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Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches the Most Compact Modular Total NSX Analyzer at ACHEMA 2009

FRANKFURT (May 11, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the release of its new Thermo Scientific TITAN 4000 total nitrogen/sulfur analyzer. This streamlined combustion analyzer is up to 60 percent smaller than competing analyzers, yet offers customers in the refinery and petrochemical industries superior sample introduction and enhanced oxidative combustion performance. The TITAN 4000™ will be on display at booth B1-C11, Hall 6.1 at ACHEMA 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany, from May 11 – 15.

The TITAN 4000’s innovative detectors enable increased analysis speed and productivity, as well as maximum accuracy and reliability of results. Its extensive working range covers total nitrogen/sulfur applications from low ppb (parts per billion) to high ppm (parts per million) concentrations. In addition, the use of a powerful combustion method allows the analyzer to accommodate a wide range of refinery and chemical samples, including naphtha, aromatics, automotive fuels, biodiesel fuels, and gaseous and liquefied petroleum gas.

In order to ensure optimum productivity in today’s global market, the fast reporting of total nitrogen and sulfur content data, coupled with superior analytical accuracy, is essential. Traditional analyzers take six minutes to achieve results, requiring extra carrier gas facilities and frequent user interface handling. In contrast, by eliminating the need for frequent system checks, the innovative Thermo Scientific TITAN 4000 is capable of analyzing TN/TS samples within an unsurpassed two minutes.

By operating in real time and with minimal sample handling requirements, the TITAN 4000 analyzer decreases analytical costs and complies with current market-driven ASTM methods. The powerful new analyzer features a unique, patent-pending injection design, which is able to inject component samples that have high boiling points without blocking the injection system. The sample introduction and combustion technology, with pre-soot detection (patent pending), ensures optimum analysis and result precision, reducing lead time and minimizing matrix effects.

Contrary to other technologies, the TITAN 4000 injection port and the plug flow quartz combustion tube require only oxygen gas. Maintenance is reduced through removing the need for frequent replacement. A heated filter and a number of gas flow and temperature control sensors further eliminate the need for user interaction. These features improve the autonomy of the system and reduce instrument downtime and maintenance, minimizing operation costs associated with gas consumption and consumables. In addition, the combination of safe, sensitive and reliable TN-CLD and TS-UVF techniques and reduced instrument interaction lead to heightened laboratory safety.

Building on more than 25 years of experience in trace-level elemental analysis, Thermo Fisher has taken a “modular plug-and-play“ approach in developing the new-generation TITAN 4000, ensuring maximum ease of use and productivity. The system’s enhanced modularity and upgradability allow straightforward and quick module exchange functionality. In addition, its module diagnostics make tools for future analysis easily accessible. User-friendly new-generation software, called Thermo Scientific NSX VISUAL, simplifies the analytical operation by minimizing user involvement in setting up the analyzer. In addition, the NSX VISUAL functions, including priority samples, auto-multiple point calibration lines, Auto-RSD, self diagnostics and leak testing, allow 24/7 unattended operation.

For more information about the new Thermo Scientific TITAN 4000 total nitrogen/sulfur analyzer, please visit the Thermo Scientific booth B1-C11 in Hall 6.1 at ACHEMA 2009. Alternatively, please call +1 800-532-4752, e-mail analyze@thermofisher.com or please visit www.thermo.com/titan4000.

Thermo Scientific is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science.

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About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With annual revenues of $10.5 billion, we have approximately 34,000 employees and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial process control settings. Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, we help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery. The Thermo Scientific brand represents a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education. Together, we offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike. Visit www.thermofisher.com.

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