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New Distribution Partner for Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand


Ionicon Analytik (Austria) specialising in ultra- sensitive and high-resolution online mass spectrometry for trace gas analysis, and Omega Scientific, distributor of analytical and process instrumentation, are joining their efforts in Southeast Asia.


“Asia is a very important market for us, hence we will further increase our presence in Southeast Asian countries with our new partner”, Ionicon’s CEO Lukas Märk explains. “We see a lot of potential for our high performance trace gas analysis instruments especially in environmental monitoring and research applications and are committed to providing high quality local support”, Märk continues.


Ionicon is the world’s leading producer of on-line VOC detectors with market-leading, on-line and real-time, single-digit pptv-level detection limits using the unique proton transfer reaction – mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) technology. Since 1998 Ionicon is serving leading scientists with VOC monitoring and quantification instruments in many different areas including environmental research, pollution monitoring, atmospheric chemistry, food & flavour science and illicit substances detection. Ionicon recently sold its 200th PTR-MS instrument.


Omega Scientific has offices in Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and Thailand (Bangkok), with a sales and applications support team, consisting of analytical chemists, chemical engineers and service engineers at each location.


Since its incorporation in 1983, Omega Scientific’s specialisation has been the distribution of analytical and process instrumentation that are primarily used in research and regulatory institutions, and in chemical, pharmaceutical, food and flavor, and semiconductor and hard disk-drive manufacturing industries.


The Ionicon product portfolio comprises the PTR-QMS Series (Ionicon High-Sensitivity PTR- QMS 500 with its market-leading detection limit of < 1 pptv; the Ionicon PTR-QMS 300, a very robust and small VOC monitoring system with a very advantageous price) and the PTR-TOFMS Series (Ionicon PTR-TOF 8000 providing a mass resolution of up to 8000 m/ m and the Ionicon PTR-TOF 2000 with its detection limit < 5 pptv).


Ionicon also produces special monitoring solutions for various industrial applications, has a strong in-house R&D department and is partner of many international research projects with renowned academic partners.


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Analytica: A Resounding Success


The 23rd Analytica, the International Trade Fair, concluded in Munich with more than 30,000 visitors. The three new Live Labs on the topics which included Food and Water Analysis were popular attractions that generated a great deal of attention. For the first time ever, participants experienced what really happens in an analysis laboratory at a trade fair.


More than 30,000 trade visitors from over 110


countries came to the fair in Munich. 100 percent of the visitors were industry professionals, and according to a survey by the market research institute TNS Infratest, they came to the fair with intentions to make investments: 20 percent planned to invest EUR 25,000 to EUR 50,000 in laboratory and analysis equipment, 16 percent between EUR 50,000 and EUR 100,000, and 29 percent more than EUR 100,000. “Besides the research aspects of this event, no other trade fair focuses so intensely on business ties,” said Bargmann (Deputy CEO of Messe Muenchen). Just less than one-third of all visitors were from companies with more than 1,000 employees. Based on the TNS Infratest survey, customer satisfaction of analytica is at its highest in the last 16 years.


The countries with the largest numbers of visitors were Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain, Italy and France. There was also a significant increase in the number of visitors from the United States (just less than 14%). For the first time ever, the Analytical & Life Science Systems Association (ALSSA), an American trade association, held a meeting at the fair.


1,026 exhibitors from 37 countries presented their products and equipment for research and industrial laboratories. Besides Germany, the countries with the largest number of exhibitors included the United States, Great Britain, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands.


More than 1,700 visitors participated in the analytica Conference, an increase of more than 40 percent. According to Dr. Martin Vogel, Chairman of the GDCh Working Group for Analytical Chemistry at the German Chemical Society: “The organisers of the analytica Conference – the German Chemical Society, the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine – are very satisfied with its outcome. Attendance at this year’s lectures was so good that it was standing room only in many of the rooms.


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New German Distributor


Horizon Technology (USA) is thrilled to welcome Axel Semrau to our team as our newest distributor based in Germany.


Axel Semrau GmbH & Co. KG is a distributor for analytical instruments in Germany. The company develops their own products and trades with laboratory hard- and software. Products developed within the company are marketed and sold throughout the world.


Axel Semrau produces their own products for Natural Gas Analysis/Odorisation Control. The company has specialised in this area for more than 30 years and offers a wide range of well-known measuring devices, beginning from small hand- held products up to gas chromatographs, all made in Germany.


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Analyser Service Expansion by


Business Acquisition


Air Pollution Monitoring Specialists, Enviro Technology Services (ET) has completed an agreement with Ideal Industries (owners of Casella Monitor), to acquire Casella Monitor’s UK service and maintenance business relating to reference method gas analysers for air quality monitoring.


Ideal Industries through the on-going Casella business has chosen to focus its efforts on its core expanding business areas of Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Environmental Dust and Noise Monitoring.


ET is one of the UK’s leading and longest established suppliers, systems integrators and service providers specialising in Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) and Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) systems.


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New Chairman Appointed at Edinburgh Instruments


Edinburgh Instruments has announced the appointment of its new Chairman. Dr Derek Shepherd becomes Chairman at a pivotal time for the company as it continues to build on its spectacular growth surge across all its divisions.


Dr Shepherd spent over 25 years with Aggreko plc, the renowned leader in the supply of temporary power and temperature control products rising to become Executive Director and overseeing expansion across Central and South America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. His international markets knowledge and experience will compliment Edinburgh Instruments’ own international aspirations.


“Derek Shepherd is a proven leader who has demonstrated his value to the energy and construction industries,” said Alan Faichney Chief Executive Officer of Edinburgh Instruments. The Board believes that Derek can assimilate his experience and skills required to further assist our exponential growth internationally. Our global vision remains core to our continual success.”


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Achema 2012 Set to be Biggest Ever


This years Achema, held on 18th-22nd of June 2012, is set to be a huge success. With bookings exceeding 2009's figures months before the opening and a packed program of around 900 lecturers, events and guests Achema 2012 is set to be the biggest ever.


Environmental Technology Publications will be exhibiting in hall 11.1 at booth A87a. Come and visit us during your stay and even enter our competition for a chance to win €500! We can also be found in hall 4.2 at booth K35 where our International Labmate magazine will be.


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