Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:11 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/ MeasureNews en-us http://measurementdevices.com/images/logo.gif http://measurementdevices.com/ mds@mrpyro.com http://measurementdevices.com/Article1698.html Nova's new package significantly reduces time to solution from days to several hours and improves Optical CD measurement quality REHOVOT, Israel - Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. has announced the launching of MatMaker™, a Product-Driven Materials Characterization package which revolutionizes one of the most critical elements of Optical CD measurement. Last week the Company announced all time record orders for its stand-alone Optical CD product and the addition of the MatMaker™ Package is intended to further solidify the Company’s position in the market. Spectral Optical CD technologies need material optical properties (spectral n&k) to interpret the optical spectrum into a profile measurement. Until now the industry standard was to measure material properties on blanket wafers, layer by layer, a process that takes from days to more than a month, well in advance of actual Scatterometry application development. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:11 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1697.html EDL's New Resistance Tester Danville VA, USA -- The Megaohm Validator (MOV-1) from Electronic Development Labs (EDL) is a handheld device that ensures insulation resistance testers are operating properly and within specification. The instrument has ranges from 0Ω to 10GΩ, a maximum voltage of 5 kV, and a remarkable 1% accuracy for all ranges. While it is suitable for both DC and AC testing, it is recommended for DC measurements from 1MΩ to 10GΩ. With a convenient protective case, it can be used either in the laboratory, or on-site, to verify the measurement accuracy of insulation resistance testers. The MOV-1 is of tremendous value to manufacturing professionals who need absolute trust in measurement. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:09:23 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1696.html Mil-Ram's New RS 485/4-20mA 3 or 4-Wire smarter Transmitter for LEL Hydrocarbon Gas Detection Fremont CA, USA -- Hundreds of different hydrocarbon gases detected utilizing NDIR dual-chamber infrared sensor element. Model TA-2100 and TA-2102 smarter Transmitters are now available suitable for use in Sil 2 environments based on FMEDA. Features * No false alarms infrared sensor technology * Self-Calibration adjusts span monthly based on sensor life curve * Auto-Gas Calibration, non-intrusive, hands-free, magnetic switches * Not affected by temperature -20 deg C to +50 deg C, stable by design * LCD display - 12 characters x 2 lines. Provides user interface with magnetic switches - no dip switches Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1695.html An Enterprise Level Data Transformation Tool by Thermo Fisher Scientific: Further Expanding the CONNECTS Solution Set Philadelphia PA, USA - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc introduces Integration Manager - a flexible, powerful data transformation tool for automated data acquisition and point-to-point data distribution across the enterprise. Integration Manager provides connectivity to all parts of the laboratory workflow and translates the data generated by any of the instruments, services or third-party enterprise applications that may be used in an organization. This integration tool is another example of the Thermo Scientific Connects solution set that helps streamline and improve the transfer of knowledge between laboratory-generated data and enterprise-level information systems. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1694.html Moorpark CA, USA -– Kavlico is pleased to announce the availability of their 4th generation ceramic capacitive pressure sensor, the model P500 which is packaged with Kavlico’s state-of-the-art ASIC. Rugged and highly reliable, this multi-purpose sensor is ideal for measuring a broad range of process media including hydrocarbon based fluids, air, and water. Typical industrial pressure sensor applications include: * Pumps (Water Pressure) * Suction and Discharge Pressure in Stationary and Portable Compressors * Process Controls (Fluid & Gas Pressures) * Scientific Instruments (Spectrometers and Chromatography Analysis Equipment) * Test Equipment * Stem Sterilizers * Air Pressure Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1692.html With excellent column-to-column consistency Leatherhead, UK -- Porvair Sciences Ltd. has announced a new range of Protein A columns that uniquely combine the proven operational benefits of BioVyon technology with the economy and convenience of a cartridge-based separation methodology. Designed for laboratories looking to handle small numbers of discrete samples - the new mini and micro BioVyon™ Protein A columns offer a simple and rapid method for antibody purification. BioVyon Protein A columns are proven to give consistent recoveries of purified IgG. