Industry Events 1952 Art and Harriet Mitteldorf began making and selling the 'SPEX mix' after being rejected by a spectrometer manufacturer 1955 • Semi-Quantitative Standards (G, L & Z standards) • Ultra Purity Graphite Electrodes, Rods and Powders • Spectroscopic Plates & Films 1955 SPEX Industries presented its products for the first time at the Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon) 1960 Semi-Quantitative Standards for: • Rare Earth Elements • Noble Metals • Pure Materials • Steel 1960 5000 Mixer/Mill 1963 • The Master Plate • Pre-weighed and Fluxing chemicals 1963 • 9040 Stabilized DC Arc Unit • 90101 Arc/Spark Stand • 8500 Shatterbox 1965 • XRF liquid cells and consumables • C-30 Hydraulic Press 1968 • 6700 Freezer/Mill • 5100 Mixer/Mill 1970 B-25 Hydraulic Press 1973 Flame and Atomic Absorption Standards 1976 3624 30-ton X-Press 1977 8510 Enclosed Shatterbox 1977 • HiPure Inorganics Materials • Multi-Element ICP Solution Standards • Organic Solvent Soluble Metal Salts • Gas Standards 1981 5200 Micro Hammer Cutter Mill 1984 3624B 35-ton X-Press 1986 3624C X-Press 1988 Many Popular Standard Lines: • Single Element • Instrument Check & Interference Check • Quality Control • Pollution Control Checks • Custom Multi-Element Spectroscopy Standards 1989 • Stock environmental ICP multi-standards for the Superfund Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) • Multi-element ICP standard for matrix-matching 1990 ICP-MS Calibration Standards 1990 3630 Automated X-Press 1991 Organometallic CRMs 1991 4200 Jaw Crusher 1992 • Anion IC Standards • Environmental Standards line expanded 1992 5300 Mixer/Mill & Fusion products 1995 • Cations IC Standards • Cyanide Standard 1995 8000D DualMixer/Mill 1996 8520 3-Speed Enclosed Shatterbox 1997 6750 Freezer/Mill & 6800 Large Freezer/Mill 1999 8515 Enclosed Shatterbox 2000 2000 Geno/Grinder & 8000M Mixer/Mill 2001 6850 Large Freezer/Mill 2004 Contamination control product line 2006 6770 Freezer/Mill 2010 6970 EFM Freezer/Mill with external loading and K1' and K2' Borate Fusion Fluxers 2010 • Polyethylene Phthalates Standards • EMPT Toy Safety Standards • USP Standards 2009 2010 Geno/Grinder & 3635 X-Press 2009 ROHS/WEEE Standard 2011 Robotic Autoclamp 2020 Geno/Grinder 2012 • LC-MS Standards Line • 1 ppm Standards Line for ICP-MS 2013 • PVC Phthalate CRM • SPEXQue Quechers Kits 2012 1500 ShaQer 2013 1600 MiniG 2014 6870D Dual Freezer/Mill 2012 Aquired first LC-MS 2010 SPEX CertiPrep went solar with the installation of roof-top solar panels 2007 SPEX SamplePrep aquired Katanax for Fusion Products 2006 SPEX CertiPrep increases accreditation through A2LA to Guide 34 & ISO 17025 2004 Web order entry started 2004 SPEX SamplePrep, LLC began independent operations 2003 SPEX CertiPrep Group added Protocol Organics to expand into organic RMs 2000 NVLAP certification attained, become Proficiency Testing provider 1997 SPEX goes online with www.spexcsp.com and [email protected] 1994 Acquired first ICP-MS 1994 • Claritas line of products for ICP and ICP-MS. • Instituted “brand names”: Claritas, Assurance, etc. • Added densities and purities to COA 1994 Attained ISO 9001 certification through Underwriter's Laboratory 1994 Began independent operation as SPEX CertiPrep Inc. & SPEX CertiPrep Ltd. (UK) 1990 The Dilut-u-lator was created 1988 Acquired first ICP for inclusion of ICP analysis on certificates 1988 SPEX was purchased by Jobin Yvon SA 1985 First edition of the Handbook of Sample Preparation and Handling was released 1970 SPEX Industries, GmbH - European office opens in West Germany 1967 Aquired first DCP spectrometer for QC of CRMs 