Technologies & Strategies That Enable R&D
DownDraft Work Station eliminates noxious fumes
March 21, 2008 6:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsTerra Universal’s bench, designed for soldering or chemical processing, is equipped with a 1,200-cfm blower to draw contaminants downward. A purification filter with HEPA uses bonded activated charcoal to adsorb organic vapors.
CUBE laser doubles power without footprint increase
March 20, 2008 10:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe newest CUBE 405 semiconductor-based laser from Coherent Inc. now produces 100 mW at 405 nm in the same 100 x 40 x 40 mm and at the same beam quality: TEM00 beam (M²
Handheld heavy-duty thermometer is lab and industry ready
March 20, 2008 9:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsCole-Parmer’s new Oakton handheld thermocouple thermometers offer three-way hands-free operation, automatic field calibration, IP54 splash resistance, and backlit screen. Available with J, K, or T thermocouples, the instruments have a range of -210 to 1200° C. Cole-Parmer, www.
UPS provides constant power for biomedical and lab applications
March 19, 2008 8:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsSpecifically designed for laboratory equipment such as analyzers, sequencers, spectrometers and chromatographs, the FH Series uninterruptible power system (UPS) from Falcon Electric Inc. regenerates clean AC power from 3 to 10 kVA. Falcon Electric, Inc. www.falconups.
Atlas laboratory weather system gets digital control
March 19, 2008 8:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsTwo new Ci5000 xenon-arc Weather-Ometers from Atlas are available in low or standard voltage for large capacity, accelerated laboratory weathering. A full-color TFT touch screen with digital control replaces analog control circuits of the previous generations. Atlas, www.atlas-mts.
PCRboost enhances amplification by factor of five
March 18, 2008 10:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsBiomatrica’s new reagent greatly improves polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR), enabling improved DNA and RNA study of trace samples (?1 ng), degraded samples, low copy transcripts, multiplexing (i.e.
Coulometric titrator offers 2 ppm to 10% detection range
March 18, 2008 10:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Aquacounter Karl Fischer AQ-2100S coulometric titrator from JM Science features an electrode cable attachment, fritless cell, and a cell design suitable most trace moisture applications.
Linear stepper motor has 1 & mu;m resolution
March 17, 2008 10:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsA low cost, high performance, 2-phase, linear stepper motor from H2W Technologies travels at 2 m/sec, can operate in any axis, and features 1G acceleration.
Nikon and JEOL partner on benchtop SEM
March 17, 2008 10:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsNikon Instruments and JEOL jointly introduced their new benchtop scanning electron microscope, NeoScope, at Pittcon 2008.
Fujifilm inkjet technology bolsters Agilent & rsquo;s life science products
March 14, 2008 11:54 am | Agilent Technologies Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAs part of a new collaboration, Agilent Technologies Inc. is using the Fujifilm Dimatix Inc. inkjet technology to develop products that allow life scientists to more efficiently target and analyze sequences of genetic material.
YMS analytical bench adjusts at the press of a button
March 14, 2008 11:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsCase Systems Inc. now offers a workstation specifically designed for the ergonomic, production, and safety requirements of mass spectrometry.
Moldable Optir optics minimize cost
March 13, 2008 12:20 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTo minimize the overhead associated with germanium aspheres, Rochester Precision Optics has introduced long wave infrared glass and infrared aspheric optics which make use of molding technology.
ChipEncoder incorporates benefits of integrated circuit
March 13, 2008 12:18 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe miniature surface mount reflective optical encoder from GSI Group Inc. makes high-accuracy motion feedback feasible where it would have been physically impossible or too costly. Cost-effective for OEMs with volumes of 500 or more per year, ChipEncoder is RoHS compliant and is just 7mm x 11mm.
Centric-clamping device has centering accuracy of 0.02 mm
March 12, 2008 11:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsSuited for small components, Schunk’s KONTEC KSK is 170 mm long with jaw width of 65 mm, clamping range of 0-152 mm, and clamping force of 20 kN at 65 Nm. Device can be used as clamping unit for raw parts or as precision clamping module.
New Oakton multiparameter features long-life pH electrodes
March 12, 2008 11:25 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe PCTestr35, PTTestr35, and PCSTestr35 from Cole-Parmer perform multiple testing functions: pH, conductivity, TDS, salinity, and temperature.
