Laboratory Equipment articles from April 2002

Laboratory Equipment archives from April 2002

Home again, home again ... (Editor's Choice).(Pam Ahlberg, Laboratory Equipment)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... After spending nearly a week in New Orleans at this year's Pittsburgh Conference, it was a pleasure to return to the home office where the walking requirements are far less. As always, the amount of technical and new product information was...

UV transilluminators. (Editor's Choice).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Select Series of ultraviolet transilluminators includes nine models, all with the same 12" x 13.25" x 3.5" housing dimensions. The three single-wavelength units use six 8-watt 312 nm tubes, while the six dual-wavelength models utilize ten...

Synthesis system. (Editor's Choice).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The LabMate semi-automated, benchtop synthesis system offers researchers the ability to do solid or solution phase reactions in parallel, regardless of whether the reaction conditions require refluxing, inert atmospheres, low pressure, heating...

Absolute molecular weight detector.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The miniDAWN Tristar can be coupled to any HPLC system or used off-line in a micro-batch mode for determining absolute molecular weights and sizes of polymers directly, without resorting to column calibration or reference standards. The unit is...

Analytical spectrometer.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The IRIS Intrepid spectrometer combines the speed, accuracy and throughput of a simultaneous ICP with the flexibility of a sequential system, providing a powerful elemental analysis solution that delivers high productivity and optimum...

Mechanical analyzer.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The DMA Q800 Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer provides mechanical property measurements for a variety of viscoelastic materials at temperatures from -50 C to 600 C. Rugged and easy to use, the instrument utilizes a proprietary non-contact, linear...

Mixing, shaking, blending equipment. (Technology Insights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Considerations in the design of mixing, shaking and blending equipment include limited bench spade users' desire for both analog and digital speed temperature controls, and the demand for customization for new applications. Among the new...

Fisher scientific, laboratory equipment division: Christopher Warda, product manager. (Technology Insights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Fisher Scientific designed the complete line of Analog and Digital Hotplates, Stirrers and Stirring Hotplates with the user in mind. With bench space at a premium in the lab, Isotemp Hotplates, Stirrers and Stirring Hotplates feature the...

Glas-Col: James Jacso, director sales/ engineering. (Technology Insights).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... At Glas-Col we have developed our shaking line around a three dimensional motion that tosses the solution up/down, sideways and around. This motion is very effective especially with hard to mix solutions and larger vessels such as 2-liter...

Divtech Equipment Co.: George Weckenbrock, product manager. (Technology Insights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Divtech Equipment Co. offers a full range of laboratory stirrers, magnetic stirrers, and homogenizers. The volumes processed range from fractions of a milliliter to pilot plant volumes. The lab stirrers consist of mechanically and...

Thermo Forma: Alan Campbell, product manager. (Technology Insights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Thermo Forma manufactures shakers, incubator shakers, and incubator/refrigerator shakers. Our 400 Series Orbital Shakers are the only shakers on the market that simultaneously display all runpoints and setpoints. The Microprocessor Control/...

Barnstead International: Janet O'Bryan, marketing manager. (Technology Insights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Lab-Line, a subsidiary of Barnstead International, is manufacturing a new orbital shaker, MaxQ, for the laboratory equipment market. The MaxQ family of shakers includes open air, incubated, refrigerated, high temperature and water bath models...

Silverson Machines: Chris Ryan, technical author. (Technology Insights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Silverson Machines manufactures a range of high shear rotor/stator mixers for both large scale production and laboratory mixers for all laboratory applications, research and development, QA analysis, sample preparation and small scale...

Brinkmann Instruments, Inc.: Chere Griffin, product manager. (Technology Insights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Brinkmann Instruments supplies the user-friendly Eppendorf Thermomixer R, which offers maximum application versatility for any task that requires shaking in addition to heating and cooling. The Thermomixer R is the only instrument that...

Scientific Industries: Robert Nicols, vp engineering. (Technology Insights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Based on the principles of functionality, reliability, and innovation, Scientific Industries has been aggressively expanding its product line with unique laboratory equipment that is meant to "do the work" of various devices in ONE single unit....

