Company Announcements

In September, Instron announced that its Calibration Laboratory in Norwood, Massachusetts, has expanded its global reach to include Europe. This addition enables Instron to provide accredited calibration services in North America, Europe and Asia under a single National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accreditation.

Product Introductions

In September, IKA launched the ROTAVISC series of viscometers, featuring four new models for different viscosity ranges.

Mettler-Toledo introduced in September the Density Excellence models D4, D5 and D6, and the Refractometry Excellence models R4 and R5. Measurements include up to 6 decimal places in density and up to 5 in refractive index.

In October, Anton Paar introduced the Diana 700 for automatically performing high-precision distillation range analysis at atmospheric pressure. The intelligent condition monitoring system controls all steps that are necessary to perform a distillation and only allows a start if every step was completed successfully.

AD Systems & DC Scientific released in October the TO10 thermal oxidation stability test rig, featuring control of the thermal profile of the heater tube.

Sales and Orders of Note

In October, Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument, acquired a Freeman Technologies’ FT4 Powder Rheometer for assisting its contract testing customers with their powder flow and powder processing issues. Freeman Technologies is a division of Micromeritics.

Particle Testing Authority acquired in October a Malvern Panalytical Mastersizer 3000 particle sizing system.