LPW Technology, a market leader in the development and supply of a Total Powder Management solution into the Additive Manufacturing (AM) industry, has launched a new product line called POWDERFLOW™.

POWDERFLOW™ is a comprehensive powder flow measurement kit, which allows you to quickly and fully characterise the powder flow to known ASTM standards. With their extensive experience LPW know that some may confuse machine problems with powder problems and vice versa, resulting in significant time and cost being wasted before a fault is found, therefore POWDERFLOW™ has been developed to combat such issues...

Titan Enterprises has announced the launch of the Pulsite Solo an affordable battery powered rate and total flowmeter.

Offering the flexibility of panel, wall or surface mounting this new digital display instrument has been designed for use with switch, coil and magnetic sensor inputs.  With housing constructed from durable polymer, and sealed to IP65 specifications, the Pulsite Solo can be used in a wide range of operating environments. Programming is simple using two push buttons and logical prompts in English on the LCD display.  The replaceable...

PAC is very excited to announce the launch of our revolutionary ellipsometric jet fuel thermal oxidation heater tube scanner.

Our new OptiReader provides pass/fail results with a full 2D and 3D thickness map defining maximum deposit thickness and volume. Results are not only fast, but also highly precise and accurate. The user interface is so simple it doesn’t require any training which saves time and money. The numerical heater tube scan provides a unified test report with results from JFTOT & OptiReader. Its high-end design includes a 10.8 inch color touchscreen for an easy one-touch...

Hiden Isochema has introduced a NIST traceable method for assessing the combined pressure, uptake and temperature measurements of gravimetric sorption systems.

An in situ densitometry procedure is used to simultaneously determine mass and volume of an externally calibrated float. The volume is measured within 0.001 cc across the analyzer pressure range and is equivalent to a 1 µg (microgram) air displacement at standard temperature and pressure....

The next generation OmniPAGE VS20WAVE-DGGE from Cleaver Scientific is a flexible Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) system. Modular in design the system can be simply adapted to perform most single-base pair mutation detection techniques that are used in DNA mutation analysis.

Tecan has launched the Spark^® 20M multimode microplate reader, offering tailor-made solutions to suit virtually any drug discovery or advanced life science research application.

This freely configurable system gives researchers access to new techniques and features intended to enhance and streamline biochemical and cell-based workflows. At the heart of the instrument are Spark’s unique Fusion Optics and a powerful, high frequency xenon flash lamp, which can be combined with your choice of high performance detection modules to ensure a perfect match for your workflow. Options include an...

MicroSolv’s new Universal-2 Dimensional (U-2D) 96 Well Plate system offers many benefits compared to current glass-lined or plastic well plates for sample preparation or chromatography.

The novel design enables the rack containing precision glass inserts to be removed from the plastic base, for checking individual inserts for bubbles or missed fills, or for transfer to a thermal bath for controlled heating or cooling. Additionally individual glass inserts can be removed and placed into 9mm screw top autosampler vials for storage or for transfer to another instrument platform. This enables small volume samples to be stored with minimal loss of sample.

With a 40% larger opening, the R.A.M.™ vial is available in polypropylene, clear polypropylene and TPX (polymethylpentene) plastic materials depending on the analyses being performed.

Micronic has expanded its range of high quality 4.00ml sample storage tubes to now include non-coded, alphanumeric and 2D data matrix coded formats.

Offering a working volume of 2.70ml these tubes provide an ideal solution for storing larger volumes in a wide variety of short-term and long-term sample storage applications. Incorporating an internal thread screw cap with silicon O-ring - Micronic 4.00ml tubes provide optimal sealing enabling high integrity storage at ultra-low temperatures.  Benefiting from a flat bottom – Micronic 4.00ml tubes also provide an ideal solution for...

Capacitive touch keypad delivers a smooth user experience for lab professionals

Combining innovation and brilliant precision, the Eclipse is Adam Equipment’s newest range of lab balances. Featuring an advanced capacitive touch keypad and one of the largest LCD readouts in the industry, the Eclipse brings a balance of distinction and performance to any lab. The capacitive touch keypad contains illuminated color-coded keys, which provide uncomplicated navigation of the functions and features. Operating with a feather-light touch, the keys...

Porvair Sciences offer a range of sample evaporators and microplate products optimised for use in conjunction with LC/MS and LC/MS/MS instrumentation.

To facilitate better analysis of very dilute samples by LC/MS, Porvair Sciences nitrogen blowdown evaporators can assist by evaporating solvent to increase concentration thereby increasing sensitivity. In applications where serum or plasma samples have been de-proteinated using a protein precipitation microplate, such as the Porvair P3 plate, the sample is typically left in acetonitrile. Porvair evaporators provide a quick and easy-to-use method of removing the acetonitrile...

AMSBIO has assembled an extensive collection of autophagy antibodies.

From the industry standard autophagy antibody APG8 (MAPLC3) to the newest autophagy antibodies such as LAMP and APG1, AMSBIO is able to provide the most relevant, qualified antibodies for autophagy research. Autophagy is a cellular process not only implicated in the death of a cell, but more widely implicated in the survival of a cell. Autophagy functions as a housekeeping mechanism through disposal of aging and/or dysfunctional proteins and organelles by isolating...

