NEWS manufacturers technical and scientific glassware and research apparatus. Leeds and Northrup Co., Phila delphia 44, Pa., has built a 35-foot trailer to demonstrate a representative selection of its equipment lines. Limit Research Corp., 557 Post Rd., Darien, Conn., has been formed to distribute and service products of the Research and Industrial Instru ments Co. of London. These include cells of various types, polishing kits and other accessories for infrared, visible, and ultraviolet spectrophotometers. Narda Ultrasonics Corp., Syossct, N. Y., has changed its name to Dynasonics Corp., as part of a major change in management's policies to ward research and product diversifi cation in the field of electroacoustics. Dynasonics is a major producer of ul trasonic cleaning equipment. Dyna sonics will expand its research program and will develop special ultrasonic proc essing and instrumentation systems for industrial, military, and atomic energy applications. Packard Instrument Co., Inc., Chicago 5, 111., manufacturers of special instruments for detection of radioac tive isotopes used primarily in scientific tracer studies, is erecting a new head quarters building in Oak Brook, 111. Present plans call for a modern onestory, air conditioned building with some 30,000 square feet of executive offices and manufacturing area; to be built on a recently acquired 6-acre tract in the Chicago suburb. When com pleted, it will enable the company to combine its various manufacturing and executive activities, now located in sev eral buildings, and permit badly needed expansion of its manufacturing facili ties. Polarad Electronics Corp., 43-20 34th St., Long Island City, Ν. Υ , has started its third cross country tour using a mobile demonstrator. The
large trailer is equipped with major electronic instruments and industrial microwave test equipment.
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Polarad France, a subsidiary of Po larad Electronics Corp., 43-20 34th St., Long Island City 1, Ν. Υ., has started delivery of its first run of in dustrial production equipment. Po larad France was established early in 1961 to supply the common market with industrial products of the parent company. Professional Tape Co., has added 13,000 square feet of laboratory and productive space to its Riverside, 111., plant. The company is active in sci entific development and research of tape and labeling procedures. Radiation Instrument Develop ment Laboratory, Inc., has moved to its new plant at 4501 West North Ave., Melrose Park, 111. The new 60,000square foot plant will allow expansion of manufacturing capacity and in creases in the engineering staff. RIDL makes electronic radiation equipment. RIDL became a public corporation in August. Ridgefield Instrument Group, Schlumberger Corp., Ridgefield, Conn., has opened a new sales-service office at 747 Deerfield Rd., Deerfield, 111. The firm specializes in the manufacture of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analytical instruments and electronic devices for control and data-handling purposes. Ε. Η. Sargent and Co., has com pleted its new western division officewarehouse building on a 2-acre site in Anaheim, Calif. The facility, lo cated at 1617 Ball Road, consists of a 21,000-square foot warehouse, a 5000square foot office area and an amplesized lobby for reception of visitors. A special feature is a 600-square foot complete demonstration laboratory with various complex types of instru ments and equipment set up for demon stration.
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Because the A-60 can quickly and accurately identify the amount and location of hydrogen within a compound, it is ideally suited for monitoring such common organic functional groups as esters, aldehydes, ketones, carboxyls, alcohols and ethers. Varian's A-60 is a practical instrument because it provides reproducible spectra on pre-calibrated charts. And a technician with only brief training can make routine NMR analyses in a matter of minutes. For complete data on the Varian A-60 write the INSTRUMENT DIVISION.
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