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      <title>Product and company certification from SGS</title>
      <description>SGS Electrical and Electronics wants to offer you Safety and EMC Certifications without any annual fee until the end of 2009</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>New range of corrosion simulation chambers</title>
      <description>Unitemp have introduced a new range of affordable corrosion chambers that can simulate the effects of salt spray, fog, humidity, smoke and vehicle exhausts on an extensive range of materials</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Unitemp</category>
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      <title>Ceram nickel-based catalyst at Science Museum</title>
      <description>Gas atomised nickel aluminide powder produced at Ceram is part of an exhibit at the London Science Museum on 'Science in Space'</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Corrosion testing work - even on meteorites</title>
      <description>Corrosion scientists at Sheffield Hallam University have used their Scanning Kelvin Probe to test for evidence of phosphorus in the core of a meteorite</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>A trilogy of report titles examining food contact</title>
      <description>Smithers Rapra has published a new review report entitled Silicone Products for Food Contact Applications, written by Martin Forrest, the third on this subject area</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>ISO 9001 accreditation for distributor in Thailand</title>
      <description>Intro Enterprise, distributor for Lloyd Instruments materials test units, Davenport plastic testing, and Chatillon force measurement instruments in Thailand, has achieved ISO 9001 : 2000 accreditation</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Lloyd Instruments</category>
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      <title>Spectrometer for surface analysis applications</title>
      <description>A2 Technologies, the innovator and manufacturer of portable Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometers, launches Exoscan, the smallest, most compact FTIR spectrometer available on the market</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>A2 Technologies</category>
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      <title>Walk-in type temperature and humidity chambers</title>
      <description>Unitemp have introduced the new Espec range of economic power saving, walk-in temperature and humidity chambers</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Unitemp</category>
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      <title>Evolute CX for improved sample preparation</title>
      <description>Evolute CX is a mixed-mode resin-based SPE sorbent for the extraction of basic drugs from biological fluids using a generic procedure, minimizing method development time for bioanalysts</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Biotage</category>
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      <title>Smart QA Proficiency Testing for food expanded</title>
      <description>Microbiology culture media specialist Lab M is making its Smart QA Proficiency Testing Scheme for the food industry available to customers outside the UK for the first time</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Lab M</category>
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      <title>Intertek acquires Epsilon</title>
      <description>Intertek, a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services, is to acquire Epsilon, a leading provider of hazardous-area site assessment, product testing and certification services</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Intertek Caleb Brett</category>
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      <title>New Lloyd Instruments products at Control 2008</title>
      <description>Ametek will be showing a host of new products from Lloyd Instruments at the Control 2008 exhibition in Stuttgart, from 22 - 25 April 2008</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Lloyd Instruments</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/llo/llo128.html</link>
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      <title>Niton UK XLt x-ray fluorescence alloy analysers</title>
      <description>The Niton UK acclaimed XLt hand-held alloy analyser is currently available at a limited special offer of 30 per cent off the list price</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Niton UK</category>
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      <title>MIT and ABB announce energy research partnership</title>
      <description>A five-year, USD5million partnership between ABB and MIT has been announced, to help develop green technologies and train graduates</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation)</category>
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      <title>New self-aligning jig for testing plastic pipes</title>
      <description>A new self-aligning pipe compression jig has been developed by Technical and Scientific Equipment Co, the distributors of the Lloyd Instruments materials testing machines in Australia</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Lloyd Instruments</category>
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      <title>New petroleum laboratory at the Universal Terminal</title>
      <description>Intertek, the world's leading provider of testing and inspection services, has opened a new petroleum laboratory inside the Universal Terminal on Jurong Island</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Intertek Caleb Brett</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/irt/irt108.html</link>
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      <title>Design and production collaboration a reality. </title>
      <description>Rockwell Automation and Dassault Systemes are to integrate the digital factory and plant operations for a virtual design and production environment, improving efficiency and driving down costs</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Rockwell Automation</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/roc/roc189.html</link>
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      <title>Intertek acquires water analysis services contract</title>
      <description>Intertek Polychemlab has transferred all laboratory activities from Waterschapsbedrijf Limburg (WBL) to the Intertek Analytical Technology Centre, 'Polychemlab' in Geleen, near Maastricht</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Intertek Caleb Brett</category>
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      <title>Faster cycling temperature / humidity chambers</title>
      <description>Unitemp have introduced a new range of faster temperature and humidity chambers, capable of fast cycling of temperature or humidity</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Unitemp</category>
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      <title>New UK food and environmental testing laboratory </title>
