COLUMBIA, Md. (September 24, 2018)—Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Oklahoma State University (OSU) have joined forces to help establish The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s (CEAT) Mechanical and Physical Properties Testing Lab. The new lab is part of the ExxonMobil Testing Laboratory in the new ENDEAVOR facility on the campus of OSU in Stillwater, Okla. […]
New Castle, Delaware, USA. – TA Instruments today announced the acquisition of certain assets related to the thermophysical property measurement business of Theta Industries, Inc. Theta Industries is a premier developer and manufacturer of instrumentation for the measurement of high temperature thermophysical properties. The company’s product offerings covered a broad range of instruments including dilatometers, […]
With the launch of the new METTLER TOLEDO Excellence Line of benchtop density meters and refractometers, highly accurate and precise results are just One Click™ away. The Density Excellence models D4, D5 and D6, along with the Refractometry Excellence models R4 and R5, combine high performance with simplicity, guaranteeing easy, seamless use with minimal user […]
Mahwah, NJ, and Sunnyvale, CA – Covalent Metrology, an innovative, new analytical service lab based in Silicon Valley, announced today that it will collaborate with EDAX, Inc., a business unit of AMETEK, Inc., on the application of energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) for the quantified characterization of a wide variety of materials. Covalent undertook an extensive […]
UK-based Firm, Focused on Material-Property Testing, Joins James Heal in Group and Will Use New Resources to Fuel Growth BOSTON–Battery Ventures, a global technology investment firm, has reached an agreement for its platform in the material-property testing market, Physical Properties Testing* (PPT), to acquire Mecmesin,* a global supplier of force- and torque-testing equipment for consumer […]
Measurement Sensitivity Approximately 15 Times Higher than the Current Model HORIBA, a global leader in particle characterization instrumentation and solutions, has announced the release of the nanoPartica SZ-100V2 series nanoparticle analyzer, which measures quantity, size, and surface charge of nanoparticles. This state-of-the-art nanoparticle analyzer performs accurate and stable measurement of low-concentration samples, which are often […]
Micromeritics Instruments and Malvern Panalytical have announced today a new collaborative sales partnership. This strategic relationship brings two highly respected, market leading instrument providers together to offer customers an extensive and effective combined solution approach for materials and particle characterization. In several key markets around the world, Micromeritics will serve as a non-exclusive distributor for […]
NEW YORK — Spheryx, Inc. announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the company a Phase II-B Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $500,000 over 2 years. This new grant is a continuation of an earlier grant entitled “Total Holographic Characterization of Colloids Through Holographic Video Microscopy” and is for the […]
Testa Analytical Solutions e.K has introduced a highly sensitive, online differential viscometer which can be used as part of a triple detector GPC/SEC system to determine the size and conformation of all types of synthetic polymers, biopolymers, proteins and peptides. Drawing upon over 30 years expertise, the new Testa Analytical detector incorporates technological innovations that dramatically reduce the […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Halo Labs, a venture-backed scientific instrumentation company developing high-throughput biopharmaceutical quality control tools, today announced the appointment of Robert Wicke as Chief Executive Officer. Robert is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience growing successful life science instrumentation companies through the commercialization of innovative new products and inorganic growth. Prior to joining Halo Labs, […]
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