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PerkinElmer launches NexION 300
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PerkinElmer, Inc., announced the launch of the NexIONTM300 Inductively Coupled PlasmaMass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) for elemental analysis at Pittcon 2010. The NexION 300 instrument features the patented Universal Cell TechnologyTM (UCT) and features three modes of interference removal - standard, collision and reaction. These three modes allow scientists to choose the appropriate technique for their particular application, based on the complexity of the problem to be solved.
NexION’s Standard mode can be used for simple and routine analyses. Collision mode is effective for semi-quantitative analyses, environmental sample monitoring and testing unknown samples. Reaction mode, using patented DRCTM technology, provides the best detection limits available, for even the most difficult elements and matrices such as semiconductor testing.
The NexION 300 system can be integrated with chromatography systems for effective speciation analysis to enable customers to accurately separate and measure the toxicity, bioavailability, metabolism and environmental mobility of elements.
“The NexION 300 platform advances trace element analysis, and its introduction is perfectly timed to help address global problems ranging from contamination of our air, water and food, to the integrity of pharmaceuticals and nutritional supplements, as well as the safety of emerging nanomaterials,” said Martin Long, vice president of spectroscopy, Analytical Sciences and Laboratory Services at PerkinElmer. “Researchers can now benefit from a simplified system for analysis of trace elements in the parts-per-trillion range, allowing even non-expert users to perform complex analyses. The new NexION 300 system also greatly reduces the need for daily user maintenance and cleaning, translating into minimal downtime and less need for highly-skilled operators.” reply Card #4323
INTERSCIENCE showcases new EasySpiral
INTERSCIENCE announced the EasySpiral® automatic bacterial plater at Pittcon 2010. EasySpiral® provides standardized plating with a sensitivity from 30 to 10 million CFU/ml on only 1 Petri dish without preliminary dilutions for higher lab capacities.
New features for the EasySpiral include faster automatic plating time, rotating arm architecture, auto disinfection system by overflow, USB programmable plating volumes from 10 up to 1000 microliters and monitoring software with traceability system, 75 per cent less consumables than the manual method, plus considerable time-saving.
Delivering the fastest cycle time ever seen, INTERSCIENCE’s EasySpiral® has an impressive rotating arm architecture, new patented disinfection system avoiding cross-contamination risks and full traceability of the operations. Competitive, equipped with high-tech new patents, EasySpiral® reach an unequalled level of performance.
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PANalytical displays Eagon 2
PANalytical announced the first result of its cooperation with XRF Scientific in the field of XRF fusion technology at Pittcon 2010, the Eagon 2.
“PANalytical has long recognized the importance of sample preparation for XRF analysis,” said Pieter de Groot, director of New Business Development at PANalytical. “We can now leverage the fusion technology of XRF Scientific with our XRF expertise and bring it to our users. Of course, the new combination is supported by PANalytical’s extensive worldwide customer support and application network.”
“Being based in Australia, where fusion is a very dominant sample preparation technology in the mining industry, our customers understand the importance of fused bead sample preparation for accurate and precise XRF analysis,” said Steve Prossor, XRF Scientific. “This demanding customer environment has forged the quality of our systems and drives continuous innovation.”
“After a review of all fusion technologies it was clear that, with XRF Scientific, we could bring the safest, most versatile, practical and robust automated fusion machine to the market: the Eagon 2 is a high performance, cost-effective solution,” said Simon Milner, product marketing manager XRF, PANalytical. reply Card #4325
Thermo Fisher Scientific UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., launched the Evolution Array at Pittcon 2010. The new UVVisible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer is driven by photodiode array (PDA) technology that offers dramatic improvements in laboratory throughput. The spectrophotometer is designed for fast acquisition of full-spectrum UV-Vis data and delivers rapid and accurate method development and sample analysis in QA/QC, pharmaceutical, life science, materials science and educational laboratories. By utilizing advanced photodiode array technology, the new instrument offers significant advantages with regards to full-spectrum data acquisition and sample throughput compared to traditional dispersive, monochromator-based spectrophotometers. Full spectrum data is acquired at less than one second for routine data applications and can be acquired at nearly 50 points per second for advanced kinetics applications. The system provides simultaneous detection of all wavelengths throughout the UV and visible regions of the spectrum, allowing a nearly instantaneous display of a full absorbance spectrum from 190-1100 nm. Full-spectrum analysis of every standard and sample allows users to create standard curves, plot 3D graphical displays and examine samples at any wavelength at any time - greatly enabling analytical method development.
The Evolution Array operates on the Thermo Scientific VISIONcollect software to facilitate complete instrument and accessory control as well as efficient data collection, analysis and reporting.
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Airgas, Inc. unveiled its new line of remote gas monitoring systems for laboratory gases at Pittcon 2010. The new product offering features several models at different price points, including a wired, low-cost system and two wireless solutions to efficiently monitor gas pressure or liquid levels in cylinders.
“The Airgas systems can monitor nearly any gas function within a facility and are priced to fit any budget,” said Frank Kandl, manager of Airgas’ national technical equipment center. “You can remotely and automatically monitor gas pressure in cylinders, liquid levels of liquefied gases, temperature, whether contacts such as doors or lids are opened/closed and laboratories can realize a significant cost savings in labor, reassigning staff to other important duties.”
The basic remote monitoring system uses a wired connection and monitors gas pressure from up to 16 sources. It has indicating pressure switches that can be preset to send e-mail alerts when pressure and gas cylinder volume reach preset levels. Systems can be added to standard alarm panels that are rated NEMA 4, Class I, Division II, Group B, making them suitable for all inert and flammable gases, with the exception of acetylene. Its low cost is particularly attractive to laboratories functioning on smaller budgets.
