Company Announcements

Hach announced that starting in January 2009 its Hach Ultra business was “aligned” with Hach Lange, with all products now sold under the Hach Lange brand.

Aqua Diagnostic appointed three new distributors: ManSci for Canada and the US, John Morris Scientific for Australia and New Zealand, and FKV for Italy.

ASA Analytics named Shanghai Uni-Banner Instrument as its exclusive municipal distributor in China.

Man-Tech Associates appointed E&C Technologies as a new Korean distributor.

In March, Schott Instruments GmbH changed its name to SI Analytics.

Neosens closed a €4 million ($5 million) capital round in April and promoted Thierry Brisard to CEO.

In July, dissolved oxygen (DO) technology company In-Situ acquired Integrator Aqua Systems, a provider of automated systems for the aquaculture industry.

Product Introductions

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the Thermo Scientific Orion Star RDO meter, which utilizes luminescence technology with the ability to make two measurements simultaneously.

Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the Orion AQUA fast AQIII Series of portable colorimetry and turbidity meters.

LAR Process Analysers AG released the QuickTOCpurity online system for the detection of total organic carbon in pharmaceutical water, featuring measurement ranges up to 2000 ppb and a high-temperature digestion method.

WTW GmbH, a Nova Analytics company, introduced the ProfiLine series of single-parameter handheld instruments for pH, conductivity and DO, consisting of the 3110 Series, the 3210 Series and 3310 Series.

Metrohm released the 90X Titrando Series of high-end titrators, featuring audit trail making.

Metrohm launched the 851 and 852 Titrando coulometers. The 852 also offers volumetric Karl Fischer titrations. Both instruments offer determination of the bromine index.

Sensorin introduced its Continuously Self-Calibrating Sensor technology for online pH determination. The Sensor is embedded in a disposable probe.

Mettler-Toledo introduced the three new meters for its SevenGo portable instrument line: the SG23 routine dual-channel pH/conductivity meter; the SG78 professional meter for pH/ion/conductivity; and the SG68 professional meter for pH/ion/dissolved oxygen.

Mettler-Toledo launched a Liquid Handler for use with its Excellence Titrators T70 and T90.

Electro-Chemical-Devices released the Triton DO8 DO Sensor based on the fluorescence quenching method.