Instrumentation & Control
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Freeman Powder Tester Plays Key Role at Australian University
December 9, 2009Pharmaceutical science researchers at Monash University in Australia are using the FT4 universal powder tester from Freeman Technology to investigate novel techniques for improving the flow properties of excipients for inhaled product formulation. The team, led by Dr. David Morton, has recently...
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UWT Germany Opens UK Sales Office
December 4, 2009The German bulk goods level measurement specialist, UWT Level Control, has announced the opening of its first sales office in the United Kingdom. Based in the historic Shropshire town of Shrewsbury, Graeme Hughes has been supporting UWT clients since October 2009. His objective is to increase...
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Leading Scientists to Present One-Day Powder Flow Measurement Conference in London
November 9, 2009Powder Flow 2009: Practice, Theory, Visualisation and Meaning is a one-day conference organized by The Formulation Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in partnership with Freeman Technology and in association with Dechema. The event takes place on December 16, 2009 at the RSC headquarters...
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Novel Test Regime Helps Specifying Low-Friction Construction Materials for Pharmaceutical Powder Processing Plant
October 27, 2009In a poster presentation at the 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 8-12, 2009, Los Angeles), materials scientists from Freeman Technology will describe collaborative work with machinery manufacturer Harro Höfliger. The joint development project was established to address the...
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Malvern Instruments, Kaiser Optical Systems Collaborate on Advanced Range of Raman Microscopes
October 27, 2009Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments (Worcs, UK) and Kaiser Optical Systems (Ann Arbor, MI), a leading supplier of Raman analyzers and components for spectroscopy, have announced a development collaboration that will enhance the product portfolios of both companies. As part of the...
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Powder Rheometer Leads to New Insight at Clarochem Ireland
October 13, 2009Use of the FT4 powder rheometer from Freeman Technology is enabling organic chemists at Clarochem (Ireland) Ltd to incorporate some fundamental aspects of material science into their crystallization work. This is proving to be a significant point of differentiation in their field. ...
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Horiba Receives Patent for Dry Particle Supplying Device
October 2, 2009The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has granted a new patent to Horiba Instruments Inc. for a device that disperses dry particle samples into an elementary particle state during the introduction of the sample to a particle size measuring apparatus. In a...
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Casella Launches Micro Web Site to Identify Monitoring Equipment for Hazardous Substances
September 29, 2009Casella CEL and its North American subsidiary Casella USA have launched a new micro Web site that allows users to easily select customized sampling equipment solutions for monitoring a wide range of hazardous substances. The site is located at www.airsamplingsolutions.com. Straightforward, the...
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Dwyer Releases 2010 Full Line Instrumentation and Control Catalog in Print and on Interactive CD
September 18, 2009Dwyer Instruments Inc. has released its 2010 catalog, which features 600 pages of instrumentation and control products, including more than 60 new products. Dwyer produces a broad range of precision instruments for measuring, transmitting, or controlling pressure, flow, air velocity, level,...
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Potsdam Researchers Use Malvern Zetasizer Nano in Gold Nanoparticle Research
September 9, 2009Researchers at the University of Potsdam, Germany, are using a Zetasizer Nano ZS from Malvern Instruments to measure the dimensions and stability of gold nanoparticles smaller than 5 nm in diameter. Gold has long been considered as an inert element, but in nanoparticulate form it can be very...
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