Greifensee, Switzerland—[DATE] — Maintaining an effective food quality-control system that fulfills all safety requirements is challenging. A new METTLER TOLEDO resource page can help you identify the 5 top risks that lead to product recalls. It also offers a series of resources and solutions that can help you avoid them on an ongoing basis. The... Read more
Greifensee, Switzerland—[DATE] — Environmental factors and everyday wear and tear can have a significant impact on the performance of a weighing instrument. To ensure the instrument maintains a high level of accuracy and remains compliant, a proper performance verification process is key. This checklist addresses key aspects of a weighing performance verification plan, including: Regulatory... Read more
Why is routine testing of laboratory balances so important? Over time the performance of weighing equipment can change due to environmental changes, wear and tear, or non-apparent damage. More and more laboratories are realizing that it’s both less expensive and more efficient if users routinely check laboratory balances, rather than discovering problems later on when... Read more
Manufacturers and brand owners are under immense pressure to repeatedly produce conforming, high quality, safe and well-presented packaged food to meet industry requirements. Increasingly stringent legislation, innovations in packaged product design and evolving customer expectations mean the need for conformity has never been greater. Industry expert Mettler Toledo has published a free, comprehensive white paper... Read more
The rule, dating back to 200 BC, states that a body immersed in fluid indicates an apparent loss in weight equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. This principle applies today to gravimetric determination of density. Using a balance and a density kit, users can determine the density of several materials by having... Read more
These changes have an impact on weighing devices and weighing processes, as weight measurements are a critical process step which can significantly affect quality. METTLER TOLEDO’s white paper highlights the changes in the revised standard of ISO 9001:2015 and what this means for weighing processes, and describes the timeline associated with transition to the new... Read more
WALTHAM, Mass., July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share, payable on October 15, 2019, to shareholders of record as of September 17, 2019. About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo... Read more
Agilent to Acquire BioTek, Strengthening Leadership Position in Growing Cell Analysis Segment SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 11, 2019 Highlights: Combined portfolio enables Agilent to provide a more complete and integrated solution for customers in the important and fast-growing area of live cell analysis BioTek is a recognized leader for plate-readers and imaging systems with complementary... Read more
Photo: EDX-8100P Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer Shimadzu released the EDX-8100P Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer in Europe. This highly versatile model, which is exclusively for Europe, can analyze even light elements in liquid samples with high sensitivity. In November 2016, Shimadzu released the EDX-7000P and EDX-8000P Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometers. Both products obtained... Read more
Thermo Fisher Scientific Advances Genotyping to Better Understand the Genetic Makeup of Pets Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the launch of three new Applied Biosystems AgriSeq targeted genotyping by sequencing (GBS) solutions that will allow customers to genotype canines and felines more efficiently and cost-effectively while gaining significantly more disease and parentage information about their... Read more