Press Releases

Warrington, PA (September 21, 2016) – Along with NASA scientists, Tiger Optics LLC had reason to cheer when the Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit in July, capping its five-year journey from Cape Canaveral. Prior to Juno’s launch on August 5, 2011, a Tiger Optics trace-gas analyzer helped NASA keep the scientific payload in prime condition.

As demonstrated in the Juno mission, Tiger Optics’ HALO trace-gas analyzer plays a critical role in detecting contaminants that could compromise the performance of scientific instruments in space. Such scientific instruments are designed to operate in the vacuum of space, in the absence of chemicals present in the earth’s atmosphere: water, oxygen, and particulate matter. Prior to launch, the spacebound instruments must be protected from earthly contaminants by storing the payload under a flow of high-purity inert gas. Nitrogen is usually the inert gas chosen for the task. Typically, the moisture level in NASA’s high-purity nitrogen must be kept under 1 ppm. Tiger Optics’ HALO H₂O analyzer comfortably handled that requirement for the Juno mission, because the device measures moisture in a range from 2 ppb to 20 ppm.

After Juno entered Jupiter’s orbit on July 4, NASA scientists powered up the science instruments aboard the spacecraft for its first close “flyby” of the planet on August 27. On September 2, NASA reported that all eight of Juno’s science instruments were successfully energized and collecting data. Indeed, on the first of 36 scheduled orbital flybys, six megabytes of data were collected during the sixhour transit of the spacecraft from above Jupiter’s north pole to below its south pole. While analysis of the data is ongoing, NASA quickly published the first-ever images of Jupiter’s north pole.

“Tiger Optics is honored that its technology is trusted to support our nation’s journey into the frontiers of space,” said Lisa Bergson, Tiger Optics’ chief executive.

About Tiger Optics

Founded in 2001, Tiger Optics offers a wide and proven array of gas analyzers, as well as atmospheric and environmental monitors. From the cleanest of semiconductor fabs to the harshest coal-fired stacks, our analyzers work to improve yields, reduce costs and ease the burdens of regulatory compliance.

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CONTACT:

Jerry Riddle

President Tiger Optics, LLC

jriddle@tigeroptics.com or (215) 343-6600, extension 147

Warrington, PA (March 4, 2016) – Tiger Optics, LLC, headquartered in Warrington, PA, announced today that it has developed a new analyzer that refines the detection of moisture in ammonia to levels down to 2 parts-per-billion (ppb), achieving five times the sensitivity of incumbent technology. The ALOHA+ H₂O analyzer will be on exhibit at the Tiger Optics booth (#1050) during the Pittcon Conference at the Georgia World Conference Center in Atlanta, from March 6^th to the 10^th. Notably, Dr. Florian Adler, Senior Scientist, will present Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy Analyzer for Trace Moisture Detection in Ultra-Pure Ammonia in the Specialty Gas Analysis session at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, March 8^th.

Just five years ago, Tiger introduced its original ALOHA H₂O analyzer for the fast-growing High Brightness Light Emitting Diode (HB LED) market. With that, Tiger met the industry’s need to detect moisture in ammonia at levels to 10 ppb, as higher concentrations impair the electroluminescent intensity of HB LEDs and diminish process yields. This directly affects profit margins as brightness determines whether an LED finds use in a flat screen TV or is relegated to the nose of a child’s toy.

With the new ALOHA+ H₂O analyzer, Tiger Optics continues to address the evermore exacting needs of HB LED makers, tool manufacturers, purifier makers and the gas companies that supply ammonia, the favored source of nitrogen for the production of Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor wafers, a core component of HB LEDs.

The compact ALOHA+ H₂O analyzer fits two to a 19’’ rack and features Tiger’s proven, powerful laserbased technology. Often used in remote locations, where skilled technicians and support services are hard to come by, Tiger’s products require little maintenance and are easy to install and to operate. As users attest, the analyzers offer a rare combination of sensitivity and robustness.

Founded in 2001, the Pennsylvania-based company has earned its stellar reputation for detecting trace levels of moisture in bulk and specialty gases. For ultra-high purity ammonia analysis, hundreds of Tiger units have been installed around the world. “When we entered the moisture in ammonia analysis market back in 2004, we did so with an analyzer that had the lowest detection limit available. Since then, the ‘Lowest Detection Limit’ (LDL) is a title that we have maintained,” said Lisa Bergson, Tiger Optics’ founder and chief executive. “We’ve developed close relationships with the leading gas manufacturers, purifier makers and end-users of ammonia. When they told us that they needed an analyzer that had limits lower than even our best analyzer, we developed the ALOHA+ H₂O analyzer and reduced the LDL to an astonishingly low level of 2 ppb.”

