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TA Instruments and Ferris State University Announce Collaboration to Advance New Developments and Research in the Rubber Industry

New Castle, Delaware, USA. September 30, 2016 – TA Instruments and The National Elastomer Center at Ferris State University are pleased to announce a partnership. This collaboration is designed to support advanced research concepts and provide innovative solutions to meet the challenges faced by today’s rubber industry. Speaking on the occasion, Marc Guske, Assistant Professor…

TA Instruments Acquires Scarabaeus Mess- und Produktionstechnik GmbH

New Castle, Delaware, USA. September 30, 2013 – TA Instruments today announced the acquisition of Scarabaeus Mess- und Produktionstechnik GmbH (Wetzlar, Germany), a privately held manufacturer of instrumentation and software for physical property measurements of rubber and rubber processing. Terry Kelly, President of TA Instruments commented on the acquisition: “This market is a natural fit…

TA Instruments Acquires LaserComp

New Castle, Delaware, USA. January 30, 2014 – TA Instruments today announced the acquisition of LaserComp (Saugus, MA). LaserComp, a privately held company, is an industry-leading manufacturer of thermal conductivity test instruments. LaserComp heat flow meters and guarded hot plate systems are capable of measuring thermal conductivity on a wide range of samples, over a…

TA Instruments Acquires Expert System Solutions

New Castle, Delaware, USA. January 30, 2014 – TA Instruments today announced the acquisition of Expert System Solutions, ESS (Modena, Italy). ESS is a privately held company that designs and manufactures innovative non-contact optical thermal analysis instrumentation. Key products from ESS include optical dilatometers in horizontal and vertical orientation with simultaneous DTA measurements, heating microscopes,…

TA Instruments Acquires BÄHR Thermoanalyse GmbH

New Castle, Delaware, USA. February 15, 2012 — TA Instruments today announced the acquisition of BÄHR Thermoanalyse GmbH (Hüllhorst, Germany), a privately held manufacturer of high performance, high temperature thermal analysis systems. Commenting on the acquisition, Terry Kelly, President of TA Instruments said, “This acquisition adds powerful technologies which complement TA Instruments’ market leading thermal…

TA Instruments Acquires Assets of Bose Electroforce Group

New Castle, Delaware, USA. May 26, 2015 – TA Instruments today announced the acquisition of certain assets related to the Bose ElectroForce Group, from the Bose Corporation of Framingham Massachusetts. The Bose ElectroForce group manufactures dynamic mechanical testing systems, used to characterize Medical Devices, Biologic, and Engineered materials. The ElectroForce test instruments are based on…

New WinTest® 8.0 Software from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. March 13, 2017 – TA Instruments announces the introduction of the all-new WinTest® 8.0 software package. WinTest® is the powerful user interface and controls platform that is used across all TA ElectroForce® products. The ElectroForce Mechanical Test Instruments are used for fatigue, durability and dynamic characterization of materials such as rubber,…

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New Waters Discovery Core Rheometer Brings the Power of Rheology to Routine Quality Control Testing

Detroit, Mich. – The Battery Show – October 8, 2024 – Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced the TA Instruments™ Discovery Core Rheometer, a simple, modern, entry-level rheometer designed for manufacturing quality control and assurance laboratories. The new analyzer can handle multiple material types such as battery slurries, printing inks, food, and personal care products and it features an easy-to-use touchscreen interface with self-guided training, methods, and applications for all levels of rheology users.

New TAM IV from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. November 19, 2015 – TA Instruments introduces the new TAM IV and TAM IV-48, the world’s most sensitive, stable, and flexible microcalorimeter systems. The TAM IV is a completely modular design that combines the highest heat flow sensitivity with unmatched long-term temperature stability for measuring processes that are undetectable by other…

New Magneto-Rheology Accessory from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. September 24, 2015 – TA Instruments introduces an all new system for characterization of magneto-rheological (MR) fluids. The Magneto-Rheology Accessory for the Discovery Hybrid Rheometer enables parallel plate and cone-plate rheological measurements under the influence of a controlled field at temperatures as high as 170 °C and fields as high as…

New High-Force DMA and Fatigue Instrument from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. October 10, 2017 – TA Instruments is pleased to introduce the new ElectroForce® DMA 3200. The DMA 3200 combines industry-leading fatigue and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) technologies into a single mechanical test platform with unparalleled performance.

New Flow Microscopy Measurement System from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. June 5, 2015 – TA Instruments introduces an all new system for advanced microscopy under flow. The Modular Microscope Accessory (MMA) for the Discovery Hybrid Rheometer enables simultaneous high resolution optical microscopy with precise control and measurement of flow. Flow visualization is important in the evaluation of complex systems such as…

New Calorimeter from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. February 6, 2017 – TA Instruments announces the introduction of the all new TAM Air Microcalorimeter. Delivering the performance, reliability, and ease-of-use that is the hallmark of TA Instruments products, the new TAM Air maintains its leadership position as the instrument of choice for the characterization of the heat of hydration of cement as described by the regulatory methods…

New Automated Isothermal Titration Calorimetry System from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. March 9, 2015 – TA Instruments introduces the Affinity ITC Auto, a new isothermal titration calorimeter for characterizing a wide variety of molecular interactions, including protein-protein binding, drug-ligand binding, small molecule-receptor interaction and enzyme kinetics. The Affinity ITC Auto is a fully automated, ultrasensitive isothermal titration calorimeter. This automated ITC is…

New 3000 N Mechanical Test Solution from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. April 3, 2019 – TA Instruments is pleased to introduce the new ElectroForce® 3300 Series III. The 3300 is a powerful, flexible instrument that delivers excellence in dynamic testing of materials including fatigue, strength, and durability characterization.

Jianqing Bennett Named Senior Vice President of TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, April 21, 2021 – On April 21, 2021, Waters Corporation announced that Jianqing Bennett was named to the post of Senior Vice President of TA Instruments Division, succeeding Jonathan Pratt who is now Senior Vice President of the Waters Division. Ms. Bennett most recently served as Senior Vice President, High Growth Markets…

Haward, Chen, and Uneyama Receive the “Distinguished Young Rheologist” Award from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. March 29, 2017 – TA Instruments is pleased to announce three recipients of the “Distinguished Young Rheologist” award: Dr. Simon Haward, Research Associate at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. Quan Chen, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, and Dr. Takashi Uneyama, Associate Professor…

Dr. Cécile Monteux Receives the Distinguished Young Rheologist Award from TA Instruments

New Castle, Delaware, USA. December 17, 2013 – Dr. Cécile Monteux of Ecole Supérieure de Physique Chimie Industrielle de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI) is the most recent recipient of the Distinguished Young Rheologist award presented by TA Instruments. Dr. Monteux is a CNRS researcher whose work is focused on the dynamics of liquid interfaces.…

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