Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced the launch of Centri®, a fully automated multi-mode sampling and concentration system for GC–MS. Market-leading robotics for full automation The new platform, which is being launched at Analytica 2018, uses market-leading robotics to reliably automate sampling and pre-concentration of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) through the […]

Restek is pleased to announce the launch of a new standard formulation that was developed specifically for methods that couple LC with GC-FID to determine mineral oil hydrocarbon contaminants that migrate from processing equipment and packaging into food. This 10-component mix contains both mineral oil saturated hydrocarbon (MOSH) and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbon (MOAH) markers […]

Faculty and student research endeavors in chemistry, biology, geology, physics, engineering, health sciences and other fields at NIU will receive a major boost with the addition of $2.5 million in state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation in the coming years. The Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS) is launching the five-year equipment-purchase program with Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI), a leading manufacturer of […]

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa China Co., Ltd., has won an order to supply the gas chromatographs for the first phase of a project to construct an integrated refinery and petrochemical production complex that is being undertaken by Zhejiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. at a new industrial site in the Zhoushan […]

Techcomp (Europe) Ltd (TEU) has appointed Khalid Tafrasti as the new CEO for Scion Instruments Ltd to oversee operations in The Netherlands, UK and various sales and service offices world-wide.  Khalid has more than 20 years of experience in the Petrochemical GC Analyser business most recently with AASolutions FZCo, the company he founded in Dubai. […]

Torrance, Calif. – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Zebron™ Gas Management Filters, which remove contaminants from carrier gas to reduce GC system downtime and column damage and deliver pure gas for maximum analytical sensitivity. These new cartridge-style filters are easy to install […]

New analytical solutions seamlessly deliver outstanding sensitivity and robustness to enhance productivity and compliance   ORLANDO, Fla.— Pittcon 2018 – Increasing compliance and efficiency needs can now be met with scalable, effective and easy-to-use gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) solutions, designed to provide advanced levels of performance and throughput for environmental, food and forensic laboratories. The new Thermo Scientific […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — Pittcon 2018 – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today unveiled an expanded portfolio of analytical instruments, consumables, software and services to make technology more available to scientists worldwide, enabling faster, more informed decisions based on advanced scientific data. The Pittcon 2018 Conference and Exhibition provides a backdrop for new instruments and […]

Designed with GC-MS users in mind, the GC Accelerator kit provides a simple way to speed up sample analysis. By reducing oven volume, these inserts allow faster ramp rates to be attained, which reduces oven cycle time and allows for increased sample throughput and more capacity to process rush samples. When faster ramp rates are […]

AUSTIN, Texas – VUV Analytics Inc., the leader in vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) absorption spectroscopy, has announced the addition of Ray Himmel as senior vice president of sales. ​ Mr. Himmel has an extensive track record of leading sales teams, including 15 years at Waters Corporation in U.S. and international sales executive roles. A former U.S. Marine, he studied […]