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Monday, July 25th, 2011

Advanced Instruments Introduces A2O Advanced Automated Osmometer Featuring Breakthrough Automation and Performance Levels

a2o-150NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, July 25, 2011 - Advanced Instruments, Inc., today introduced the A2OTM Advanced Automated Osmometer, a multi-sample instrument that sets new benchmarks for analytical performance, ease of use, and true walk away operation capabilities in osmolality testing. The announcement was made at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry’s 2011 Clinical Lab Expo.

“The A2O represents a major step forward in osmometry technology and offers clinical laboratory customers an exceptional opportunity to enhance their productivity and workflow,” said Kelly Peterson, product manager, Advanced Instruments. “It combines a highly functional design, exceptional performance, and an intuitive software control package that is both powerful and elegantly simple to operate.”

A2O Eliminates Time-Consuming Manual Pipetting

With its intelligent liquid handling, the A2O is the first osmometer to eliminate time-consuming and labor-intensive manual pipetting – the leading cause of sampling errors and inaccurate test results. The instrument fully automates sample processing to achieve dramatic gains in laboratory productivity and efficiency.

The instrument’s flexible software brings exciting new features and benefits to clinical laboratories:

  • Intuitive touchscreen interface provides easy-to-use functionality and operation
  • Integrated quality control features include automated system calibration, statistical monitoring and reporting, method control limits for controls and patient samples, and built-in system linearity checks
  • Selectable system operation and access levels provides operator login and password protection
  • Positive sample identification eliminates transcription errors
  • Sample testing protocols can be customized specifically for each laboratory’s unique test requirements

“Advanced Instruments has leveraged its 50 years of freezing-point technology experience to revolutionize osmolality testing,” said Peterson. “The A2O’s technology will allow clinical laboratory users to achieve more results, faster – and more efficiently.”

For more information on the A2O Advanced Automated Osmometer, visit http://www.aicompanies.com/A2O or call +1 781.320.9000.

About Advanced Instruments, Inc.

Advanced Instruments, Inc., and our subsidiaries, Delta Instruments and Mart® Microbiology, design and manufacture instrumentation for clinical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, microbiology, and food laboratories. Our quality brands include Spiral Biotech, Fiske Associates, and D & F Control Systems. The products we make help healthcare providers improve their quality of care, and industrial companies enhance their quality and productivity.

Advanced Instruments products are available from a worldwide distributor network. For more information on our products and services or to find your nearest distributor, visit us at http://www.aicompanies.com or e-mail us at info@aicompanies.com.

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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Advanced Instruments Introduces New Levels of Osmometer Standard Solutions Supporting Changes to USP <785> Osmolality Test Requirements

NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A. — March 30, 2010 — Advanced Instruments is pleased to introduce three new levels of Osmometer Standard Solutions to its product offering. The 200, 400 and 1000 mOsm/kg H20 level standards are NIST- traceable salt solutions that are packaged in 2mL ampules, 10 ampules per box. The kits are available for immediate release.

Products and AI Part Numbers

  • 200 mOsm/kg H20 Calibration Standard  – 3MA020
  • 400 mOsm/kg H20 Calibration Standard – 3MA040
  • 1000 mOsm/kg H20 Calibration Standard – 3MA100

The new levels were created in response to recent changes in the USP Chapter <785> Osmolality and Osmolarity. The new requirement specifies that instrument calibration must be confirmed with at least one solution that lies within 50 mOsm/kg H20 of the value of the test solution or the center of the expected range of osmolality of the test solution.

In the past, researchers were required to verify calibration with 2 solutions which spanned the expected range of the test solution, and there was no requirement for how close these levels needed to be to the test solution.

“The tighter new USP requirement created the need for a broader offering of osmolality standard solutions, particularly in the 200 to 1000 mOsm/kg range where many of the pharmaceutical, parenteral and IV drug products are formulated,” says Kelly Peterson, Product Manager.

“Pharmaceutical customers were coming to us and asking if we could provide these solutions. With our position as the industry leader in osmometry, we felt an obligation to deliver these products to our customers,” Peterson said. “These new levels complement the current AI offering of osmolality standards. Customers now have standard solutions that are commercially available in order to be fully compliant with USP General Chapter <785>.”

