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Hydraulics is a technology that leverages the physical properties of fluids to exert mechanical forces in engineering, industrial, scientific and other applications.

Hydraulic presses, in particular, are used in a wide range of industries to assemble, bend, crush, or otherwise alter the shapes of materials. A hydraulic press — also known as a Bramah press — is a machine that uses synthetic, water or petroleum-based fluids to move a cylinder for the purpose of generating a compressive force¹. Laboratories use hydraulic presses to prepare samples for analysis.

This blog will outline the principles of operation behind a hydraulic press and present some useful applications.

What is a Hydraulic Press?

A hydraulic press is a machine ...

Laboratory crushers, also known as jaw crushers, are devices used to reduce solid samples like rocks or crystals into powder or dust. Crushers are used for a range of applications and processes, here we outline some of the key characteristics of crushers and their uses.

How Does a Laboratory Crusher Work?

The key mechanism of laboratory particle size reduction is the jaw crusher. This machine uses a fixed plate with a mechanically operated gyrating plate. The plates are arranged in a funnel shape with a wider opening for the feed at the top and a narrow discharge at the bottom. The plates move against each other in a rocking motion, crushing samples and moving towards the discharge area.

Key Applications for Jaw Crushers 

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ICP solutions are analysis techniques involving multiple elements that use an inductively coupled plasma source to separate a sample into its constituent atoms or ions. Then the ions may be detected in a mass analyzer or they can be excited to a level at which they emit light of a distinctive wavelength.

ICP solutions can consist of a range of processes, this article will outline some of these solutions and the applications they are best suited to.

ICP-OES vs ICP-MS: Comparison of the ICP Solutions 

Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) this type of ICP solution monitors the intensity of emitted light. This then informs the concentration evaluation of the particular element as it is compared to calibration...