執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 1 7月, 2021 | News
A web of factors contributes to a good crop, but the importance of carbon and nitrogen cannot be overstated. From soil to fertilizer to the plant matter itself, the mix of carbon and nitrogen play key roles in the development and growth of the plant. Knowing the...
執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 11 6月, 2021 | News
98% of the world’s soybean meal is used as animal feed, principally as a protein supplement. With the importance of protein in animal growth and development, knowing what’s in your soybean meal is vitally important. There is more to protein than the crude...
執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 30 4月, 2021 | News
Running and maintaining a full analytical laboratory can be more cost than a company can afford, but what other options are there for a small business looking for quality control and regulatory compliance? Independent testing and consulting laboratories groups such as...
執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 9 4月, 2021 | News
LECO announces the addition of hydrogen analysis capabilities to the 828 series, which will transform the way users determine carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen in a variety of petrochemical and other organic materials. The CHN828 maintains the core capabilities and...
執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 18 9月, 2020 | News
When the TruMac® Macro Determinator at the Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL) needed to be replaced, laboratory manager Jolanda Nortjé returned to LECO for an updated solution. For the past twenty years, LECO had been providing the SAGL with excellent service...
執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 24 6月, 2020 | News
How efficient is your workflow when it comes to food samples? Are you sure you’re seeing everything your sample has to offer? Learn how LECO has been expanding what is possible when it comes to food safety analyses with a free series of webinars. Starting July...
執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 21 1月, 2020 | News
Well-balanced crops require well-balanced soil. While carbon may be the most essential element for organic life, the right ratio of nitrogen and sulfur in the soil along with the carbon can really influence the speed and strength of plant development and growth. With...
執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 20 12月, 2019 | News
There is coal and then there is coal, and Santa Claus knows the difference. When preparing coal for the stockings of naughty boys and girls on Christmas Eve, Santa is not about to waste high quality, high-carbon material on children who have been bad. But while Santa...
執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 28 10月, 2019 | News
Working with grains meant a lot of thermogravimetric analyses, but standard oven drying methods were incredibly time-consuming. Depending on the flour matrix, oven times could range from 1 hour to 17. Whole grains could take a full 72 hours. LECO Africa reached out to...
執筆者 Tim Newmiller | 27 3月, 2019 | News
Did you catch our recent article on Food Navigator? Nitrogen content in food materials is necessary to measure when determining the total protein content. This measurement of nitrogen content can be performed using a classical wet chemistry method, but this tends to...