New lab application for cost-efficient metals analysis

COGENT Environmental has developed a new test cell, the 'SV Labcell', for use with company's market leading portable metals analyser, the PDV 6000plus.

The SV Labcell provides lower levels of detection and greater flexibility in analytical methodology, effectively turning the PDV 6000plus into a precise analytical laboratory instrument.

The PDV 6000plus is a portable metals analyser that provides fast, cost-effective analysis of solid or liquid samples for a range of metals including Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Mercury, Chromium and Nickel. The SV Labcell adds molybdenum, uranium and other metals to this list and permits the use of bismuth film techniques  removing the need for mercury film electrodes.

Many hundreds of these instruments are in use world-wide because operators have a need to be able to produce fast results without having to incur the cost and time delays of laboratory analysis. However, laboratory analysis is often required when lower levels of detection are required, for regulatory purposes, in research or in circumstances which demand a broader range of measurands.

Traditional laboratory equipment for the analysis of metals, such as ICP or GFAA, can be expensive to purchase and operate, requiring a high level of expertise. In contrast, the PDV 6000plus with an SV Labcell is relatively low cost, simple to operate and capable of producing high quality data.

Explaining the appeal of the new system, Cogent's Martin Butterfield says, "The development of the SV Labcell will enable our customers to produce data with much greater precision and resolution  easily meeting the requirements of the majority of practical applications and turning the PDV6000plus into a powerful research tool - all at a much lower cost."

For further details, see here.

For further information, please contact: Chris Welsh

13.05.10

Three new OVA5000s are being installed in Holland this month. They will monitor incoming treatment water, to help identify levels of treatment required that will satisfy environmental discharge limits.

11.05.10

The training courses in Chile and Mexico were well attended by a mixture of customers from Bolivia and Peru, and local sales people.

22.04.10

Our UK Operations Manager will be holding a training course in Chile, where we have representatives coming from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, to be trained on all aspects of ASV and how to use the PDV6000plus.

This could be potentially useful for civil emergencies such as earthquakes, where quick access to reliable water supplies are critical. He may also continue to Mexico afterwards to hold another training course.

01.02.10

An OVA5000 was successfully installed in Greece at the end of January. It will be part of an environmental project to monitor metals in a river which leads to a wildlife reserve in Central Greece.

IMWA 2010, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cogent Environmental will be exhibiting both the PDV and the new version of the OVA at this mine water conference in Canada.

For further details, see:
www.imwa.info/imwa2010

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09–11.06.10 · WIM 2010

WIM 2010, Santiago, Chile
Cogent will be exhibiting at WIM 2010 in Chile. CEO Chris Welsh will be doing a tour of Brazil and Argentina and then travelling to Santiago, Chile to attend the exhibition. He will be available for discussion and demonstrations.

For more information, go to: www.wim2010.com

17–21.05.10 · Arsenic Taiwan 2010

Arsenic Taiwan 2010, International Conference Hall of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan
The stand will be manned by Paul Lewtas, Asia Technical Manager, and Sam Hong, Regional Sales Manager. Paul will present a paper on arsenic measurement using Cogent instruments.

For more information on the exhibition, see here www.as2010tainan.com.tw

16–18.03.10 · Aqua Nederland Vakbeurs

Aqua Nederland Vakbeurs, Gorinchem
Our Netherlands distributor, BEST Instruments, will be exhibiting Cogent instruments at this fair. See them at stand 199.

24–25.03.10 · easyFairs

easyFairs, Antwerpen
Our Netherlands distributor, BEST Instruments, will also be exhibiting Cogent instruments at easyFairs. Visit them at stand 1117.

For more information, see www.bestinstruments.nl

21.11.09

Cogent are pleased to confirm that the PDV6000plus, and its VAS software, will run successfully in the latest version of Windows. This means that our customers can deploy the PDV using practically any version of Windows from 98 up to "7", without worrying about having to upgrade.

21.11.09

The Beijing Expo was very well attended by interested potential customers for its three-day run. Our new online monitor, the OVA7000, attracted much interest, and we hope to have an order confirmed by early next year.

07.11.09

Cogent CEO Chris Welsh reports that the FIMAI Expo in Brazil was very busy, with a lot of international interest. Visitor volume to the UK stand was high every day; enquiries ranged from geochemists working for mining companies, through to industrial companies monitoring discharge limits.

One other happy outcome was the signing of a new Brazilian distributor for Cogent instruments.

29.10.09

CEO Chris Welsh was delighted to accept an invitation to be the Team Leader for the British T&I contingent at FIMAI E SIMAI in Sao Paulo, Brazil, next week. This means he will be covering a broader remit than purely that of his own company. He will then travel to Chile to visit various sites at the invitation of our Chilean distributor.

23.10.09

CEO Chris Welsh reports that in South Africa, conference delegates flocked to see the two Cogent instruments displayed on the stand of our SA distributor, Geowater. He held useful conversations with many of the interested attendees, and gathered some useful insights into the environmental challenges facing South African mining operations.

