Company Announcements

YSI announced in March that it is looking for a strategic partner as some shareholders are seeking liquidity for their investment. The company reported that 2010 sales totaled $100 million for the first time. The Yellow Springs News reported that the company’s outside shareholders include Antioch College and Antioch University.

Product Introductions

Hach introduced the HQd Bechtop meter and plug-and-play IntelliCAL ammonia ion selective electrode (ISE) probe for testing of ammonia, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), conductivity, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), oxidation reduction potential (ORP) and sodium.

Hach released in April four new IntelliCAL ISE probes to measure ammonium, chloride, fluoride and nitrate.

Hanna Instruments released the HI 902C multiparameter automatic titrator that can perform acid/base, potentiometric, ORP, complexometric or precipitation titrations.

Hanna Instruments introduced the HI 99181N, a skin pH meter specifically designed for skin analysis. It measures -2.00–16.00 pH.

Hanna Instruments released the HI 98140N portable pH meter, featuring electrodes with a built-in temperature sensor.

In March, Mettler-Toledo launched the OptiOx line of DO systems for lab, field and near process applications, including the SevenGo Duo pro SG98 dual-channel DO/pH/ORP/ion meter, the SevenGo pro SG9 single-channel DO meter and the InLab OptiOx Sensor.

In May, Myron L Meters began shipments of the Ultrameter III 9 P, which measures conductivity, resistivity, total dissolved solids, alkalinity, hardness, saturation index, ORP/free chlorine, pH and temperature.