January 2008

Fluke 566 and 568 Thermometers Provide Broad Infrared Functionality, On-Screen Menu System for Quick Access to Advanced Features

Fluke Corp., a company that focuses on handheld electronic test and measurement technology, has released the Fluke 566 and Fluke 568 Thermometers, which feature broad infrared (IR) temperature measurement functionality, an on-screen menu system and a dot-matrix display enabling users to take even complex measurements quickly, easily and from greater distances.

Both of the rugged Fluke 566 and Fluke 568 handheld thermometers combine contact and non-contact temperature measurement capability in one single, easy-to-use tool, providing a total and convenient temperature measurement solution for industrial, electrical and maintenance professionals. The thermometers provide a broad temperature measurement range from -40 °C to 800 °C /-40 °F to 1,472 °F (Fluke 568) or -40 °C to 650 °C/-40 °F to 1,202 °F (Fluke 566) at 1 percent measurement accuracy, making them well suited for a variety of inspection applications.

With a user interface designed for intuitive operation and available in six languages, users can access advanced features such as adjustable emissivity, alarms and data logging with a few pushes of a button via a soft-key menu displayed on the dot-matrix LCD screen. The display has two levels of backlight to facilitate viewing even in challenging lighting conditions.

Both models include a K-type thermocouple bead probe enabling users to take contact measurements immediately. The thermometers also are compatible with all standard miniconnector type-K thermocouples. MIN, MAX, AVG, and DIF temperature values are captured to help users save time and reduce calculation errors. Audible and visual alarms can be set easily to instantly alert users of measurements outside of set limits.

The Fluke 568 features a distance-to-spot ratio of 50:1 and the Fluke 566 has a distance-to-spot ratio of 30:1, enabling users to measure smaller objects or from further away; and the adjustable emissivity feature with built-in materials table or numerical setting allows users to measure a wide variety of surfaces more accurately and to easily compensate for shiny surfaces.

The Fluke 568 Thermometer can capture and store up to 99 points of data, which can be viewed on the thermometer or downloaded quickly to a computer via USB connection for later analysis and trending, using the included FlukeView Forms software. With the USB connection and FlukeView Forms software, the Fluke 568 also can be used for real-time, hands-free monitoring of temperatures to troubleshoot processes and equipment.

In addition to the Fluke 566 and Fluke 568 Thermometers, the Fluke 560 Series includes the Fluke 561 Infrared Thermometer for basic temperature measurement applications in plant maintenance, HVAC and electromechnical environments.

PerkinElmer has released its WinLab32 software with a complete Japanese and Simplified Chinese user interface to offer convenience and support for PerkinElmer’s user base in China and Japan. The software is compatible with the Optima line of Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) systems.

WinLab32 requires the Windows XP Service Pack 2 to give customers all the tools needed to analyze samples, report and archive data and ensure regulatory compliance.

The new releases of WinLab32 provide support for:

• Ethernet connectivity on the Optima 5x00 series ICP
• Integration of the new PerkinElmer S10 Autosampler
• The latest generation of computer hardware
• Improved software usability

170 Watts in a Small Package: 48mm DC Micromotor with Graphite Commutation

Agilent Technologies Announces Biggest Sale in India to Date: More than 50 Liquid Chromatography, Nine Gas Chromatography Systems

Agilent Technologies, Inc. has announced its biggest sale to date of analytical instrumentation in India. The sale includes more than 50 instruments, mainly Rapid Resolution Liquid Chromatography (RRLC) systems, plus gas chromatography systems and headspace samplers to Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., one of the top 15 companies in the Indian pharmaceutical industry.

In addition to being Agilent’s biggest sale in India, this is also Orchid’s largest order from any chromatography manufacturer.

The Agilent 1200 Series RRLC system provides up to 20 times faster analysis and 60-percent higher resolution than conventional HPLC, without sacrificing precision or sensitivity. It is designed to provide high analysis speed and resolution while keeping system pressure at a minimum. The result is higher performance coupled with the robustness of conventional HPLC.

Agilent is the clear global leader in gas chromatography, and the new 7890A GC, which Orchid purchased, is the latest generation of 40 years of innovation. It delivers advanced separation capabilities, powerful productivity enhancements and real-time self-monitoring and diagnostic intelligence. Faster oven cool-down and robust backflushing let users analyze more samples in less time. Fifth-generation electronic pneumatics control and digital electronics set a new standard for pressure set point and retention time locking precision.

This solution integrates Applied Biosystems’ SQL*LIMS laboratory information management system (LIMS) with Mettler Toledo’s LabX Data Management Software. The combination creates the ability to manage data efficiently, while saving researchers time and costs in day-to-day laboratory processes, when compared to using instruments that are controlled by their own software and that operate independently of any information management systems. Applied Biosystems will sell, install and maintain SQL*LIMS systems and implement the integration of LabX software.

Analytical and precision balance as well as titration instruments are used for a variety of applications. In many laboratories, they are the basis of many everyday processes. For the laboratory to meet Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards, these processes must be perfected and fully checked for accuracy before they can be used routinely. The combined SQL*LIMS and LabX package provides a validated system that eliminates the need to check each process for accuracy.

SQL*LIMS can be used by laboratories to manage the entire laboratory workflow, including raw materials, sample tracking and data collection. LabX Data Management and Instrument control Software controls all Mettler Toledo precision and analytical balances as well as titration instruments and manages the data they produce. Once the two packages are integrated, SQL*LIMS takes sample data and, using LabX Data Management Software, sends all operator instructions to the Mettler Toledo instrument screen as a simple and intuitive user interface, so that users can operate the laboratory instruments as normal. The software guides the operator through each step of a work list, ensuring standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed to avoid procedural errors. It performs full data acquisition, data storage, and automated reporting and documentation for audit trails; data can be stored within the LabX database and/or the LIMS as appropriate.

Ametek, Inc. has acquired privately held California Instruments Corp., a company focused on programmable alternating current (AC) power sources used to test electrical and electronic products. California Instruments has annual sales of approximately $22 million.

California Instruments provides programmable AC power sources used to test electrical and electronics products by simulating various input voltages, frequencies and potentially harmful line transients. These products are used in design verification testing, manufacturing, quality assurance and regulatory compliance by its customers in the computer, consumer electronics, industrial controls and aerospace and defense industries.

California Instruments joins Ametek as part of its Electronic Instruments Group (EIG). Ametek EIG sells its instruments to the process and analytical, aerospace, power and industrial markets worldwide and had 2006 sales of more than $1 billion.

January 22-24

Photonics West 2008 , San Diego, Calif.

This event includes industry sessions and technical courses. It gives attendees the opportunity to meet suppliers, discover new innovations and expand their professional networks.

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