Laboratory Equipment and Lab Product News

Ocean Optics Introduces Handheld Raman Spectrometer

Ocean Optics

03/06/2013

Compact IDRaman unit is ideal for authentication and counterfeit detectionOcean Optics (www.oceanoptics.eu) has released the IDRaman mini handheld Raman spectrometer, a small, powerful instrument with exceptional performance for sample authentication and counterfeit detection, identification and verification. The palm-sized IDRaman mini is rugged and dependable, delivering fast, accurate Raman analyses ranging from chemical and explosive agent detection in the field to...

Umetrics announces the release of SIMCA®-online 13.1

Umetrics

31/05/2013

Malmö, Sweden, May 31, 2013 — Umetrics announces a new version of SIMCA-online 13.1, a state of the art, off-the-shelf, Windows based software solution, providing multivariate process monitoring for continuous and batch processes. A key feature of SIMCA-online 13.1 is the ability to centralize multivariate analysis of process data in one off-the-shelf solution. SIMCA-online 13.1 has a robust client/server architecture with a dedicated server that performs all...

New technology for onsite ‘lab analysis’

Quantitech Ltd

30/05/2013

Torion Technologies (USA) has appointed Milton Keynes based Quantitech to distribute a unique portable gas chromatograph toroidal ion trap mass spectrometer (GC-TMS), in the UK and Ireland.The TRIDION™-9 is the world’s fastest and most portable GC-MS. Combining a high speed GC with a miniaturised TMS in a lightweight, field-portable instrument, the TRIDION™-9 is designed to rapidly detect an enormous variety of chemical compounds in the field.The...

The Power of Preservation Evaluated via Seward’s Stomacher® Laboratory Blenders

Seward Limited

29/05/2013

Worthing, UK – 29th May 2013 – Seward Ltd’s Stomacher® laboratory paddle blender range has recently been used in a research project to investigate the effectiveness of fish and chip vinegar in preserving fresh catfish fillets using concentrations of vinegar that are effective, but do not over power the flavour1. Stomacher® is often used in preservative evaluations, as it is essential to use an effective benchmark blending process to detect the...

Laboratory Information System Speeds up the Sample Storage Process

Micronic

28/05/2013

For biobanks and laboratories looking to securely organise and track their stored samples - the new version 4.903 Track-IT™ Information management system from Micronic enables users to scan tube codes directly into the software.With Micronic Traxcer code reader software now fully integrated with Track-IT - users can directly trigger tube or rack barcode scanning from the Track-IT program. The new version of the automation friendly information management...

Hitachi launches 3rd generation Tabletop Microscope

Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.

28/05/2013

Hitachi High-Technologies has launched the TM3030, the third generation of its popular series of tabletop microscopes. The TM3030 features improved electron optics to give better resolution and higher magnification capabilities together with built-in image processing to further enhance image quality.The improved electron-optical system of the TM3030 provides significantly better resolution, which is especially useful for the 5 kV mode of operation. Imaging at 5 kV reveals...

FIRETRACE® FIRE PROTECTION FOR FUME HOODS & CABINETS

Firetrace International

22/05/2013

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, USA. May 22nd 2013. Well over 8,500 laboratory fume hoods and cabinets and hazardous material storage cabinets are now being protected around the clock by Firetrace® stand-alone automatic fire detection and suppression systems, with the technology having been adopted by many of the world’s most prominent pharmaceutical and chemical manufactures, as well as leading research institutions and academic organizations. ...

Fully Automated Drying or Concentration of Very Large Volumes

Genevac Ltd.

21/05/2013

Genevac has announced the launch of the ROCKET 4D – a fully automated system for automatic drying or concentration of very large volumes (a few to 100 litres) in one operation with no user interaction. Simply load your sample, select a method, press start, and walk away – the system will do the rest.Compact in size the ROCKET 4D allows you to dry or concentrate your samples with complete confidence as it uses proprietary vacuum technology to suppress solvent...

Waterproof Lens Adapter Delivers Outstanding Images

Resolve Optics Ltd

21/05/2013

Resolve Optics Ltd. reports that it has supplied a number of its Model 287 wide angle lens adapters to enable high quality, external broadcasts by the BBC Springwatch group based in Bristol, UK.Springwatch and Autumnwatch are paired annual BBC television series which chart the fortunes of British wildlife during the changing of the seasons in the United Kingdom. The programmes are broadcast live from locations around the country in a primetime evening slot on BBC Two and...

Complete Range of Options for PIKE MIRacle Single Reflection ATR Accessory

PIKE Technologies, Inc.

17/05/2013

PIKE Technologies has greatly expanded the range of attachments for its MIRacle, Single Reflection ATR Accessory. In addition to Diamond, Ge and Si crystal options, a specular reflection plate is also available. Most sampling plates can be temperature controlled via a dedicated digital unit or from a PC with the intuitive PIKE TempPROTM software. In heated configurations, set point measurements or ramping experiments can be performed to study materials...