Company Announcements

France’s Bio-Logic acquired UK-based Uniscan Instruments earlier this year. Existing management remains in place.

In October, Pentair’s Aquatic Systems business acquired Aquatic Eco-Systems, a supplier to the aquaculture market.

Pentair’s Aquatic System business acquired in October Canada-based Point Four Systems, a provider of solutions for water quality monitoring and treatment.

Product Introductions

Xylem’s Water Solutions business launched Xylem TotalCare, a comprehensive integrated portfolio of services.

HORIBA released the pocket-size LAQUAtwin meters, which require only 0.3 mL of sample.

Mettler-Toledo introduced in October the SevenExcellence benchtop meter for pH, conductivity, ion concentration or ORP (oxidation reduction potential). A modular instrument, it is available as a single-, dual- and triple-channel instrument.

In November, Palintest, a Halma company, launched the new Compact Turbimeter, featuring the QuadoptiX optical bench for dual validation.