226A Volume 61, Number 10, 2007 Lee Craven, Editor WHAT’S NEW is provided as a ser- vice for our readers. It contains the latest news on the products, cata- logs, tips, and supplies that manu- facturers elect to highlight. Publica- tion in WHAT’S NEW does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the Society for Applied Spectroscopy or the column editor. Contributions to WHAT’S NEW should be sent to Ap- plied Spectroscopy, What’s New Ed- itor, 201B Broadway Street, Freder- ick, MD 21701-6501 (Fax 301-694- 6860). Please note that only black- and-white photos will be considered for publication. Although there is no charge to submit materials, prefer- ence is given to Applied Spectros- copy advertisers. Call 800-627-0932 for questions regarding advertising. Temperature/Humidity Data Loggers with Ethernet/LAN Interface TandD Corporation Model TR-71W and TR-72W Thermo Recorders are data loggers that incorporate an integrated ethernet/LAN interface for monitoring both temperature and humidity. These capabilities allow for quick and easy collection of recorded data and mon- itoring of current conditions. The TR-71W can even send warning E-mails and text messag- es to cell phones. Both of these units can be connected to a local area network through ei- ther a standard 10/100 base-T ethernet or through an 802.11b wireless LAN connection. TandD has introduced a powerful new soft- ware tool that has been specially designed to use with a LAN to make settings for and carry out the automatic downloading of recorded data from TR-71W/72W Loggers. The TR- 71W is a temperature data logger with a range of 40 to 110 C with optional sensors avail- able with a range from 60 to 155 C. The TR-72W is a temperature and humidity data logger with a range of 0 to 50 C and 10% to 95% RH. TandD Corporation, P.O. Box 321, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Ph: 1-518- 669-9227, www.tandd.com. Turnkey NIR-Based Dryer Analytics System for Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Industries Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announces a new near-infrared (NIR)-based dryer analyt- ics system ideal for a range of applications in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical in- dustries, including API and tablet manufactur- ing. These tools allow greater process under- standing and optimization of cycle times and product quality and consistency. The turnkey system has been designed from the ground up to offer the perfect combination of software and hardware for efficient and accurate NIR drying analyses. The complete system allows faster realization of process and product im- provements than was previously possible be- cause the need for integration engineering has been virtually eliminated. Drying is a key factor in tablet manufacturing with the main goal of fit-for-purpose and consistent endpoint determination for real-time product and pro- cess control. The new Thermo Scientific dryer analytics system combines the Antaris EX FT- NIR process analyzer with specialty fiber op- tics probe options, specifically designed for in- dustrial drying processes. This complete plat- form provides precise measurements to adapt processes or determine endpoints, thus im- proving yields, consistency, and cycle times through the elimination of laboratory testing. The Antaris EX FT-NIR process analyzer, part of the dryer analytics system, is supplied ready-to-use in Class I Division/Zone 1 or 2 drying installations. It offers integrated com- puting as well as OPC and PLC I/O for auto- matic process communications control to en- able complete closed-loop monitoring. The analyzer has also been pre-configured to work effectively in hazardous or potentially explo- sive environments. The retractable fiber optics probes, also part of the dryer analytics sys- tem, are particularly suited to pharmaceutical powder drying applications. They feature pneumatic probe insertion and retraction, au- tomatic purge or wipe cleaning of the sam- pling window, and a wash chamber to clean hazardous materials without human exposure. Due to these features, the probes effectively address and eliminate the usual interfacing and sampling challenges occurring in today’s drying processes. The Thermo Scientific NIR- dryer analytics system is supported by a com- prehensive training and maintenance pro- gram, with easy-to-use validation protocols and reduced costs of calibration. Thermo Fisher Scientific, 81 Wyman Street, Wal- tham, MA 02454, Ph: 1-800-532-4752, www.thermo.com/nir. Robust Silver Coatings for Durability in the Harshest Environments Princeton Instruments announces protect- ed and enhanced silver coatings for diamond turned optics and glass. This addition to the Acton Optics product line offers breakthrough levels of durability and reflectance for appli- cations including military optics, telescopes, spaceflight hardware, analytic instruments, and ultra-fast Ti:Sapphire lasers. These ro- bust coatings exceed the requirements of MIL- M-13508, pass the saltwater immersion test of Mil-F-48616, and continue performing to spec- ifications after rigorous testing including hu- midity, temperature, adhesion, abrasion, and solubility. These coatings can be manufac- tured to provide greater than 98% average re- flectance over very broad bandwidths and on a variety of substrates. This newly developed
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226A Volume 61, Number 10, 2007
Lee Craven, Editor
WHAT’S NEW is provided as a ser-vice for our readers. It contains thelatest news on the products, cata-logs, tips, and supplies that manu-facturers elect to highlight. Publica-tion in WHAT’S NEW does not implyrecommendation or endorsement bythe Society for Applied Spectroscopyor the column editor. Contributions toWHAT’S NEW should be sent to Ap-plied Spectroscopy, What’s New Ed-itor, 201B Broadway Street, Freder-ick, MD 21701-6501 (Fax 301-694-6860). Please note that only black-and-white photos will be consideredfor publication. Although there is nocharge to submit materials, prefer-ence is given to Applied Spectros-copy advertisers. Call 800-627-0932for questions regarding advertising.