About Tiger Optics

Founded in 2001, Tiger Optics offers over 60 instruments for high-precision gas analysis, as well as atmospheric and environmental monitoring. Based upon powerful, proven Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), Tiger products combine outstanding detection capabilities, speed of response, dynamic range, and accuracy, along with continuous auto-calibration, ease-of-use, and freedom from moving parts and consumables. From the cleanest of semiconductor fabs to the harshest coal-fired stacks, Tiger's gas analyzers and air monitors improve your yields, reduce costs, and ease the burdens of regulatory compliance. We are also the first ISO 9001:2000 accredited CRDS company, known for our quality, consistency and manufacturing excellence, as well as excellent global support. Please visit us at www.tigeroptics.com.

CONTACT:

Dr. Luna Yang

 

Applications Scientist

lyang@tigeroptics.com or (215) 343-6600, extension 127

Warrington, PA (August 19, 2015) – Spearheading the move to carbon-free transportation, Tiger Optics LLC, a leader in laser-based detection of trace contaminants, announces its most recent order from the State of California to qualify the hydrogen (H2) required to operate fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV). Tiger’s analyzers provide the sensitivity, selectivity and accuracy needed to measure certain contaminants that can damage or destroy a vehicle’s fuel cell. Because such quality control is crucial for FCEVs to achieve mass-market success, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International has set stringent standards for hydrogen fuel purity (http://standards.sae.org/j2719_201109/).

Warrington, PA (November 3, 2014) – Tiger Optics LLC today introduced a technologically advanced spectroscopic analyzer for gases and chemicals production. The SparkTM meets industry demand for an attractively priced product to measure moisture over a wide and high range, while capitalizing on the strengths of Tiger Optics’ prized technology, known as Continuous Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CW CRDS). The Spark matches the price point yet outperforms “long in the tooth” products, such as those based upon chilled mirror and oscillating crystal technologies.

Warrington, PA (February 28, 2014) – Tiger Optics LLC, a leading manufacturer of advanced, laser-based gas analyzers, today said the company will introduce its Prismatic 2 multi-species analyzer at the Pittcon Conference and Expo in Chicago, scheduled for March 2-6.

Warrington, PA (Dec. 3, 2013) – Tiger Optics, LLC announced today that it has developed a new ammonia analyzer that refines the detection of moisture to levels down to 2 parts per billion, achieving 5 times the sensitivity of incumbent technology. The new ALOHA+ H2O analyzer will be available starting January 1, 2014.

Warrington, PA (August 23, 2013) – For a fifth year, Inc. magazine has named Tiger Optics LLC to its 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Among manufacturers on the 2013 list, Tiger ranks as the 57th fastest-growing concern, jumping from 76th place on the year-earlier list. To determine rankings, Inc. measures the company’s percentage revenue growth over the previous three-year period.

Warrington, PA (August 20, 2013) – As laser-based methods achieve greater acceptance, they are replacing incumbent methods as standards in a host of industries. Tiger Optics LLC today said it was honored to participate in the process tied to the revision of a key semiconductor industry standard for monitoring moisture dry-down characteristics of gas delivery systems. The new SEMI F112 standard, published last month by Semiconductor Equipment and Material International (SEMI), identifies Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) as the technique for users to qualitatively assess and rank gas delivery systems of different designs. In so doing, CRDS replaces Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometry (APIMS) as the trace-level moisture detector prescribed for this test method.

Warrington, PA (June 23rd, 2014) – Tiger Optics LLC, a pioneer in laser-based monitoring of trace contaminants, introduces its CO-rektTM as the analyzer ideally suited to measure carbon monoxide in high-purity hydrogen (H2) production. To the company’s knowledge, the monitor is the first to utilize Continuous Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CW CRDS) technology for hydrocarbon feedstock production. As such, the freedom from drift, calibration and consumables, along with the technology’s renowned ease of use and low maintenance, make it a dream come true for gas manufacturers and their prized customers.

Warrington, PA (March 15, 2013) – Tiger Optics LLC, a leading manufacturer of trace-gas analyzers, today announced that it will showcase four of its newest laser-based products at the Pittcon Conference and Expo in Philadelphia from March 17 to March 21.