1964 SPEX Industries incorporated 1964 SPEX 3.4 meter Ebert Spectrograph was constructed and used to produce first SPEX Certified Reference Materials featured in the very first Certified Reference Materials Catalog 1959 First Sample Preparation Catalog 1956 SPEX Speaker Newsletter 1955 First SPEX Industries Catalog 1954 SPEX Industries was founded in Queens, NY. SPEX stands for: Sample Preparation and handling techniques for the Emission, Infrared, and X-ray spectroscopist — 60 Years of Serving the Scientific Industry • Food Safety Modernization Act (2011) • Higgs boson or Higgs particle discovered (2012) • Photonic molecules discovered at MIT (2012) • First draft of human genome completed (2001) • Healthy Forests Initiative (2003) • First Commercial LC-ICP-MS (Late 2000’s) • Oil Pollution Act (1990) • Nobel Prize for Atmospheric Chemistry (1995) • Femtosecond spectroscopy (1999) • First Commercial ICPMS (1980) • CERCLA (Superfund) Act (1980) • First TOF/Quadrapole (1984) • First MALDI (1985) • Discovery of Fullerenes (1985) • Occupational Health and Safety Act (1970) • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (1972) • EPA Created (1970) • Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) • OSHA Created (1970) • Toxic Substances Control Act (1976) • First Commercial IC ('71), ICP ('74) • First Triple Quadrapole (1977) • Consumer Product Safety Act (1972) • First Commercial LCMS (1979) • CPSC Created (1972) • Clean Air Act (1963) • Nuclear shell structure discovered (1963) • First Commercial XRF ('62), GC-MS ('65), AA ('68) and HPLC ('69) • Water Quality Act (1965) • Einsteinium & Fermium discovered (1952) • First modern chromatogram (1954) • Air Pollution Control Act (1955) 1950’s 1950’s 1950’s 1950’s 1970’s 1970’s 1970’s 1970’s 1980’s 1980’s 1980’s 1980’s 1990’s 1990’s 1990’s 1990’s 2000’s 2000’s 2000’s 2000’s 2010’s 2010’s 2010’s 2010’s 1960’s 1960’s 1960’s 1960’s
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Industry Events
1952Art and Harriet Mitteldorf began making and selling the 'SPEX mix' after being rejected by a spectrometer manufacturer
1955• Semi-Quantitative Standards (G, L & Z standards) • Ultra Purity Graphite Electrodes, Rods and Powders • Spectroscopic Plates & Films
1955SPEX Industries presented its products for the first time at the Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon)
1960Semi-Quantitative Standards for: • Rare Earth Elements • Noble Metals • Pure Materials• Steel
19605000 Mixer/Mill
1963• The Master Plate • Pre-weighed and Fluxing chemicals
1963• 9040 Stabilized DC Arc Unit • 90101 Arc/Spark Stand • 8500 Shatterbox
1965• XRF liquid cells and consumables • C-30 Hydraulic Press
1968• 6700 Freezer/Mill • 5100 Mixer/Mill
1970B-25 Hydraulic Press
1973Flame and Atomic Absorption Standards
19763624 30-ton X-Press
19778510 Enclosed Shatterbox
1977• HiPure Inorganics Materials • Multi-Element ICP Solution Standards • Organic Solvent Soluble Metal Salts • Gas Standards
19815200 Micro Hammer Cutter Mill
19843624B 35-ton X-Press
19863624C X-Press
1988Many Popular Standard Lines: • Single Element • Instrument Check & Interference Check • Quality Control • Pollution Control Checks• Custom Multi-Element Spectroscopy Standards
1989• Stock environmental ICP multi-standards for the Superfund Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) • Multi-element ICP standard for matrix-matching
1990ICP-MS Calibration Standards
19903630 Automated X-Press
1991Organometallic CRMs
19914200 Jaw Crusher
1992• Anion IC Standards • Environmental Standards line expanded
19925300 Mixer/Mill & Fusion products
1995• Cations IC Standards• Cyanide Standard
