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Launch of the World’s First Intelligent Pipette Stand
Mettler Toledo’s recently launched Rainin SmartStand™ is set to transform pipette management. This intelligent, customisable and highly scalable pipette asset management system is easily adapted to any laboratory’s standard operating procedures, helping to drive compliance in regulated environments, such as pharma, GLP and QC laboratories. Non- regulated laboratories can also take advantage of SmartStand to conveniently and efficiently monitor large numbers of pipettes. Each SmartStand can accommodate four manual or electronic Rainin XLS™ and XLS+™ pipettes, reading the embedded RFID chip to determine the current calibration status, which is instantly and clearly displayed on the colour LCD screen. A detailed view of the pipette’s service history and calibration status is revealed whenever it is removed from the stand, enhancing compliance by minimising the risk of accidentally using out-of-specification equipment.
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SmartStand is supplied with EasyDirect Pipette Asset Management software, a flexible, infinitely scalable Windows® based tool that simplifies and streamlines data management. It can connect to multiple SmartStands simultaneously via , monitoring anything from tens to hundreds of pipettes, identifying their location and capturing usage data to help laboratory managers
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reduce asset costs and eliminate obsolete equipment. Customisable fields allow information such as the user and lab, application and ID/inventory number to be entered for each pipette, and transferred to its RFID chip. An interim quick check can be scheduled – enabling deviation from specifications to be identified at an early stage – and service due dates indicated graphically, with the relevant documentation automatically completed and printed. After servicing and calibration, the updated record is conveniently exported to EasyDirect by replacing the pipette on any SmartStand. Data can also be transferred from EasyDirect to Microsoft Excel®
and most LIMS applications, eliminating manual record keeping.
42222pr@reply-direct.com New Software Revolutionises Drop Shape Analysis for Contact Angle Measurement
Krüss presented a completely new image evaluation algorithm for contact angles in the ADVANCE software at the European Coatings Show 2017. For analysing wetting and adhesion, the software detects the drop shape and the interface between drop and surface (base line), even in the face of severe interference, which can be caused by extraneous light or shadows, for example. With conventional software, these cases make evaluation difficult, whereas ADVANCE can almost always carry it out automatically, which makes the measurement of contact angles faster. Furthermore, the analysis becomes less dependent on the user, as manual intervention is no longer required.
The effectiveness of the software becomes particularly noticeable with position-dependent wetting measurements, for instance when checking the homogeneity of a coating or cleaning process. In this case, drops are frequently dosed onto a number of sample positions in a rectangular matrix. Therefore, several drops lie on a line between the illumination source and the camera of the contact angle measuring instrument. Previously, drops had to be removed in the course of the measurement to ensure that they did not throw troublesome shadows. The extremely robust image evaluation of ADVANCE makes this step obsolete.
In many applications, such as quality control of glass cleaning processes, very flat drops form as a result of samples with good wettability. This range between 1° and 10°, which was previously technically difficult to measure, is resolved outstandingly well with the new algorithm. ADVANCE is therefore able to detect the smallest inhomogeneities in the course of programmed procedures.
Krüss Managing Director Florian Weser sees the further development of ADVANCE as a milestone in interfacial science. “Over the years, we have worked with a vast number of images which were extremely difficult to evaluate. The achievement is globally unique, and raises the bar for drop shape analysis significantly,” said Weser.
42294pr@reply-direct.com Air Condenser for Small Scale Reactions
Asynt have introduced the CondenSyn Mini, a new high performance air condenser optimised for small scale synthetic chemical reactions performed in 5, 10, and 25ml flasks. Just 20cm long and fitted with a B14 adapter, the Condensyn Mini provides comparable vapour condensing performance to a Liebig water condenser but advantageously requires no cooling water for operation. While condensers cooled by a circulating water are effective, their constant need for running tap water creates environmental and cost issues.
Proven in over 1000 installations worldwide the Asynt CondenSyn air condenser is an affordable high-surface-area air condenser which is both safe and operationally effective. The CondenSyn’s robust design uses a new borosilicate glass manufacturing technique and this, together with a proprietary multiple hyperbolic profile, ensures optimum heat removal as vapours pass along its length. CondenSyn additionally incorporates a non-roll feature to help prevent accidents if left on a lab bench. Offering clear visibility of ongoing experimental reflux, the Asynt CondenSyn is easy to clean and maintain.
For further information on the CondenSyn Mini please visit
http://www.asynt.com/product/asynt-condensyn-mini/.
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