Catalysts
PRODUCTS
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Discover PG&O's expertise in precision polishing & coating for large format optics up to 30", delivering exceptional flatness & surface quality.
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The XG Series low-profile gap capacitor features low insertion loss and ultra high self resonance frequencies for applications including DC blocking, RF Bypass, impedance matching, filtering, tuning and coupling.
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Our team of experts are equipped to guide you through every step of any Inspection, especially Pre-Approval Inspections, due to the nature of their criticality.
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Discover agile labeling and packaging services for pharmaceuticals, specializing in custom designs, regulatory support, and small to medium batch production with quick turnaround times.
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The Sensors Unlimited 1280JSX-10µm VIS/SWIR digital video camera, developed by Raytheon’s RTX Business unit, is a next-generation high-definition imaging solution optimized for covert surveillance and low-light applications.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Minnetonka, MN Pilots Acoustic Pipe Assessment Prior To Road Resurfacing
A Minnesota suburb used non-invasive acoustic technology to assess an aging water main before a 20-year road construction moratorium. This critical data allowed them to confidently prioritize pipe renewals and better manage their infrastructure budget.
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Reducing The Burden Of Patient Retention And Improving Continuity
Immunology trials often place a sustained burden on participants. However, integrating Home Trial Support (HTS) into a Phase 3 immunology trial can help improve the overall study experience.
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Optimizing Upstream Process Development To Increase mAb Titers
Uncover how we were able to help a client develop an efficient upstream process for a novel monoclonal antibody (mAb), resulting in a more than 100% increase in titers.
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Unlocking Endurance With MEMS Technology: Extending Relay Lifespan By 1000x
Explore how innovative Ideal Switch technology is setting new benchmarks for reliability and efficiency in semiconductor testing.
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Electronic Body Maps Drive Standardization Across Top-10 Pharma
Learn how a top-10 pharmaceutical client was able to "fundamentally transform the way they execute clinical trials" with the digitization and standardization of pain maps in a diabetic polyneuropathy trial.
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Turning Continuous Acoustic Data Into Measurable Water Savings
Aging underground infrastructure can cause severe, invisible non-revenue water losses. Implementing continuous acoustic loggers with AI-driven analytics isolates the precise signatures of subsurface leaks, allowing utilities to target hidden failures early and maximize capital efficiency.
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Severn Trent Exceeds Leak Reduction Targets With Innovative Itron Water Solutions
Severn Trent’s smart metering program, powered by Itron’s technology, is transforming water conservation—reducing leaks by 6 million liters, cutting costs, and empowering customers to use water more wisely.
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Global Omnium: Transforming From Conventional To Smart Water
Lessons learned from building one of the largest smart meter networks in Europe.
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Actuators On Aeration Blower Valves Improve Dissolved Oxygen And Increase Overall Process Stability
Discover how installing Beck electric actuators on the aeration blower control valves has improved process stability and plant operations for a South Florida treatment plant.
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Drilling Down On Diversity And Feasibility
A mid-sized contract research organization (CRO) sought help with writing clinical trial diversity action plans and assessing feasibility for therapeutic areas outside its usual scope.
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Flexible Integrations To Reduce Risks And Increase Efficiencies
Learn how a trial team kept the blind of central lab samples and patient treatment across a Phase III and extension trial, whilst optimizing the supply chain.
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X-Ray Inspection For Supplement Safety
Wellington Foods ensures dietary supplement safety using METTLER TOLEDO’s X37 X-ray system, which detects contaminants, and meets regulatory standards with high-speed, precise inspection technology.
NEWS
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Sivers Semiconductors And Nisko Projects Sign Partnership Agreement To Expand Presence In Israeli Markets4/16/2025
Sivers Semiconductors AB, a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Nisko Projects, to expand sales presence for its Wireless business unit in Israel.
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Wastewater Investment Improves Sustainability At GWP9/16/2025
At GWP, sustainability is something that we live and breathe across every part of the business.
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Plastics Recycling With Enzymes Takes A Leap Forward6/30/2025
A successful collaboration involving a trio of research institutions has yielded a road map toward an economically viable process for using enzymes to recycle plastics.
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New Milestone For RIBER In Silicon Photonics With A ROSIE Order In The United States9/8/2025
8:00 am - RIBER, a global market leader in molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) equipment for the semiconductor industry, announces a new order for a ROSIE system from a new US-based customer specialized in quantum computing.
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Ideal Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates In Corn Belt Have Been Climbing For Decades, Study Shows3/3/2025
The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, according to new Iowa State University research.
ABOUT
Catalysts
Catalysts work by changing the structure of a molecule or by bonding to reactant molecules causing them to combine, react, and release a product or energy. For example, a catalyst is required in order for oxygen and hydrogen to bond, combine and produce water.
Catalysts increase the rate of chemical reactions. Unlike a reagent that gets consumed as apart of the chemical reaction, catalysts do not get consumed in the reaction. They can actually participate in multiple chemical transformations.Catalysts can be organic, synthetic or metal.
All processes need energy to take place. Processes require a very high level of energy in order to spark or start if a catalyst isn’t present. When a catalyst is present the amount of energy required to spark the reaction is lowered and that makes the reaction happen faster and more efficiently.
Catalytic effects vary depending on other substances present that are a part of the chemical reactions. There are certain substances that can inhibit the effectiveness of a catalyst like poisons, and other substances that promote or increase the effect of the catalyst. Inhibitors or negative catalysts are very important in medicine to treat mental illnesses, high blood pressure, cancer and many other diseases.
Catalysts are often used to help crack, or split, larger organic molecules like hydrocarbons into simpler molecules. It does this by breaking carbon-carbon bonds. The speed of the splitting process depends heavily on what specific catalyst is used and the temperature. Applications of this technology include oil and petrochemical industries.