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1693.html Customziable RFID tags now available from DAILY Guangzhou / Guangzhou, China -- In respond to the growing demand of using RFID in automotive, DAILY RFID, a leading producer of RFID tags, has come up with some customziable RFID tags for use in automotive, such as rfid key fob, windshield tag. DAILY's customziable RFID tags for RFID automotive applications are used mainly in these apsects, including in theft prevention, in car tires, in payment of gas station and road toll. And DAILY is committed to designing suitable RFID tags for each end-user in automotive applications. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1691.html Maisach/Munich/Germany -- With the PCIe-BASE, BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm) is one of the first few manufacturers of measurement technology to offer a competitive data acquisition card for the PCI Express interface. PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), "PCIe " for short, is a Personal Computer (PC) interface allowing for the communication of peripheral components with the master processor of the PC. In the long run, PCIe is expected to replace the current PCI slots in the present PC design. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:59:13 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1690.html Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology offers to measure sample parts free with their new CMM Model F25 Maple Grove MN, USA -- With the F25 coordinate measuring machine, Carl Zeiss offers a system that meets the extreme demands of quality assurance for size, form and position of microsystem parts. Microsystem components are used in automotive and medical parts. They are essential for highly accurate control processes. Their reliability is determined by the precision with which quality assurance ensures the function of these tiny parts. The ultra-precise kinematics combined with the highly accurate measuring system enable measuring uncertainty of 250 nm at a resolution of 7.5 nm for the F25 microsystem CMM. Time-tested CALYPSO measuring software used on other large coordinate measuring machines. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:05:31 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1689.html Patented design ensures that light remains focused on the optical fibre cable Eastbourne, UK -- AlphaBright has launched a bright VIS-NIR QTH light source for spectroscopy and illumination applications where brightness and stability ensure low noise, high quality measurements. AlphaBright efficiently maximises the amount of light coupled into an optical fibre increasing the optical throughput and providing stable illumination for scientific measurements. AlphaBright is also ideal for applications requiring the routine use of filters. The patented design ensures that light remains focused on the optical fibre cable when an optical filter is inserted. Neutral density, bandpass or edge filters can be used without distorting the optical path. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1688.html Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Fluidigm Europe has introduced its new 48.770 Digital Array chip, the highest density commercially available integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) ever. This IFC is capable of testing up to 48 individual samples at a time and automatically partitioning each of the samples into separate sets of 770 reaction chambers - delivering a total of 36,960 simultaneous digital PCR reactions. Previous Fluidigm Digital Array IFCs could address up to 12 samples at a time. Fluidigm introduced its digital PCR capability at the end of 2006 and is the only company today offering a commercially released digital PCR system. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1687.html PROVIDENCE RI, USA -- Designed to provide a low-cost alternative to all-digital gaging amplifiers, newly enhanced Series 830 Analog Gaging Amplifiers from Mahr Federal feature dual input ports for single or differential ID or OD measurements with selectable ranges in inch or metric units. They are now available for use with "Federal" or "Mahr" type inductive probes. Portable or bench mountable, the high performance Series 830 amplifier is rugged and equally at home on the shop floor or in the laboratory. "Even though we live in a digital world, analog displays still offer advantages in a number of applications," said Paul Mailloux, Manager Precision Gages for Mahr Federal. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1686.html New Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) Master Models Have Frequency Coverage from 5 kHz to 20 GHz with 750 µsec/pt Measurement Speed To Ensure Accurate 2-Port Measurements Morgan Hill CA, USA -- Anritsu Company introduces two premium models – the MS2026B and MS2028B – to its popular VNA Master family. The MS2026B and MS2028B satisfy both RF and microwave cable and antenna analysis requirements with frequency coverage from 5 kHz to 6 GHz and 20 GHz, respectively. In addition to providing the industry's broadest coverage for handheld S-parameter measurement solutions, the new B series VNA Master offers field engineers and technicians fast tuning speed, 12–term error corrections, and a flexible user interface. