Birmingham spinout begins commercialisation for a technology that will make manufacturing more sustainable

Technology allows to monitor what is going on inside production pipes in real-time, without having to halt production

25-Jan-2022 - University of Birmingham spinout Rheality has partnered with Clean Engineering to commercialise a ‘smart’ AI-based system that will significantly optimise fluid production by reducing power consumption and raw material wastage while maximising throughput and product quality in the Food, Oil & ...

TA Instruments broadens its TGA portfolio with the acquisition of Rubotherm

13-Sep-2016 - TA Instruments announced the acquisition of Rubotherm GmbH of Bochum, Germany. Rubotherm develops and manufactures analytical test instruments for thermogravimetric and sorption measurements that are used in both industrial and academic research laboratories in disciplines that include chemistry, ...

ALTANA: Acquisition of Rockwood's rheology business completed

Sales rise to €1,9 billion

04-Oct-2013 - ALTANA has completed the acquisition of the rheology business of Rockwood Holdings, Inc.. The acquisition was announced on July 28, 2013. The relevant antitrust authorities have approved the acquisition. With the acquisition ALTANA's sales are expected to reach about €1.9 billion per annum. "The ...

Malvern Instruments opens new applications laboratory in São Paulo

21-Dec-2012 - Malvern Instruments opened a new applications and demonstration laboratory in Brazil located at the São Paulo facility of Malvern’s parent company Spectris. The new laboratory will be equipped with instruments of particle characterization, protein measurement and rheology systems. The ...

Growing Freeman Technology establishes new US subsidiary

22-Feb-2012 - Building on a decade of successful business in North America, Freeman Technology announced that in January 2012 the company formally established a US subsidiary, Freeman Technology Inc.This new organisation will take on responsibility for sales, service and applications support for the ever ...

BASF invests in intelligent chemistry for mining in Australia

Long-term lease of laboratory and office space at CSIRO’s Australian Minerals Research Centre in Perth

08-Dec-2011 - BASF has signed a long-term agreement with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to lease laboratory and office space at the Australian Minerals Research Centre in Perth. Starting in January 2012, BASF will build a global R&D and technology centre, employing six ...

Malvern Instruments acquires assets of Reologica Instruments AB

12-Apr-2010 - Malvern Instruments Limitedhas acquired certain assets of Swedish rheology company Reologica Instruments AB (Lund, Sweden), which went into administration on 23rd March 2010. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Paul Walker, Managing Director of Malvern Instruments, said: “This purchase ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific and NETZSCH-Gerätebau Announce Sales Cooperation Agreement

22-Jul-2009 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and NETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH announced a sales cooperation agreement in the field of thermal analysis and rheology. At present, the two companies will concentrate on the polymer industry in Germany and will offer their customers comprehensive solutions in the field of ...

SCHOTT Instruments has changed its name to SI Analytics

10-Jun-2009 - SI Analytics products will continue to be developed and manufactured with the same high quality and innovation from the existing manufacturing site in Mainz. SI Analytics is busy developing the next generation of new products, to best serve its customers in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food & ...

The Dow Chemical Company Forms Dow Coatings Materials Following Acquisition of Rohm & Haas

03-Jun-2009 - The Dow Chemical Company has formed a new business unit focused on the coatings market following Dow’s acquisition of Rohm and Haas in April 2009. Dow Coating Materials combines the resources and technologies of Dow Coating Solutions and the recently-acquired Rohm and Haas Paint and Coating ...