Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces New Thermo Scientific Orion Meters

Online, November 28, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the new Thermo Scientific Orion Star™ A and VERSA STAR™ Meters. These new meters build on the quality and expertise you've come to expect from the Orion product line. We've expanded the offering, combining new features focused on an easy to use interface and the tried-and-true features relied on by many professionals. Even the accessories have gotten an upgrade, creating a complete package and making the Orion Star A and VERSA STAR meters a perfect fit for your needs.

Orion Star A210-series benchtop meters are durable and dependable. The large, backlit graphic display clearly shows results with user ID, sample ID and easy-to-understand icons. Anyone can use this meter with it's plain language prompts, soft keys that update for easy selection and a multilanguage interface. Orion Star A210-series meters are available in single or multiparameter versions for pH, conductivity, pH/ISE and dissolved oxygen, all with temperature. 2000 data point memory with time and date stamp combine with RS232 and USB interfaces to meet GLP requirements. These meters also feature unique advantages you won't find in other meters such as direct Orion Star stirrer probe control, auto-recognizing for polarographic or RDO optical dissolved oxygen probes and selectable settings to meet your needs for readings, response, accuracy and repeatability. Orion Star A210-series benchtop meters are the ideal choice for any lab, for every sample, for every day.

Orion Star A220-series portable meters are IP67-rated for taking measurements anywhere. In addition to measuring temperature, these single-parameter meters measure pH, conductivity or dissolved oxygen with auto-recognition for polarographic or RDO optical DO probes. Durable and dependable, Orion Star A220 meters have a large, backlit graphic LCD with soft keys that update for easy selection, a multilingual interface and plain language prompts. 1000 data point memory with time and date stamp combine with RS232 and USB interfaces to make it easy to take readings where you need them and transfer them to a database back in the lab. Orion Star A220-series portable meters are a great choice for necessary testing in the field.

Orion Star A320-series portables meters are rugged and dependable with an IP67-rated, waterproof housing. The large, backlit graphic display clearly shows results with user ID, sample ID and easy-to-understand icons. Anyone can use this meter with its plain language prompts, soft keys that update for easy selection and multilanguage interface. Orion Star A320-series meters are available in single or multiparameter versions for pH, conductivity, pH/ISE and dissolved oxygen, all with temperature. These meters also have advanced features such as auto-recognizing polarographic or RDO optical dissolved oxygen probes, 2000 data point memory with time and date stamp, RS232 and USB interfaces and selectable settings to meet your needs for readings, response, accuracy and repeatability. Orion Star A320-series portable meters are the top choice for every sample, every day, everywhere.

The entirely new platform of the Orion VERSA STAR benchtop meters allow for up to four channels to be configured in any combination. These meters can fit your needs now and later when your needs change. A large, bright color display makes it easy to get the information you need and to use the advanced features. A multilingual interface, plain language prompts and easy-to-understand graphics make this meter easy to use. Incremental methods for ISE, auto-recognizing for polarographic or RDO optical dissolved oxygen probes, RS232 communication port, two USB communication ports and two Orion Star stirrer ports are just some of the unique advantages of the Orion VERSA STAR. Five modules are available: pH, pH/ISE, conductivity, dissolved oxygen or pH with LogR temperature technology. All five modules measure temperature and can be mixed and matched as you need to create your meter. These top-of-the-line meters have all the best features and options to make it your own, including display customization.

Orion Star A100-series meters combine simplicity, accuracy and affordability. These basic single-parameter meters for pH/temperature, conductivity/temperature and dissolved oxygen and temperature come in an IP54-rated benchtop housing or portable IP67-rated housing. A large LCD displays readings and icons for quick information. Simple button layout and onscreen messages help with calibration and setup menu choices. Orion Star A100-series meters provide just the core information you need.

All Orion Star A-series and VERSA STAR meters accept current Orion electrodes and probes, and are available in the configurations of meter only or a complete meter kit of meter, probes and solutions. Orion meters are backed by a 3-year meter replacement warranty and years of technical expertise and support knowledge. Ask for the Orion Star A-series and VERSA STAR meters wherever you purchase your testing equipment.

To make the change to our new Orion Star A meters, contact an authorized dealer or one of our offices to discuss your needs or to request a copy of our transition guides. While our current Orion Star and Star Plus meters will be available until December 31, 2011, the new Orion Star A100 series meters are currently available for sale, and to make sure you don't miss out, the remaining Orion Star A-series and VERSA STAR meters can be pre-ordered until available over the next couple of weeks. We stand behind our products and will fully support our 3-year meter replacement warranty terms for whichever Orion Star meter you need.

Thermo Scientific is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science.