It was a challenging year for many publicly held contract testing lab companies, which provide a variety of analytical testing as well as other services across a range of industries. With networks of labs worldwide and extensive testing capabilities, such companies are major customers for analytical instrumentation and lab products. Their acquisition activities, lab expansions […]

Moisture analyzers measure the moisture content of solids and liquids, as well as gases. These analyzers can measure trace and abundant amounts of moisture in wet or dry samples. There are a number of different technologies that these systems employ to obtain accurate moisture measurements. Loss-On-Drying (LOD) is a well-known and commonly used moisture analysis […]

Lab productivity, workflow-based solutions and ease of use were major themes for instrument companies at Analytica 2016. Major instrument firms have positioned themselves to serve these needs by providing a broad range of analytical techniques; an integrated offering of hardware, software, consumables and services; and a focus on all aspects of application-based workflows. IBO spoke […]

Melbourne, Australia 4/5/16—Trajan Scientific and Medical, a provider of products for biological, environmental and food-related measurements, has purchased automation provider LEAP Technologies for an undisclosed amount. LEAP Technologies provides solutions for automation of GC, LC and MS systems. “Trajan has a technology-rich development pipeline of disruptive sampling and sample preparation products speeding towards commercialization, and […]

Although energy firms are cutting costs and reducing employees due to bottoming oil prices, North American research organizations and companies are increasing efforts to enhance the productivity of oil production. By creating new labs and hiring more employees, research institutions are taking advantage of the slowdown in the oil industry to come up with new […]

Every year, IBO selects three new products at Pittcon that standout among the many product introductions. These three products are distinguished by their innovation, commercial potential and advanced technology. This year’s top products feature capabilities that are the first of their kind. Hitachi High-Technologies’ AeroSurf 1500 SEM One of the drawbacks of EM is that […]

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) October report on environmental issues in its member countries revealed that, in contrast to increasing levels of global greenhouse gas emissions, most member countries reduced their emissions between 2000 and 2012. But at 9.6 t of carbon dioxide per capita, they had higher 2013 emission rates than […]

This month, the US EPA updated to 70 parts per billion (ppb) the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ground-level ozone. To meet the standard, the fourth-highest maximum daily eight-hour ozone concentration each year, averaged over three years, must not exceed 70 ppb. The changes are to both the primary (public health) and secondary (public […]