SFW Capital Partners Completes a Strategic Recapitalization of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation

   SFW Capital Partners (“SFW”), a specialized private equity firm that invests in leading providers of analytical instrumentation, software, and related solutions, today announced that it has completed a strategic recapitalization of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation (“Micromeritics”). SFW is partnering in this investment with Micromeritics’ President Preston Hendrix and his family, who will remain significant shareholders.…

Introducing the Selective Adsorption Analyzer 8100 – 10/29/2019

Delivering precise performance characterization for next generation adsorbents Introducing the new Selective Adsorption Analyzer 8100 (SAA-8100), a flexible gas delivery and management system for the precise characterization of adsorbent performance under process relevant conditions. Combining Micromeritics’ widely recognized knowledge of gas adsorption with the tried and tested technology of PID Eng and Tech, a company…

New in situ Catalyst Characterization System delivers novel test capabilities for heterogeneous catalysts

Direct assessment of the impact of reaction conditions on critical catalyst properties without discharging the sample from the reactor Micromeritics in situ Catalyst Characterization System (ICCS) connected to the Microactivity EFFI Micromeritics Instrument Corp. has launched the new in situ Catalyst Characterization System (ICCS) to deliver novel test capabilities for the reliable and industrially representative investigation of…

New Surface Area Reference Materials to Support Exemplary Quality Assurance in Routine Measurements

Particularly Relevant for Analysis in Highly-regulated Environments Tony Thornton, Micromeritics Director of Technical Information Micromeritics Instrument Corp. has introduced a new range of secondary standards which makes it easier to demonstrate the highest levels of data integrity when characterizing surface area by gas adsorption. Traceable to either NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) or BAM (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung…

Particle Testing Authority Expands its Pore Analysis Capabilities

Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, USA, has expanded its pore analysis capabilities by implementing Capillary Flow Porometery (CFP) and Liquid-Liquid Displacement Porometry (LLDP). The company states that by using CFP, pore properties are calculated by measuring the fluid flow when an inert, pressurised gas is applied…

Micromeritics Instrument Corp. Launches MLC Online Instrument Training eLearning Platform

Comprehensive On-Demand Program Will Initially Cover Three Products and Will Be Available to its Global Customer Base Norcross, GA – August 13, 2019 – Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of premium products for advanced material characterization, today announced the launch of its Micromeritics Learning Center (MLC) Online Instrument Training eLearning Platform. The Company…

Highly Regarded Industry Professional, Dr. Jane Bishop, Joins Micromeritics Instrument Corporation

Dr. Bishop named General Manager of Commercial Operations for Europe, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia and Australia For the past 25 years, Dr. Bishop has played critical roles in the rise and transformation of Malvern Panalytical in her position as Commercial Director where she was responsible for global sales. Malvern merged with Panalytical in…

Micromeritics Subsidiary Inaugurated in Munich-Unterschleißheim

Subsidiary and its European Contract Services Laboratory, Particle Testing Authority (PTA), to Provide Broad Range of Solutions for Material Characterization   Micromeritics Instrument Corporation has celebrated the opening of its new German subsidiary and European application laboratory “Particle Testing Authority” in Munich-Unterschleissheim on July 9, 2019 with invited customers, employees and representatives of local politics.…

Researchers at Concordia University Pick Micromeritics for High Throughput Metal-Organic Framework Characterization

Researchers designing and synthesizing new metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) are benefiting from high throughput surface area and porosity characterization with a Micromeritics TriStar II Plus automated, three-station gas adsorption system. A key focus for the group is rare earth MOFs with potential for wastewater clean-up and luminescence-based hazardous chemical detection. The…