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1685.html To track and manage mobile and fixed assets Guangzhou / Guangzhou, China -- DAILY RFID has released a cost-effective RFID Asset Management solution, designed to track and manage mobile and fixed assets in respond to the considerable attention RFID has drawn to asset management. This RFID asset management solution, operating at 13.56MHz, can help companies to track and secure critical assets - with few human intervention. The asset management solution, integrates RFID asset tags and multi-tag RFID reader, providing an easy means for fast, unique asset identification in any environment. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1684.html Beth Wozniak, president of Honeywell Sensing and Control, explained how wireless sensors can change the world, at Sensors Expo, according to a recent story in Control Engineering Magazine. Rosemont, IL – Honeywell says wireless sensor networks will help solve world challenges, in a keynote address today, June 10, at the 23rd annual Sensors Expo & Conference. Beth Wozniak, president of Honeywell Sensing and Control, says sensors and networking technologies are leading to pervasive sensing, producing a “world of interconnected sensors,” along with a huge number of industrial, environmental, economic, and societal benefits. -- Control Engineering, 6/10/2009 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:59:23 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1683.html For preparing weighable samples from difficult-to-dry HPLC purification fractions Ipswich, UK -- Using HPLC purification methods involving solvents such as water or DMSO - life science researchers & workers regularly encounter a significant number of samples that do not dry well post purification. Typically, these stubborn samples form a gum or oil that creates problems including accelerated sample degradation (due to residual solvent) and difficulty in accurate weight determination. Using a Genevac HT Series evaporator and proprietary LyoSpeed™ technology, HPLC fractions can be concentrated to a few millilitres and then frozen and rapidly lyophilised to produce a diffuse dry powder, which can easily be re-dissolved or weighed out. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1682.html Agilent Technologies and Los Alamos Develop First High-Throughput System to Be Deployed at UCLA's New Global Bio Lab SANTA CLARA CA, USA -- Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced researchers are developing new tools for rapidly characterizing biological pathogens that could give rise to potentially deadly pandemics such as Influenza A (H1N1). This is part of a joint effort by national laboratory-, university- and private-sector institutions. The first tool, an automated genotyping system, is a joint effort between Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health and Agilent. This system will be utilized in the Global Bio Lab at UCLA and will use high-throughput technology for automated global-public-health surveillance. The automated genotyping system, built to specification by Agilent, was delivered to Los Alamos in late May for verification of design and capability testing. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:22:59 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1681.html ESE, Inc. Announces Beta Release & Availability of Process Optimizer Version 4.0 at IFT Food Expo 09 - Associated Milk Producers to Participate in Beta Test Marshfield WI, USA - ESE, Inc. announced the Beta release of Process Optimizer Version 4.0 last week at the IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo 09 in Anaheim, California. Process Optimizer Version 4.0 is the software that drives the company's Q5 Near Infrared Analyzers. Together they test and measure constituents in food and beverage products for better quality and reduced waste. Process Optimizer Version 4.0 is available in Beta version with final release imminent this Fall. Associated Milk Producers (AMPI) will be among the first beta customers to use the software. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:43:09 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1680.html MAX11606, MAX11607, MAX11608*, MAX11609*, MAX11610*, MAX11611* - 2.7V to 3.6V and 4.5V to 5.5V, Low-Power, 4-/8-/12-Channel, 2-Wire Serial 10-Bit ADCs Sunnyvale CA, USA -- Maxim IC's new series MAX11606–MAX11611 are low-power, 10-bit, multichannel analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that feature internal track/hold (T/H), voltage reference, clock, and an I˛C-compatible 2-wire serial interface. These devices operate from a single supply of 2.7V to 3.6V (MAX11607/MAX11609/MAX11611) or 4.5V to 5.5V (MAX11606/MAX11608/MAX11610) and require only 670µA at the maximum sampling rate of 94.4ksps. Supply current falls below 230µA for sampling rates under 46ksps. AutoShutdown™ powers down the devices between conversions, reducing supply current to less than 1µA at low throughput rates. The MAX11606/MAX11607 have 4 analog input channels each, the MAX11608/MAX11609 have 8 analog input channels each, while the MAX11610/MAX11611 have 12 analog input channels each. