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From lyophilizers / freeze dryers, vial washers and sterilization tunnels right through to automated systems for filling, loading / unloading, capping and external washing of vials, PennTech, Hull and VirTis brands uniquely position SP Scientific as the only company in the United States with capability to manufacture complete aseptic vial processing lines. As a market...

The Series 3 HT evaporator range represents the ultimate in solvent removal technology. Incorporating high performance vacuum pump, the latest touchscreen technology and a sleek ergonomic design, a Series 3 HT evaporator makes optimising your evaporation processes effortless. Available in 6- and 12-sample holder configurations, Series 3 HT evaporators are the system o...

SP Industries, Inc. (SP) has announced the appointment of Ian Whitehall as Chief Sales Officer managing and directing all global sales programs for the company’s three divisions, SP Scientific, SP Scienceware and SP Ableware. Most recently EVP for SP Scientific Sales & Service, Whitehall joined SP in 2005 when the company acquired Genevac Ltd. from Thermo-Fisher Scie...

Genevac has launched a new website facility that offers visitors ready access to an extensive searchable library of articles, technical papers, application notes, technical guides and videos. The Evaporation Insights Learning Center provides scientists with access to the single single evaporator / concentrator knowledge base on the internet. Further Information: http:...

SP Industries, Inc. (SP) has announced the appointment of Ian Whitehall as Chief Sales Officer managing and directing all global sales programs for the company’s three divisions, SP Scientific, SP Scienceware and SP Ableware. Most recently EVP for SP Scientific Sales & Service, Whitehall joined SP in 2005 when the company acquired Genevac Ltd. from Thermo-Fisher Scie...

A new website has been launched by Genevac that provides easily navigable access to the company’s comprehensive portfolio of evaporators and concentrators to suit almost any solvent removal application, purchasing budget or productivity requirement. Located at www.spscientific.com/genevac - the new site offers visitors ready access to an extensive searchable library o...

Genevac announces the launch of a new website that provides easily navigable access to the company’s comprehensive portfolio of evaporators and concentrators to suit almost any solvent removal application, purchasing budget or productivity requirement. Located at www.spscientific.com/genevac - the new site offers visitors ready access to an extensive searchable librar...

The EZ-2 Elite is designed to efficiently concentrate or completely dry samples. It is compatible with a wide selection of sample holders, enabling evaporation from common sample container formats including round-bottom flasks, tubes vials and microplates. SampleGenie™ technology combined with a FastLyo programme on the EZ-2 Elite allows HPLC fractions to be concentrated...

Penntech is a global provider of complete vial handling solutions covering washing, sterilization, filling, stoppering, capping and both tray and freeze dryer loading/unloading equipment, located in Warminster (PA, USA). “PennTech has a well-earned reputation for producing high quality, often customized, equipment and is the only U.S. based manufacturer to offer compl...

The innovative design of the EZ-2 HCl presents real advantages for all chemists faced with removing both regular solvents and strongly acidic chemicals. Intuitive controls and large LCD display provide ease of use comparable to a typical rotary evaporator yet the EZ-2 HCl can process many more samples per unit time. Smart evaporator software provides true walk-away autom...

Cannabis oil extract has been used medicinally for generations to help treat a variety of conditions, and its popularity has increased considerably in recent years. Of the various extraction methods used, ethanol extraction is increasingly becoming the method of choice because of its ability to economically and effectively produce an extract with a high terpene content t...

Traditional evaporation methods of removing solvents, such as water and acetonitrile, often results in formation of a gum or oil due to solvent interactions with the dissolved sample. Employing a Series 3 HT Evaporator with LyoSpeed™ Fast Lyophilisation technology is enabling pharma labs to now routinely dry HPLC fraction samples to a powder form, such that the samples c...

Compact in design and offering a very high capacity for a wide range of sample formats including microplates, vials, and fraction collection tubes, Series 3 HT evaporators offer the versatility and productivity to assist chemists tasked with drying large numbers of samples. The high-throughput design of a Series 3 HT evaporator allows up to 48 shallow-well microplates to...

Available for starting volumes of up to 60ml, 125ml and 250ml, SampleGenie is compatible with a wide range of HPLC, GC and storage vial sizes.

To obtain fragrances from natural products - chemists and perfumers often employ organic solvent extraction techniques to produce a large volume of crude extract. This technique is preferable to steam distillation as the higher temperatures are prone to denaturing the delicate fragrance molecules and some materials do not yield their characteristic aroma using steam. ...

Information and registration details for these upcoming events which include LyoLearn webinars, seminars and hands-on training courses is available through the SP LyoTech Center**. In addition to upcoming events, the LyoTech Center offers a comprehensive repository of previously recorded webinars; informative articles and technical papers; and a variety of free tools and...

Quality and safety testing of food and beverages is an area of considerable importance where accurate analytical results are critical. In common with many other applications, careful sample preparation is critical, especially when the analyte of interest is volatile. Concentration technology in Genevac systems has been developed with leading analytical laboratories w...

Developed as a result of users’ demands for an evaporator that could quickly process large-volume environmental samples in parallel without supervision, the Rocket Synergy Evaporator can concentrate or dry 18 ASE tubes or up to 6 large-volume 450 ml flasks. This enables the user to focus on other tasks, confident that the Rocket Synergy Evaporator will achieve reproducib...

