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News Release from: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Elemental Analysis) | Subject: Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 22 August 2007
Midwest Laboratories selects iCAP 6000
Series
Midwest Laboratories has chosen the powerful Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series of ICP emission spectrometers to perform soil analyses in its agricultural laboratory
The sensitivty of the iCAP 6000 Series allows Midwest Laboratories to process approximately 2,000-3,000 samples per day, evaluating the nutrient levels of soil while advising farmers on the type and amount of fertilizer to use to achieve and maintain optimum growth levels Midwest Laboratories, located in Nebraska, USA, offers extended analytical capabilities in agricultural, feed, microbiological, food, organics and environmental analyses
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 14 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The company's agricultural laboratory supports the local farmer and fertilizer companies by providing comprehensive soil and foliage sample processing to determine uptake levels of nutrients.
On a typical day, the laboratory examines a high number of samples, meaning that analysis time is absolutely key; a saving of just one second on each sample translates into a saving of hours at the end of a working day.
Barry Blessing, supervisor at Midwest Laboratories, comments: "Since the implementation of the Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series in October 2006, the instrument has run thousands of readings offering precise results quickly and efficiently and with minimum cost and maintenance".
The iCAP 6000 Series ensures rapid analysis of high intensity signals while accumulating lower intensity signals over a longer time, resulting in optimum signal to noise and resistance to saturation.
The iCAP 6000 Series handles all sample types over a wide dynamic range and at an increased sample throughput.
A distributed purge system offers reduced gas consumption whereas the inherent capabilities of fully automated wavelength calibration and offset correction ensure excellent long-term stability.
The iCAP 6000 Series received the Gold Award at the Instrument Business Outlook (IBO) Design Awards 2006 for excellence in industrial design and also received an honourable mention at the Editor's Choice Awards at PITTCON 2006.
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