Hach’s SL1000 Portable Parallel Analyzer (PPA) is a handheld device for water-quality testing. It was developed with the capabilities that customers most commonly wanted in instruments for field testing—testing more parameters in less time, eliminating error and performing tests more easily. The PPA has inputs for two probes and slots—each with a pump—for four Chemkeys, […]

Company Announcements For the first six months, sales for Mettler-Toledo‘s Laboratory business grew 6% excluding currency to roughly $533 million to account for 46% of revenues. First and second quarter Laboratory sales advanced 7% and 6% excluding currency, respectively. Sales growth was driven by increased demand and favorable pricing for analytical instruments and laboratory balances. […]

Company Announcements In September, Omega Engineering, a Spectris company, opened an office in Singapore to coordinate business through Southeast Asia. Product Introductions Xylem’s YSI brand introduced several new instrument lines, including the MultiLab IDS 4010 series of single- and multiparameter optical instruments and sensors for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)-5 , pH, oxidation reduction potential (ORP) […]

As the use of single-use technologies for bioprocessing grows, sensor manufacturers have expanded their offerings to include single-use sensors for pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) measurements. These sensors are typically incorporated into another manufacturer’s disposable bioreactor system and sold to customers as a single unit. The two types of single-use sensors utilized in such systems […]

Company Announcements Man-Tech added distributors in Mexico, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Portugal, Italy and Spain. Hanna Instruments opened a new sales offices and distribution center in Switzerland in April. Product Introductions Kyoto Electronics Manufacturing introduced in January the MKH-700 Hybrid Karl Fischer Moisture Titrator, featuring automated switching between measurement modes. Mettler-Toledo launched the compact, […]

Atomic Spectroscopy Bruker’s N8 Horizon instrument was introduced in November 2012. The N8 has a brilliant microspot source with a 0.5 mm spot size, and a sample holder that can be configured for small-angle and grazing incidence XRD. The standard Vantec area detector can also be augmented by an optional linear detector to provide wide-angle […]

The general analytical techniques (GAT) market is a collection of the most basic laboratory instruments, including electrochemistry systems, laboratory balances, radioactivity equipment, dissolution testers, and continuous flow and discrete analyzers. While these technologies are fundamentally different from each other, they share similar market characteristics. These instruments are somewhat low-end technologies and have revenues generated primarily […]

Company Announcements France’s Bio-Logic acquired UK-based Uniscan Instruments earlier this year. Existing management remains in place. In October, Pentair’s Aquatic Systems business acquired Aquatic Eco-Systems, a supplier to the aquaculture market. Pentair’s Aquatic System business acquired in October Canada-based Point Four Systems, a provider of solutions for water quality monitoring and treatment. Product Introductions Xylem’s […]

Company Announcements MANTECH named DKSH its exclusive distributor and provider of market expansion services for South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Senova Systems, a developer of pH sensing technology, announced in January that it raised $6.7 million in Series B financing, which was led by Phoenix Venture Partners. Hanna Instruments named two new exclusive […]

The general analytical techniques (GAT) section of the analytical instrument market is a collection of vary basic laboratory instruments: electrochemistry systems, laboratory balances, radioactivity instruments, dissolution testing equipment, and continuous flow and discrete analyzers. Although these technologies are fundamentally different from each other, they share similar market characteristics. These instruments are primarily low-end technologies, with […]