Testing Focus for Whitehouse Scientific at Filtech 2011


18 March 2011; Chester, UK: Dr Graham Rideal, CEO of Whitehouse Scientific will present a paper on the topic of 'Measuring the maximum pore size of small profile filter elements' at this year's FILTECH conference. FILTECH 2011 takes place from 22-24 March in Wiesbaden, Germany and Whitehouse Scientific is also exhibiting at the associated trade show.

A world leading supplier of calibration standards, Whitehouse Scientific has developed a method for determining the cut point of filter media. Using specially prepared, precision glass microspheres to challenge the filter, it is possible to measure filter efficiencies within micron resolutions. The method uses narrow particle size distribution standards and covers pore sizes from just a few microns to over 600 microns. The results are highly reproducible and traceable to international standards, for example NIST. www.whitehousescientific.com

FILTECH 2011 Conference features 180 papers from 31 countries and provides a representative survey of current research findings and state-of-the-art developments for the solution of filtration and separation targets in a wide range of sectors. FILTECH 2011 conference also features a plenary lecture and six survey lectures. www.filtech.de

About Whitehouse Scientific

Whitehouse Scientific is a leading producer of glass microspheres for calibration and is the highest ranking European certification laboratory for primary methods of particle size analysis. The company's standards cover all particle sizing techniques including laser diffraction, Coulter methods, optical sizing, sieve calibration and image analysis. Most of these reference materials are NIST-traceable. They range in size from 0.1 micron to 5.0 millimetres and are available as single sizes or broad distribution standards. In addition, Whitehouse offers a unique calibration procedure for NIST-traceable measurement of filter apertures between 3 and 1000 microns, and also produces general purpose research grade microspheres.

Whitehouse Scientific has been producing calibration microspheres for more than 25 years. Founder and managing director Dr Graham Rideal is a past chairman of The Filtration Society, and is now active as its Science Correspondent. He is a member of the 'Editorial Advisory Board' for Filtration News Magazine, USA. www.whitehousescientific.com

For press information, please contact:

Trish Appleton, Kapler Communications

Knowledge Centre, Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road,

Wyboston, Bedfordshire, MK44 3BY, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1480 479280; Fax: +44 (0)1480 470343

trish@kapleronline.com

Company contact:

Jamie Storey, Managing Director

Whitehouse Scientific Ltd, Whitchurch Road, Waverton

Chester CH3 7PB, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1244 332626; Fax: +44 (0) 1244 335098

info@whitehousescientific.com

www.whitehousescientific.com

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