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The equipment, instruments, and systems introduced to the laboratory market at Pittcon 2013

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The equipment, instruments, and systems introduced to the laboratory market at Pittcon 2013

ANALYTICAL

FT-NIR Analyzer
Booth 3119
TALYS ASP500

• Designed for in-line monitoring and control of batch or continuous processes
• Seamless installation enables reactor profiling, real-time determination of process end-point, cycle-time reduction, process characterization and early troubleshooting
• Has minimal footprint and can be shelf-mounted or wall-mounted in a safe area without requiring additional enclosure
• Features an embedded processor

ABB Analytical Measurements
www.abb.com/analytical

TOF Mass Spectrometer
Booth 4008 and 4009
BenchTOF-dx™

• Provides the analyst with the capability to capture referencequality full spectral information at traditional SIM detection limits
• Offers identification and measurement of both target compounds and unknowns in highly complex matrices and at the lowest possible levels
• Rugged and robust in routine operation
• Combines selectivity, stability and speed with full spectral sensitivity

ALMSCO
www.almsco.com

UV-NIR Mini Spectrometer
Booth 1208
AvaSpec-Mini

• Offers performance and reliability in a petite footprint, making it a good fit for OEM applications
• Provides a wide versatility for use in ultraviolent (from 200 nm), and near-infrared (up to 1100nm) applications
• About the size of a deck of cards but features an optical resolution of up to 0.2 nm

AVANTES
www.avantes.com

Handheld Raman Spectrometer
Booth 3349
NanoRam®

• Easy to use and operates single-handedly, weighing less than 2.2lbs
• Allows rapid development of standardized and validated methods to facilitate inspection for purity and quality
• Features a temperature controlled detector, providing excellent data quality and unprecedented system stability
• First rate signal reduces the need for further testing, therefore decreasing production costs and escalating productivity

B&W Tek
www.bwtek.com

Dual Light Scattering Particle Size Analyzer
Booth 1106
Nano DS

• Combines Dynamic Light Scattering and Static Light Scattering measurement in one single optical system, making it more effective at analyzing nanoparticles
• Allows the user to select different measurement angles
• Provides excellent accuracy and repeatability across the entire 0.3 nm to 10 μm size range
• Compact, portable, and easy to use

Cilas Particle Size
www.particle-size.com

Portable Gas Chromatography System
Booth 2011
FROG-4000™

• Operates on batteries and uses ambient air for the carrier gas, allowing for easy and rapid analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the field in about 5 minutes
• Uses micro fabricated components to achieve a lightweight and robust form factor
• Identifies each component, and provides a concentration of each component down to one half a part per billion detection limits

Defiant Technologies
www.defiant-tech.com

Raman and Luminescent Spectrometry Solutions
Booth 3616

• Raman-luminescent Microscope RamMics provides high sensitivity (resolution: 5-6 cm-1, spectral range: 140-4000cm-1) and high resolution for obtaining spectral images
• Micro Kit turns a regular microscope into a Raman-luminescent tool
• Raman Analyzer EnSpectr R532 recognizes substances with high speed and accuracy
• The EnSpectr Water controls concentration of PHMG on a predetermined level with an accuracy of <10% across the range 0,01 - 10 ppm

Enhanced Spectrometry
www.enspectr.com

Imaging Particle Analysis System
Booth 3448
FlowCAM® ES

• Automatically extracts, dilutes and runs samples from within the production or processing line
• Eliminates manual sampling, speeds the process and promotes maximum line uptime while removing the risk of human error in data acquisition
• Automatically detects thousands of particles and microorganisms in seconds
•May be monitored and operated remotely from anywhere in the world

Fluid Imaging Technologies
www.fluidimaging.com

Emulsion and Suspension Stability Analyzers
Booth 3016
Turbiscan Lab™

• Allows researchers to characterize product stability based on particle size change (flocculation or coalescence) and/or particle migration (sedimentation or creaming)
• Qualitative and quantitative results
• Much faster than typical shelf life studies: 200 times faster than visual tests
• No sample preparation required—analyze your products as is
• Easy to use

Formulaction
www.formulaction.com

HPLC and UHPLC Columns
Booth 509
Fortis BIO

•Designed specifically for bioanalysis of peptides and proteins, where a larger pore size is required to provide retention and selectivity
• Use an advanced silica template
• Available as an analytical particle, Fortis BIO is also available as a 1.7um particle for use in ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC)

Fortis
www.fortis-technologies.com

Fluorescence TCSPC Lifetime Systems
Booth 2212, 2213
Delta Series

• Series includes the DeltaPro, the very affordable and simplest to use filter-based lifetime system with performance comparable to most high-end systems
• The modular DeltaFlex integrates excitation and emission monochromators, a wide array of sources and detectors
• DeltaTime is a complete add-on solution that converts any of Horiba’s steady-state fluorometers into hybrid lifetime systems