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Temperature/Humidity DataLoggers with Ethernet/LANInterface
TandD Corporation Model TR-71W andTR-72W Thermo Recorders are data loggersthat incorporate an integrated ethernet/LANinterface for monitoring both temperature andhumidity. These capabilities allow for quickand easy collection of recorded data and mon-itoring of current conditions. The TR-71W caneven send warning E-mails and text messag-es to cell phones. Both of these units can beconnected to a local area network through ei-ther a standard 10/100 base-T ethernet orthrough an 802.11b wireless LAN connection.TandD has introduced a powerful new soft-ware tool that has been specially designed touse with a LAN to make settings for and carry
out the automatic downloading of recordeddata from TR-71W/72W Loggers. The TR-71W is a temperature data logger with a rangeof �40 to 110 �C with optional sensors avail-able with a range from �60 to 155 �C. TheTR-72W is a temperature and humidity datalogger with a range of 0 to 50 �C and 10% to95% RH. TandD Corporation, P.O. Box 321,Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Ph: 1-518-669-9227, www.tandd.com.
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Turnkey NIR-Based DryerAnalytics System forPharmaceutical andBiopharmaceutical Industries
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announcesa new near-infrared (NIR)-based dryer analyt-ics system ideal for a range of applications inthe pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical in-dustries, including API and tablet manufactur-ing. These tools allow greater process under-standing and optimization of cycle times andproduct quality and consistency. The turnkeysystem has been designed from the groundup to offer the perfect combination of softwareand hardware for efficient and accurate NIRdrying analyses. The complete system allowsfaster realization of process and product im-provements than was previously possible be-cause the need for integration engineeringhas been virtually eliminated. Drying is a keyfactor in tablet manufacturing with the maingoal of fit-for-purpose and consistent endpointdetermination for real-time product and pro-cess control. The new Thermo Scientific dryeranalytics system combines the Antaris EX FT-NIR process analyzer with specialty fiber op-
tics probe options, specifically designed for in-dustrial drying processes. This complete plat-form provides precise measurements to adaptprocesses or determine endpoints, thus im-proving yields, consistency, and cycle timesthrough the elimination of laboratory testing.The Antaris EX FT-NIR process analyzer, partof the dryer analytics system, is suppliedready-to-use in Class I Division/Zone 1 or 2drying installations. It offers integrated com-puting as well as OPC and PLC I/O for auto-matic process communications control to en-able complete closed-loop monitoring. Theanalyzer has also been pre-configured to workeffectively in hazardous or potentially explo-sive environments. The retractable fiber opticsprobes, also part of the dryer analytics sys-tem, are particularly suited to pharmaceuticalpowder drying applications. They featurepneumatic probe insertion and retraction, au-tomatic purge or wipe cleaning of the sam-pling window, and a wash chamber to cleanhazardous materials without human exposure.Due to these features, the probes effectivelyaddress and eliminate the usual interfacingand sampling challenges occurring in today’sdrying processes. The Thermo Scientific NIR-dryer analytics system is supported by a com-prehensive training and maintenance pro-gram, with easy-to-use validation protocolsand reduced costs of calibration. ThermoFisher Scientific, 81 Wyman Street, Wal-tham, MA 02454, Ph: 1-800-532-4752,www.thermo.com/nir.
