Company Announcements

In November 2016, Teledyne Technologies announced an agreement to purchase IN USA, a manufacturer of ozone generators, ozone analyzers and other gas monitoring instrument based on UV and IR technologies. The company joins Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation.

In December 2016, Yokogawa Electric and Gazprom Neft agreed to establish an International Center for Innovation in St. Petersburg, Russia, to develop advanced process control systems and other solutions for Gazprom’s refineries.

In 2016, sales for MKS Instruments Analytical Solutions Products declined 1.7% to $60.7 million, or 7% of company revenues (see Bottom Line).

Product Introductions

In November 2016, Hiden Analytical launched the Hiden HPR-40 DSA MS system for measurement of gases and vapors in aqueous media. It features a fine membrane for significant enrichment of gaseous throughput relative to that of water vapor. Interface types include insertion probes, flow-through patterns, cuvette styles and DEMS cells.

MKS Instruments released in November 2016 Easy Analytics, part of its Umetrics Suite of Data Analytics Solutions. A stand-alone solution, it imports, organizes, and analyzes process and quality data.

In November 2016, IONICON introduced the small and lightweight PTR-TOFMS system, with a detection limit down to 5 pptv, for trace VOC analysis.

In December 2016, PAC, a Roper Technologies company, released the NSure sulfur and nitrogen analyzers, based on Antek UVF spectrometry, for real-time monitoring and process control.

DKK-TOA introduced in December 2016 a new range of pH/ORP meters, featuring a two-point calibration diagnosis.

In January, AGC Instruments launched the NovaAIR GC range of instruments, beginning with the NovaAIR 3000 system for methane/non-methane hydrocarbon analysis, including ambient air monitoring.

Anton Paar released in January the Oxy 510 inline sensor for beverage production. Measurements can be taken in both the trace range (0–2,000 ppb) and the wide range (0–22.5 ppb).

In February, Anton Paar launched the Litesizer 100 particle analyzer for determining particle size, transmittance, molecular mass and second viral coefficient. It features a one-page workflow.