We Design, Manufacture, Supply and Support All of Our Products
Hanna Instruments® is a privately held group that designs, manufactures and distributes scientific products used in the analysis of a multitude of industries including Laboratory, Food & Beverage, Hydroponics, Aquaculture, and Wastewater.
The company started in Italy in 1978, and is now located in Woonsocket, RI, USA.
Over the last four decades, Hanna has set up an impressive worldwide infrastructure that consists of 4 manufacturing facilities, 3 research & development centers and 47 dedicated sales and technical support offices in different countries. Hanna Instruments employs over 1,500 people worldwide.
Hanna’s philosophy is to provide people with an easy to use, common sense approach to their testing needs—at an affordable price. In today’s competitive market, Hanna has been growing every year with this philosophy and continuously invests into it: we invest in research and development to improve our knowledge and to expand our technologies, we invest in our manufacturing plants to continuously improve our quality and efficiencies, and we invest in new sales and technical support offices in order to be closer to our customers.
Dedication and Innovation
Philosophy
Our philosophy is to supply customers around the world with practical, cost-effective solutions for their testing needs with world-class service and support.
Hanna revolutionized the world of pH testing when it introduced the pHep® (pH Electronic Paper) pH tester in 1986. Millions of people were given the opportunity to test pH simply, accurately and affordably.
The same driving philosophy that has been a Hanna trademark for over for decades continues to this day.
Development
For over three decades Hanna has prided itself in being an innovator of analytical instrumentation.
In 1984 Hanna developed the world’s first microprocessor-based hand-held portable pH meter (HI8424) and our innovation continues to this day.
Headed by our team in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Hanna research and development engineers constantly challenge themselves to invent new technology and testing techniques as well as improving upon existing technology with the common goal to simplify analytical testing throughout our broad range of products.
Quality control
We believe in controlling the quality of our products from their inception to delivery. For this reason, we manufacture all the products we bring to the market including meters, electrodes, chemical reagents and buffer solutions. Each of our manufacturing facilities is specialized in a product family to ensure stability and greater quality.
Our engineers in manufacturing strive to achieve higher standards at all times, continuously investing in new manufacturing equipment and techniques. As a vertically integrated manufacturer, Hanna does not subcontract any part of the manufacturing process. From plastic molding to glass blowing and chemical bottling to PCB and electronic assemblies, Hanna controls the manufacturing process in-house.
All Hanna products are in compliance with international standards and our production facilities are ISO 9001 :2000 certified.
Today, Hanna manufactures over 3,500 products in production facilities located in USA, Romania, Italy and Mauritius. We strive to understand our customers challenges when performing analytical tests so that we can develop practical solutions tailored to their needs.
The Hanna Advantage
A worldwide leader
With 60 offices in 47 countries, Hanna strives to be a worldwide leader in service and selection.
Offering research grade quality at competitive prices, every Hanna office strives to work with each customers to develop a solution tailored to their needs, on their budget.
Hanna 360° value
When you buy a Hanna product, you’re not only buying the best value for your money, but you’re also receiving the benefit of Hanna’s unsurpassed customer service and post-sale technical support.
Quality
Our products are designed and manufactured under strict ISO 9001:2008 standards. Every instrument undergoes stringent quality control tests at different stages of manufacturing including 100% quality control checks just prior to shipment.
Close to you
It is our policy to regularly participate in local trade shows and advertise our latest innovations in market specific magazines.
Local support
After you have made your investment, you should never feel uncertain about the support or technical service you will receive. Hanna develops relationships with its customers built on quality products with personal service and support.
24/7 access
Visit us on the web at https://hanna-worldwide.com. There you can search for products, look up local office contacts, read the latest news from Hanna and download instruction manuals, MSDS and brochures.
