Molecular Spectroscopy

Company Announcements

In June, NMR and MRI maker NIUMAG Analytical Instruments named ACTTR Technology as a distributor for Taiwan.

Cannabis lab CW Analytical Laboratories announced in June that it will distribute Orange Photonics’ Lightlab portable cannabis analyzer in California. The system utilizes Selective Separation Spectroscopy, a combination of LC and spectroscopy.

In July, ASD, a PANalytical company, named Aimil as a distributor for India.

Hinds Instruments appointed Bio-Logic Science Instruments in July as the exclusive distributor of its CD (Circular Dichroism) Microplate Reader, which is designed for high-throughput screening of chiral pharmaceuticals.

In August, BrightSpec, maker of FT­–molecular rotational resonance systems, announced an exclusive distribution partnership with Cornes Technologies for Japan.

In September, Magritek named Quantum Design as a distributor of its benchtop NMR systems in South America.

Quantum Analytics announced in September an exclusive US distribution agreement with Aspect Imaging NMR and MRI products.

 

Product Introductions

AMETEK Grabner Instruments introduced in June a high-speed, compact, FT-IR fuel analyzer, ideal for field or mobile testing, for measurements of gas, and jet and diesel fuels. Compared to the previous model, analysis speed is 10 times faster.

In June, Instrument Systems, a Konica Minolta company, previewed the LumiCam 2400 imaging photometer and colorimeter for the characterization of displays, control and display elements. It will be available this fall.

In July, Viavi Solutions introduced the MicroNIR Transmission Fixture sampling accessory, a compact fixture used for the transmission analysis of liquids, and/or thin filters and films.

Viavi Solutions released in August the MicroNIR Tablet Probe, a handheld probe attachment for the analysis of pharmaceutical tablets and pills, small-volume samples and single grain kernals.

Brazilian firm Fine Instrument Technology announced that its SpecFIT low-field NMR for the analysis of food products will be launched later this year.

In August, PerkinElmer introduced the Spectrum Two N FT-NIR System for analysis of a wide range of pharmaceutical, food and industrial samples. Among the customizable features are a plug-and play NIR reflectance, heatable transmission and remote sampling modules.

Shimadzu released in July an update to its LabSolutions analytical data management system, which adds support for its UV/Vis and FTIR spectrophotometers and spectrofluorometers.

Unchained Labs debuted in August the Lunatic UV/Vis system for batch quantification of protein, DNA and RNA. It can measure 96 samples, each with a volume of 2 µL, in 5 minutes, according to the company.

In September, Cole-Parmer launched the Jenway Genova Bio UV/Vis spectrophotometer for life science applications. It measures the wavelength range of 198–800 nm simultaneous in under 3 sec.

 

Sales/Orders of Note

In July, SCiO announced the that agri-food firm Cargill launched a precision agriculture service for dairy farms based its handheld Reveal spectrometer. The service will analyze the nutritional content of a herd’s feed.

Bruker announced in August that the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture selected its NMR FoodScreener for wine profiling. Diagnosticum and Bruker will form the Hungarian Wine Consortium to authenticate and identify Hungarian wines. Participation in the program is required for all Hungarian wine makers.

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