Company Announcements

Battery Ventures announced in March that its Process Sensing Technologies platform has acquired Analytical Industries (AII), a manufacturer of electrochemical oxygen sensors and gas analysis products. AII complements the platform’s Mitchell Instruments business.

In March, HORIBA Instruments’ Process & Environmental business opened a 9,600 ft² (2,926 m²) office in Houston, Texas. It is the new hub of the business’s US operations, housing design, production, sales and service.

In July, AppliTek announced sales growth of more than 100% from the first to second quarters.

Novatech, a Canadian supplier of analytical instrumentation and solutions, acquired the assets of Canada-based G.A.S. Analytical Systems, which provides process analytical solutions.

Product Introductions

In May, Keit increased the spectral range of its IRmadillor FTIR spectrometer, which now provides analysis of liquids throughout the majority of the mid-IR region from 800 cm^-1 to 4000 cm^-1.

Metrohm Process Analytics launched in June a dedicated solution for online monitoring of free chlorine or total chlorine in wastewater streams using photometric determination. It is performed on the ICON Analyzer.

In June, Pharma Test released the in-line TIDAS P Milk Inspector, based on VIS/short-wave NIR analysis, for real-time determination of fat, protein and dry weight during production.

In July, Emerson introduced the Rosemount CT5800 continuous gas analyzer, calling it the first Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) analyzer designed for industrial process applications requiring Class I, Division 2 hazardous area certification built within a flameproof enclosure. It can measure up to 12 components simultaneously.

ABB Measurement & Analytics released in July the PGC5000 GC oven with an integrated controller, reducing the shelter space required and cost.

In August, Thermo Fisher Scientific debuted the photometer-based Thermo Scientific iQ Series gas analyzers for air quality, developed on the new iQ Series environmental monitoring platform. Designed to be more reliable and accessible, they feature a mobile application, wireless connectivity.

Sales/Orders of Note

In May, Yokogawa Electric received an order from Chicago Bridge & Iron and CTCI for an analyzer package solution, including 75 GC8000 process GCs. The systems are for the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex in Oman.