To learn more about these products, visit the Advanced Instruments Web site at www.aicompanies.com or call 800.225.1620 or +1 781.320.9000.

About Advanced Instruments, Inc.
Advanced Instruments, Inc., (www.aicompanies.com) and our subsidiaries: Delta Instruments and Mart Microbiology, design and manufacture instrumentation for the clinical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, microbiology, and food laboratories. Our quality brands include Spiral Biotech, Fiske, and D & F Control Systems. The products we make help healthcare providers improve the quality of care, and industrial companies enhance quality and productivity A worldwide network of direct sales people and independent distributors supports Advanced Instruments’ products.

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Advanced Instruments Introduces New Levels of Osmometer Standard Solutions Supporting Changes to USP <785> Osmolality Test Requirements

Advanced Instruments Introduces New Levels of Osmometer Standard Solutions Supporting Changes to USP <785> Osmolality Test Requirements

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Monday, April 20th, 2009

Advanced Instruments Introduces 2020-BIO Multi-Sample Osmometer as First True Automation-Friendly Osmometer for the Biopharmaceutical Industry

NORWOOD, MASS. – April 20, 2009 – Advanced Instruments, Inc. today introduced the Advanced® 2020-BIO Multi-Sample Osmometer as the first true automation- friendly osmometer for the biopharmaceutical industry.

“The Advanced® 2020-BIO Multi-Sample Osmometer is specifically designed for – and completely redefines – automation capabilities for osmolality testing in the biopharmaceutical laboratory,” said Kelly Peterson, Product Manager, Advanced Instruments (http://www.aicompanies.com/). “The 2020-BIO system development is in response to emerging demand in the pharmaceutical industry to integrate osmolality testing within an automated platform environment.”

“Based on an extension of the industry-proven Advanced 2020 Osmometer, the 2020-BIO includes a host of features which enable fast and simple integration of the system with liquid handling robotics and laboratory automation platforms.” Peterson said.

The 2020-BIO has been successfully applied to automate osmolality testing in applications ranging from cell culture process development and optimization to biopharmaceutical manufacturing and process control. It can also be extended to pharmaceutical research and drug development applications including formulation development, product stability testing, and drug safety and metabolism testing.

Major features of the new 2020-BIO include:

  • Freezing point technology – The industry-preferred method for determining sample concentration
  • Automation friendly system design allows easy access for liquid handling robotics
  • Interoperability with a broad range of robotics and liquid handling equipment
  • Flexible system configuration options provide continuous sampling capabilities for enhanced throughput
  • Bidirectional data transfer utilizing the preferred OPC open connectivity protocol
  • Remote system control via an industry-standard RS-232 interface for secure connectivity to a PC.
  • Fast and simple integration – the developer’s kit includes a .DLL for osmometer controls, making automation development easy to achieve.
  • Small 20 µL sample sizes – ideal for sample-limited applications or for sharing sample volume with other integrated systems.

The bottom line is that the 2020-BIO is the only commercially available system that provides fast, accurate osmolality testing in an automation friendly package,” Peterson said.

The Advanced® 2020-BIO Multi-Sample Osmometer from Advanced Instruments is available immediately for shipment in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit the Advanced Instruments website at www.aicompanies.com/2020-BIO, or call 1-800-225-4034 or 1-781-320-9000.

About Advanced Instruments, Inc.
Founded in 1955, Advanced Instruments, Inc. (http://www.aicompanies.com/) is the world’s largest supplier of freezing-point cryoscopes and osmometers used in dairy, clinical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology laboratories. The company is also a leading supplier of analytical instruments for the food and industrial microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the privately held company also produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., D&F Control Systems, Inc., Mart Microbiology, and Delta Instruments as wholly-owned subsidiaries. A worldwide network of direct sales people and independent distributors supports Advanced Instruments’ products.

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Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Advanced Instruments to Showcase Model 3320 Osmometer at 2008 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo

– One-step osmometry delivers accurate, reliable results in one minute –

Washington D.C. – July 10, 2008 – Advanced Instruments, Inc. (www.aicompanies.com), of Norwood, Massachusetts, will showcase the Model 3320 Single-Sample Micro-Osmometer at the 2008 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo, July 27-31, 2008, in Washington, DC.