HORIBA Scientific
www.horiba.com/scientific

Raman Microscope
Booth 2212, 2213
LabRAM HR Evolution

• Offers a fully automated, extended wavelength range capability and excellent achromatic optical design with a high focal length
• Ultra Low Frequency module provides high spectroscopic resolution and unique wavelength range capability from 200nm to 2000nm and frequencies as low as 10cm-1
• Gives users advanced confocal imaging capabilities in 2D and 3D

HORIBA Scientific
www.horiba.com/scientific

Raman Detection System
Booth 2212, 2213
Mini-CCT+

• This hand-held Raman miniature spectrometer includes back-illuminated uncooled CCDs and USB 2.0 electronics
• HORIBA offers various Raman engines for OEM instrumentation using lasers and probes in the range of 532, 660 and 785nm
• Features unmatched detection limit for laser spectroscopy at 785nm thanks to its NIR optimized CCD and a patented high throughput optical design

HORIBA Scientific
www.horiba.com/scientific

1024 x 256 CCD Detector
Booth 2212, 2213
Syncerity

• Ultra compact open-electrode 60ºC TE-Cooled Scientific Camera offers very low noise and a highest dynamic range
• Combines affordability, performance and versatility for OEM, as well as research applications
• Ruggedized connectors ensure overall system integrity in industrial environments
• All metal-sealed technology provides a permanent vacuum with a lifetime maintenance free warranty

HORIBA Scientific
www.horiba.com/scientific

Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer
Booth 4033
DMA 1

• Offers six different deformation modes to more accurately gauge materials performance
• Able to handle multiple dynamic and static measurements to characterize viscoelasticity, glass transition, softening, crystallization, phase transformation, and more
• Allows researchers to set the sample arm and analysis head at multiple angles based on sample nature and geometry, without the need to calibrate in between configurations

METTLER TOLEDO
www.mt.com

Thermogravimetric Analyzer
Booth 4033
TGA 1

• Highly sensitive analyzer offers easier characterization of plastics, elastomers, thermosets and many more materials
• Measures up to 50 million resolution points continuously down to 0.1 μg for a 5 gram sample weight
• No weight range change required when switching between small and large sample sizes
• Allows a wide variety of sample types to be measured in succession

METTLER TOLEDO
www.mt.com

Chip-based Mass Spectrometry Instrument
Booth 2255
4000 MiD

• Brings together two high tech fields—chemical analysis and silicon micro-engineering
• Low operating cost and small footprint make the instrument deployable in a wide range of applications where mass spectrometry has not been able to reach before
• Fits even more comfortably into a standard lab fume hood
• ‘Plug and Play’ components enable users to maintain the system themselves

Microsaic Systems
www.microsaic.com

Handheld XRF
Booth 1359
Oxford Instruments X-Met 7000

• Features an intuitive touch-screen interface and robust report functions
• A good fit for PMI (alloy verification), RoHS screening, and environmental testing
• One of three analyzer lines available for review at Pittcon 2013
• Benchtop systems from Xenemetrix and Element Xr offer application versatility and measurement precision for industrial and academic laboratories

Eastern Applied Research
www.easternapplied.com

Optical Spectrometer
Booth 309
PPO HyperChannel

• Builds a hyper-cube of information containing both spatial and spectral data through simultaneous, non-scanning acquisition and resolution of over 200 individually identifiable spectral points
• All spectral data is obtained simultaneously so that data is not distorted in dynamic sampling environments
• Built around the highly efficient PPO Gel Gratings, with optimized transmission optics, and 2D detectors

P&P Optica
www.ppo.ca

1.3-Micron Core-Shell Media
Booth 1231
Kinetex™

• Delivers measurably better performance than conventional fully porous media on UHPLC equipment
• Features efficiency levels over 400,000 plates per meter
• Kinetex core-shell family now includes four particle sizes, from 1.3- to 5-micron, providing separation solutions for virtually every chromatographic application and easy method transferability from UHPLC to HPLC to preparative-scale LC

Phenomenex
www.phenomenex.com

IMS Analyzer Platform
Booth 1018

• Designed for simple integration with most mass spectrometers
• Combines PHOTONIS’ patented Resistive Glass products with a new robust ion gate technology to create an IMS analyzer which improves resolution and simplifies serviceability
• Provides significantly higher resolving power when compared to currently available commercial IMS instruments
• Features a compact design

PHOTONIS
www.photonis.com

Hydrogen ppt Analyzer
Booth 326
HEMS

• Measures all impurities in hydrogen to 0.04 parts-per-trillion LDL
• Uses patented palladium diffusion technology combined with an advanced mass spectrometer to achieve the low parts per trillion levels
• Features a 15 minute analysis cycle time and is self-calibrating
• Offers ppt analysis for all impurities in a compact, mobile enclosure
• Three models available

Power and Energy
www.powerandenergy.com

Low-Temperature Evaporative Light-Scattering Detectors
Booth 318
SEDEX LT-ELSD Model FP & SEDEX LT-ELSD Model 90

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