Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc., a provider of cryogenic temperature sensors and instrumentation, magnetic test equipment, metrology systems, probe stations for the characterization of magnetic and transport properties of materials and optical components, has announced it will introduce a new gaussmeter, known as the Model 425.

The new gaussmeter offers high-end functionality and performance in an affordable desktop instrument, and has been manufactured with an aim to meet the demanding needs of the permanent magnet industry. It is equipped with built in relay and audible alarm features, and helps in easily establishing pass/fail criteria with magnet testing and sorting.

Apart from it, the new Model 425 provides a number of additional features such as DC to 10 kHz AC frequency response, and max hold and relative measurement, which make it an ideal tool for manufacturing, quality control and R&D flux density measurement applications. The device also includes a standard Lake Shore Hall probe to offer extra functionality and value.

The Model 425 displays a wide Field that ranges from 350 mG to 350 kG, and offers a DC measurement resolution to 4¾ digits, which is 1 part of ±35,000. Displaying a basic DC accuracy of ±0.20 percent, the device has a frequency range of DC to 10 kHz AC. For convenient and easy interaction, it provides a USB interface and incorporates a large liquid crystal display for easy viewing.

With the help of an in-built sort function it easily displays pass/fail message, while the other useful features include alarm with relay, with an included standard probe and available standard and custom probes as well. The instrument offers a remarkable update rate coupled with an intuitive menu navigation and keypad, and enables straightforward operation with user display prompts to aid setup.

The Model 425 offers a user friendly interface and automated features that streamline magnet sorting and testing operations. It further enables hot swapping of Hall probes that allows the users to switch probe types without powering the instrument off and back on. These features support increased productivity, allowing them to spend less time setting up your instrument and more time working on the task at hand. For more information about the Model 425, please log on to http://www.lakeshore.com/mag/ga/gm425po.html.

Earlier in April, Airgas, Inc., a distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, signeda five-year services agreement with the University of Pennsylvania Health System or "UPHS" located in Philadelphia, under the terms of which Airgas will provide off-site cryogenic repository services for long-term storage of research samples.