The Model 3320 is an automated, single-sample freezing point depression (FPD) micro-osmometer that determines the total concentration of dissolved molecules in biological fluids, such as serum or urine. The technology is utilized by clinical laboratories and clinicians to provide fast, accurate and precise results for monitoring and diagnosing fluid and electrolyte imbalances.

“Our FPD osmometers have been used in clinical chemistry laboratories for more than 40 years, as they provide a direct measurement of osmolality,” said Peter Costas, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Advanced Instruments (www.aicompanies.com).

A low profile and compact instrument, the Model 3320 offers simple architecture that eliminates sample errors, simplifies testing, and promotes maintenance-free operation.

Additional features of the Model 3320 include:

  • Requires only a 20µL sample
  • Superior accuracy and precision
  • On-board statistical analysis
  • Results recall up to the last 30 tests
  • Utilizes the industry-preferred freezing point method

For more information on Advanced Instruments, visit booth #230 at the 2008 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo. Visit the company on the Web at www.aicompanies.com,or call (800) 225-5034.

About Advanced Instruments
Founded in 1955, Advanced Instruments, Inc. is the world’s largest supplier of freezing-point osmometers used in clinical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology laboratories. The company is also a leading supplier of analytical instruments and test kits for the food, dairy, and industrial microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the company also produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., and Delta Instruments as wholly owned subsidiaries.

Advanced Instruments’ products are supported by a worldwide network of sales professionals and independent distributors. Reach Advanced Instruments online at www.aicompanies.com or contact customer service at (800) 225-4034 or +1 (781) 320-9000.

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Monday, March 10th, 2008

Advanced Instruments to Highlight Protein-Based Control for Osmometers

- Accuracy, consistent performance to be presented at CLMA ThinkLab -

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – March 10, 2008 – Advanced Instruments, Inc. (http://www.aicompanies.com/) will highlight their Protinol® Protein-Based Controls at the CLMA (Clinical Laboratory Management Association) ThinkLab ‘08 Conference & Exhibition.At the show, Advanced Instruments will speak to the product’s consistency and accuracy in the human serum range. Protinol is specifically formulated at three levels, enabling compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) quality control requirements.

“In order to comply with CLIA requirements, the clinical laboratory scientists should perform and document control procedures using at least two levels of control materials daily,” said Eileen Garry, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Scientific Liaison at Advanced Instruments. “Protinol is an ideal product for any clinical laboratory that demands consistent, reliable results.”

Designed for use in clinical laboratories that test blood samples, the Protinol Protein-Based Controls come premixed and ready to use.

When used with Advanced Instruments’ osmometers, product features include the ability to:

  • Track control results
  • Identify shifts, trends, and random errors
  • Apply control rules
  • Implement corrective actions

For more information on Protinol and other osmometer accessories, visit Advanced Instruments in booth #118 at CLMA ThinkLab ‘08. Or contact the company on the web at http://www.aicompanies.com/ or by phone (800) 225-5034.

About Advanced Instruments
Founded in 1955, Advanced Instruments, Inc. is the world’s largest supplier of freezing-point osmometers used in clinical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology laboratories. The company is also a leading supplier of analytical instruments and test kits for the food, dairy, and industrial microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the company also produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., and Delta Instruments as wholly owned subsidiaries.

Advanced Instruments’ products are supported by a worldwide network of sales professionals and independent distributors. Reach Advanced Instruments online at www.aicompanies.com or contact customer service at (800) 225-4034 or +1 (781) 320-9000.

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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

Advanced Instruments Introduces World’s Fastest High Throughput Freezing Point Osmometer

NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS – October 2, 2007 – Advanced Instruments, Inc. (http://www.aicompanies.com/) today introduced the world’s fastest freezing point osmometer to the biotechnology industry. The revolutionary high throughput Multi-Sample 20G Osmometer measures 96 samples in about 35 minutes.

