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Vacuum News New appointment Dr Dav=d Rees, 41, has been appointed general manager of the Spec=al Products Department of Air Products Ltd, based at Crewe, Cheshire, which manufactures and supphes over 100 gases and gas mixtures for a mult=tude of research and development and industrial apphcat=ons Air Products Ltd Cffcle number 49 on Reader Enquiry Serwce card
China o r d e r s n e w B r i t i s h i n s t r u m e n t s Apphed Research Laboratories Ltd of Luton have received a major order from Nachlmpex, the Ch=na Machinery Import and Export Corp, for seven Gel Permeation Chromatographs. The total value of the order, which includes nearly 100 AngeL gel permeat=on columns and many accessories, is in the reg=on of £150,OO0. This success follows ARL's partlc=patlon in the Bnt=sh Industrial Technology Exhlb=tlon in Peking in March last year. An N900 X-ray fluorescence analyser was sold at the exh.b~tion and ARL hope to win a lot more export business for British analytical instrument systems in the People's Republic of China. The gel permeation equipment, which =s the subject of the present order, was first introduced by ARL in 1972 and =s intended for apphcat~ons revolving the measurement and dlstrlbutuon of elements of relatively high molecular weight.
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Bendix v a c u u m Ltd r e - n a m e d CVC S c i e n t i f i c P r o d u c t s Ltd A number of major changes have taken place at Bend=x Vacuum Ltd following the recently announced purchase of Bendix Sclent=flc Instrument and Equipment Div=s=on, of Rochester, New York, by a consortium of former executwe employees
The Wokingham-based company, which was formed in 1 968 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSlED, was included in the purchase agreement, together w=th other subsidiary compames =n France and Germany. As a result, it will =n future be known as CVC Sc=ent=f=c Products Ltd. CVC Scientific Products Ltd Circle number 51 on Reader Enquiry Serwce card
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N e w booklet on freeze-drying A w=de range of freeze-dryers, to suit most laboratory and industr=al applications, is described in a new booklet.
The freeze-dryers descnbed are manufactured by V~rt=s, and range from small bench-type dryers to large product=on dryers. A brief 'theory of freeze-drying' is followed by sections descrlb=ng freeze-dryers for laboratory applications, pilot runs, and full-scale production.
An accessones sect=on descr=bes container (glassware, trays, etc) sealing equ=pment, measuring instruments and vacuum equipment. Techmatlon Ltd Cffcle number 52 on Reader Enquffy Serwce card
N o r g r e n Fluidics "Product review" This new publicat=on presents a comprehens=ve picture of an extensive range of fluidic devices, including.
Ser=es 200 modules 14 different "plug-m" types include the Schmitt trigger, binary counter and flow amphfier. Input devices' Proxlm=ty, 'featherflex', touch and 'mterrupt=ble and impact=ng jet' sensors ; pulse buttons and selector valves. Output devices" Pneumatic v=sual indicators, amplifiers, step-up relays and "boostermltes', pressure electric switches In-hne accessories ' Diodes, restr~ctors, capacitors, manifolds, terminal blocks, connectors, etc. Compressed air processing equ=pment. Norgren Fluldlcs Circle number 53 on Reader Enquiry Serwce card 402
The ARL Model 950 Gel Permeat=on Chromatograph ~s a w=de-range, high-performance =nstrument designed on a modular format with a large choice of components. Sahent features include the choice of single or duplicated solvent reservo=rs, manual or automatic inject=on valve, up to 4 detectors m any combination, and either ambient or heated column compartment Special attention has been paid to safety features, such as the effective isolation of solvent and solvent vapours The solvent dehvery un=t is easdy accessible There is ample work space and provls=on =s made for a flat bed recorder Applied Research Laboratories Ltd Circle number 50 on Reader Enquiry Serwce card
Instrument News Instrument News Volume 24 No 1 E, the latest ed=t=on of the newsheet issued by Perk=n-Elmer Ltd manufacturers of analytical instruments, includes original news for all scient=sts. Art=cles =n th=s issue will be of especial interest to those revolved m pollution momtormg and environmental studies Perk=n-Elmer Ltd Circle number 54 on Reader Enquiry Serwce card
M e d u s a - - a o n e - d i m e n s i o n a l n u m e r i c a l m o d e l f o r laser f u s i o n calculations The UKAEA Research Group Report CLM-R130 by Chrlst=ansen, Ashby and Roberts (avadable from HMSO, London) descr=bes the phys=cs and mathemat=cs used m MEDUSA, a computer code des=gned for calculating the compress=on of a plasma by laser rad=at=on together with the thermonuclear reactions that take place. The Culham Laboratory, UKAEA Circle number 55 on Reader Enquffy Serwce card
Thin f i l m e q u i p m e n t catalogue A new catalogue of equipment for Thin Fdm Deposit=on and Measurement has been produced by Sloan Technology. Covermg the entire Sloan product range, the catalogue includes Thin Ftlm Deposition Systems, Sputtering Equipment, Thin Film Instrumentation, Electron Beam Equipment and Source Power Controls, Chamber FJxturlng and Thin F=lm Measuring Equ=pment The Sloan 1800 Senes Th=n F=lm Depos=t=on Systems are fully automatic Bell Jar or Box Coater units for volume product=on of h=gh quality films and coatings. A w=de range of accessories =s ava=lable for use w=th these systems.
