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History
In 1978 Hanna Instruments was founded in Limena, Italy by Oscar
and Anna Nardo. Since that time, Hanna Instruments has grown
to be a worldwide leader in the development of electro-analytical
instrumentation. The development of novel instrumentation for
customers that would not have normally used instrumentation is what
has led to the success of the company.
In the 80’s the company had a mission to provide a pH meter that was
affordable, accurate and easy to use. The result was the pHep (pH
electronic paper). This meter used an integrated circuit to measure
the voltage response of a pH electrode packaged into a pocket-sized
meter. The calibration of the meter was performed manually and
the price was less than $50.00. Having a simple operation and very
affordable price point brought the advantages of an electro-analytical
measurement of pH to the masses. Whether it be a farmer looking to
measure the pH of soil to the printing press operator that needs to
measure the pH of a fountain solution. Hanna Instruments provided
the user with an accurate electronic alternative to litmus paper and
chemical indicators.
Hanna Instruments has a history of developing innovative products
that make analytical measurements easier to perform at an affordable
price. Many innovations introduced by Hanna are now the norm for the
instrumentation industry.
Hanna Instruments is currently headed by Martino Nardo, son of
Oscar and Anna Nardo. Under the direction of Martino Nardo, Hanna
Instruments continues to develop innovative and unique products.
Themost recent innovations include both the thinnestmultiparameter
meter in themarket and pHsensors that incorporateBluetooth®Smart
technology. edge® pH/EC/DO meter was launched in 2014 and is only
0.5” thick. edge uses digital sensors with a 3.5mm connector and to
change from one parameter to the next all the user has to do is unplug
and plug in a different sensor. Also in 2014, the HALO® pH electrode
was released. This electrode is the first Bluetooth pH/temperature
electrode. The HALO transmitted measurement data wirelessly to
an ipad® that was running the Hanna Lab App. In 2015, edge blu was
released and it brought the Bluetooth connectivity to a pHmeter. Now
the HALO can be used with a tablet style computer or a traditional pH
meter. The HALO line of pH electrodes continues to be expanded to
accommodate the diversity of applications. These Bluetooth enabled
sensors are setting a new standard and it is safe to say that they will
become commonplace in the future.
Being a leader in innovation is only part of our story. We are not
only an instrumentation designer but also a vertically integrated
manufacturer. From an original idea for a product to the finished good
we are in control of the entire process. We employ our own engineers
that design the circuits and program the firmware for the meters. We
use surface mounted technology machines (SMT) to populate the
circuit boards, injection molding machines to make the meter cases
and other plastics, chemical manufacturing for solutions and reagents,
glass blowers for the manufacture of pH and ORP electrodes, and
even the printing of the packaging materials. Everything is done in-
house. This ensures a high quality product while reducing the cost
by not outsourcing to third parties. Even more importantly, it allows
for flexibility to produce short runs of products. Meaning that if the
market demand for a particular product is very limited we will still
produce it because we know that there is a customer that requires a
unique solution and not a general one size fits all type of product.
Today, Hanna manufactures over 3,000
products in production facilities located
in USA, Romania, Italy and Mauritius. We
are proud to offer unique solutions for
our customers. We continue to strive
to understand the challenges that our
customers are faced with in performing
analytical measurements so that we can
developa solution thatwill providea simplified
and accurate way to measure.
Philosophy
The philosophy of the Nardo family has
always been to supply customers around the
world with practical, cost-effective solutions
for their testing needs.
When Hanna introduced the pHep® pH
(pH Electronic Paper) tester in 1986 it
revolutionized the world of testing. Millions of
people from various industries were now capable of testing pH simply,
accurately and affordably. This is the basis for the winning philosophy
strongly embedded in Hanna. When Hanna introduced the world’s
first single parameter series of automatic titrators dedicated to food
analysis in 2005, thousands of users from around the world were put
in the position to improve the quality of their product by performing
their own in-house analytical tests.
The driving philosophy that has been a Hanna trademark for over three
decades has enabled the company toprovide the right instrumentation
to their customers with world class service and support.
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