Designed to automate laboratory work and reduce the time for cell culture process optimization, the high throughput Multi-Sample 20G Osmometer (www.aicompanies.com/20G) incorporates eight computer controlled osmometers and a robotic sample handling system, all enclosed in a safety cabinet.

“Scientists and laboratory directors face a growing need for better tools to perform cell culture process development. The new Multi-Sample 20G Osmometer meets the process parameters demanded to accurately measure at high volumes, as is customary with drug discovery,” said Peter Costas, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Advanced Instruments.

With the new Multi-Sample 20G Osmometer, biotechnology researchers are equipped with:

  • Eight computer-controlled analysis units
  • Accurate osmolality measurement in clinical, industrial, and research settings
  • Robotic system that quickly provides smooth, automated sample handling
  • Enclosed components in an easily accessible safety cabinet
  • Random-access, fully programmable system controls
  • Statistical analysis components that provide mean, standard, deviation and coefficient of variation functions
  • Data export
  • LIMS user interface
  • Flexible reporting options and results storage/retrieval
  • Barcode reader that provides additional input options
  • Sterile consumables containment area that prevents contamination of cell culture reactors

“The Multi-Sample 20G Osmometer combines the freezing point depression method of osmolality measurement with a 96 well format, providing the unmatched combination of speed, accuracy and versatility required by biotechnology scientists and laboratory directors,” said Costas.

The Multi-Sample 20G Osmometer operating process begins when 96 sample tubes are presented to the system at the start of a cycle in a modified, microplate (SBS) format. The automated sample handling system then moves the tubes and probe cleaners to and from the eight osmometers. Results are displayed on a color touch-screen monitor and can be automatically transferred to a central database.

For more information on the Multi-Sample Model 20G Osmometer visit www.aicompanies.com/20G, or contact Advanced Instruments directly by email at: info@aicompanies.com or by phone: 1-800-225-4034.

About Advanced Instruments
Founded in 1955, Advanced Instruments, Inc. is the world’s largest supplier of freezing-point osmometers used in clinical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology laboratories. The company is also a leading supplier of analytical instruments and test kits for the food, dairy, and industrial microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the company also produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., and Delta Instruments as wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Advanced Instruments’ products are supported by a worldwide network of direct sales people and independent distributors. Reach Advanced Instruments online at http://www.aicompanies.com/ or contact customer service at (800) 225-4034 or +1 (781) 320-9000.

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Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Advanced Instruments to Feature Industry Leading Diagnostic Instruments at the Canadian Laboratory Medical Congress


TORONTO — May 30, 2007 — Advanced Instruments, Inc. will feature a suite of industry leading diagnostic instruments for the laboratory at The Canadian Laboratory Medicine Congress, Joint Congress of the Canadian Association of Pathologists/Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists (CLMC), June 11-13, 2007, in booth #305 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

“Advanced Instruments osmometers and diagnostic products deliver proven results in the laboratory, including a greater flexibility of operation and ease of use, improved control and accuracy, minimized downtime, and increased productivity,” said Ken Micciche, Director of Marketing, Advanced Instruments.

“Backed with more than 50 years experience, Advanced Instruments brings an unparalleled heritage of expertise to our development efforts,” he said.

At CLMC, Advanced Instruments will feature the following in booth #305:

  • The Advanced® Model 3320 Micro-Osmometer is the industry’s most accurate and reliable instrument for osmolality measurement. Its user selectable, optional calibration routine optimizes the linearity in the instrument’s upper range (up to 2,000 mOsm) and ensures testing accuracy and precision over the entire calibrated range. The device also features multi-language prompts, downloadable upgrades, and a simple architecture that simplifies testing and promotes maintenance-free operation.
  • The Advanced® 2020 Multi-Sample Osmometer delivers extremely accurate osmolality measurements, with on-board data management, automated sample handling, and simple, flexible-reporting options for seamless instrument operation.
  • Advanced Instruments’ Model 3320 Micro-Osmometer and 2020 Multi-Sample Osmometer are both ISO 13485:2003 registered and licensed with Health Canada.
  • The Anoxomat™ Mark II Anaerobic System is a revolutionary system for creating anaerobic or microaerophilic environments in a jar. This fast, economical, automated solution — based on the evacuation-replacement method of McIntosh and Fildes — produces microaerophilic and anaerobic atmospheres quickly, in under 3 minutes.

