Flash point testing determines the minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to become ignited near its surface. To determine a liquid’s flash point, a sample is heated, often while stirring, until a nearby ignition source is able to ignite the vapors. For samples with particularly low flash points, refrigeration is often […]
Company Announcements Biolin Scientific 2014 revenues grew 9.1% to SEK 215 million ($31.3 million). EBITA rose 52.4% to SEK 32 million ($5 million). Spectris disclosed in its 2014 financial filing that it acquired MicroCal Biosensors (see IBO 6/15/14) for £28.7 million ($47.0 million) and Affinity Biosensors for £9.6 million ($16 million), including £0.7 million ($1.1 […]
Atomic Spectroscopy HORIBA updated its XRF-based sulfur-in-oil analyzer with the SLFA-6800, available in a single-sample arrangement or with an eight-position carousel. One improvement is the removal of lead from the circuit board. The system will begin shipping in May priced at about $38,000. JEOL’s benchtop JSX-1000S ElementEye for ED-XRF measurements was introduced late last year. […]
Atomic Spectroscopy PerkinElmer added to its PinAAcle series of atomic-absorption spectrometers. The 500 is a corrosion-resistant, flame-only system designed primarily for environmental applications that require robust performance, such as the mining and petrochemical industries. The system will begin shipping in June at a price in the low $20,000 range. Bruker introduced the S2 Puma as […]
This year, Pittcon was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 7 to March 12. Unfortunately, the location did not appear to help attendance. According to the preliminary figures available as of March 9, total attendance was down 15.8% from last year, when the location was Chicago, Illinois (see IBO 3/31/14), to 13,683. The number […]
Material properties of samples, such as thermal and viscoelastic properties, hardness and particle size, are measured using instruments for materials characterization. In 2015, the global market for materials-characterization instrumentation is projected to grow 2.6% to $2.5 billion. The relatively flaccid growth is due to weakened industrial demand globally, particularly in the oil and gas industry, […]
Company Announcements In August, Fluid Imaging Technologies announced a partnership with DKSH for Japan. In October, KRÜSS named DKSH as its exclusive distributor for Vietnam. In September, CANNON Instrument acquired substantially all of the assets and business operations of UK-based Ravenfield Designs, a manufacturer of rotational viscometers for the European oil industry. In October, LUM […]
Nanoindentation technology is used to analyze the mechanical properties of a material specimen, such as hardness and modulus of elasticity. Instruments used for nanoindentation testing are operated by pushing an indenter made of hard material, such as diamond or sapphire, onto a softer material for a prearranged pressure and time interval. Material specimens are mounted […]
With more than $200 million in sales last year, Austrian firm Anton Paar has a long history of manufacturing analytical instruments for several product markets. This breadth is not common among companies of its size, and its instruments range from materials characterization to molecular spectroscopy to process analytics systems. The company’s high proportion of R&D […]
Company Announcements In April, Spectro Inc. changed its name to Spectro Scientific. Elcometer opened a Houston, Texas, office in May. In July AMETEK named Werner Mueller as managing director for the Petroleum business unit of AMETEK Oil and Gas, which includes Grabner Instruments and Petrolab. Most recently, he was managing director, Central Eastern Europe at […]
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