Beijing, China – Rigaku Beijing Corporation (RBC), the Chinese subsidiary of Rigaku, Japan’s leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis, measurement and testing instruments, announced Jeff Li as its new CEO. Dr. Li is the former VP and Head of Greater China of Qiagen China (Shanghai), having built a career over more than 20 years with Perkin […]

Evident to accelerate its growth and innovation Tokyo – Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) and EVIDENT Co., Ltd. (“Evident”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Olympus announced today that Olympus concluded a definitive agreement with Bain Capital Private Equity, LP (“Bain Capital”), regarding the transfer of Evident. Based on this agreement, all shares of Evident will be transferred to […]

COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the EDX-7200 energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer for fast, accurate detection and analysis of elements in samples. The EDX-7200 fluorescence spectrometer is equipped with a high-resolution silicon drift detector (SDD) to achieve a higher count rate and detection efficiency than its predecessor models. The EDX-7200 incorporates a high-count-rate […]

The Woodlands, TX – Rigaku Americas Holding Inc., the North American subsidiary of Rigaku Corporation, Japan’s leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis, measurement and testing instruments, announced Kent Heath as its new CEO. Heath was also named President of Rigaku Americas Corporation. Heath is the former VP and GM of the Tribology, Stylus and Optical Metrology […]

DKSH has further expanded its distribution agreement with Bruker AXS in China to also cover Bruker’s benchtop Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) product portfolio for accurate determination of elemental concentrations. Shanghai, China – DKSH Business Unit Technology and Bruker AXS, renowned for its market-leading analytical X-ray solutions, have further expanded their partnership in China. DKSH […]

Woburn, Mass. — SciAps, Inc., is pleased to release the newest handheld XRF analyzer, SciAps X-5, optimized for non-destructive testing of gold and silver materials and other precious metals. SciAps X-5 features the industry’s latest hardware and software at a high-value price point. SciAps powerful, miniaturized X-ray tube, combined with highly advanced internal geometry, yields […]

RENO, Nevada. – A major new installation by Bruker is enabling sustainable energy leader, US-based Dragonfly Energy, to accelerate its pioneering battery technology research with a differentiated high performance in-house research facility. Dedicated to lithium and next-generation solid-state battery optimization, the site features a range of high-tech analytical instrumentation to help drive the global conversion […]

Oxford – Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science, a global company within Hitachi High Tech Group, has expanded its plating and coatings analysis range with the launch of the breakaway FT230. The new FT230 is designed to enable quality control to keep pace with production by significantly simplifying and accelerating testing of components and assemblies. Removing the […]

Eschborn – Germany. Today AnalytiChem Holding GmbH announces the acquisition of the SCP SCIENCE group. Seignory Chemical Products Ltd, known globally as SCP SCIENCE is a federally incorporated Canadian company with headquarters in Baie D’Urfé (Montréal), Quebec, Canada and European offices in Courtaboeuf (Paris), France and Marktoberdorf, Germany. The company was founded in 1980 by […]

The new member of the Fischer PCB family for precise measurement and analysis of layer thicknesses and compositions on printed circuit boards With the introduction of the FISCHERSCOPE® X-RAY XDAL®-PCB, Helmut Fischer supplements its PCB series. Higher count rates are made possible due to the combination of multicollimators and a highly sensitive silicon drift detector […]