2021 Tech 25: Gas analysis technology maker Max Analytical's growth will have it searching for a new home
Where would soda be without carbonation? Where would air quality be without catalytic converters? Max Analytical Technologies in East Windsor has an answer that’s reshaping the industry. For years, gas chromatography has been the standard for measuring the purity of gases and identifying contaminants. But that process has issues. The equipment is costly, bulky, hard to calibrate and manage. That’s where FTIR — Fourier-transform infrared — technology comes in. Its roots date to the late 19th century and it’s been in general use since the 1980s. FTIR collects high-resolution spectral ...