Company Announcements

Xenemetrix signed an exclusive distribution agreement in June with Veretex Technics for Spain.

Product Introductions

Bruker introduced the TRACER IV GEO handheld X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) system, with the ability to install user-developed calibrations.

Olympus Innov-X launched the handheld DELTA-50 XRF, with a 4 W, 50 kV X-ray tube, for rare earth element analysis.

Olympus Innov-X released the BTX Bench X-ray diffractometer for drug compound fingerprinting.

Oxford Instruments released the UVTouch optical emission spectroscopy (OES) probe for the PMI (positive material identification)-MASTER PRO mobile OES analyzer. It has an optional 10 m flexible connection cable.

In May, Oxford Instruments launched the new FOUNDRY-MASTER Xpert, a cost-effective OES analyzer for foundries and metal producers.

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced in May the Thermo Scientific iCE 3300GF compact atomic absorption spectrometer (AA) for cost-effective graphic furnace analysis. It features an integrated furnace autosampler and graphite furnace vision system.

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments released in May the XEPOS HE (heavy elements) system, developed specifically for labs conducting environmental, geological and waste disposal analysis. It features a flexible excitation source and large-area silicon drift detection.

In June, SPECTRO Analytical Instruments introduced a new version of the SPECTROLAB arc spark metal analyzer, which is able to analyze aluminum, magnesium and titanium alloys with a single hardware configuration.

In May, PerkinElmer launched the Optima 8×00 Series inductively coupled plasma–OES systems, featuring radio frequency generator technology for reduced argon consumption and an electronic sample-introduction system.

PerkinElmer introduced in May the compact PinAAcle Series AA, featuring flame, furnace, flow-injection, flow injection for atomic spectroscopy–furnace, and mercury/hydride capabilities on a single instrument.

GE released the Sievers 5310 C Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, which is specifically designed for the municipal water market. It is designed to run online or in a lab.

In May, Bruker launched two X-ray crystallography systems featuring the CMOS-based Photon 100 detector. The D8 QUEST has a single X-ray source configuration for chemical crystallography. The D8 VENTURE has a dual-wavelength configuration for chemical and biological crystallography.

In August, Analytik Jena introduced the contrAA 600 Series high-resolution, continuum-source, graphite-furnace AA. It enables the fully automated measurement of liquid and solid samples in the same system.