Compact water scrubbers: remove a broad range of contaminants. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... MYSTAIRE Compact Waterweb Scrubbers are flexible systems with extremely high removal efficiencies. The heart of the system is the proprietary Waterweb Mesh -- a high efficiency, structured packing material. This packing consists of layers of...

RH/temperature data logger: palm-sized/self-powered. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The VL-2000 Validatable Data Logger is a palm-sized self-powered recorder for secure high-accuracy monitoring of temperature and relative humidity conditions. The logger is equipped with its own internal sensors, memory, clock, and 10-year...

Laser diffraction particle analyzer: for increased productivity. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The LS 13 320 meets and exceeds the new ISO Standards for particle sizing, providing complete audit trails for each step. For pharmaceutical applications, the instrument is also CFR Part 11 compliant. It features an Auto-Dock mechanism that...

Chemical & corrosion resistance. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Three comprehensive reference books have been created to aid design engineers, chemists, laboratory technicians, and others in the proper selection of the plastics and elastomers that will work best in their particular application. The books...

Video computer module. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... VideoLab is a self contained computer module designed to record, append, create video presentations, analyze motions within video, process individual frames, and document events during a video experiment. The system incorporates the latest...

Nanovolume valves: facilitate high resolution HPLC. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Cheminert Nanovolume HPLC Injectors and Switching Valves bridge the gap between the world of microfluidics and chemical analysis, facilitating high resolution HPLC at a small scale. The 100 mm bore is uniform throughout the flowpath, reducing...

Dispensing control valve: control 2 valves simultaneously. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The model VC-1195A can control two dispensing valves simultaneously. Pneumatic logic provides a continuous valve-off state to any valve designed for a 4-way operation. The valve-off state is always active until a signal is received to switch to...

Subminiature pressure transducer: for high temp applications. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The subminiature Model S(H) pressure transducer operates at temperatures up to 400 F. The 0.3750 diameter flush sensing diaphragm makes this unit ideal for many applications including industrial process control, pharmaceutical manufacturing,...

Conveying timer controller: available in 4, 6 or 10 channels. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Series DCT500 timer controller provides continuous or on-demand cleaning for receivers and pulse jet systems. Available in 4, 6 or 10 channels, each unit is the same size, minimizing enclosure space and reducing overall system installation...

Robotic arms: for efficient transfer of labware. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... BioRobot Twister I robotic arm systems provide efficient and reliable transfer of microplates and other labware between instruments, increasing integration options and application diversity. In addition, the arms are versatile plate storage...

Platform balances: compact/high-precision. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The BW/BX-K series of precision platform balances ranges in capacities up to 32 kg with a 0.1 g readability. They utilize the patented UniBloc sensor to produce a durable, high performance, compact balance. The series offers a number of...

Infrared microscope: enhanced features. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Product enhancements have made the Continumm infrared microscope more versatile. It now boasts a new fluorescence illumination option, increased video image capability and a new high-sensitivity capability for small samples. The microscope is...

GUI toolkits: for data acquisition. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Xcontrols Instrument Pack and Professional Pack enable programmers and non-programmers to create high-impact graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for data acquisition applications. The packs contain an array of controls, indicators, and other...

Portable analyzer for plastic films. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A portable infrared analyzer, the Infracal Filtometer, Model CH-2, has been designed to directly measure thickness of the nylon layer in plastic films as low as 0.01 mil. The complete analysis takes less than one minute, eliminates the use of...

Point of use panel: for laboratory gas. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Model 9540 Series Multi-Gas Point of Use Panel provides gas shut-off and pressure control at the Gas Chromatograph. Each panel controls four separate gas lines that could be the same gas to four different instruments, or four different...

Vane spindles. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The vane spindles are ideal for making viscosity measurements on fluids where the suspended solids typically migrate away from the measurement surface of standard spindles. In fluids with suspended particles, the rotational motion of the vane...