19958000D DualMixer/Mill
19968520 3-Speed Enclosed Shatterbox
19976750 Freezer/Mill & 6800 Large Freezer/Mill
19998515 Enclosed Shatterbox
20002000 Geno/Grinder & 8000M Mixer/Mill
20016850 Large Freezer/Mill
2004Contamination control product line
20066770 Freezer/Mill
20106970 EFM Freezer/Mill with external loading and K1' and K2' Borate Fusion Fluxers
2010• Polyethylene Phthalates Standards • EMPT Toy Safety Standards • USP Standards
20092010 Geno/Grinder & 3635 X-Press
2009ROHS/WEEE Standard
2011Robotic Autoclamp 2020 Geno/Grinder
2012• LC-MS Standards Line • 1 ppm Standards Line for ICP-MS
2013• PVC Phthalate CRM • SPEXQue Quechers Kits
20121500 ShaQer
20131600 MiniG
20146870D Dual Freezer/Mill
2012Aquired first LC-MS
2010SPEX CertiPrep went solar with the installation of roof-top solar panels
2007SPEX SamplePrep aquired Katanax for Fusion Products
2006SPEX CertiPrep increases accreditation through A2LA to Guide 34 & ISO 17025
2004Web order entry started
2004SPEX SamplePrep, LLC began independent operations
2003SPEX CertiPrep Group added Protocol Organics to expand into organic RMs
2000NVLAP certification attained, become Proficiency Testing provider
1997SPEX goes online with www.spexcsp.com and [email protected]
1994Acquired first ICP-MS
1994• Claritas line of products for ICP and ICP-MS. • Instituted “brand names”: Claritas, Assurance, etc. • Added densities and purities to COA
1994Attained ISO 9001 certification through Underwriter's Laboratory
1994Began independent operation as SPEX CertiPrep Inc. & SPEX CertiPrep Ltd. (UK)
1990The Dilut-u-lator was created
1988Acquired first ICP for inclusion of ICP analysis on certificates
1988SPEX was purchased by Jobin Yvon SA
1985First edition of the Handbook of Sample Preparation and Handling was released
1970SPEX Industries, GmbH - European office opens in West Germany
1967Aquired first DCP spectrometer for QC of CRMs
1964SPEX Industries incorporated
1964SPEX 3.4 meter Ebert Spectrograph was constructed and used to produce first SPEX Certified Reference Materials featured in the very first Certified Reference Materials Catalog
1959First Sample Preparation Catalog
1956SPEX Speaker Newsletter
1955First SPEX Industries Catalog
1954SPEX Industries was founded in Queens, NY. SPEX stands for: Sample Preparation and handling techniques for the Emission, Infrared, and X-ray spectroscopist
— 60 Years of Serving the Scienti�c Industry • Food Safety Modernization Act (2011) • Higgs boson or Higgs particle discovered (2012) • Photonic molecules discovered at MIT (2012)
• First draft of human genome completed (2001) • Healthy Forests Initiative (2003) • First Commercial LC-ICP-MS (Late 2000’s)
• Oil Pollution Act (1990) • Nobel Prize for Atmospheric Chemistry (1995) • Femtosecond spectroscopy (1999)
• First Commercial ICPMS (1980) • CERCLA (Superfund) Act (1980) • First TOF/Quadrapole (1984) • First MALDI (1985) • Discovery of Fullerenes (1985)
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (1970) • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (1972) • EPA Created (1970) • Safe Drinking Water Act (1974)• OSHA Created (1970) • Toxic Substances Control Act (1976)• First Commercial IC ('71), ICP ('74) • First Triple Quadrapole (1977)• Consumer Product Safety Act (1972) • First Commercial LCMS (1979)• CPSC Created (1972)
• Clean Air Act (1963) • Nuclear shell structure discovered (1963)• First Commercial XRF ('62), GC-MS ('65), AA ('68) and HPLC ('69)• Water Quality Act (1965)
• Einsteinium & Fermium discovered (1952) • First modern chromatogram (1954)• Air Pollution Control Act (1955)
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