Industries We Serve
Agriculture
Aquaculture
Aquariums and Pets
Boilers and Cooling Towers
Breweries
Educational
Environment
Food and Dairy
Greenhouses and Nurseries
Hydroponics
Industrial Processes
Industrial Wastewater
Quality Control Laboratories
Municipal Drinking and Waste Water
Plating
Printing/Graphics
Swimming Pools and Spas
Water Conditioning
Water Purification
Wineries
Products We Manufacture
Chemical Test Kits
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Conductivity
Dissolved Oxygen
pH/ISE
Titration
Magnetic Stirrers
Multiparameter Meters
Photometers
Relative Humidity
Refractometers
Temperature
Turbidity
Mini Controllers
Process Instrumentation
Electrodes
Solutions
Reagents
Accessories
Hanna Design and Manufacturing
In a short time, Hanna has reached its target to produce all of its instrumentation in-house. Since the introduction of its industrial science park located in Romania, the facility is equipped to support all phases of production such as product research and design, plastic injection molding, electronic assembly, glass blowing for electrodes, standards production and final assembly of product. Hanna oversees all aspects of its products from conception to the final quality check and packaging. Hanna is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company.
Our Woonsocket and Smithfield, RI facilities house our primary research and development centers and assemble select products such as titrators, spectrophotometers, ion selective electrodes and autosamplers.
In-house production affords Hanna the freedom to efficiently bring new and innovative products to market while continuously improving the quality and features of existing products.
Hanna In-house Control
Casing, injection, and rubber molding
Hanna designs and manufactures all of our instrument casings, custom cases and inserts, solution and reagent bottles and rubberized shockproof boots.
Electronics
Our electronics department mounts and connects the electronic components onto our custom circuit boards. The boards are then tested and installed into our instruments.
Glass blowing
Our glass blowing department combines artistry and science to create our electrodes. Glass is heated and shaped within strict tolerances by hand in both of our facilities in Nusfalau, Romania and Rhode Island, USA.
Electrode assembly
Our glass blowing, injection molding and electronics department work together to supply our electrode assembly department with the materials they need to build Hanna electrodes.
Labels and keypads
All of the masks, labels and pad printing for our instruments and solution bottles is designed, printed, and diecut in-house.
Assembly
Our assembly department finalizes the production of the instrument by putting all the components together to form a working instrument. This includes LCD’s, probes, buttons.
Solutions
Our solutions are formulated and mixed on premises and are prepared to precise formulas and standardized with a pH electrode and meter calibrated to NIST standards.
Reagents
Powder and liquid reagents are carefully formulated and filled to ensure maximum precision.
Packaging
Hanna produces the packaging for all product lines. The in-house control of all research, design and production steps provides continual quality control at all phases to assure the highest level of quality.
Manuals and literature
Our manuals and quick start guides are printed on our Heidelberg press as well as much of our leaflets, flyers, posters and catalogs.
Final quality check
After continuous validation and testing, Hanna products undergo a final quality check before they are packaged and released to consumers.
Hanna is Technology and Innovation
For over 40 years, Hanna has been a world leader in innovation of analytical instrumentation. Headed by our team at the home office in Woonsocket, Hanna’s research and development department constantly challenge themselves to invent new testing techniques and to advance existing technology. The minds at Hanna work to achieve the common goal of simplifying analytical testing through improving instrumentation, sensor development, reagents and chemicals.
1978 — Hanna Opens in Italy
Hanna was founded in Padua, Italy.
1980 — World’s first single-probe portable conductivity meter
The HI8033 is a four pole conductivity meter designed for soil testing in agriculture. The potentiometric probe allows measurements of different solutions with different conductivity values. The same meter can be used to measure both deionized water and fertilizer solution.
1982 — World’s first pH controlled chemical dosing pump
The DP7916 combined a pH meter with a chemical dosing pump in order to maintain a desired set point of a process applications. The BL7916 is the second-generation design and is still widely used by many customers including plating, wastewater treatment, water treatment and swimming pools.
1984 — World’s first microprocessor-based hand held pH meter
The HI8424 was the first portable microprocessor pH meter. The microprocessor allowed for automatic calibration as compared to manual calibration with trimmers or potentiometers. The calibration information was stored in the meter even when it was powered off.
1985 — World’s first pH electrode with built-in temperature sensor
The HI8414 pH meter was the first meter to use a pH electrode (HI1213S) with a built in temperature sensor. The temperature sensor allowed for the automatic correction for changes in pH with changes in temperature as calculated by the Nernst equation. This advancement is now commonplace in the industry.
1986 — World’s first electronic pocket sized pH tester
The pHep® or pH electronic paper revolutionized the way pH can be measured. This tester brought the electronic pH measurement to the masses. It allowed farmers, students, and many other users access to a pH meter that was simple to use and very accurate.
