Laboratory Equipment

Company Announcements

In March, Labtech International acquired MSE, a UK manufacturer of centrifuges, from Henderson Biomedical.

In July, Esco broke ground on its 215,278 ft² (20,000 m²) Jiangsu Innovation Center, a manufacturing and innovation complex located in China. The Center is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year.

ERWEKA announced in July the establishment of a US subsidiary in Edison, New Jersey.

In July, Edstrom Industries announced the combination with its Triple Red subsidiary under the name Avidity Science. Both companies provide laboratory water solutions.

Product Introductions

In July, Edstrom Industries launched the Avidity Science line of pure water systems for laboratory applications, which includes Type 1, 2 and 3 pure water systems. Production rates ranges from 10 L/hour to 80 L/hour. All models are available through Thomas Scientific.

Boekel Scientific introduced in July the Gen2 Refrigerated Incubator for BOD testing, microbiologic work, and plant and animal incubation. The system can accurately control temperatures at 200 C° below ambient temperature and features approximately 4 ft³ of space in the interior chamber.

In July, PHC Holdings debuted in Japan the VIP ECO series, a new -85°C ultra-low temperature freezer using natural refrigerants and new inverter compressors. This product series comprises models MDF-DU702VHS1- PJ/DU502VHS1-PJ (single-phase 100 V) and is specially designed for pharmaceutical companies, research and medical institutions.

VELP Scientific released in July the AREX-6 Connect PRO, calling it the first hot plate stirrer connected to the cloud, allowing real-time monitoring of speed and thermoregulation, as well as data logging.

In August, Shimadzu launched the AP225W semi-micro analytical balance, its highest-end model, capable of measuring up to 220 g and a minimum reading of 0.01 mg.

Sales and Orders of Note

In July, VWR was awarded a five-year laboratory supplies and services contract by E&I Cooperative Services, a nonprofit purchasing cooperative focused on education needs. The agreement continues an ongoing relationship.

Laboratory Automation

Company Announcements

In July, Labcyte announced an agreement with the Center for Excellence in Engineering Biology, a nonprofit organization that is managing initial planning and coordination of efforts for the Genome Project-write (GP-write). Labcyte will provide preferred pricing, in-kind support to researchers at qualified laboratories involved with GP-write and early access to certain new products. GP-write will oversee a reduction in the costs of engineering and testing of large genomes in cell lines by more than 1,000-fold within 10 years.