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Weighing in on Weighing
Monday, September 26, 2016
Application Note
Thomas Pertsch Steffen Gloth
Weighing ingredients properly is a critical part of manufacturing pharmaceutical products. read more
Automatic Motorized Leveling of Laboratory Balances
Friday, October 04, 2013
Application Note
Thomas Pertsch
A fundamental rule for using high-resolution balances in pharmaceutical laboratories is that the instrument be level at all times. If the lab balance is not level, it cannot accurately measure objects... read more
Sample Prep for LC, GC, and SFC at Pittcon® 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Technical Article
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
At Pittcon® 2013, sample prep stood out as a major focus, perhaps because of the few advances in chromatography instrumentation. In addition, some sample preparation is spilling over into other ... read more
Product Intelligence: Solid Phase Extraction Systems
Monday, February 25, 2013
Technical Article

Solid phase extraction, or SPE, is used to isolate pollutants in water and pesticides in food, isolate drugs in blood and tissue samples, and separate proteins from a mixture, among other applications... read more
Increasing Throughput and Recoveries for Highly Particulate and Sediment Laden Aqueous Samples Using...
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Application Note
David Gallagher Michael Ebitson
Samples that contain large amounts of sediment or particulates are difficult to extract using U.S. EPA Method 3535 (SPE, solid-phase extraction). While a standard 47-mm SPE disk is able to process a ... read more
Product Intelligence: Rheometry Buyers' Guide
Sunday, January 01, 2012
Technical Article
Jeffrey M. Perkel
This article is a valuable guide to choosing a rheometer including application, ease of use, configurability, viscosity range, and geometry type. Among the basic types discussed are a rotational ... read more
Ensuring Food Authenticity and Quality
Monday, June 13, 2011
Technical Article
Gerry Broski
Protection of consumer rights, the prevention of fraudulent or deceptive practices, and the adulteration of food are important challenging issues facing the food industry. read more
Focus on Columns and Consumables at Pittcon® 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Technical Article
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Columns, chemicals, and consumables (CCCs) account for more than 30% of the chromatography market. read more
Outsourcing Solution Preparations
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Application Note
Edwin Neas
“Outsourcing lets companies save critical resources and spend more time on core competencies…they have used outsourcing to grow market value by billions while decreasing their book values." read more