Company Announcements

In May, Tribogenics added PE Systems, PSS and Hitech as distributors for the US West Coast, Nevada and Utah.

Eurocontrol Technics’ 2015 Detectors and Other sales, which include all Xenemetrix revenue, declined 15.7% to CAD 1.3 million ($1.0 million).

Product Introductions

HORIBA launched the Differential Interferometry Profiling option for its glow discharge OES system.

In April, Oxford Instruments introduced SmartLink software for its MAXXI 6 microspot XRF analyzer, featuring an easy-to-use interface.

Eurocontol Technics released the analytiX software for its XRF systems, providing a new GUI, automatic calibration and cloud storage.

In June, Bruker introduced a new version of the D8 ADVANCE XRD system, featuring the TRIO optic for automated switching between divergent beam, intensity parallel beam and Cu-Kα1 parallel beam. It also features extended XRD2 functionality.

Shimadzu launched the AA-6880F atomic absorption spectrophotometer aimed at users in emerging markets. It was developed by Shimadzu China, and features a newly designed 3-D optical system.