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Robust Silver Coatings forDurability in the HarshestEnvironments
Princeton Instruments announces protect-ed and enhanced silver coatings for diamondturned optics and glass. This addition to theActon Optics product line offers breakthroughlevels of durability and reflectance for appli-cations including military optics, telescopes,spaceflight hardware, analytic instruments,and ultra-fast Ti:Sapphire lasers. These ro-bust coatings exceed the requirements of MIL-M-13508, pass the saltwater immersion test ofMil-F-48616, and continue performing to spec-ifications after rigorous testing including hu-midity, temperature, adhesion, abrasion, andsolubility. These coatings can be manufac-tured to provide greater than 98% average re-flectance over very broad bandwidths and ona variety of substrates. This newly developed
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coating protects diamond turned optics fromscratches and corrosion, overcoming a weak-ness with these delicate metallic surfaces.These proprietary coatings offer high perfor-mance in visible and infrared wavelengths si-multaneously and are the ideal choice forhighest reflectivity from 500 nm to 2 �m. Theperformance can easily be extended out to 20�m and beyond. The longevity of the silvermirror is maximized by the precise depositionof proprietary binder layers and dielectricovercoat layers carefully selected based onsubstrate choice and end-user application.This process provides the mirrors with uniquelong life and allows them to be cleaned at thepoint of use, even in the harshest environ-ments. Princeton Instruments designs andmanufactures high-performance camera,spectrograph, and optics solutions for the sci-entific research, industrial imaging, and OEMmarkets. Princeton Instruments-Acton, 15Discovery Way, Acton, MA 01720, Ph: 1-978-263-3584, www.piacton.com.
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APEX� DUO, For Small MoleculeX-ray Crystallography
Bruker AXS announces the launch of theAPEX� DUO, the first single crystal diffrac-tometer to feature instantaneous and auto-mated X-ray wavelength change. The APEXDUO combines a molybdenum (Mo) sealedtube as well as a high-intensity, air-cooledcopper (Cu) micro-focus tube with the mostsensitive CCD detector available. This uniquecombination of a micro-focus source with astandard sealed tube allows operation of bothX-ray sources without any change-over, with
typically one source in operation and the otherin standby. This novel approach allows instan-taneous, unattended switching of wavelengthswithout any of the source cold starts of first-generation dual wavelength systems thatcould lead to reduced tube lifetimes. In addi-tion, the advanced Cu micro-focus source de-livers up to twice the intensity of standard Cusealed tubes, allowing faster experiments andbetter data quality. The APEX DUO’s intelli-gent software allows the user to set up com-bined experiments for successive data collec-tions using both Cu and Mo wavelengths in asingle experiment. The software automaticallychanges wavelength and also reconfiguresthe instrument configuration from one wave-length to the other without any user interven-tion. For example, one can acquire Gandolphiimages using Cu radiation and then solve thestructure using Mo radiation. Bruker AXS,Inc, 5465 East Cheryl Parkway, Madison,WI 53711, Ph: 1-800-234-XRAY, www.bruker-biosciences.com.
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Vacuum Opto-Mechanics
McPherson, Inc. has expanded the scopeof products to include specialized opto-me-chanical components for ultraviolet applica-tions, especially those requiring clean inletpurge, vacuum, or ultra high vacuum environ-ments. Customer-specified, made-to-ordercomponents and standard beam delivery ac-
cessories include simplified grating actuators,mirror mounts, optical choppers, and polarizermounts. These items are available with o-ringsealed construction for purge applications andvacuum applications to the 10�6 torr range. Allelements are clean and ready for vacuum use.They are contaminant free and helium leakchecked. For more stringent applications, takeadvantage of ultra high vacuum versions forcompatibility to the 10�10 torr vacuum range.McPherson provides residual gas analysiscertification. McPherson’s accessories areuseful for researchers creating special sys-tems and working with novel spectroscopytechniques. Call on McPherson for special re-quirements related to deep UV excimer lasersystems and precision laser micro machiningrequiring gas purged beam delivery/opticalpaths. McPherson, Inc., 7A Stuart Road,Chelmsford, MA 01824, Ph: 1-978-256-4512, www.McPhersonInc.com.
