The Isolute SLE+ supported sample-preparation columns for liquid extraction were developed in response to customer demand for a larger capacity and higher performance compared to existing columns. The new array format and a modular plate design provide cost savings and flexibility, and unlike labor-intensive liquid-liquid extraction and complicated solid-phase extraction methods, the Isolute SLE+ columns use a simple three-step methodology — load, wait five minutes, and elute. This allows clean extracts to be produced with a rapid, easy, reproducible workflow.

A new window system from Insulgard is designed to protect buildings and facilities from hurricane- and tornado-strength winds, ballistic impacts, and other emergency and security threats. It meets Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 361-2008 requirements for debris impact and UL 752 specifications for security-ballistic protection up to Level 8. The system combines Insulgard Security Products’ TH600 aluminum architectural framing system, TOR-GARD glazing materials, and this company’s Lexan sheet.

The High-Traction Glo Series of plant-safety products combines anti-slip surfaces with long-lasting, nontoxic, nonradioactive, photoluminescent pigments that glow in the dark. In addition to the original photoluminescent white, the line now includes two new safety colors and three fluorescent color options. Descriptive markings and personal protective equipment symbols can also be illuminated in the dark with the company’s customizable Hi Glo safety messages that use a photo-luminescent background.

Already available in nylon and polypropylene, this company’s recently expanded FitQuik product line now includes hose-barb-to-hose-barb tees, straights, elbows, Ys, and luers made from medical-grade polycarbonate material. The new polycarbonate fittings are ideal for any applications requiring biocompatibility, robustness, and heat resistance. The full line of fittings complements the company’s quick-disconnect couplings to provide a large array of connector choices for medical device manufacturers. The fittings are designed for tubing sizes from 1/16 to 3/8 in.

The self-contained liquid carbon dioxide SFT-10 pump can pressurize CO2 up to 10,000 psi (69 MPa) at flowrates from 0.01 to 24.0 mL/min. These characteristics make the SFT-10 an ideal pump for use in supercritical fluid extraction, and for a variety of other high-pressure applications, including supercritical fluid reaction chemistry and chromatography. Using advanced Peltier chilling, the temperature of the pump head is maintained low enough to ensure that the CO2 remains liquid. This makes it possible to achieve high pressure without the need for an external cooling bath.

The AirVantage is a high-efficiency, air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump that is designed to save energy, improve plant efficiency, and reduce maintenance on both the supply and demand sides of compressed-air systems. It reduces air consumption and saves energy at the pump by reducing the amount of air volume needed per diaphragm stroke. The microprocessor-based controls are adaptive and continuously manage the amount of air volume required to operate the pump at desired flowrates, maintaining constant flow without manual operation or adjustment as process conditions change.

The pressure-based Droplet Starter System contains all necessary pumps, connectors and chips needed to produce highly monodispersed droplets from 20 µm to 150 µm with a zero tolerance of ±1%. Operating over a wide pressure range of 0 to 10 bar, this system is chemically resistant and its modular design makes it easily expandable to meet future application requirements. By ensuring pulseless and stable liquid flow, the system eliminates dead volume and sample waste, thereby reducing associated reagent costs.

The Alvey 890 mid-speed case palletizer is said to be this company’s most flexible palletizer to date — able to accommodate virtually any pattern, a wide range of package types and sizes, and a variety of pallet platforms. The embedded “creation utility” function has been enhanced to meet increasingly complex pattern requirements. This allows operators to build four different layer configurations in one load. Capable of rates up to 75 cases/min, the Alvey 890 has a compact footprint and flexible layout with front and side discharge configurations.

Flash dryers have typically not been able to dry some products, such as feed streams that have low viscosity or are thixotropic. This company’s Swirl Fluidizer flash dryers now feature a new, patent-pending feed system, which allows the unit to dry ultralow-viscosity and thixotropic feeds to produce powders with consistent moisture content and product quality.

A full line of air-powered tube expanders and rolling motors for creating steel-to-steel mechanical seals in boilers, heat exchangers and condensers is available for sale or rent. The Esco Millhog tube expanders and rolling motors feature precise torque control from 25 to 325 ft-lb for tube expansion and wall reduction, ensuring tight tube joints. Once the proper torque level is established, the setting can be retained so that each time the throttle is engaged, the tool will stall when it reaches the desired tube expansion.