The second model in Airgas’ new line is completely wireless and can monitor data from any device with a gauge face or that produces a 4 to 20 ma or a 0 to 5 vdc signal. The system reads the gauge face or converts the signal and transmits the information, using wireless technology, to either a computer network or cellular telephone hub, which in turn calls or sends a text message alert.
The third model in Airgas’ remote gas monitoring systems is part of the company’s Smart Logic Manifolds, a line of fully automatic PLCbased change over manifolds that can be connected to a laboratory computer network. The system can be configured for any gas source, including high-pressure cylinders, liquid cylinders or a combination of the two. The system monitors a variety of data and can provide alerts to notify staff when a cylinder change out has occurred and that an empty cylinder needs to be replaced. It can also alert staff when detecting unusually high volumes of gas usage, which could indicate a leak.
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PerkinElmer Lanuches Enhanced Clarus® GC
PerkinElmer, Inc., launched a new portfolio of Clarus® Gas Chromatograph (GC) systems at Pittcon 2010. The new systems are aimed at meeting the increasing productivity needs of laboratories concentrating on food, hydrocarbon processing, forensic and environmental applications. The Clarus 680 GC incorporates a patented column oven, optimized capillary inlets and selective detectors as well as optional Swafer™ microchannel flow control technology. “Increasingly, customers seek to increase sample throughput without sacrificing sensitivity or data quality,” said Eric Ziegler, vice president, chromatography and mass spectrometry, Analytical Sciences and Laboratory Services at PerkinElmer. “The new flagship Clarus 680 GC is designed to deliver not only higher levels of performance, but greater sample analysis throughput and operational simplicity. In addition, PerkinElmer Swafer technology provides increased instrument flexibility – ultimately giving labs better productivity and performance.” reply Card #4328
New FirstDefender models on display at Pittcon from Ahura Scientific
Ahura Scientific, Inc., announced at Pittcon 2010 the release of its next generation Raman platform for safety and security applications. The FirstDefender® RM and FirstDefender RMX are designed for the rapid identification of unknown solids and liquids.These new instruments are up to five times faster and significantly smaller and lighter than their predecessor. Both FirstDefender RM and FirstDefender RMX were on display at Pittcon 2010. FirstDefender RM and FirstDefender RMX are rugged handheld Raman spectrometers for use by first responders, homeland security, military, law enforcement and forensic chemistry personnel. The instruments allow users to quickly identify unknown chemicals from a vast sample library of more than 10,000 pure substances including: explosives, toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), toxic industrial materials (TIMs), chemical warfare agents (CWAs), white powders, narcotics, precursors and more. Ahura Scientific’s chemometric algorithms enable automatic mixture analysis with every scan and ensure responders can be confident in the accuracy and reliability of results. Both instruments are certified to U.S. military’s MIL-STD 810F specifications for ruggedness including drop, shock, vibration and operation in extreme temperatures. reply Card #4329
Agilent Technologies Inc. made numerous announcements at Pittcon 2010 including the OpenLAB portfolio, a fish species verification labon-a-chip system, a collaboration to develop new scientific methods for food testing with NCFST, a high-performance transportable GC/ MSD and a high-throughput single quadrupole liquid chromatograph/ mass spectrometer (LC/MS).
Agilent’s major new lab informatics suite, the OpenLAB portfolio, is designed to enable customers to capture, analyze and share scientific data throughout the lab and across the enterprise. OpenLAB is scalable, open architecture based on industry open standards.
Agilent OpenLAB consists of three integrated solutions: OpenLAB Chromatography Data System (CDS), OpenLAB Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), and OpenLAB Enterprise Content Manager (ECM).
The Agilent Fish Species Identification method speeds and simplifies the use of DNA to identify fish species in food products. The Agilent Fish Species Identification method makes this highly accurate technique feasible for routine verification of seafood labeling and detecting species substitutions.
Agilent and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST) announced that they have entered into a collaboration to develop new scientific methods for food testing, with the goal of solving a wide range of persistent problems facing global food supply chains.
Agilent also introduced the 5975T Low Thermal Mass (LTM) Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Detector (GC/MSD), the industry’s first commercial transportable GC/MS system that delivers laboratory-quality analysis. Using proprietary LTM technology, Agilent has developed the 5975T LTM GC/MS to be smaller, more rugged and to consume less power than in-lab GC/MSD instruments, yet capable of the same high-quality performance in the field.
In addition, Agilent introduced the Agilent 6150B Series single quadrupole liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometer (LC/MS), a new generation of this workhorse instrument. The 6150B Series has substantially higher sample throughput and delivers unmatched performance in the single quad LC/MS category. reply Card #4330
RETSCH’s new Cutting Mill SM 300
The new Heavy-Duty Cutting Mill SM 300 excels especially in the tough jobs where other cutting mills fail. The mill boasts a powerful, high torque 3 kW (4.02 horsepower) motor for rapid preliminary and fine particle size reduction of heterogeneous mixtures such as environmental waste, electronic components, rubber, wood and bones. Analytical fineness is often achieved in one working run. The sample material is only moderately warmed during the grinding process, so the SM 300 is also suitable for grinding temperaturesensitive materials. Another innovation is the wide, variable speed motor from 700 to 3,000 min-1. Its fold-back housing and removable, push-fit rotor allow for quick and easy cleaning. In combination with the wide selection of bottom sieves, hoppers and collecting containers, the mill can be easily adapted for a large variety of applications. A popular application is the sample preparation for heavy-metal analysis, in compliance with RoHS and WEEE standards. The Cutting Mill SM 300 can process power cords, RAM (memory), batteries, circuit boards and LCD displays to a fineness of <2mm. The mill is available in a heavy-metal free version to ensure contamination-free results. Reply Card #4331
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