From Milk to Cheese: Moisture Analysis Made Easy with LECO TGM800

From Milk to Cheese: Moisture Analysis Made Easy with LECO TGM800

Moisture content is a key parameter for all food and feed laboratories. It is needed for dry base calculations as well as for the general water content determination. In milk and other liquids, the amount of the total solids TS is an important parameter. The TGM800 is a thermogravimetric analyzer designed to determine moisture content […]

LECO to Develop New Test Method for Analysis of Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Free-Machining Steel by Glow Discharge Atomic Emission Spectrometry through ASTM International

LECO to Develop New Test Method for Analysis of Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Free-Machining Steel by Glow Discharge Atomic Emission Spectrometry through ASTM International

Committed to empowering results, LECO participates in ASTM committees to help develop industry standards and guides. We’re currently working on a new GD-AES method for steel analysis, and we’re looking for collaborators.

Save Time and Money with LECO’s Magnetic Disc System for Metallographic Sample Prep

Save Time and Money with LECO’s Magnetic Disc System for Metallographic Sample Prep

For anyone who has worked with polishing/grinding equipment, like LECO’s PX Series, you know that using the right combination of abrasives and polishing cloths is key. However, changing out the materials can sometimes be a tedious task. As part of LECO’s mission to empower success in laboratories worldwide, we created a system that makes switching […]

New and Innovative Talc Grade Determination Method with LECO’s TGA801

New and Innovative Talc Grade Determination Method with LECO’s TGA801

When hearing the word “talc,” many people tend to associate the mineral with baby powder. But talc has a plethora of uses and applications that many overlook. Talc is best described as a clay mineral that is composed of magnesium, silicon, oxygen, and hydrogen—often referred to as hydrous magnesium silicate. It’s recognized for its soft […]

EV Battery Boom Supports Graphite Market Growth

EV Battery Boom Supports Graphite Market Growth

In the last several years, electric vehicles have become increasingly popular, and many manufacturers are beginning to provide EV options for their consumers. Because of this rise, the demand for graphite has significantly increased. Graphite not only makes up the largest portion of EV batteries, but the most important part of the battery, the anode. […]

What’s Inside Your Battery Matters

What’s Inside Your Battery Matters

With the recent explosion of the electric vehicle industry, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are in seriously high demand. Although they are not the only batteries that can power an EV, they are some of the safest, longest lasting, and most durable out there, making them a popular choice amongst manufacturers. These LFP batteries are […]

Metabolomics Society Celebrates 20 Years

Metabolomics Society Celebrates 20 Years

This year marks the 20th annual conference of the Metabolomics Society! LECO is excited to be a sponsor for Metabolomics 2024, starting on 16 June and ending 20 June, and we’re counting down the minutes until the conference begins. Held in the buzzing metropolis of Osaka, Japan, this event is the largest metabolomics meeting worldwide. […]

Non-Targeted Screening with TOFMS: A Monthly Webinar Series

Non-Targeted Screening with TOFMS: A Monthly Webinar Series

In an era marked by intricate chemical compositions and emerging contaminants, conventional targeted analysis methods often prove inadequate for gaining a comprehensive understanding of environmental and biological matrices. Enter non-targeted screening – an innovative approach enabling the simultaneous detection and identification of thousands of compounds, regardless of prior knowledge of their presence. Positioned at the […]

LECO is Bringing Its Latest Innovation to ASMS

LECO is Bringing Its Latest Innovation to ASMS

The 72nd Annual American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference is taking place from 2 June – 6 June. We’ll be in attendance, and we’ll have our all-new BenchTop Mass Spectrometer, the Pegasus BTX, with us! Check out this new advancement in mass spectrometry and ask our experts anything you’re wanting to know at Booth […]

Do My Consumables Expire?

Do My Consumables Expire?

The short answer to that question is yes… eventually. But there are several factors that play into it. You may notice that some of your consumables have labels with specific expiration dates, while others do not. For items that don’t include a specific expiration date, shelf-life is based on the date of manufacture. The manufacturing […]

Re-Analyze Your Career—LECO has Opportunities for You!

Re-Analyze Your Career—LECO has Opportunities for You!

In 1936, LECO Corporation introduced the first-ever rapid carbon determinator in the United States. Since then, the company has expanded globally and burst into new markets inside the world of analysis. Millions of samples worldwide have been analyzed using LECO instruments for elemental analysis, thermal analysis, metallography, and mass spectrometry. While science is certainly “our […]