Pall Corporation Adds New Chromatography Products to Portfolio

PORT WASHINGTON NY, USA - /businesswire.com/- Pall Corporation introduces two new chromatography products, the PKP Chromatography systems and Resolute® FM columns.

These products enable users in the biotech, vaccine, and plasma markets to more easily transition from bench scale to pilot scale or small manufacturing scale.

The new products further strengthen Pall’s ability to provide total bioprocessing solutions to its customers by offering the tools necessary to ensure process optimization prior to committing to full process scale production.

“Whether customers are replacing an existing chromatography system, expanding their current infrastructure, or simply scaling up a new process, Pall’s chromatography solutions simplify scale-up from bench to pilot to final process scale, increasing productivity and improving economic efficiencies,” says Ken Frank, senior vice president of Pall Corporation and president of Pall’s Biopharmaceutical Division.

The compact design of Pall’s PKP Chromatography systems, with a virtually pipework-free flow path and stainless steel construction, ensures consistent operation within current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

This unique modular design reduces hold-up volume and allows for thorough cleaning up to 80 Degrees C.


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Trade in an older 5520A Multi-Product Calibrator, Receive a discount of up to 30% on the new robust 5522A

Everett WA, USA -- There has never been a better time to increase the ruggedness, reliability or capabilities of your lab with Fluke's new ruggedized 5522A Multi-Product Calibrator.

* Reverse power input protection of output terminals to ± 300 V peak
* Immediate output disconnection on all terminals on reverse input fault
* Ruggedized internal circuit board card retaining systems retain cards under physical shock conditions
* No procedure changes required for MET/CAL 7.3 (sp1) or above – uses 5520A procedures

If you have a 5520A series calibrator that is seven years old or less, you have a great opportunity to trade up to Fluke's replacement model, the new, more robust 5522A.


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Guangzhou / Guangzhou, China -- DAILY RFID has released mini 125KHz RFID Module designed to embed into any device.

It is a high performance, cost-effective reader module designed to enable almost any device to transform into RFID reader. And it has an affordable price under $29 USD per unit.

The RFID module is ideal for RFID embedded applications with low power consumption. With a feature USB interface, the LF Reader module is designed for integrators to install into printers, terminals and handheld devices for power supply and data communication.


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Boosts argon production by 10% | Stabilizes flow in air separation plant

Warminster PA, USA -- A modern digital electro-pneumatic positioner from ABB minimizes flowrate swings of rich-liquid vapor at an air separation plant in Louisiana. The new positioner replaces one installed on the actuator of a 20-inch butterfly valve.

Tighter control of flowrate has helped to stabilize the sensitive cryogenic distillation process, increasing argon production by 10%. The plant employs cryogenic fractional distillation to separate air into its major components: nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), argon (0.96%).

The plant controls the amount of rich-liquid vapor coming off the argon column, which in turn controls the amount of crude argon flow coming into this column.

A 20-inch Jamesbury butterfly valve regulates the flowrate of the rich-liquid vapor.


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In-System EEPROM programming through I²C interface

Sunnyvale CA, USA -- Serial EEPROMs are suitable when a smaller amount of nonvolatile, read/write memory is needed in a design. These are small and inexpensive devices that are extremely useful when a minimum number of I/Os are used.

There are different kinds of serial EEPROM devices which can be categorized on the basis of communication protocol they use for ISP programming.

In this article, we will discuss EEPROM programming through I²C interface using In System Programming (ISP) programmers such as Xeltek IS01.

I²C only uses two bidirectional open-drain lines, Serial Data Line (SDA) and Serial Clock (SCL), pulled up with resistors. Typical voltages used are +5 V or +3.3 V although systems with other voltages are also permitted.

The 24C04 serial EEPROM supports the I²C protocol. This protocol defines any device that sends data onto the bus as a transmitter and any device that reads the data as a receiver.

The device that controls the data transfer is known as the master and the other as the slave. The master will always initiate a data transfer and will provide the serial clock for synchronization.

The 24/25x04 are always slave devices in all communications.

In order to program any serial EEPROM in-circuit, the PCB has to be designed to be able to program serially. The following points should be kept in mind:


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Now Off-The Shelf From Mantracourt

Farringdon, UK -- Mantracourt has announced the availability of their Strain Gauge to USB Converter (DSCUSB), a compact, high performance digital signal conditioner with USB connectivity aimed at applications requiring high accuracy measurement.

The DSCUSB converts a strain gauge sensor input, such as a load cell, to a digital USB serial output.

Having been developed and applied to several specialist applications, Mantracourt's USB strain gauge technology is now available off the shelf, along with a dedicated PC based data logging software package.


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Ideal for Li-ion Battery Testing

Marlboro MA, USA -- VOLTpoint is a Data Translation ultra-high precision measurement instrument that rejects noise and transient spikes. Basic to its performance is ISO-Channel™ technology that galvanically isolates each signal with its own return path.

All 48 channels in each system are isolated from each other and from earth ground by 1000V.

VOLTpoint allows direct battery cell connection of voltages up to ±400 V with accuracy down to 1.2 µVolts for the ±10 V range.


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Litlington, UK & Santa Clara CA, USA -- Agilent Automation Solutions has announced new accessories for its BioCel System that deliver increased productivity, accessibility, and configuration flexibility.

The new accessories for the BioCel System include the Agilent Labware MiniHub for presenting and storing SBS-format labware, a removable plate hotel, sliding shelves for devices up to 80 pounds, and a new ultra high speed Liconic incubator.

The new accessibility features for the BioCel System enable easier maintenance and offline use of devices.

They also provide increased mobility and flexibility that permits you to rapidly re-configure robotic platforms to your assay needs.

The Agilent BioCel System automates any microplate-based protocol providing maximum walk-away time and throughput, all in the most compact design. With modular cells, options for various enclosures, and environmental control, BioCel Systems can be tailored to meet individual needs.


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See The 3 Minute InfoVideo

Litlington, UK & Santa Clara, USA -- An informative online video from Agilent Automation Solutions demonstrates its fast, small footprint, Bravo Automated Liquid Handling Platform in action, together with a wide range of accessories.

Streamed from the Agilent website* the video demonstrates how the Bravo™ Liquid Handling Platform delivers unmatched speed and versatility in a small footprint.

Its space-saving nine plate-position footprint has been designed to fit inside a standard laminar flow hood, enabling automated liquid handling for cell-based assays or hazardous reagent handling.

The Bravo uses high-accuracy pipette heads for dispensing from 100 nl to 200 ul in 96, 384, and 1536 well formats or to a single column or row of any of these plate types.


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Integrated Vaisala Veriteq Continuous Monitoring System showcased at Interphex 2011

New York NY, USA -- The world's largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies rely on the Vaisala Veriteq Continuous Monitoring System (CMS) to monitor temperature, humidity, differential pressure and other critical parameters in their highly demanding controlled and regulated environments.

The Vaisala Veriteq CMS ensures fail-safe, gap-free data recording to enable full compliance with the strictest FDA requirements.

Vaisala Veriteq validation systems are powerful, easy-to-use alternatives to thermocouple-based equipment and bulky data acquisition systems. They are designed for the most critical validation and mapping applications in controlled environments.

At Interphex 2011, Vaisala provided updates on the Vaisala-Veriteq acquisition: the traditional Vaisala instruments, Veriteq loggers and viewLinc software have now been integrated into one solution, providing more options and versatility for pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers.


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