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1679.html Now available for a special introduction price CHUR, Switzerland -- INTEGRA Biosciences AG has introduced a new Liquid Handling Set that significantly aids scientists in keeping their cell culture work streamlined and organised when pipetting and aspirating liquids. Successful manipulation of cell cultures relies on the ability to maintain sterility and to avoid cross contamination between cell lines. Proficiency in cell culturing can be greatly enhanced by a highly controlled workflow and a well-organised work area. The new Liquid Handling Set includes a PIPETBOY pipetting aid for accurately transferring media and buffers with serological pipettes, a VACUBOY hand operator for efficient vacuum removal of media and cell culture supernatants and a VACUSAFE comfort all-in-one aspiration system that ensures safe handling and containment of liquids. Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1678.html Abingdon, UK -- Milligram quantities of highly purified Phospho-specific polyclonal antibodies are available from AMSBIO custom designed for optimal recognition of specific phosphorylation sites on the protein of interest to research scientists. Phosphorylation events are integral to cellular regulation functions including activation of enzymes and receptors, cellular transcription, signal transduction and cell signaling networks. Custom phospho-specific antibody production can ensure that the peptide mimics the natural conformation and activity found in the protein. Phosphorylation often results in functional changes in the activity of a protein, and having antibodies recognising the phosphorylated state (as well as the corresponding non-phosphorylated state) can be integral for studying protein pathways. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1676.html Malvern Instruments' Zetasizer Nano characterizes all surface modifications Malvern, UK -- Researchers from Abo Akademi University and the University of Turku in Finland have discovered that the stability of functionalised nanoparticles is crucially dependent on all functional groups present on the surface. Using the sensitive nanoscale particle sizing and zeta potential measurement capabilities of a Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments, they showed that poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) functionalised silica particles made promising candidates for bioapplications. This research has now led to the development of a selective nanoparticulate system for cancer cell targeting. One of the key aims in biomedical science is to develop applications that can target and deliver drug to specific cell populations. Porous, non-toxic silica based structures have potential as biocompatible vehicles for intracellular delivery of an active ingredient. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:44:50 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1675.html Synology® Releases Case Study Taipei, Taiwan——Synology® Inc. has released a case study demonstrating how its productivity and global service efficiency has increased after adopting its Disk Station, an alternative solution to PC servers. Synology is growing in business and company size and realized its need to adopt an easier management system with high performance, capacity, security, and reliability. Thus, Synology adopts its own Disk Station series products in 2009 in order to thrive in the versatile and highly competitive global market. Four units of RS409+ are being utilized to provide external Internet services, including the hosting of official company website, official forum, firmware download site, the European mirrored download site. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1677.html Milford NB, USA -- Machine to Machine (M2M) communications is increasingly important to the success and viability of businesses today. The WaveRoute products allow for devices and sensors to be connected and available for data communications. WaveRoute Enterprise is a hosted, web-based M2M application for managing, monitoring, and controlling these devices and sensors remotely. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500 http://measurementdevices.com/Article1674.html Improvements With 1D & 2D Barcoded Tubes Lelystad, The Netherlands -- Micronic Europe BV has announced that Specs (Delft, The Netherlands) has deployed the Tracker TRxD Single Tube Scanner in its laboratories to improve handling and processing of chemical compounds. Specs is a leading provider of chemistry and chemistry services for drug discovery. In addition to screening compounds and building blocks - Specs offers cheminformatics and custom synthesis services. Other services include compound reformatting and compound management services. To upgrade their weighing process to handle a broader range of bar-coded vials - SPECS sought a tube and vial scanner that could not only handle the commonly used 1D formatted barcodes but also 2D bar-coded tubes. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:15:00 -0500