LECO has created powerful software tools designed to make GC and GCxGC data interpretation faster and easier than ever. LECO’s Pegasus® Series of GC-MS instruments come pre-loaded with ChromaTOF® software, offering features like automatic data saving, tools for absolute concentration of analytes based on calibration curves, importable workspace templates for reduced set-up times, and non-target peak finding with deconvolution for discovery work.
Testing Carbon levels can reveal important information about your battery and its performance, ensuring that you get the most out of your batteries. Whether you are looking to keep Sulfur out of your battery or add it in, determining Sulfur is an important step to monitoring your battery’s performance.
Just because a fuel may be safe and of high enough quality to be sold, it does not mean that it is the best fuel for a particular circumstance, nor does it mean that it is sustainable or friendly to the environment. In order to produce more fuels that can also meet those standards, there is much research that needs to be done.
The 16th Multidimensional Chromatography Workshop (MDCW 2025) was marked with exciting events and one big reveal for comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) users.
The total moisture and total solids measurements ensure product quality and safety as they affect texture, taste, and microbial stability. With these kinds of standards on the line, it is critical to properly test samples and be confident that you have accurate results.
We are introducing a short series of blog posts to explore the benefits of the Dumas method of protein determination with a focus on milk and milk products.
For those looking to step up their analysis game and fast-track certifications, flow modulated GCxGC-FID is an effective and inexpensive tool for performing high accuracy group-type analyses for traditional fuels and emerging alternatives. Group-type analyses of fuel products offer insight into critical product performance characteristics, including physical properties, energy potential, and degradation susceptibility.
Unlike the Kjeldahl method, the Dumas method avoids toxic acids, making it safer for the environment and health. It is also simpler, faster, and more sustainable. Many food labs now prefer or supplement the Kjeldahl method with the Dumas method for protein determination in food and feed.
Analyzing a metallographic sample is necessary to understand what you’re really working with, or to ensure a job is done right. The hardness of a metal, as well as its grain structure, reveals important properties of the material. Properly preparing a sample for analysis is a must if you want to be able to trust your results. This is especially important if you are doing image or microscopic analysis. At LECO, we often receive samples from customers who are looking to determine which of our metallographic equipment offerings might work best for their applications, or what methods provide the best consistency and efficiency. Inside of our Customer Experience Center in St. Joseph, Michigan, we have a fully functional Metallographic laboratory where our team of metallographers can take a sample through the entire process of preparation for analysis. Upon receiving a sample, our trusted LECO experts get to work on preparing it, beginning with sectioning. Sectioning Sectioning a sample is often necessary to reduce a part down to a manageable size. Analyzing a cross section of a sample is much easier to work with as long as the section is representative of the entire sample. LECO has several sectioning machine models […]
LECO Instruments UK Ltd., a subsidiary of USA-based LECO Corporation, is pleased to announce a new and exciting training and research collaboration with the Liverpool Training Centre for Metabolomics and Centre for Metabolomics Research at the University of Liverpool.
LECO Corporation has been awarded a 2024 Innovation Award for its Pegasus BTX Benchtop GC-TOFMS by The Analytical Scientist, an international publication focused on the innovations shaping measurement science.
When determining total nitrogen (or protein) of a sample using LECO’s FP828, it is crucial to select the right sample container for the job. Several key considerations must be taken into account, like the sample mass capacities of the container, compatibility of the container with the matrix, ash production, and more.
How do mass producers ensure the quality of Halloween candy? By using special instruments like LECO’s Pegasus BTX. See what the BTX found in a batch of candy.
Moisture Content is a key parameter for all food and feed laboratories. It is needed for dry base calculations as well as for the general water content determination. In milk and milk products, the amount of total solids TS is an important parameter. Additionally, dairy products such as cheese require water content analysis for dry base calculations. In this webinar, we will give an overview about an automated thermogravimetry system, that analyzes automatically simultaneously up to 16 samples for moisture content. The LECO TGM 800 system delivers full data compliance, is able to run according most standard regulations, has a high throughput due to automatic endpoint recognition. The analysis is reliable, precise and can be done anywhere on site. Webinar highlights: Gain insights into the capabilities and advancements of automated thermogravimetry with the LECO TGM800 System:
In the world of plastics and polymers, precision matters. From everyday items to high-performance materials, the quality and consistency of polymers directly impacts their functionality. One often overlooked but critical aspect of polymer production is Nitrogen testing.
LECO will be at IMAT in Cleveland, Ohio, and MS&T in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At both shows, we’ll be bringing our new metallographic saw, the CX300, our AMH55 system, the CS744 combustion analyzer, and our GDS lamps.
A non-invasive method was used to establish a core breath profile for healthy, non-human primates. Breath profiles have been observed as a way to identify diseased primates from healthy ones. The hope is that the results of such research will aid in other studies, especially human research.
Sectioning machines (enclosed abrasive saws) come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and methods for cutting. Selecting what type of saw you need isn’t always as straightforward as you think. The most helpful tool is knowing what samples you want to cut.
Moisture content is a key parameter for all food and feed laboratories. It is needed for dry base calculations as well as for the general water content determination. In milk and other liquids, the amount of the total solids TS is an important parameter. The TGM800 is a thermogravimetric analyzer designed to determine moisture content of materials using a loss-on-drying technique. Mass loss of the sample is measured as a function of the oven temperature by controlling the atmosphere and ventilation rate. An accurate determination of moisture content in milk products provides important information related to the food quality and safety (texture, taste, microbial stability). Moisture is also a key variable used to calculate a products purity, yield, and/or resulting constituent analysis on a dry basis. The instrument supports the use of either a 3.8 cm diameter aluminum foil crucible with a 1-gram nominal sample mass, or a 6 cm diameter aluminum foil crucible with a nominal sample mass of 3 grams. Method analysis length can be programed to a fixed time or dependent on the sample mass constancy. The moisture result is TGM800 schematics calculated as a percent mass loss for each sample and reported at the end of […]