For more information, visit Advanced Instruments, Inc. in booth #305, June 11-13, 2007, at the CLMC in the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Or, reach Advanced Instruments on the Web at www.aicompanies.com or by phone at 1-800-554-1620 or 1-781-320-9000.

About Advanced Instruments
Founded in 1955, Advanced Instruments, Inc. is the world’s largest supplier of freezing-point osmometers used in clinical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology laboratories. The company is also a leading supplier of analytical instruments and test kits for the food, dairy, and industrial microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the company also produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., and Delta Instruments as wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Advanced Instruments’ products are supported by a worldwide network of direct sales people and independent distributors. Reach Advanced Instruments online at www.aicompanies.com or contact customer service at 800-225-4034 or +1-781-320-9000.

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Monday, May 7th, 2007

Advanced Instruments to Introduce 3320 Micro-Osmometer to Ethanol Producers at 2007 Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo

NORWOOD, MASS. – May 7, 2007 – Advanced Instruments will officially introduce their Model 3320 Micro-Osmometer to ethanol producers in booth #2302 at the 2007 Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, June 26 -29, at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Advanced® Model 3320 Micro-Osmometer allows ethanol production plant managers to streamline key control processes and dramatically cut the time to determine Dextrose Equivalence of liquefaction samples by eliminating their manual titrations with automated osmometry instrumentation.

“Ethanol plant managers and engineers are being increasingly challenged to continually improve plant productivity and efficiency. Introducing proven, state-of-the-art osmometry technology – such as the Advanced® Model 3320 Micro-Osmometer – to replace the standard time-consuming and inconsistent manual testing procedures is one good step forward,” said Don Wiggin, Customer Relations Manager for Advanced Instruments.

The Advanced® Model 3320 Micro-Osmometer is the industry’s most accurate and reliable instrument for osmolality measurement, surpassing previous standards of performance for freezing-point measurement. Its user selectable, optional calibration routine optimizes the linearity in the instrument’s upper range (up to 2,000 mOsm) and ensures testing accuracy and precision over the entire calibrated range.

The device also features easy access to the sample probe and solenoid assembly and a simple architecture that eliminates sample errors, simplifies testing, and promotes maintenance-free operation.

“The Advanced® Model 3320 Micro-Osmometer can, on the average, slash testing time six-fold by delivering results in three minutes, rather than 20 and, on a consistent basis, the readings will be more reliable and accurate than those taken by manual titration, with a visual endpoint,” said Wiggin.

DE results in three minutes

Most ethanol labs now monitor their production processes by determining dextrose equivalence (DE) to measure starch hydrolysis by manual Titration, including Lane-Eynon and Schoorl methods. This confronts managers with three major drawbacks: It is a lengthy test, requiring 20 minutes or more, limiting its usefulness for process control. The test is performed manually, and requires a visual endpoint, making accuracy and repeatability questionable. And the test produces the waste byproducts of copper sulphate and alkaline tartrate, which are regulated and costly to treat or dispose.

In contrast, corn refiners using Advanced Instruments’ osmometers, including single sample models (such as the Model 3320) or multi-sample instruments used in high volume testing (such as the Model 3900), receive accurate, and consistent instrument readouts of DE in three minutes. There are no waste byproducts.

“Ethanol plant managers would do well to follow the lead of their counterparts in the syrup industry and turn to the more advanced, proven technology standard of osmometry,” Wiggin said.

Technology immediately available

The Advanced® Model 3320 Micro-Osmometer is an automated, single-sample osmometer, designed to process a 20µL sample and ideally suited for applications when sample quantity is limited. The Model 3320 employs the industry-preferred freezing-point method, proven to be robust and dependable throughout fifty years of worldwide laboratory usage. Users of the Model 3320 benefit from a host features including its ergonomic design, rapid test results, maintenance-free operation, computer-driven calibration, self-diagnostics, and Hot-Line® Service.

The Advanced® Model 3320 Micro-Osmometer is immediately available from Advanced Instruments.

