The Editors' Choice Silver Award at the 59th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spetroscopy (Pittcon) in March 2008 went to a product that utilizes a new method for coupling capillary columns in gas chromatogra-phy (GC), GCxGC, and capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE): the Meltfit One, from NLISIS Chromatography, Veldhoven, The Netherlands. Using the Meltfit One, coupling capillary columns becomes simple, stable, secure, and fast, resulting in more successful and reliable analyses and lower costs of ownership. The Meltfit One establishes stable and solid connections between capillary columns with the help of the Meltfit tube. It is a unique small glass tube, which is gently positioned around the columns as a 'second skin', leaving no room for dead volume or leaks. "We started out only two years ago, with the goal to develop and launch products that make GC technology easier to use and decrease the total cost of ownership through faster and better performance," explains Wil van Egmond, CEO of NLISIS. "The Meltfit One is our first proof of that mission. This [Editors' Choice] Award stimulates us to intensify our development efforts and step forward with additional products that help solve other remaining nuisances of chromatography analysts around the world."
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