PAC’s Analytical Controls began shipping its CNS SIMDIS (simulated distillation) Analyzer for Crude Oil this month. Like the low-temperature CNS SIMDIS, which was introduced in 2011, the high-temperature model measures boiling point distribution of carbon, sulfur and nitrogen in one run, utilizing flame ionization and chemiluminescence detection. “We realized analyzing crude on the front end […]
Total market demand for materials characterization instruments reached $2.18 billion in 2011 and is forecast to be $2.29 billion in 2012, representing growth of 5.2%. These instruments characterize the physical properties of a wide variety of materials. The different technology segments are organized by the specific kind of measurements being made or the specific sample […]
Company Announcements Mettler-Toledo acquired UK-based Triton Technology and its dynamic mechanical analyzer product line in March. In connection with the purchase, Lacerta Technology acquired Triton’s identiPol QA product line. Canadian-based Norton Scientific listed its stock on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s First Quotation Board (Open Market) in June. Norton Scientific named Shoko America its US West […]
Subvisible particles are a concern in the biopharmaceutical industry due to their possible correlation with immunogenicity. The impact of subvisible particles on biologics is unknown but potentially adverse, and is complicated by the lack of technologies that can adequately measure them. Subvisible particles are usually defined as those that are too big for analysis with […]
Oils and fuels are subject to numerous test methods to ensure quality and safety. One subset comprises the methods for the analysis of their behavior at low temperature. Typically these tests are applied to fuels, but they also have relevance to crude and refined oil, as well as other petroleum derivatives. The following test methods […]
It is just six months since Pittcon, and IBO’s last review article on new product introductions (see IBO 3/31/11, 4/15/11), and already there is a new and lengthy list of notable new products. In this article, IBO highlights some of the product launches of the last six months based on their potential commercial and technical […]
With its offerings of several different types of light-scattering instruments, as well as a service to demonstrate how to use these instruments, Wyatt Technology aims to equip its customers with comprehensive particle characterization information about their samples. The company offers dynamic light-scattering instruments, such as the DynaPro NanoStar, which measures small volumes of proteins; the […]
Billerica, MA 9/12/11—Bruker has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Center for Tribology (CETR) for an undisclosed amount. CETR offers nano-mechanical and tribological test instrumentation, serving both basic materials research and industrial manufacturing. Based in Campbell, California, the company is projected to have 2011 revenues of more than $10 million of EBITDA of greater than […]
Company Announcements Atago opened a Chinese branch in Guangzhou in March. Micromeritics Instruments (China) was incorporated in April as a full-service import/export company. The company currently has 25 employees located in four offices. In March, MTS Systems announced it was notified by the US Department of the Air Force that it is temporarily suspended from […]
Company Announcements Malvern Instruments acquired Sysmex’s industrial particle measurement business in October 2010. Particulate Systems, a Micromeritics brand, announced in December 2010 an exclusive agreement to distribute Material Flow Equipment’s SPECTester material segregation tester. Under a collaboration agreement, Beckman Coulter Particle Characterization will refer customers to ImmunoSite Technologies for particle characterization services, and ImmunoSite will […]
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