20 Analytical Instrumentation PAC Participating at the Upcoming Gulf Coast Conference


PAC announces it is exhibiting and presenting at the upcoming Gulf Coast Conference in Galveston, TX on October 11-12, 2011. This conference is devoted to the education and knowledge advancement for Chemical Analysis Technology for the Petrochemical, Refining, and Environmental fields. PAC experts will present a 20 minute paper titled, “Simultaneous Determination of Trace Sulphur and Nitrogen by Combustion UV-Fluorescence and Chemliuminescence in Reformulated Gasolines". In addition, PAC will present two posters, "Determination of Fame Contamination in Aviation Turbine Fuel using Gas


Chromatography" and "Determination of Nitrogen in Solids by Chemiluminescence". PAC will also be exhibiting at the Gulf Coast Conference. Please visit booth #103 to learn more about their core analyser technologies, including chromatography, elemental analysis, physical properties, fuels composition, and laboratory automation.


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Herzog by PAC Celebrates 80 Years of Scientific Excellence


For eight decades, the company founded by Walter Herzog, which is now a part of the PAC family, has been successfully providing high-accuracy and high-reliability analytic instruments to the world’s industrial scientists. The name “Herzog” is respected the world over, and for good reason; the company’s continuing strength since its founding is its commitment to excellence and innovation. Walter Herzog founded Walter Herzog GmbH in Berlin, Germany in 1931. He then moved to Lauda, Germany with four employees in 1960. Herzog by PAC is a long-established, comprehensive line of laboratory instruments for testing atmospheric and vacuum distillation, flash point, vapour pressure, bitumen properties, cold flow properties, viscosity and other physical properties of materials. Distillation and flash point analysis is provided by systems, including the OptiDist and the HDV 632; viscosity and Bitumen testing by systems, such as the HVM 472 and the HRB 754 Ring & Ball; and fuel classification by systems, such as the CID 510 Derived Cetane Number. Herzog is an active member in standards organisations and leads in standard development to guarantee that the methods meet customer requirements of precision and ease of use.


Pioneer and Innovator


Walter Herzog and his engineers pioneered efforts to automate traditional manual methods of testing in order to save manpower and eliminate user errors. Herzog also took the lead in efforts to develop and standardise new, alternative lab methods where the hallmarks were low sample volume requirements, achieving faster results, higher precision in analysis, and greater ease of use by operators with lower general skill levels. From the start, Herzog has been an innovator in physical distillation. Herzog introduced its first automated ASTM D86 / ISO 3405 distillation system to the market in 1957. Today, Herzog continues to innovate in synergy with other members of the PAC family with its 5th generation system, the OptiDist®


30 years of ISL’s to create a unique, state-of-the-art, fully automated distillation analyser. OptiDist®


, which combines 50 years of Herzog experience and uses several patented


technologies, such as Optimizer and bottom meniscus volume measurement, for fully automated distillation control that guarantees highest precision results, and it is ideal for new fuels including ethanol blends and biodiesel blends.


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PAC Introduces FAME in AVTUR Analyser; Detects Biodiesel Traces in Aviation Turbine Fuel with Unique GC Application


PAC announces the introduction of the AC Analytical Controls FAME in AVTUR analyser, designed to detect traces of Fatty-acid Methyl Esters or FAMEs, more widely known as biodiesel, in aviation turbine fuel. FAMEs are used as blending stock for diesel fuel in refinery applications, and there is concern that other products, using the same production, storage, and transport systems such as aviation turbine fuel can become cross-contaminated with FAME and create problems with jet engine performance.


PAC’s FAME in AVTUR analyser is a Gas Chromatography application with a unique combination of deans-switching and re-focusing. It can be used by the average technician and doesn’t require


a chemist to operate. It is specifically designed to be used for routine analysis by refineries, distribution/pipeline companies, independent labs, airline companies, military, and others. With the AC FAME in AVTUR solution, no sample preparation is required. The analyser can be used with a wide range of jet fuels. Alternative methods require the operator to prepare the sample, such as accurately weighing the sample with internal standard, dilute the sample, or use Solid Phase Extraction techniques. No Internal standard (ISTD), no dilutions, and no Solid Phase Extractions techniques are used. This makes the analyser much easier to use, suitable for use by operators with minimal chemical background or laboratory skills. The excellent stability and repeatability of the instrument minimises calibration and maintenance of the instrument, while still achieving the sensitivity to measure the trace levels of FAME in jet fuel at sub-ppm levels. Find out more at www.paclp.com.


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PAC Introduces ALCOR Intelligent Heater Tube™; Revolutionary Advancement in Jet Fuel Termal Oxidation Testing


PAC announces the introduction of the Alcor Intelligent Heater Tube™ (IHT), an innovative and revolutionary advancement in traceability and security for jet fuel thermal oxidation testing. The IHT securely stores the important data associated with jet fuel thermal oxidation test in a small Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device permanently mounted on the end of the Alcor Heater Tube. This keeps tube and results data together inseparably, facilitating traceability and ensuring accuracy. Jet fuel thermal oxidation tests (JFTOT®


) are critical for determining the quality of jet fuels. With JFTOT® it is crucial to


have testing materials meeting strict dimensions and composition controls. Alcor by PAC, has delivered this high level of quality and reliability for more than thirty years. Alcor heater tubes provide superior performance and produce reliable results, but until now, archiving data meant keeping heater tubes and data separately. Quality audits require matching data with heater tubes. Audits can turn up mismatched data due to poor record keeping or simple transcription errors. The IHT now enables simplification of record keeping, improves traceability, and minimises audit headaches.


The Alcor Intelligent Heater Tube™ is the only heater tube on the market that can electronically store all the important data from JFTOT® instruments directly onto the heater tube. With the IHT


Reader-Writer, a unique electronic identification device, the IHT provides detailed traceability of tests and easy access to stored data. Data can be transferred from the JFTOT® computer interface, or can be entered directly through MS Windows®


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PAC Launches VIDA™ Fully Automated Digital Density Meter; Ease of Use, High Reliability


The new ISL VIDA™ by PAC is a fully automated density analysis meter that offers an incredibly simple and easy approach to obtaining highly reliable density measurements of many different fluids from industrial to food and beverage and pharmaceutical/medical products.


VIDA™ is user-friendly, easy to set up and use, and fully automated, with simple one-push-button operation, so it doesn’t require a highly-trained operator; and this same automated operation ensures highly reliable results every time it’s used.


VIDA™ is based on the proven oscillating U-tube method and integrates innovative features that ensure reliable and accurate analysis in compliance with ASTM D4052, ASTM D5002, IP 365 (ISO 12185) and DIN 51757.


VIDA’s high level of automation, powered by embedded ‘smart’ software, allows non-assisted operation during the entire test cycle, reducing the operator’s workload and freeing them up to attend to other tasks in the meantime.


Measurements are reliable, repeatable, and consistent, providing accurate analysis of a wide range of fluid types, even highly viscous.


VIDA™ features an intuitive colour touchscreen interface for easy menu navigation, test progress follow-up and offers a clear, easy to understand test configuration. VIDA™ features a unique built-in automatic bubble detection system, an innovative and robust measuring cell for high precision, an integrated ultrasonic cleaning device, and many other unique features. For more information about VIDA, visit www.paclp.com.


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