China o r d e r s n e w B r i t i s h i n s t r u m e n t s Apphed Research Laboratories Ltd of Luton have received a major order from Nachlmpex, the Ch=na Machinery Import and Export Corp, for seven Gel Permeation Chromatographs. The total value of the order, which includes nearly 100 AngeL gel permeat=on columns and many accessories, is in the reg=on of £150,OO0. This success follows ARL's partlc=patlon in the Bnt=sh Industrial Technology Exhlb=tlon in Peking in March last year. An N900 X-ray fluorescence analyser was sold at the exh.b~tion and ARL hope to win a lot more export business for British analytical instrument systems in the People's Republic of China. The gel permeation equipment, which =s the subject of the present order, was first introduced by ARL in 1972 and =s intended for apphcat~ons revolving the measurement and dlstrlbutuon of elements of relatively high molecular weight.
New
Bendix v a c u u m Ltd r e - n a m e d CVC S c i e n t i f i c P r o d u c t s Ltd A number of major changes have taken place at Bend=x Vacuum Ltd following the recently announced purchase of Bendix Sclent=flc Instrument and Equipment Div=s=on, of Rochester, New York, by a consortium of former executwe employees
The Wokingham-based company, which was formed in 1 968 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSlED, was included in the purchase agreement, together w=th other subsidiary compames =n France and Germany. As a result, it will =n future be known as CVC Sc=ent=f=c Products Ltd. CVC Scientific Products Ltd Circle number 51 on Reader Enquiry Serwce card
literature
N e w booklet on freeze-drying A w=de range of freeze-dryers, to suit most laboratory and industr=al applications, is described in a new booklet.
The freeze-dryers descnbed are manufactured by V~rt=s, and range from small bench-type dryers to large product=on dryers. A brief 'theory of freeze-drying' is followed by sections descrlb=ng freeze-dryers for laboratory applications, pilot runs, and full-scale production.
An accessones sect=on descr=bes container (glassware, trays, etc) sealing equ=pment, measuring instruments and vacuum equipment. Techmatlon Ltd Cffcle number 52 on Reader Enquffy Serwce card
N o r g r e n Fluidics "Product review" This new publicat=on presents a comprehens=ve picture of an extensive range of fluidic devices, including.
Ser=es 200 modules 14 different "plug-m" types include the Schmitt trigger, binary counter and flow amphfier. Input devices' Proxlm=ty, 'featherflex', touch and 'mterrupt=ble and impact=ng jet' sensors ; pulse buttons and selector valves. Output devices" Pneumatic v=sual indicators, amplifiers, step-up relays and "boostermltes', pressure electric switches In-hne accessories ' Diodes, restr~ctors, capacitors, manifolds, terminal blocks, connectors, etc. Compressed air processing equ=pment. Norgren Fluldlcs Circle number 53 on Reader Enquiry Serwce card 402
The ARL Model 950 Gel Permeat=on Chromatograph ~s a w=de-range, high-performance =nstrument designed on a modular format with a large choice of components. Sahent features include the choice of single or duplicated solvent reservo=rs, manual or automatic inject=on valve, up to 4 detectors m any combination, and either ambient or heated column compartment Special attention has been paid to safety features, such as the effective isolation of solvent and solvent vapours The solvent dehvery un=t is easdy accessible There is ample work space and provls=on =s made for a flat bed recorder Applied Research Laboratories Ltd Circle number 50 on Reader Enquiry Serwce card
Instrument News Instrument News Volume 24 No 1 E, the latest ed=t=on of the newsheet issued by Perk=n-Elmer Ltd manufacturers of analytical instruments, includes original news for all scient=sts. Art=cles =n th=s issue will be of especial interest to those revolved m pollution momtormg and environmental studies Perk=n-Elmer Ltd Circle number 54 on Reader Enquiry Serwce card
M e d u s a - - a o n e - d i m e n s i o n a l n u m e r i c a l m o d e l f o r laser f u s i o n calculations The UKAEA Research Group Report CLM-R130 by Chrlst=ansen, Ashby and Roberts (avadable from HMSO, London) descr=bes the phys=cs and mathemat=cs used m MEDUSA, a computer code des=gned for calculating the compress=on of a plasma by laser rad=at=on together with the thermonuclear reactions that take place. The Culham Laboratory, UKAEA Circle number 55 on Reader Enquffy Serwce card
Thin f i l m e q u i p m e n t catalogue A new catalogue of equipment for Thin Fdm Deposit=on and Measurement has been produced by Sloan Technology. Covermg the entire Sloan product range, the catalogue includes Thin Ftlm Deposition Systems, Sputtering Equipment, Thin Film Instrumentation, Electron Beam Equipment and Source Power Controls, Chamber FJxturlng and Thin F=lm Measuring Equ=pment The Sloan 1800 Senes Th=n F=lm Depos=t=on Systems are fully automatic Bell Jar or Box Coater units for volume product=on of h=gh quality films and coatings. A w=de range of accessories =s ava=lable for use w=th these systems.