Technological developments allow the new washers to deliver enhanced drying performance from an upgraded dual fan system incorporated in the washer chambers. Wash cycles with temperatures up to 70°C (158°F) enable fast, efficient cleaning of different types of glassware in wide ranging load scenarios. New soft touch features with multiple cycle selections and microproces...

For labs undertaking purification using Normal Phase HPLC, SFC or Flash chromatography – removal of organic solvents can be simply, productively and safely carried out in a Genevac centrifugal evaporator (EZ-2, ROCKET, Rocket Synergy or HT Series III). Where the nature of the sample being concentrated can lead to solvent bumping (e.g. natural products) - Genevac's DriPu...

eXalt™ is a proprietary Genevac technology designed to control evaporation using restricting baffles. Using this technology multiple solvents can be screened in parallel to identify optimum crystallisation conditions for amorphous materials. In the pharmaceutical industry, physical form can pose a significant challenge for small molecule drug discovery projects transi...

eXalt™ is a proprietary Genevac technology designed to control evaporation using restricting baffles. Using this technology multiple solvents can be screened in parallel to identify optimum crystallisation conditions for amorphous materials. In the pharmaceutical industry, physical form can pose a significant challenge for small molecule drug discovery projects transi...

Designed for use with 3-, 8- and 9-Liter BenchTop Pro units the new manifold provides a highly economic solution to further increase the versatility of the popular tray dryer either purchased with a new system or easily assembled on an existing unit in the field with no additional hardware required. The Horizontal Drum Manifold comes standard with two adjustable unhea...

Benefiting from a suite of pre-programmed methods the EZ-2 evaporator has proven highly popular in multi-user environments. Running the EZ-2 evaporator is highly intuitive. Just load your samples, select maximum safe temperature for samples, select solvent type and hit start. Offering true unattended operation capability the EZ-2 requires no user training, even a begin...

Utilising the updated miVac SpeedTrap with continuous chill mode in conjunction with the miVac Super Vacuum pump, up to 250ml of water, or other solvents such as 1,4- dioxane, may be freeze dried in a single operation. Samples to be dried are simply placed in the rotor of the miVac concentrator and dried at full vacuum. The vacuum boils the samples at below their freezin...

New intuitive touchscreen controls enhances monitoring and review of the whole evaporation process. For popular solvent removal protocols pre-set ''Press & Go'' methods makes operation easy and productive even for occasional users. Simplified manual and automatic programming means even the most complex multi-stage evaporation methods can be set-up and run quickly and eas...

Visitors to the International Society of Lyophilization - Freeze Drying Inc. (ISL-FD) 2015 Chicago Conference on April 9th 2015 and Interphex in New York from April 21-23, 2015 will have the chance to meet SP product specialists to discuss applications and learn about the latest advances in lyophilization and pilot to production freeze drying. In addition, visitors to th...

For over 30 years - LMS Consult (http://de.lmsconsult.de/ ) have successfully sold and supported a range of leading laboratory and medical products throughout the German market. Axel Woltmann, who has been a Genevac / SP Scientific product specialist for over 4 years, will be transferring to LMS, taking his experience and expertise to his new role. Alison Wake, Market...

Working with natural products to derive potential pharmaceutical drug candidates or to identify new flavours and fragrances has a reputation of being very difficult. Sample collection, preparation, extraction, and drying are extremely labour intensive and not easily reproducible from a process standpoint. The traditional bottleneck in the natural product pipeline has b...

The freeze drying production of many pharmaceuticals and biological materials requires sterile conditions. Traditionally freeze dryers have used steam for sterilization. Unfortunately working with steam means that the freeze dryers are exposed to many different stresses and strains. SP Scientific, in conjunction with Bioquell, have developed an equally effective and less...

Solvent removal is an essential process for sample preparation across a wide range of applications in many industries. Many sample formats and solvents are used with no single technique providing a universal solution, but despite this evaporation technology is well-understood and relatively uncomplicated. But while evaporation is an intrinsic step in so many applicati...

Solvent removal is an essential process for sample preparation across a wide range of applications in many industries. Many sample formats and solvents are used with no single technique providing a universal solution, but despite this evaporation technology is well-understood and relatively uncomplicated. But while evaporation is an intrinsic step in so many applicati...

SampleGenie technology enables large sample volumes to be dried directly into vials, eliminating a number of time-consuming sample handling steps and the attendant risk of errors. The latest generation SampleGenie further enhances the exceptional capabilities of the original design. Accommodating sample volumes of up to 250ml, and featuring a new vial adapter insert to s...

Crystallisation is a critical step in the development of many compounds, it can form part of a purification or separation protocol and can influence yield, purity and particle size. Chemists achieve crystallisation by many varied methods. Variation in temperature, solvent, head pressure, seeding method and evaporation rate can all have an effect on the crystallisation pr...

The paper discusses how through the combination of TDLAS Near-IR spectroscopic measurements and a well-established heat and mass transfer model describing freeze drying, users can obtain information about key process parameters affecting end product quality. The white paper provides an informative introduction to the physics behind the TDLAS principle of operation. ...

Using the centrifugal evaporation technique, Midsummer House chefs are taking large volumes of liquid and concentrating them down. These concentrates can be used to increase the depth of flavour of sauces or stocks or to create unique flavour combinations. Centrifugal evaporation is predominantly used in analytical laboratories, where the quality of the final product is ...