Seal Analytical acquires Thomas Cain

Seal Analytical - a global supplier of automated colorimetric analyser instrumentation - has acquired Thomas Cain. Seal Analytical says the acquisition will enhance its capabilities in the water and soil analysis markets by increasing the installed base of laboratories served and widening the range of products and services offered.

Thomas Cain is a manufacturer of automated chemical addition, sample preparation and digestion systems for the analysis of mercury and metals in environmental laboratories. The company designs, manufactures and distributes the Deena range of graphite block digestion systems which are supplied throughout the world.

Thomas Cain also designs and manufactures a range of automation options for these systems which reduce or remove the need for manual intervention in hazardous processes during sample digestion. Its Erica sample preparation systems provide a fully automated liquid handling system for mixing samples, standards and reagents.

Ranges of standard and bespoke consumables for different sample and digestion types are available for both systems.