Xylem Analytics Blog

  • 12/18/2025
  • Bellingham + Stanley

Top tips for quality refractometer results

Bellingham + Stanley is well positioned to give practical advice to refractometer users all around the world. Our experts have pulled together 18 Top Tips for achieving quality results from your refractometer!more

  • 6/6/2025
  • Bellingham + Stanley

Calculating the Carbon-Type Composition of Insulating Oils of Petroleum Origin in accordance with ASTM D 2140

The measurement of refractive index is commonplace within petrochemical and associated industries and its determination is cited in many technical documents and standard test methods such as ASTM D 2140 that describes “Standard Practice for Calculating Carbon-Type Composition of Insulating Oils of Petroleum Origin.”more

  • 10/17/2024
  • Bellingham + Stanley

Saccharimeters: Determining Sugar Purity

What is Sugar Purity and how do we calculate it? Take a look at our new blog to find out.more

  • 9/4/2024
  • Bellingham + Stanley

Saccharimeter vs. Polarimeter: What is the difference?

The use of the word Saccharimeter is commonplace within the sugar industry but when does a Saccharimeter become a polarimeter and a polarimeter a Saccharimeter and are they interchangeable? more

  • 8/29/2024
  • Bellingham + Stanley

Saccharimeters: Sugar and Inversion

What is inverted sugar and how do we measure it? Read our blog to find out! more

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