IndustryNews
Asylum Research Introduces New OnLine AFM/SPM Probe Store
Asylum Research announced that its new automated AFM/SPM Probe Store is now online. Te probe store provides simple search, sort, selection, quotation, and purchase for a wide variety of different probes. Probe sort/search can be performed in seconds by application (e.g., biology, force measurements, electrical probing, steep sidewalls, etc.), type (e.g., contact,
AC/tapping, coating, length), length, frequency, tip radius, composition/material, spring constant, and more. Te Store can be found at
http://www.asylumresearch.com/ProbeStore/.
Asylum Research
www.asylumresearch.com
Ted Pella Takes Over Part of Fullam Product Line Ted Pella, Inc. and Ernest F. Fullam entered into an agreement where Ted Pella, Inc. purchased all Fullam product lines except tensile stages, chemicals, and vacuum coaters. We wish to continue serving Fullam’s customers with products and knowledge. “Te acquisition of the Fullam product lines represents a way to continue serving their customers, and that will be the goal of Ted Pella, Inc.,” said Ted Pella, the president of Ted Pella, Inc.
Ted Pella, Inc.
www.tedpella.com
Olympus to Distribute Hirox® KH-7700 All-in-One Digital Microscope for U.S. Industrial and Quality Assurance Applications
Industrial Microscopes has signed an agreement with Hirox-USA, Inc., of Hackensack, N.J., to distribute the Hirox KH-7700 Digital Microscope system in the United States. Te KH-7700 is an all-in-one portable digital microscopy system that is designed to provide observation, recording, and measurement for industrial and quality applications in such fields as metallurgy and materials science, electronics, forensics, medical device manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.
Olympus America Inc.
www.olympusamerica.com/industrialmicroscopes
UNC and Olympus Partner to Open Advanced Imaging Center for Life Science Research
Te University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill opened the doors of a new facility designed to be one of the world’s most sophisticated research centers devoted to life science imaging. Te new UNC-Olympus Research Imaging Center provides researchers with advanced microscopes and camera equipment, soſtware, consultation, and expertise, in an environment intended to encourage the highest levels of scientific inquiry. Te new imaging center has been endowed by Olympus America Inc.
Olympus America Inc.
www.olympusamerica.com
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www.microscopy-today.com
Malvern Reveals Blush Brilliance with Morphologi G3
A new application note from Malvern Instruments outlines research and method- ology for measuring the size, shape, and intensity of particles in mineral-based powder make-up, using the Morphologi G3 image-analysis-based particle-charac- terization system. Te freely downloadable publication Morphologi G3: Understanding
Mineral-based Make-up using Size, Shape and Intensity Measurements demonstrates how to capture and analyze data for use in optimizing the brilliance and coverage of powder makeup.
Malvern Instruments Ltd.
http://www.malvern.com/makeup
Siemens Awarded Three-Year Contract with Premier for Diagnostic Systems and Tests
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces a new three- year contract with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group-purchasing unit of Premier Inc. that includes Siemens's powerful integrated diagnostic systems, several specialty diagnostic instruments, and a comprehensive menu of diagnos- tic tests for Premier’s more than 2,300 member hospitals and 64,000 additional healthcare sites.
Siemens Healthcare Sector
www.siemens.com/healthcare.
Hitschfel Instruments to Represent Olympus Industrial Microscopes in Parts of U.S. Midwest and Southeast
Olympus America Inc. continues to build its industrial instru- ment distribution network, naming Hitschfel Instruments, Inc., to handle distribution of Olympus industrial microscope products in central and southern Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and greater Memphis. Hitschfel has its headquarters offices, a warehouse, a service facility, and a showroom in St. Louis; it also has satellite locations in Tulsa, Kansas City, Little Rock, and Omaha.
Hitschfel Instruments, Inc.
www.hitschfel.com
The Newly Renamed College of Microscopy Offers Much More than just Microscopy
Formerly known as the College of Microscopy, the Hooke College of Applied Sciences, located in Westmont, IL, hopes to offer courses and programs that expand beyond the common conceptions of microscopy. Industries from forensic and pharmaceutical sciences to nanotechnology and conservation are greatly in need of skilled microscopy professionals. Te college will give students the hands-on professional training and education needed to succeed in technical occupations in chemistry, biology, and microscopy.
Hooke College of Applied Sciences
http://www.mccrone.com
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