Xylem to showcase its market solutions and analytics brands at Pittcon® 2014

RYE BROOK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 3, 2014-- Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, will showcase their portfolio of strong industry brands and comprehensive analytical solutions at Pittcon 2014. Pittcon is the world’s largest annual premier conference and exposition on laboratory science and attracts more than 18,000 attendees from industry, academia and government from 90 countries worldwide.

Xylem’s lab, field and online capabilities will be on display in booth #4231 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois March 3 – 6.

Integrated solutions across the brands

As Xylem showcases their strong analytics brands and diverse market capabilities at Pittcon 2014, the company continues to engage in a true problem/solution dialogue with their customers to provide a comprehensive approach to customer needs across the brands.

“As we continue to evolve our approach to the market and align our businesses accordingly, it’s encouraging to see our teams deliver on customer solutions across our brands,” said Chris McIntire, senior vice president and president of Analytics and Treatment. “Stretching the boundaries of the status quo is what we challenge ourselves to do everyday. And we now have an impressive track record of making that happen for our customers.”

The proven analytical brands of Xylem serve many market segments, and the focus of the effort this year will be on Wastewater, Surface Water, Food & Beverage, Life Science and Analytical Lab. Many of the brands that currently make up the Xylem Analytics portfolio will be exhibiting at Pittcon, and will include YSI, OI Analytical, Bellingham + Stanley, SI Analytics, ebro, and WTW.

New Products

In conjunction with highlighting the market solutions approach at Pittcon this year, Xylem will also be rolling out a number of new products across multiple brands. Xylem’s YSI and OI Analytical brands will showcase new products, as will Xylem’s Bellingham + Stanley and ebro.

Xylem’s YSI brand will be launching the new 2900M Monitoring and Control System, as an innovative solution to address the online monitoring needs of bioprocess applications. The 2900M also features the YSI Sitini Online Sampler. YSI will also be introducing the TruLab series of instruments, a complete line of laboratory instruments ideal for routine and precise measurements of pH, mV, ISE, and temperature.

Xylem’s OI Analytical brand will introduce the 4100 Water / Soil Sample Processor, which automates the handling and processing of samples in 40mL VOA (volatile organic analysis) vials for purge-and-trap analysis of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) in accordance with U.S. EPA methods.

To address the chemical, pharmaceutical and food sectors, Xylem’s Bellingham + Stanley brand is pleased to announce the launch of the ADP600 Series high accuracy Peltier temperature-controlled polarimeters to measure chiral compounds and other optically active substances.

To learn more about the complete range of analytics products from Xylem please visit www.xylemanalytics.com.

About Xylem

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater problems. Xylem is headquartered in Rye Brook, N.Y., with 2013 revenues of $3.8 billion and more than 12,500 employees worldwide. Xylem was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the last two years for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions worldwide.

The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all -- that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xyleminc.com.

Source: Xylem Inc.

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