Laboratory disperser: high shear. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The CM-100 Laboratory Disperser is a direct drive, stand-mounted unit equipped with a 1 HP motor capable of 16,000 RPM shaft speed. Designed for small batch dispersion of powders in liquids, or liquid/liquid emulsification, it is useful for...

Atomic Force Microscope: excellent noise performance. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Molecular Force Probe 3D Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) offers true flexibility for researchers who want to get the most out of their experiments. It comes standard with a closed-loop design in all three axes with scanning imaging modes...

SD oven: smaller size model. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The SD Sterilization and Depyrogenation Oven is available in a smaller size, minimizing floor space and allowing it to fit comfortably into small clean rooms or other sterile environments. With an overall width of only 50 inches and a height of...

Filter papers: extended line. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Made of pure cellulose fibers, the filter papers are available in folded and flat stock, a selection of disc diameters and a range of particle retention ratings. Qualitative filters are available in both standard and wet-strengthened varieties...

Amplified accelerometer: general purpose/low cost. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Model SM-5 single-axis, amplified accelerometer is a general purpose, low-cost unit that is suitable for a variety of vibration monitoring applications. It performs equally well in both piezoelectric and piezoresistive applications and is...

Chiral Development Station: automated design. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Automated Chiral Development Station (AC-SMDS) typically runs each sample through 156 methods -- 10 temperature controlled columns, 10 solvent bottles & mixtures -- in 30 hours. ACMDS includes an Advanced Laser Polarimeter (ALP), a Shimadzu...

Fluid connections: for lab-on-chip devices. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... NanoPort Assemblies provide consistent connections with versions to connect 360mm, 510mm and 1/320 OD tubing. Made from inert, biocompatible PEEK polymer and perfluoroelastomer, the connections add no additional volume to a fluid path,...

Slim-line pipet tip: 100 - 1000 ml. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The 100 - 1000 ml slim-line pipet tip is a universal fit tip that permits easy entry into small diameter vessels and features an ultra smooth, thin-wall design with a soft multiple-seal collar for excellent pipet sealing capacity. Low retention...

Corporate profile: UIC, Inc. subhead? (Profiles).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... CM240 TIC Auto-Analyzer The CM240 TIC Auto-analyzer is a complete analytical system capable of measuring total inorganic carbon in a wide variety of sample matrices. Combining the CM5240 for fully automated sample acidification with the...

Data acquisition system: high-speed portable. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The WaveBook/512A portable data acquisition system uses a DSP-based A/D design to achieve up to 1-MHz sample speed while maintaining 12-bit resolution. The 8 built-in channels can be expanded up to 72 channels with a wide variety of...

Microwave Source: laboratory model. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Model 520A Microwave Source combines a programmable microwave power generator with a small and interchangeable applicator. Designed for the qualified chemist, the instrument's remote cavity features a highly focused microwave field. The...

Calibration Samples: for test sieves. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Endecotts Calibration Samples are microspheres of soda-lime glass, ranging from 3.35 mm to 20 micron size. The microspheres pass over virtually the total surface of the sieve mesh making the test extremely accurate. CSC Scientific Co., Inc.,...

Fatigue-free pipetting: no-too/calibration. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The unique Tranferpette handle permits 8- and 12-channel pipetting with a relaxed, low-fatigue grip. Easily user-serviceable, the unit allows 30-second, no-tools calibration adjustments for ISO 9000 and GLP compliance. Individually calibrated...

Sampling syringes: gas/liquid/high pressure. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Precision Sampling Syringes come in a wide range of sizes and models for gas, liquid, or high pressure sampling. The plunger tips are fabricated of PTFE, stress formed by special process to insure a leak-fight seal. The self-lubricating plunger...

Handheld homogenizers: lightweight models. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The variable-speed Model PT 1200C is supplied with a unique safety transformer, which isolates the handheld unit and user from the high line voltage. The transformer can be turned off when not in use. The more economical Model PT 1200 CL, with...