Monthly Archives: May 2013

The world can change a lot in fifty years. Fifty years ago, there was no Zimbabwe, Hershey still sold chocolate bars for a nickel, and the Beatles were new on the scene.  Filtration technology has also been touched by the hand of time, improving with each new innovation brought about by a new application, driven by tightening standards and commercial demand.  Today’s industrial and scientific filters are capable of durability, specificity, and affordability that were only dreamt of 50 years ago. During the first half of the twentieth century, the filtration industry relied on natural materials such as wool, cotton, and wood fiber, which were usually supported by metallic screens, to make filters for a wide variety of applications.  But as the century wore on, the industrial processes that relied on

It's no secret that water is essential to our lives.  Aside from the daily essentials like drinking or washing, water plays a role in many different industrial processes, whether it be as a solvent, a coolant, a medium for suspension, or in irrigation.  Water even finds its way into art with public fountains, water color paints, and ceramic pottery.  With so many uses for water, is it any wonder that so many places in the world are starved for it? The problem of increasing water scarcity led Jaffer Alali (pictured on the right) to develop the EcoMembrane as a potential solution and enter it into the University of Washington's (UW) Environmental Innovation Challenge.  Hailing from Saudi Arabia, Jaffer knows a thing or two about the dif

Come June 1st, Sterlitech will be phasing out our selection of Empore Solid Phase Extraction products.  As with the other products we've recently phased out, we can still custom order these for you if need be. At this time, we will not be adding an equivalent line of products to replace the solid phase extraction products. You can learn more about Empore solid phase extraction equipment here.

Beginning on June 1, 2013, Sterlitech will no longer be offering 3M Sterilization Indicators as part of our online store. We can custom order them if you need them, but we will not be replacing them with any equivalent products at this time. We will also continue to offer other sterilization equipment such as autoclaves.  You can learn more about 3M sterilization indicators here.

Sterlitech will be attending the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Denver! We'll be hanging out at booth #810 with examples and information about our latest and greatest products.

ASM 2013 in Denver, CO, May 18-21, Booth #810

If you'll be there too, don't forget to stop by and say hello. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to discuss your filtration needs and get your questions answered from the experts!