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FitoClima Bio Chambers
June 4, 2024
Aralab is a company that specializes in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of environmental testing chambers and equipment for various industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food, and cosmetics. Aralab's product range includes climate chambers, stability chambers, plant growth chambers, and other specialized environmental testing chambers. These chambers are used for simulating and controlling environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, light, and CO2 levels, enabling researchers and manufacturers to conduct experiments, tests, and studies under controlled conditions.
Aralab's environmental chambers are utilized in a wide range of applications, including stability testing of pharmaceuticals, research on plant growth and development, testing of food and beverages, and evaluation of cosmetic products. The company is known for its commitment to quality, reliability, and innovation in providing solutions for environmental testing needs.
Features:
• Ready to use. No assembly needed
• Minimal footprint for efficient use of laboratory space
• Adaptive future proof design, with easily removable and height adjustable shelves and changeable
lightcanopies with multiple intensities
• Wide temperature and humidity working ranges
• Research protection, with configurable temperature& humidity alarms and automatic remote notifications
• Stainless steel interior for maximum durability and ease of cleaning
• Multiple lighting options to suite any research requirements and stages of plant development
• Certified ISO:9001 for its Quality Management System
Applications Include:
• Plant Growth
• Tissue Culture / In-Vitro
• Arabidopsis
• Germination
• Algae Research
• Entomology
• Insect Rearing
easyFILL - Sample Preparation Workflow
June 4, 2024
Sample preparation is a central part of elemental analysis and includes several manual and time consuming steps. Sample weighing, reagent addition, vessel handling, dilution, and cleaning areall processes that impact lab workflow and operator time.
Since its inception, Milestone has been actively addressing these challenges. Vessel handling has been dramatically reduced with the use of Single Reaction Chamber (SRC) microwave systems (ultraWAVE and ultraCLAVE). Vessel cleaning has become more efficient with acid steam cleaning technology (traceCLEAN) or can be even eliminated by using disposable glass vials in the SRC-based systems.
Reagent additionand dilution are other steps that involve operator time,in addition to risk of contamination and exposure to concentrated acid. The easyFILL Automated Dosing Station addresses these latter challenges using a single platform that ensures superior workflow for thelab and higher safety for the operator.
easyFILL is fully controlled by a touch screen terminal with customized software. For routine processes the operator simply recalls a stored method with the type and volume of reagents as well as the number of positions in use. Availability of the reagents in the bottles and the waste volume are tracked by the software, so that the operator knows when it is time to refresh a reagent bottle or empty the waste tank. Moreover the software integrates a guided procedure to calibrate the pump, in just few minutes.
easyFILL offers great flexibility with a wide variety of racks to accommodate most digestion vessels and even two sets simultaneously such as twoultraWAVEracks. The system handles up to six reagents at a time (such as HNO3, H2O2, HCl, HF) matching most application needs. easyFILL comes into play before the digestion for acid addition and after for pre-dilution or for acidification of the digested solutions. Moreover, easyFILL is compatible with ICP autosampler racks to avoid additional handling.
The dispensing accuracy of the easyFILL pump ensures great reproducibility, while the handsoff approach and the use of high-purity PTFE for all the acid lines avoids risk of contamination. Moreover, the automatic cleaning of the lines, built into the sequence, avoids contamination when different reagents are dosed.
Handling of concentrated acids and the use of pipettes under a fume hood could expose the operator to the acids. easyFILL automates these processes and avoids acid handling. The built-in exhaust further enhances the safety of operations by diverting any acid vapours to the lab extraction system.
Li-ion Batteries: Pre-analytical Workflow Optimization
May 15, 2024
LIVE WEBCAST
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
Register for this free webcast at: www.spectroscopyonline.com/spec_p/li-ion-batteries
Event Overview
In this webinar, methods for overcoming challenges related to sample preparation for elemental analysis are presented, including the first-hand experiences of an end user demonstrating how microwave digestion improved their digestion quality and detection limits. Also presented is a case study from a laboratory that has implemented a ‘total workflow’ approach to sample prep and the impacts that each of the components in their workflow have on their overall elemental analysis process.
The quality and performance of Li-ion batteries requires elemental analysis of battery components in several steps of the value chain—from the extraction of raw materials, to the production of advanced components, to the recycling of spent batteries.
Sample preparation is the first fundamental step for ensuring reliable elemental analyses, which relies on providing appropriate solutions for both ICP-OES and ICP-MS. Due to the variety of samples and their respective natures, from organic such as graphite, to inorganic such as ores, the sample prep protocol must ensure complete digestion to achieve the high-quality analyses required in the battery industry.
Key Learning Objectives
• Understand the critical role of sample preparation in elemental analysis of Li-ion battery materials
• Learn how to address the challenges in sample prep for various matrices
• Discover practical approaches to method development
• See how key sample prep workflow technologies impact ICP-OES and ICP-MS analysis and overall lab quality, productivity, and safety
Who Should Attend
• Anyone performing or overseeing elemental analysis in the Li-ion batteries industry
• Lab Directors
• Lab Managers/Supervisors
• Researchers
• Chemists/Analysts
• Technicians/Research Assistants
• QC/QA Managers
ATS Scientific Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Folio Instruments Inc.
