New Sample Holder/Storage Container Reduces the Workload Needed for Analyzing Organic/Inorganic Contaminants in Foods and Chemical Products

Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of its unique EDXIR-Holder, a sample holder/storage container. Designed for customers who analyze small samples such as contaminants, it can be used with both an energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDX) and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR). Analyzing small samples using EDX or FTIR typically requires a time-consuming process for... Read more

Effective Analysis of Elemental Impurities in Pharmaceuticals Using EDX Fluorescence Spectrometry Release of the Pharmaceuticals Impurities Screening Method Package

April 11, 2017 Shimadzu Corporation has released the pharmaceuticals impurities screening method package as a solution for use with its EDX-7000 energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. This package is suitable for the analysis of elemental impurities in pharmaceuticals. This package contains conditions for two methods. This enables the efficient analysis of a total of 12... Read more

Handheld XRF Analyzer Now Includes WiFi Support and Coatings Mode

Quality control personnel and managers in the metal finishing, metal fabrication, automotive and aerospace industries who require accurate measurements of coatings can now turn to the newest software update to the Thermo Scientific Niton XL5 handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer, the smallest and lightest handheld XRF alloy analyzer available today. The software release includes WiFi... Read more

New Analysis Kit Enables Efficient Measurement of 1 mm or Smaller Contaminants with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometers

March 27, 2017 Shimadzu Corporation has released the Small Spot Analysis Kit for analysis of small contaminants, with a less than 1 mm diameter, or for analyzing the plating thickness of small areas, using the EDX-7000 or EDX-8000 energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The kit includes a collimator plate compatible with small spot analysis, which... Read more

Agilent Technologies Hires Samraat “Sam” Raha to Head Strategy and Corporate Development

Former Agilent Commercial VP Brings Deep Industry and Marketing Experience to New Role SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 20, 2017 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Samraat “Sam” Raha has been named senior vice president of strategy and corporate development, reporting to Agilent President and CEO Mike McMullen. Raha will serve as strategic lead... Read more

New Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer Enables Rapid Elemental Analysis in Research and Manufacturing

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Laboratory managers, quality control technicians and scientists conducting routine analysis or research can now use a new bench-top energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometer to perform faster elemental analysis on a wide range of materials and sample sizes. The new Thermo Scientific ARL QUANT’X EDXRF spectrometer, which makes its debut at Pittcon 2017 (booth 3021)... Read more

Luminex Corporation To Present At The Barclays Global Healthcare Conference

AUSTIN, Texas, March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that management will present at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference to be held at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel March 14 – 16, 2017, in Miami Beach, FL. The investor presentation will begin at 4:20 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, March 15,... Read more