Pittcon: Hardware, Software on Display

Volume 3, #4The Scientist February 20, 1989 Pittcon: Hardware, Software on Display In addition to an array of new scientific instruments and tools, a variety of hardware and software products developed for the scientific market will be introduced at next month's Pittsburgh Conference & Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. See page 24 for more details on the conference. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Advanced Systems Management of Baton Rouge, La., says it has developed a software package, called QC 3000, to meet the specific data-handling requirements of chemists in QA/QC laboratories. Features such as automatic generation of sample labels (complete with hazardous material warnings and barcodes), a seven-day system sample calendar, and semiautomated and automated log-in are included to meet the needs of both continuous and batch operations. The package cross-checks results against a wide range of in-process, final product, and customer specifications as data is being entered. The process is completed by the automatic generation of appropriate reports or certificates of analysis. A complete statistical module is provided so that a statistical picture of the data can be developed when necessary. The price for the complete QC 3000 package is $25,000. Options such as instrument interfaces can be added as required. Advanced Systems Management, Booth 6420 Circle No. 606 on Reader Service Card ARTHUR FOR IBM Arthur 4.1, a software program already available for VAX VMS systems and used by scientists in food chemistry, environmental analysis, and instrument design, has just been released for IBM VM and MVS systems. The package is said to be an interactive data analysis system with powerful multivariate exploratory and pattern recognition capabilities. It is a modular, integrated program with methods for data input preprocessing and file handling, unsupervised learning (cluster analysis), supervised learning (category prediction or property modeling), factor analysis, and display. The new IBM VM and MVS versions contain both SIMCA and PLS (partial least squares path modeling), and are priced at $8,000. InfoMetrix, Booths 2141-2143 Circle No. 607 on Reader Service Card PRINTER/PLOTTER The new BD80-HPGL printer/plotter manufactured by Kipp & Zonen of Bohemia, N.Y., is said to both print text and do real vector plotting to produce graphics, a versatility that makes the machine useful for PC data acquisition and display, LIMS, and CAD/CAM applications. With both an RS232 and Centronics interface, and a 32 K buffer, the printer/plotter is priced at $1,150. Kipp & Zonen, Booths 5441-5443 Circle No. 608 on Reader Service Card SPECTRAL LIBRARIES Spex Industries and Sprouse Scientific Systems have collaborated in producing computer-searchable Raman spectral libraries. The data will be available to spectroscopists on disk in a PC-compatible format as well as in reference handbooks. The spectra, which are to be produced on SPEX instruments at Sprouse laboratories, will be applicable to work with both dispersive and Fourier-transform Raman systems. Price sheets will be available at the conference. Spex Industries, Booths 2554-2561; Sprouse Scientific Systems, Booths 1320, 1322 Circle No. 609 on Reader Service Card CHROMATOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE Antek Instruments of Houston, Tex., will introduce its Delta Chromatographic Software, which is said to provide high-quality PC-based data acquisition and analysis. Two packages are to be available: Delta Junior and Delta. Each package can be purchased separately for use on an IBM PC and most compatibles, or as a complete data system. Delta Junior ($3,000) is designed as a single-instrument, dual-detector integration system. It provides automatic calibration, autosampler control, and disk storage of chromatograms and methods for later analysis and manipulation. Delta ($6,600) will access and process data from one or two instruments with one or two detectors each. It also adds a multitasking feature. Antek Instruments, Booths 2403, 2405, 2503, 2505 Circle No. 610 on Reader Service Card

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