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January 15, 2009
ASPEX Receives R&D 100 Award
The PSEM Xtreme was chosen by the independent judging panel and editors of R&D Magazine as one of the 100 most technologically significant products of 2008. (read the full article)
December 15, 2008
ASPEX Receives R&D 100 Award
ASPEX Corporation was selected to receive the prestigious R&D 100 Award. The PSEM Xtreme was chosen by the independent judging panel and editors of R&D Magazine as one of the 100 most technologically significant products of 2008. (read the full article)
October 27, 2008
2008 Winner: Microscopy
Among the most challenging problems facing single-engine military jet maintenance is the ability to characterize the potential for seizure of the turbine’s central rotor. Thus far, the best way to learn about this bearing, which is inaccessible to direct inspection, is to examine the debris within the lubrication oil-stream of the engine. (read the full article)
October 15, 2008
Foreign Particle Size Distribution and Characterization in Pharmaceutical Products
In an effort to meet FDA recommendations, pharmaceutical manufacturers and contract research facilities are adopting the Quality by Design (QbD) approach to assess the quality and safety of solid and parenteral drug products with respect to foreign particles. (read the full article | view the pdf)
November 15, 2008
ASPEX Receives R&D 100 Award for Jet Engine Mobile Monitor
ASPEX Corporation is proud to announce that they have been selected to receive the prestigious R&D 100 Award. The JEMM Xtreme was chosen by the independent judging panel and editors of R&D Magazine as one of the 100 most technologically-significant products of 2008. (read the full article)
October 10, 2008
Rocky Mountain Review
A small but significant analytical chemistry conference turns 50. Every summer for the last half-century, a small but dedicated group has gathered in the Rockies to commune over analytical chemistry. (read the full article)
September 21, 2008
Pharmaceutical Industry Addresses Drug Contamination
Consistent quality control is critical to the safe and successful globalization of drug production, as well as developing and implementing new analytical methodologies to support emerging 'Quality by Design' initiatives,” said Greg Ott, President at ASPEX and sponsor of the Global Pharma Manufacturing Summit. (read the full article)
September 18, 2008
Particle Analysis for the QbD Era
ASPEX Corp. draws from its experience in other industries to provide an automated characterization solution for pharma. (read the full article)
August 21, 2008
Pharmaceutical Industry Addresses Drug Contamination
ASPEX has announced the release of its Rx microanalysis system, the first all-in-one system designed for detecting and characterizing microscopic contaminants in pharmaceuticals. Developed in conjunction with one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, the Rx represents the only integrated solution for microcontamination quality control on the production floor. (read the full article)
August 13, 2008
ASPEX launches contamination detection system
ASPEX has released the Rx microanalysis solution for the detection and characterization of contaminants in pharmaceuticals. The system has been developed with major pharmaceutical companies and allows for particle size analysis to be conducted on the production floor.(read the full article)
August 12, 2008
Pharmaceutical Industry Addresses Drug Contamination On A Microscopic Level
Unlike traditional monitoring processes that rely on laser, video, or X-ray techniques, the Rx offers increased reliability and precision by integrating a scanning electron microscope with an energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and offering a comprehensive microanalysis solution.(read the full article)
June 1, 2008
Steel's way ahead
Unearthing inclusions. ASPEX Corp of Delmont, PA, USA has introduced its Metal Quality Analyzer™ (MQA™) for steel, which it describes as the industry's first all-in-one system for quickly identifying and characterising harmful non-metallic inclusions in steel. (read the full article | view the pdf)
May 16, 2008
Analyzer Measures Steel Quality
Combining optics of scanning electron microscope with elemental analysis capabilities of energy dispersive spectrometer, Metal Quality Analyzer(™) dynamically scans steel specimens collected from ladle or final product, then counts, sizes, and identifies impurities that can lead to caster clogging, wasted material, and furnace downtime. (read the full article | view the pdf)
May 10, 2007
A "Different" Kind of Microscopy
Conventional microscopy is typically concerned with in-depth understanding of individual instances, whereas automated microscopy is concerned with characterizing populations. (view the full pdf)