01.10.09

Cogent Environmental is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Sam Hong as our Regional Sales Manager for Asia. Sam will initially be responsible for sales into China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

01.10.09

Linux and VAS. We have established that VAS software is WINE-compliant in Linux Ubuntu 9.04. This means that VAS can be run in Linux, via WINE. Unfortunately, there is as yet no Linux driver for the PDV 6000plus, so this restricts the use of VAS to calculation and demonstration of VAS files only. Please let us know if a Linux driver is something that would be useful to you!

01.09.09

Cogent Environmental Ltd had their first-ever ISO9001 audit over 2 days in July 2009, at their Cambridge centre, which comprises both offices and laboratory space. The review dealt mainly with the Quality Management System for the manufacture of reagents, as well as the installation of the OVA500, its maintenance and repair. About 13 relatively minor inconsistencies were highlighted for review by the auditor. These have now been successfully dealt with, and an ISO 9001 certificate was issued on the 24th of August. Cogent Environmental is now officially ISO 9001-compliant in its manufacturing processes.

01.09.09

A detachable magnetic stirrer option for the PDV6000plus is now available to order. The original stirrer has a metal link to the stirrer motor which can be attacked by acid or alkaline solutions, making checking and maintenance a continual priority. The new stirrer is sealed inside plastic, solving the problem of solution contamination and attack at the same time.

07.08.09

Cogent are adding the LabCell as an option for the PDV6000plus instrument. It will help to extend the instrument's use in laboratories.

For further details, see here.

07.08.09

Cogent Environmental Ltd had their initial ISO9000 audit at their Cambridge centre in July. It went well, and we hope shortly to announce the issue of a preliminary certification.

18.06.09

Application Notes have been extended to include new metals.

18.06.09

New bismuth co-plating methods are now being finalised prior to being launched on this web-site!

18–20.11.09 · Water Expo China

Water Expo China
Beijing Exhibition Center, Beijing, China

The stand will be manned by Paul Lewtas, Asia Technical Manager, and Sam Hong, our new Regional Sales Manager. At this exhibition we will be demonstrating the SV LabCell, as well as launching our new ‘end of pipe’ on-line monitoring system.

For more information on the SV Labcell, see here.

For more information on the exhibition, see here.

12.11.09 · PSE Water Sewerage & Waste Exhibition

PSE Water Sewerage & Waste Exhibition
Bradford, UK

Martin Butterfield, European Sales Manager, will be attending the Water Sewerage & Waste Exhibition in England on 12 November. Our products & services will be available for viewing and discussion.

04–06.11.09 · FIMAI E SIMA

International Industrial Environment and Sustainability Fair
Expo Center Norte, Trav. Casalbuono, 120, Vila Guilherme, 04329-900 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cogent Environmental CEO Chris Welsh will be attending the International Industrial Environment and Sustainability Fair in Brazil from 4–6 November, where he will be giving a presentation to a specially invited group of the top environmental companies in Brazil entitled Heavy Metal issues in Rivers and Lakes. He will be available for discussion and to share information on all Cogent Environmental products and services.

For more details of the conference, and to contact the organisers, please see here.

19–23.10.09 · International Mine Water Conference

CSIR International Convention Centre
Pretoria, South Africa

Chris Welsh, CEO Cogent Environmental, will be attending the International Mine Water Conference in South Africa later this year. He will be delivering a paper on the value and use of Cogent instruments to provide real-time online monitoring for heavy metals in mine waters.

For more details of the conference, and to contact the organisers, please see here.

31.8–01.09.09 · International Secondary Lead Conference

International Secondary Lead Conference
Venetian-Macau Resort Hotel, Macau, China

Paul Lewtas, Asia-Pacific Technical Manager for Cogent Environmental, will be attending the International Secondary Lead Conference in Macau at the end of August. He will be delivering a paper on the value and use of the Cogent OVA5000 in providing real-time online monitoring for lead and cadmium monitoring in effluent produced from process washes.

For more details of the conference, and to contact the organisers, please see here.

19–22.05.09 · Sustainability Live – Birmingham, UK

Sustainability Live – Birmingham

The OVA 5000 was shown at the Sustainability Live show in Birmingham 19–22 May on the Water Monitoring Association stand.

A consortium of employees of Lab21 Environmental backed by private equity investor, Sultan Scientific Ltd have acquired the business assets and commercial rights to the MTI range of products into a new company “Cogent Environmental Limited”.

Cogent Environmental has ambitions to build itself into a broadly-based integrated provider of environmental and process monitoring technologies and services including soil, water and atmospheric systems, working with it’s established network of distributors and partners in over 26 countries worldwide.

We remain totally committed to deliver accurate environmental and process information which enables our clients in the industrial manufacturing, mining, agriculture and public services sectors to take cost effective and timely actions based on reliable information, good judgment and evidence, said Chris Welsh, Managing Director of the new company.

Cogent Environmental will continue to operate it’s UK office in Cambridge, where it’s technical development and service centre is based, and a regional technical support office in Japan.

Cogent: “being based on good judgment, reasoning, or evidence”