Company Announcements

In September, Omega Engineering, a Spectris company, opened an office in Singapore to coordinate business through Southeast Asia.

Product Introductions

Xylem’s YSI brand introduced several new instrument lines, including the MultiLab IDS 4010 series of single- and multiparameter optical instruments and sensors for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)-5 , pH, oxidation reduction potential (ORP) and conductivity measurements; a line of single- and multiparameter lab/field colorimeters and reagents; and the pH1200 pH and temperature lab instrument.

Skalar launched an automated BOD analyzer, featuring modular sample handling, with up to eight sample trays and a choice of automation modules.

Tintometer introduced the handheld SD 300 pH meter for the measurement of pH, redox potential and temperature.

Mettler-Toledo released in July the Measurement Uncertainty Pac (MuPac) software-based service for titration customers, offering a detailed calculation of a titration method’s result uncertainty.

In September, Hanna Instruments launched the edge lab meter for measuring pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen. It is half-an-inch thick and weighs 9 oz.

Kinck introduced the Portavo Series of portable meters for use with analog or MemoSens sensors for measuring pH, ORP, conductivity or oxygen.