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Varian, Inc.

Varian, Inc. is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Varian, Inc. rather than just read about it. In short: Varian, Inc. was one of the largest manufacturers of scientific instruments for the scientific industry. They had offerings over a broad range of chemical analysis equipment, with a particular focus on Information Rich Detection and Vacuum technology.

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Key takeaways

Varian, Inc. belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Varian, Inc. to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Varian, Inc. from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Varian, Inc. was one of the largest manufacturers of scientific instruments for the scientific industry. They had offerings over a broad range of chemical analysis equipment, with a particular focus on Information Rich Detection and Vacuum technology. Varian was spun off from Varian Associates in 1999 and was purchased by Agilent Technologies in May 2010 for $1.5 billion, or $52 per share. Varian Inc. had its corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and offices in Australia, the Benelux countries, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Manufacturing plants Varian Inc. contained the following manufacturing plants:

Lake Forest, California USA Palo Alto, California USA Walnut Creek, California USA Lexington, Massachusetts, USA Cary, North Carolina, USA Mulgrave, Victoria Australia (the largest Varian Inc manufacturing and R&D plant) Middelburg, The Netherlands Grenoble, France Yarnton, United Kingdom Church Stretton, Shropshire, United Kingdom (polymer laboratories) Turin, Italy

Products and services

Chromatography, including gas chromatography, GC/MS, high performance liquid chromatography, and LC/MS. Spectroscopy, including UV-Vis, CD, near infrared, and FT-IR Inductively coupled plasma, including mass spectroscopic and atomic emission spectroscopic detection. mass spectrometry, including FTMS Nuclear magnetic resonance Linear accelerator Magnetic resonance imaging X-ray Crystallography Information rich detection Drugs of Abuse Testing Dissolution Testing Vacuum Pumps Leak Detection Turbo Pumping Systems Vacuum Measurement Valves and components

History In October 1967, Techtron Pty Ltd merged with Varian Associates. Techtron is a manufacturer of Atomic Absorption Spectrometers and Spectral lamps. In 1982, Varian transferred the Cary UV-Visible product line to Australia. In 1997, Varian bought Chemagnetics, a Colorado-based manufacturer of solid-state NMR spectrometers. In 2002, Varian bought Ansys Technologies, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of In-Vitro Medical Devices. In 2004, Varian Inc bought Magnex Scientific, an Oxford-based manufacturer of high-field magnets. In 2005, Varian bought Polymer Laboratories, a speciality polymer analysis and manufacturing company. In 2006, Varian bought Ion Spec, an FTMS (Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry) manufacturing company. In 2007, Varian, Inc. bought Analogix, Inc., a company specializing in flash chromatography. In 2008, Varian bought Oxford Diffraction, a British company specializing in X-ray diffraction equipment. On 27 July 2009, Agilent Technologies announced it would buy Varian Inc, for $1.5 Billion. On 14 October 2014, Agilent made the strategic decision to close its NMR business. Agilent entered the NMR business in 2010, with the acquisition of Varian. Several former Varian engineers have continued the business through private ventures, including the probe department spawning the company PhoenixNMR and the software being made open source. Many of the former Varian employees now honor Russell Varian's legacy of innovation by funding the Varian Young Investigator Award that recognizes early career investigators in NMR that make significant advancements in instrument development.

Illustrations

Varian, Inc.: A 900MHz NMR instrument — A 900MHz NMR instrument

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Varian, Inc.

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Varian, Inc. claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Varian, Inc. before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Varian, Inc. ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Varian, Inc.

In research: Varian, Inc. appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Varian, Inc. in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Varian, Inc. is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2009 mergers and acquisitions, Companies based in Palo Alto, California, Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Varian, Inc. outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Varian, Inc. in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Varian, Inc. matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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