Rachel Muenz, assistant editor, Lab Manager Magazine, can be reached at
rachelm@labmanager.com or by phone at 888-781-0328 x233.
Like many laboratories nowadays, personal care labs face increasing workloads, needing to test more samples with the same number of staff. Notoriously secretive because of the competiveness of the industry, these types of labs must also meet the challenges of strict industry regulations. All these factors make technology and equipment very important in personal care laboratories, ensuring that products such as shampoos and lotions are as attractive as possible to the customer while also being safe to use.
Pipettes. They can be found in almost every laboratory and, if you’re looking to buy one, there are many options— manual or electronic, single or multi-channel. Luckily, a few main considerations can help in deciding whether or not to buy the latest pipette technology. First, a user should check their current pipettes to see if they are working properly and if they still fit the user’s needs. Consulting with vendors and their technicians is also helpful.
The need for greater productivity is the major driver behind a new HPLC system purchase nowadays and there are many factors that signal it’s time to replace your current system.
Airtech Environmental Services’ Denver, Colorado environmental lab may be small at just 600 square feet, but it deals with hundreds of samples from stationary sources—such as power plants, oil and gas facilities, and cement plants—all over the United States each month. On average, the lab deals with about 200 to 300 samples each month.
So, you’re thinking of upgrading your analytical balance. Should you purchase the latest and
greatest model or just repair your
current instrument? It all depends
on a variety of factors, but there are
some major signs that it’s probably
best to buy a new instrument.
The need for new capabilities— for new experiments and assays—is the major reason end-users need to either upgrade their current microplate readers or buy a new instrument. Edward Dell, Ph.D., BMG LABTECH international marketing director, adds that microplate readers often have multiple users, meaning there is lots of wear and tear on these instruments. Filters are also known to degrade over time and moving parts such as motors and belts can become misaligned. If maintenance can’t fix these problems, the reader will likely need to be replaced.
Analytical Food Laboratories (AFL) in Grand Prairie, Texas, has come a long way since it was started in 1992 by president/ CEO Rebecca Pfundheller.
There are many different signs that it’s time to upgrade your fume hood, but vendors say safety is the number one reason.
One of the oldest and most common forms of absorption-based analysis, ultravioletvisible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry continues to evolve.
Though small, the cell culture lab at global product supplier Akron Biotech in Boca Raton, Florida plays a critical role in the company as a whole.
