CEM Corporation, a leading supplier of sample preparation systems, is pleased 
to introduce the all new BLADETM automated microwave digestion system. The 
BLADE brings speed, simplicity, flexibility, and performance to elemental 
sample preparation. CEM introduced the first commercially available microwave 
digestion system to the world in 1985 and is transforming sample prep again 
with the introduction of the BLADE.

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"CEM is a science-based technology company passionate about simplifying 
science. CEM's passion is to disrupt markets with innovative solutions that 
provide speed and simplicity…we make things faster, simpler and smaller.  We 
believe the BLADE is truly a breakthrough technology that will completely 
transform the world of microwave digestion in the next few years." said Mike 
Collins, President and CEO of CEM.

The BLADE was designed by chemists, for chemists. Combining CEM's world class 
engineering capabilities with over 100 years of microwave digestion knowledge, 
CEM worked alongside our customers in the development of this technology to 
design a system that meets the needs of today's busy elemental analysis labs. 
With this in mind, BLADE was designed to provide the fastest digestions of any 
system in the world. The high-purity quartz vessels and simple snap-on-caps 
eliminate vessel assembly and allow labs to prepare samples for digestion in 
seconds.  The built-in barcode scanner allows labs to follow a sample from 
balance to analysis with ease.

The BLADE is based on Single Mode Cavity(TM) (SMC(TM)) technology that focuses 
the highest density of microwave energy directly on the sample, yielding faster 
and more complete digestions in minutes. The BLADE is the only digestion system 
with continuous sequential automation that automatically loads and unloads 
samples from the cavity, allowing for uninterrupted sample processing and more 
instrument uptime. This technology combination allows labs to mix and match 
samples and automatically digest them without the need for any operator 
intervention.

CEM Corporation, a private company based in Matthews, North Carolina, is a 
leading provider of laboratory instrumentation. The Company has subsidiaries in 
the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Ireland, and Singapore, as 
well as a global network of distributors. CEM designs and manufactures systems 
for life sciences, analytical laboratories and processing plants worldwide. The 
Company's products are used in many industries including pharmaceutical, 
biotech, chemical and food processing, as well as academic research.

SOURCE: CEM Corporation

CONTACT: Bob Lockerman, Analytical Elemental Solutions Product Manager, 
bob.lockerman@cem.com, (704) 821-7015 x1123; Bobbie McManus, Director of 
Applied Markets, bobbie.mcmanus@cem.com, (704) 821-7015 x1223;