      <description>Eurofins Scientific, one of the world's leading laboratory groups, has unveiled a new Euro1million custom-built microbiology laboratory in Acton, West London.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Eurofins Environmental Services</category>
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      <title>Materials testing machines for pillows and beds</title>
      <description>Thirteen LR5KPlus twin column universal materials testing machines from Lloyd Instruments have been purchased by a major bed manufacturer for mattress and pillow testing applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Research and analysis on surfaces</title>
      <description>The Surface Science Group at Aston University has recently purchased two new state-of-the art surface analytical instruments for probing the outer layers of the surfaces of solids</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Aston University</category>
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      <title>Integrated production tests on solenoid actuators</title>
      <description>Three Zwick actuators were integrated into a Teamtechnik standard process module to perform the 100% production testing of the force-stroke characteristics of cartridge valve solenoids for Hilite</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Zwick Roell</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/zwi/zwi113.html</link>
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      <title>Accuracy and speed in alloy verification service</title>
      <description>Alloy verification is one of the non-destructive testing services offered by Gammax Independent Inspection Services, for the oil and petrochemical industries</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Niton UK</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/nit/nit101.html</link>
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      <title>New environmental 'Self test' centre</title>
      <description>Unitemp announce the availability of a new custom built facility housing an environmental 'self test' centre.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Unitemp</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/unm/unm116.html</link>
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      <title>ChemBioOffice software suite for Life Sciences</title>
      <description>Adept Scientific is pleased to announce the immediate availability of ChemBioOffice 2008, part of the CambridgeSoft full suite of integrated scientific desktop applications</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Adept Scientific</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ade/ade169.html</link>
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      <title>New encyclopedia helps with EMC and RFI design</title>
      <description>A new encyclopedia by Tecan comprehensively embraces the design and production of shielding products to satisfy modern-day electromagnetic compatibility and radio frequency interference needs</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Tecan</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/tca/tca115.html</link>
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      <title>Monition expands oil laboratory expertise</title>
      <description>Monition has responded to increased customer demand for high-quality oil analysis with the recruitment of Chris Wragg, who will also head up the GBP400k DTI-funded IntelliOil project</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Monition</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/mti/mti107.html</link>
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      <title>SGS accredited for Australian approvals</title>
      <description>SGS is pleased to announce that the New South Wales Office of Fair Trading has now confirmed that electrical goods that have been certified by SGS can be lawfully sold in NSW</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>SGS</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/sgs/sgs128.html</link>
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      <title>Green focus on coatings R and D efforts</title>
      <description>Gary Calabrese, PhD, VP and chief technology officer at Rohm and Haas, says the company continues to take an innovative approach to creating technology for environmentally advanced coatings products</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Rohm and Haas</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/rhm/rhm100.html</link>
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      <title>testXpo: 16th Int'l Forum for Materials Testing</title>
      <description>This year testXpo, the international Forum for Materials Testing organised by Zwick Rowell, will take place from 22-25 October, in the  brand new 5200m Zwick production centre</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Zwick Roell</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/zwi/zwi112.html</link>
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      <title>Have confidence in critical component testing</title>
      <description>Vaseco offers a comprehensive independent environmental testing service for critical components, from the only UK testing facility with purpose built premises that are ISO9001 and UKAS accredited</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Vaseco</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/vao/vao101.html</link>
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      <title>Intertek acquires ICI Measurement Science Group</title>
      <description>Intertek Group plc has acquired from Imperial Chemical Industries plc, its prestigious Measurement Science Group, based in Teesside, UK</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Intertek Caleb Brett</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/irt/irt103.html</link>
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      <title>Laboratory support services for Eastman Gelatine</title>
      <description>The Oil Chemical and Agri Division of Intertek will provide analytical testing support services to the Eastman Gelatine manufacturing facilities in Peabody, Massachusetts</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Intertek Caleb Brett</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/irt/irt102.html</link>
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      <title>NDT Inspection and Testing joins James Fisher</title>
      <description>NDT Inspection and Testing, the Queensferry-based inspection services provider, has been acquired by James Fisher, becoming an integral part of James Fisher Inspection and Measurement Services</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>NDT Inspection &amp; Testing</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ndt/ndt100.html</link>
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      <title>Accreditation for Vaseco testing facility awarded</title>
      <description>The Vaseco independent environmental testing service for the petrochemical and oilfield industry has been accredited by UKAS to the internationally recognised ISO/IEC17025:2005 standard</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Vaseco</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/vao/vao100.html</link>
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