Company Announcements

Polestar Technologies appointed Hanley Measurement and Control as a distributor for Ireland and the UK, and Sani-Tech West as a US distributor for California, Oregon and Washington.

Sensorin named Dr. James A. Wilkins, former director of Technology Assessment and Transfer at Genentech, as chief technology officer.

In November 2009, Galvanic Applied Sciences closed the German office that supported the European distribution of the Monitek product line.

CAMO Software integrated its Unscrambler technology with Symbion-DX and RX Process Analytical Technology software in November 2009.

CAMO Software joined the Center for Process Analytics and Control Technology.

In January, Thermo Fisher Scientific signed a reseller agreement with Finesse Solutions, enabling the acquisition of its HyClone SUB hardware preintegrated with Finesse automation hardware and TruBio software.

Thermo Fisher Scientific entered into a reseller agreement with Applikon Biotechnology BV for the acquisition of its HyClone SUB hardware preintegrated with Applikon ez-Control and i-Control bioreactor automation systems.

Optimal Industrial Automation and Emerson Process Management integrated their respective synTQ Process Analytical Technology data-management package and PlantWeb digital plant architecture.

Product Introductions

Polestar Technologies launched the iDOT pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) sensor for single-use bioprocessing, which can be welded into the container’s wall.

Polestar Technologies released the Flow Cell pH and DO sensor for single-use bioprocessing, which can be integrated into the tubing of the bioprocess system.

ABB upgraded its AO2000 Series Continuous Gas Analyzers to include CO2 measurement.

Servomex introduced the Servotough Laser gas analyzers, which incorporates Norsk Elektro Optikk’s tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy.

Cemtrex launched the IR-09 multi-gas IR analyzer for greenhouse gas monitoring and reporting.

Hamilton introduced the ARC Sensor Technology, including pH, DO and conductivity measurements, that replaces the need for transmitters with built-in electronics for direct analog connectivity.

Yokogawa launched the SC24 differential combined pH sensor for inline process control in applications involving aggressive and dirty solutions.

SpectraSensors released the OXY4400 oxygen analyzer for natural gas pipelines, utilizing fluorescence quenching.