May 10, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON, Nov. 8, 2022 /CNW/ - ATS Scientific Inc. ("ATS Scientific" or "the Company"), one of Canada's largest independent providers of scientific equipment and service, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Folio Instruments Inc. ("Folio"), a Kitchener-ON based distributor of scientific equipment and service provider.
Co-founded by Gord Howes and Rhett Barriere over 30 years ago, Folio has been an integral part of the industry addressing the growing demand for laboratory equipment in Canada. Folio has a particularly strong presence in the petroleum, energy, environmental and heavy industrial industries, highly complementary to ATS' offerings. With a product portfolio consisting of market-leading manufacturers such as PAC LP, SEAL Analytical Inc., Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science, Konica Minolta, and many others, the addition of Folio will keep ATS Scientific at the forefront of the scientific community.
"We are all excited to join ATS Scientific's growing national team. Right away, we knew there was a fit, as their like-minded focus on putting customers first and delivering superior solutions really resonated with us" commented Folio's Co-Founder and President, Gord Howes, who will continue to be an integral part of the Company. Rhett Barriere will continue on as a Technical Consultant and added "we look forward to helping accelerate the Company's growth and further strengthening its presence coast-to-coast".
ATS Scientific will continue to be led by CEO Aleks Sobot and VP, Sales Gilles Groulx with critical support from the company's equity investor Sage Capital Partners. On the acquisition, CEO Aleks Sobot commented, "The acquisition of Folio represents the ongoing execution of our growth strategy, significantly enhancing our presence in very favourable end markets. Folio has a sterling reputation known across Canada and deepens our resources significantly. I am thrilled to welcome the Folio staff to our growing team at ATS Scientific."
Integration has already begun with planned cross-training across all product lines, which will provide an enhanced level of support for current and future customers. Folio will continue to operate out of its Kitchener facility and will maintain its name, website, and e-commerce store.
About ATS Scientific
ATS Scientific Inc was founded in 1989 by Alex Heino as a small service organization and has evolved into a highly respected sales and service organization serving the Canadian laboratory marketplace with a comprehensive product and service portfolio. The company has been successful in creating a team of dedicated professional staff, who are by far its greatest asset, as well as long term relationships with valued customers and suppliers who have been fundamental to the company's success. Learn more at www.ats-scientific.com.
About Folio Instruments
Folio Instruments has been one of Canada's leading suppliers of scientific instruments since 1989. Originally a modest basement operation, Folio expanded to a national company with a physical presence in Kitchener, Ontario, Calgary, Alberta, and Montreal, Quebec. The company's focus has always remained steadfast in laboratory analytical instrumentation, developing a deep knowledge of our equipment and methods. The guiding principle of operation is "say what you do and do what you say". The Folio commitment is to always stand behind its instrumentation and its performance. Learn more at www.folioinstruments.com.
About Sage Capital Partners
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Sage Capital Partners is the first institutional fund focused on search fund investing in Canada. Sage supports both traditional searchers and non-traditional/self-funded entrepreneurs in their quest to acquire and grow companies in the lower mid-market. Sage has extensive experience in a wide variety of businesses and industries and continues to actively pursue control and minority investment opportunities. Learn more at www.sagecapfund.com.
SOURCE ATS Scientific
For further information: Aleksandar Sobot, asobot@ats-scientific.com
UDK 159 Automatic Kjeldahl Analyzer
April 30, 2024
The UDK 159 Automatic Kjeldahl Analyzer is a piece of laboratory equipment used for determining nitrogen content in organic compounds, particularly in samples like food, soil, and wastewater. The Kjeldahl method involves digesting the sample with concentrated sulfuric acid, which converts nitrogen into ammonium sulfate. Then, this ammonium sulfate is distilled and the ammonia produced is captured in a known volume of acid, which can be titrated to determine the nitrogen content.
The UDK 159 automates this process, making it more efficient and accurate compared to manual methods. It typically includes features such as automated sample digestion, distillation, titration, and result calculation. These analyzers are often used in various industries such as food and beverage, environmental testing, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture for quality control, research, and regulatory compliance purposes.
VELP Scientifica presents the new advanced and fully automatic UDK 159 Distillation & Titration system, a new evolutionary step in worldwide Laboratory Solutions offered for Kjeldahl Analysis.
UDK 159 combines all the advantages of a fully automatic Kjeldahl distillation unit with the added benefits of integrated colorimetric titration (AOAC approved) for a high-perfromance all-in-one system. UDK 159 features new advanced performance able to provide the highest throughput with a number of unique benefits:
- Multiple safety devices to enhanced safety for the operator and the laboratory
- Plastic housing for high durability and chemical resistance
- 6’’ color touch screen for a simple control of the process
- Small footprint to save space on the lab bench
The UDK 159 is the instrument of choice for:
- A large number of samples
- The utmost versatility
- Complete traceability
- Reduced running and maintenance costs
- TEMS Technology advantages:
- Time saving
- Energy saving
- Money saving
- Space saving
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