Advanced Instruments will host continuous demonstrations of the Model 3320 in booth #2302 at the 2007 Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, June 26-29, at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Or, visit the Advanced Instruments website at http://www.aicompanies.com/AI_products/3320/3320.htm or call Advanced Instruments at: 800-225-4034.

About Advanced Instruments
Founded in 1955, Advanced Instruments, Inc. is a leading supplier of analytical instruments and test kits for the food, dairy, and industrial microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the company also produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., and Delta Instruments as wholly-owned subsidiaries. A worldwide network of direct sales people and independent distributors supports Advanced Instruments’ products. The company can be found online at http://www.aicompanies.com/ or contact customer service at 800-225-4034 or +1-781-320-9000.

Ethanol fuel production is growing fast in the U.S. Production doubled between 2001 and 2005, and is expected to double again and reach 15 billion gallons by 2008, according to published reports. Over 100 plants are operating in the U.S., some 80 are under construction, and 200 more are planned.

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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Ethanol Fuel Producers Can Dramatically Speed, Simplify Process Control & QA Testing With Osmometry

– Replacing Manual Testing with Instruments Will Deliver Results More Reliably & 6x Faster –

NORWOOD, MASS. – January 23, 2007 – Ethanol fuel production plant managers can streamline key control processes and dramatically cut the time to determine Dextrose Equivalence of liquefaction samples by eliminating their manual titrations with automated osmometry instrumentation.

Ethanol fuel production is growing fast in the U.S. Production doubled between 2001 and 2005, and is expected to double again and reach 15 billion gallons by 2008, according to published reports. Over 100 plants are operating in the U.S., some 80 are under construction, and 200 more are planned.

“Plant managers and engineers are being increasingly challenged to continually improve plant productivity and efficiency. Introducing proven, state-of-the-art osmometry technology to replace the standard time-consuming and inconsistent manual testing procedures is one good step forward,” said Don Wiggin, Customer Relations Manager for Advanced Instruments.

“Osmometers can, on the average, slash testing time six-fold by delivering results in three minutes, rather than 20 and, on a consistent basis, the readings will be more reliable and accurate than those taken by manual titration, with a visual endpoint,” said Wiggin.

Proven Solution in Corn Refining
Currently, Advanced Instruments osmometers are widely used by corn sweetener refiners and syrup users for Dextrose Equivalence. The instruments, which measure osmolality by the freezing-point method, provide fast, consistent, and reliable results to help monitor this critical attribute during production.

Most ethanol labs now monitor their production processes by determining dextrose equivalence (DE) to measure starch hydrolysis by manual Titration, including Lane-Eynon and Schoorl methods. This confronts managers with three major drawbacks: It is a lengthy test, requiring 20 minutes or more, limiting its usefulness for process control. The test is performed manually, and requires a visual endpoint, making accuracy and repeatability questionable. And the test produces the waste byproducts of copper sulphate and alkaline tartrate, which are regulated and costly to treat or dispose.

In contrast, corn refiners using Advanced Instruments’ osmometers receive, accurate, and consistent instrument readouts of DE in three minutes. There are no waste byproducts.

“Ethanol plant managers would do well to follow the lead of their counterparts in the syrup industry and turn to the more advanced, proven technology standard of osmometry,” Wiggin said.

Advanced Instruments is a leading supplier of analytical instruments to the agriculture industry. The company offers a wide range of osmometers, from single sample models (such as its Model 3320) to multi-sample instruments used in high volume testing (such as its Model 3900). The Advanced Instruments Model 3320 is the industry’s most accurate and reliable instrument for osmolality measurement.

For more information, visit the Advanced Instruments Web site at www.aicompanies.com or call 800-225-4034 or 1-781-320-9000.

About Advanced Instruments
Founded in 1955, Advanced Instruments, Inc. is a leading supplier of analytical instruments and test kits for the food, dairy, and industrial microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the company also produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., and Delta Instruments as wholly-owned subsidiaries. A worldwide network of direct sales people and independent distributors supports Advanced Instruments’ products. The company can be found online at http://www.aicompanies.com or contact customer service at 800-225-4034 or +1-781-320-9000.

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