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REPORT FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS
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Thermovac model BFD-1 combination BATH & FREEZE DRYER mechanically refrigerated t o - 6 0 ° F. for use as a bath and freeze dryer simultaneously. •
Flexible manifold drying on eight Vz" ports, each port equipped with a Vac Valve.
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Center well mechanically refrigerated for use as low temperature bath.
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providing a trained staff to conduct analytical work on request and (2) an open access arrangement which encourages all research personnel to use the equipment and methods on a self-help basis. Training is provided on the many specialized instruments and manuals and flipcharts have been issued to aid the new man. Under this dual ar rangement the instruments have a fairly high use factor which has justified the installation of one or more models of each item that can be used. In addition, two small groups of well qualified technical men carry out the exploratory work which is essential to: (1) exploit the full capabilities of new analytical in strumentation and (2) develop new analytical techniques. The results of their work are incorporated into standard procedures to help the re search chemist through requested service or open access operation. The rapid move toward auto matic process requires that re search, and especially process de velopment work, be supported by a special devices laboratory. Al though mechanical and electrical
engineering as well as electronics are the usual disciplines in this work, these capabilities were aug mented at the Center by physicists and physical chemists. This was accomplished by incorporating the devices laboratory into the Analyt ical Center. This combination has been rather effective in sparking new ideas for the plant instrument sections throughout the company as well as serving the unusual needs at the Center for special reactors, very low volume pumps, control devices, etc. In moving to the Research Cen ter, Monsanto pulled together five divisional research departments, each of which had an analytical section operating in its own way. The five divisions did not have the separate sections of service, instru mentation, devices, and techniques; i.e., as a rule, each one was strug gling in the usual way to have most people trained to cover any and all of these functions as the demands required. Only one of the five di visions had a well developed selfservice system operating. Also, only one of the five had a Devices (Continued
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