Under a comarketing agreement, Sigma-Aldrich Research Specialties is selling Hy-Energy’s PCTPro-2000 gas sorption analyzer and related materials, and Hy-Energy is selling Sigma-Aldrich’s hydrogen storage materials. Horiba plans to expand its share of the Japanese particle size analysis market from 30% to 50% by 2010 and nearly double its share of the global market to 30% […]

For particle characterization, one of the most important measurements is the determination of the distribution of particle size in a sample. While this may seem to be a simple measurement, the reality is often complicated by a number of factors, particularly if the particle size becomes very small. At least a half dozen different techniques […]

Fluid Imaging Technologies introduced the new FlowCAM particle analysis instrument, featuring 23 measurement parameters. PAC introduced the OptiDist distillation analyzer. Instron released the Dynatup 9250 impact tester, which is especially suited for finished-product applications. Instron’s Wilson Instruments launched the Minuteman ELT Automation Series for Tukon microindentation, Knoop, Vickers and Rockwell hardness testing. ATS RheoSystems released […]

KSV Instruments named new distributors: Massanalys Nordic AB for Sweden; dpUNION Instrumentação Analítica e Científica for Brazil and Arquimed SA for Chile. Fauske & Associates named PT. Haes Brothers its exclusive Indonesian distributor and Scientific & Medical Products its exclusive Irish distributor. In June, MTS Systems named Laura B. Hamilton president and COO. She had […]

LUM GmbH named Twinson International as a Chinese distributor and Lih-Yuan Enterprise as a Taiwanese distributor. Asia accounts for more than 30% of the company’s sales. Under an OEM agreement, Micro Imaging Technology will supply its tabletop rapid microbial identification system as an option for JMAR’s BioSentry Water Monitoring System. Particle size analyzer company NanoSight […]

Horiba introduced the Vacuum Cell dry powder option and Slurry Sampler autosampler for its Partica LA-950 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer. Reichert Analytical Instruments released the Abbe Mark II manual transmission refractometer. Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduced the EZ Test line of universal tabletop testers, comprising two base models. Viscotek launched the HorizonDLS microplate instrument, featuring […]

Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), which is a subset of microcalorimetry, is one of the fastest-growing analytical techniques on the market. The technique’s market, valued at $45 million in 2007, is expected to achieve midteen sales growth over the next few years, while calorimetry sales as a whole are only expected to grow in single digits. […]

Atomic Spectroscopy Bruker AXS also unveiled some important x-ray components, such as the XFlash SDD detector that is now standard on the S2 Ranger and the new version of the MicroStar x-ray source. The MicroStar Ultra can provide a flux of 80 billion x-rays per square millimeter per second, similar to the performance of some […]

Atomic Spectroscopy Bruker AXS, following the acquisition of Quantron (see IBO 9/15/06), released “Brukerized” versions of Quantron’s arc-spark instruments around the first of the year. The Q6 Columbus is a laboratory system, as is the Q8 Magellan, which is priced at about $65,000. The Q8 Coronado (based on the Magellan) is an automated system for […]