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Ahura’s FirstDefender Wins Analytical Instrument Honors
Silver
Award in Portable Analytical Instrument Design Category
Wilmington MA - September 6,
2005 - Instrument
Business Outlook (IBO),
A leading subscription-based newsletter dedicated to the analytical
and life science instrument industry announced that Ahura’s FirstDefender took the silver award for excellence in industrial
design for portable instrumentation.
The First
Defender is a self contained four pound high performance
Raman system, making it ideal for applications inside and outside
the lab. Applications range from hazmat, to process control, to
incoming inspection, where taking the instrument to the sample is a
significant benefit. The First
Defender is rugged enough for military applications
including drops onto concrete, submersion, and all temperature
operation. It has two
modes of operation, using a glass vial or “point-and-shoot”
where it can analyze materials inside of bottles and bags without
needing to open them. The First
Defender has a library of more than 1000 substances and can
analyze mixtures too. Typical
analysis time is under 15 seconds for all 1000 materials and the
millions of possible mixtures.
“The
winners of the 2005 Awards exemplify how innovative industrial
design can make a product aesthetically appealing and enhance the
end-user’s experience.” Said
Tanya Samazan, Managing Editor of IBO. “With technologies’
current advancement, what was once a large bench-top instrument can
now be transformed into a lightweight handheld system.”
Industrial and scientific customers, like the
pharmaceutical industry, recognize the benefits of Raman
spectroscopy for inspection and validation applications because it
can identify substances through glass or plastic in seconds. The
First
Defender can be used on loading docks as materials arrive, in clinical trials
to keep track of un-labeled products and in the field to combat
fraud.
Since being launched, the First
Defender has
received a warm response from industry, and has been shipped to
numerous companies and
government agencies across the United States.
About IBO
IBO is a subscription-based newsletter published by Strategic
Directions International, Inc. (SDi), a management and marketing
research firm dedicated to the analytical and life science
instrument industry. SDi is the world’s leading source of information on the
market for analytical and life science instrumentation and equipment
for laboratory and on-site applications. For more information, visit
www.strategic-directions.com
About Ahura Scientific, Inc.
Ahura Scientific, Inc. develops rugged, ultra-compact, field-enabled optical systems for the immediate identification and authentication of liquid and solid chemical substances. Customers include the homeland security, life sciences, industrial and medical markets. Manufactured in the USA in an ISO 9001-certified facility, the company’s products offer exceptional portability and unparalleled performance.
More information at www.ahurascientific.com.
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Media Contacts:
Kerstin Barr, Ahura Scientific, Inc.
978-642-2547 phone
kbarr@ahurascientific.com