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), an international leading supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, introduced the new ambr® 15 fermentation system, an automated micro bioreactor system designed to enhance microbial strain screening with advanced capabilities supporting fed-batch microbial cultures.

The new system, based on the gold-standard ambr 15 micro bioreactor technology, has been designed to meet the requirements of microbial fermentation. It comprises 24 single-use stirred micro bioreactors (each with an 8-12mL working volume) integrated to a user-friendly, automated workstation. The system offers parallel processing and walk-away control of 24 micro bioreactors, providing fermentation scientists with...

Flexicon, a business division of Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, has introduced an upgraded version of its established and successful FlexFeed30 (FF30) tabletop liquid filling and capping machine for the pharmaceutical, biotech and diagnostic industries.

Focussing predominantly on ease-of-use, the upgraded features are set to make the Flexicon FF30 even more appealing for laboratories, hospital pharmacies, R&D departments, essential oil manufacturers, cosmetics producers and general subcontract filling companies. 1200 bottles per hour. The Flexicon FF30 is capable of filling and capping up to 1200 bottles per hour with diameters from 12 to 50mm (up to 110mm high). Standard...

Designed to handle low flows from laminar to turbulent, and largely immune from viscosity, the Atrato ultrasonic flowmeter from Titan Enterprises is a perfect tool for laboratory testing applications.

The Atrato ultrasonic flowmeter is a true inline non-invasive flowmeter without the contorted flow path and disadvantages of alternative designs. Available in 60°C and 110°C temperature versions and a 30 bar higher pressure model - Atrato flowmeters use ‘time-of-flight’ ultrasonic technology that enable them to operate over wide flow ranges with accuracy better than ±1.0% of reading. Rugged, clean bore PEEK construction makes the...

Use of the new Vacuum De-aeration Apparatus from Copley Scientific  improves the accuracy of semisolid pharmaceutical testing by efficiently de-gassing the medium used in Vertical Diffusion Cells (VDCs) to measure the drug release profile of these products.

Semisolids are creams, ointments, gels or lotions used principally in the treatment of dermatological conditions that are applied topically to the skin to deliver a localised therapeutic response. The performance of such products is determined by measuring the release rate of the active ingredient, through a suitable membrane held in contact with a receptor medium contained within a VDC. Air bubbles accumulating on the underside of the...

PrimeTime^® qPCR Assays and Master Mix from IDT provide superior efficiencies and reliability for gene expression studies

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has introduced its latest addition to an expanding genomic applications portfolio: PrimeTime^® Gene Expression Master Mix, an optimized enzyme mix for probe-based qPCR. IDT continues to provide higher value qPCR products by delivering superior assay performance at a lower price per reaction, while empowering customers with access to assay sequences. This newest product enhances the...

Spectronics Corporation manufactures a full line of cabinets that provide different working sample sizes, options for UV lamps, and can accommodate a wide variety of applications.

Spectroline^® CL-150 Series UV workstations enable lab technicians to view, analyze and photograph fluorescent samples with both epi-illumination and trans-illumination light sources. A removable bottom panel allows either unit to be placed directly over the transilluminator. The 25-watt white light bulb in the cabinet provides visible illumination for easy sample preparation. The spacious CL-150 cabinet is able to accommodate large...

A collaboration between Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK) and Bio-Rad (Hercules, California) has delivered new analytical tools for the rapid identification of unknown particles.

New software to support Malvern’s Morphologi G3-ID, which analyzes particle size, shape and chemical composition, enables the direct comparison of measured Raman spectra with reference spectra in the extensive database of Bio-Rad’s market-leading KnowItAll® software. The result is powerful, robust particle identification capabilities for scientists working in forensic analysis and pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical development who are...

In late October 2015, PCE launched their new viscometer which is available in two versions: the PCE-RVI 4 VP20 with a rotational speed of 20 rpm and the PCE-RVI 4 VP60 with a rotational speed of 60 rpm.

The portable stand viscometer was especially designed for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, for the food and the cosmetics sector and for paint manufacturing, but also for other sectors. The PCE-RVI 4 works with the Brookfield method and is suitable for continuous use for 24 … 30 hours. The LC display can indicate the revolutions, the measuring system, the viscosity, the percentage and the battery status.

RETSCH GmbH – world-leading supplier of lab equipment for sample homogenization and sieve analysis – have enhanced their product range with a complete line of instruments for applications with large feed sizes and high throughput rates.

The new program will be integrated into the existing product line under the name of “X-Large” and complement it in many areas. Now RETSCH offer, for example, a series of jaw crushers with feed sizes from 40 mm to 350x170 mm. The new XL models of ball mills, vibratory disc mills and sample dividers provide a substantially higher throughput than the laboratory-scale models. The new portfolio also includes a number of testing equipment to determine the Bond Grinding Indices...

AMSBIO offers a comprehensive range of more than 54,000 lentivirus for shRNA delivery.

To make selection of the optimum lentivirus quick and easy, AMSBIO has developed an online search tool** where you need simply enter your target gene symbol or a key word. Supplied as simple, ready-to-use particles that can be added directly to cells, AMSBIO lentivirus eliminates the need for any transfection reagents. Prepared using proprietary protocols to integrate a real-time fluorescence monitoring tag in the system, each 200ul...