has purchased all assets of Beta Scientific. This purchase provides HORIBA with all rights to the SA-9600 line of Surface Area Analyzers previously developed and sold by Beta Scientific. Effective May 1, 2008, HORIBA Instruments, Inc. purchased all assets of Beta Scientific. This purchase provides HORIBA with all rights to the SA-9600 […]

Karlsruhe, Germany, (August 19, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, emphasizes its competence in UV-curing cells for rheometers by again extending this accessory range. This meets an increased industry trend to replace thermal curing by UV-assisted thermal curing processes to improve product properties or increase productivity. Customers now can […]

Salisbury, UK, August 2008 – NanoSight Limited, the nanoparticle characterization company, announced today that Duncan Griffiths has joined the company as Business Development Manager for the Western region of the USA. The company’s nanoparticle characterization analysers, which are based uniquely on the visual tracking of nanoparticles, have shown superior performance to traditional analyzer systems, allowing […]

Malvern, UK: A joint venture between leading materials characterization company Malvern Instruments and Aimil, Malvern’s long-term distribution partner in India, has resulted in the establishment of Malvern Aimil Instruments Pvt Ltd. The new company became operational on 1 May 2008. The joint venture will be headquartered in Mumbai, but staff will operate from all eight […]

Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to participate in the inspection of overseas drug-manufacturing facilities, the pharmaceutical industry is reexamining its approach to quality control. In response to this trend, ASPEX Corporation (ASPEX) has announced the release of its Rx microanalysis solution, the first all-in-one system designed for detecting and characterizing microscopic […]

Improved insight in surface engineering processes Karlsruhe, Germany, (August 6, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched a new tribology cell for its rheometer product line. Rheometers with a normal force sensor like the Thermo Scientific HAAKE MARS or Thermo Scientific HAAKE RheoStress 6000 are now capable of […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ:XRIT – News) today launched its xDNA® system with the MA98® handheld spectrophotometer to save automakers and automotive suppliers considerable time and money in applying metallic flake and other effect paints that are popular with the vehicle-buying public. The xDNA package solves a daunting problem that has concerned automotive suppliers and […]

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA (July 31, 2008) – Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, today announced that Intezyne Technologies has selected the DynaPro Plate Reader to assess the stability of its chemically bespoke novel drug carriers. Founded in 2004, Intezyne Technologies employs a unique approach in tackling the most […]