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New Freezer Mill
HORIBA Jobin Yvon is pleased to an-nounce the launch of the new Freezer Mill se-ries. These cryogenic laboratory mills chillsamples in liquid nitrogen and pulverize themwith a magnetically driven impactor. It is a
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compact and unique mill with an integral liquidnitrogen reservoir, programmable touchscreen controls, and multiple user memorysettings. Various tubes can be used, includingmicro vials for very small volumes (e.g., onehair). These Freezer Mills have been recog-nized as the world’s most effective laboratorymill or the ‘‘mill of last resort’’ for many nor-mally impossible-to-grind samples such asplastics, rubbers, polymers, and volatile com-pounds. It is particularly well suited to DNA/RNA extraction, pharmaceutical analyses,drug testing, and medical research. HoribaJobin Yvon, Inc., 3880 Park Avenue, Edi-son, NJ 08820, Ph: 1-732-494-8660, www.jobinyvon.com.
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New AQUACOUNTER� KarlFischer Volumetric Titrator
JM Science announces their new AQUA-COUNTER� Karl Fischer Volumetric Titrator(AQV-2100S), which has a wide detectionrange from 100 ppm to 100%. With its maxi-mum capability for automation and future abil-ity to be upgraded, the AQV-2100S is a goodchoice for any lab. A large color LCD screenprovides all the information that the analyst re-quires. For instance, real-time titration curvescan offer some assistance when developingnew methods. Its automatic background com-pensation function allows accurate volumetric
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measurements of trace moisture levels. TheAQV-2100S can also be converted to either atwo-channel volumetric-volumetric titrator or atwo-channel volumetric-coulometric titrator.The volumetric conversion allows the use oftwo different strength titrants for maximum an-alytical flexibility. The GLP-compliant instru-mentation validation functions provide impor-tant information such as the life of reagents,the life of electrodes, etc. An FDA 21 CFR part11 compliant software package is also avail-able. JM Science, 355 Lang Blvd, Grand Is-land, NY 14072, Ph: 1-800-495-1678, www.jmscience.com.
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Alumina Coated EvaporationBaskets
A line of alumina coated tungsten evapo-ration baskets used for the complete upwardevaporation of metallic powders such as gold,nickel, palladium, and silver is available fromCeramic Coating, Inc. CCI Alumina CoatedEvaporation Baskets are internally heated cru-cibles that permit the vacuum evaporation ofseveral metals simultaneously and maintainmolten metal evaporants as an induction pro-pelled spinning ball within the cavity. De-signed to promote efficient line-of-sight coat-ing, these evaporation baskets are highly di-rectional and completely evaporate most ma-terials such as gold, nickel, palladium, andsilver without loss to the chamber. Availablein six sizes with wire diameters from .020 in.to .050 in., inside depths from .225 in. to .975in., and top inner diameters from .150 in. to.900 in., CCI Alumina Coated EvaporationBaskets can be matched to user requirementsto reduce power consumption and preciousmetal costs. Ideally suited for research appli-
cations, the surface temperature of the cruci-ble is approximately 1475 �C. CeramicCoating, Inc., 60 River Street, Beverly,MA 01915, Ph: 1-978-922-5141 www.ceramiccoating.com.
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Traceable� Pocket-Size�Thermometer �F/�C
Control Company’s Traceable� Pocket-Size� Thermometer is shockproof and is idealfor lab, plant, and field use. New microchip de-sign provides an ultra low cost unit. Wide-range, fast-response, and one-switch opera-tion make it the perfect routine thermometer.It is compatible with all type-K probes. Rangeis �50 to 750 �C or �58 to 1382 �F, with aresolution of 1� and meter accuracy of �(1 �C� .75%) between 0 to 500 �C and �(1 �C �1%) between 500 to 750 �C. Below 0 accu-racies are: �20 �C � 2 �C, �40 �C � 4 �C,and �50 �C � 5 �C. To ensure accuracy anindividually serial-numbered Traceable� Cer-tificate is provided from our ISO 17025 cali-bration laboratory accredited by A2LA. It in-dicates traceability to standards provided byNIST. Comes ready to use with a fast-re-sponse, type-K probe with beaded sensor, 4-foot cable, nylon carrying case, and 9-volt bat-tery (150 to 200 continuous hours). Size is23⁄4 � 41⁄4 � 7⁄8 inches and weight is 4 ounces.Control Company, 4455 Rex Road, Friends-wood, TX 77546; Ph: 1-281-482-1714, www.control3.com.
