New centrifuge technology will enable multi-sample adhesive and composite strength testing

20-Feb-2013 - A new analytical centrifuge is being used to test adhesive bonds, coatings and composites. BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing’s scientists had the idea that samples should no longer be clamped, but simply inserted. Simply inserting the specimen makes rapid loading possible. ...

Tiny bubbles clean oil from water

New method targets oil sheen, other pollutants

17-Nov-2009 - Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and ...

Thermo Electron Opens Indian Demonstration Center in Mumbai

New Customer Demonstration Center and Training Facilities Offer Regional Customers Direct Access to Laboratory and Process Technology

01-Dec-2005 - Thermo Electron Corporation announced the opening of a new customer demonstration laboratory in Mumbai, India, to serve local pharmaceutical, petroleum/petrochemical, automobile, environmental and agricultural market sectors. The new site will be equipped with state-of-the-art customer ...

Thermo Electron to Acquire Jouan SA

23-Sep-2003 - Thermo Electron Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire leading laboratory equipment provider Jouan SA for 110.9 million euros (currently USD $124 million) in cash plus the assumption of approximately 7.1 million euros (USD $8.0 million) of consolidated net debt. Jouan is ...

Kendro Laboratory Products re-organizes R&D departments to form "Centres of Excellence"

06-Aug-2003 - Kendro Laboratory Products is re-structuring its R&D departments to provide improved, integrated services to its customers and business partners. The newly formed "Centres of Excellence will be formed at the production plants in the USA and in Germany. Parallel to this re-structuring, the ...

Active ingredient and fine chemicals plant goes into operation in Spain

Connecting link between process development and high-tech chemistry

15-May-2002 - Leverkusen ? Customer requirements for the production of fine chemicals under cGMP conditions (current Good Manufacturing Practice) cover a very broad spectrum. With its Central Organics Pilot Plant (ZeTOTM) in Leverkusen, Bayer AG is able to respond to customer needs for complex process ...

Innovative emulsions for use across all sludge types in all dewatering systems

Ciba Specialty Chemicals launches new high performance inverse emulsion flocculants as part of the Ciba® Zetag® 8000 series

15-May-2002 - Ciba Specialty Chemicals extends its flocculant range with a new product range of Inverse Emulsions. The Ciba® ZETAG® 8000 series inverse emulsions are for use in clarification, sludge thickening and sedimentation across all sludge types and work with all dewatering systems i.e. chamber press, ...