1988 — World’s first pre-amplified pH electrode
Amphel was the first pH electrodes with a built in amplifier. The pH electrode produces a high impedance signal. Due to the low current signal the measurement is susceptible to electrical noise, humidity, and a bad connection. Utilizing an amplifier allowed for signal with a higher current, which overcame the measurement issues. We continue to use amplifiers in many electrodes including some of those with built in temperature sensors.
1990 — World’s first waterproof portable pH meter
The HI9023 was the first waterproof portable pH meter. A pH measurement is usual for many industrial and environmental applications. In these situations it is common that a pH meter can get wet. If water or chemical solutions get inside the meter then it is possible that the sensitive electronics can be damaged. For this reason Hanna Instruments designed a meter that would be completely waterproof. The HI9023 and successive portables including the HI9024, HI9025 and HI9026 have been the work horse meter for many customers that need a rugged waterproof meter.
1991 — World’s first replaceable electrode pH pocket tester
The Checker® 1 (HI98103) was the first pocket pH meter that had a replaceable electrode. The HI1270 pH electrode has a screw cap threaded end that was simple to replace extending the list of the pH meter. The Checker is by far the most popular and recognizable tester in the market with over 1 million meters used. The Checker is still in production and continues to be one of the most popular meters.
1992 — World’s first portable pH meter with plain-paper printer
The HI9224 was the first portable pH meter with a built in printer. The addition of the printer to a meter was for the customers that required unalterable documentation. This is a great value for many industries including in the pharmaceutical and food industries.
1995 — World’s first pocket thermometer with CAL Check™
The Checktemp® series of pocket thermometers were the first thermometers that incorporated a unique calibration check feature for determining any drift of the internal electronics. A switch is used to place the thermometer in CAL Check mode. If the reading was inside ±0.3°C from 0.0°C reference point that is simulated then the internal electronics are within an acceptable tolerance.
1997 — World’s first pH tester with double junction electrode
The pHel pH testers were the first pocket size meters with a double junction. Many industries have metals or other compounds that react and form a precipitate with silver ions from the silver chloride found in a single junction reference design. With a double junction electrode the silver chloride is located in an inner compartment while an outer compartment is silver free. This design extended the life of an electrode and was useful for customers that preferred the convenience of a tester with features of a traditional laboratory electrode.
1999 — World’s first pH/temperature tester with dual-level LCD
The pHep®4 and 5 were the second generation of the original pHep. These meters used a large dual-level LCD that allowed many advance features that would only be found on more expensive portable and benchtop instrumentation. The Dual level LCD was able to display both pH and Temperature simultaneously along with a battery and stability indicators. The meters also feature automatic temperature compensation, automatic calibration, battery percent level at start up, waterproof, and a replaceable electrode. pHep 4 and 5 set the standard for all instrumentation manufacturers that offer handheld testers.
2000 — World’s first multiparameter (pH/conductivity/temperature) pocket tester
The Combo pH/EC/TDS/Temperature meters were the first testers to combine pH and conductivity sensors into a single meter. They offered all the features of the redesigned pHep handheld testers with the addition of a graphite amperometric sensor for the measurement of EC and TDS. The Combo meters also had a exposed temperature sensor that allowed for a quick and accurate temperature compensation for both pH and conductivity measurements.
2002 — World’s first colorimeter with CAL Check™ feature
The HI95 series of portable photometers were the second generation of our single parameter photometers. The HI93 series first generation meters used an LED at a specific wavelength as a light source. The HI95 series optical system was improved to use a tungsten lamp and narrow band interference filter for a much narrower spectral bandwidth. Hanna Instruments also incorporated a unique CAL Check function in which a traceable secondary standard is used to check the pre-programmed curve. If readings are outside a specified tolerance then the unit could be calibrated with the standards and an offset to the curve applied.
2003 — World’s first pH meter with
CAL Check
Many problems in pH measurement result from a lack of understanding of the Nernstian response for a pH electrode. Every pH electrode generates a mV response in solutions at a specific pH. By monitoring the offset and slope characteristics of a pH electrode during the calibration process it is possible to determine potential problems The pH221 and pH222 were the first pH meters to offer a unique CAL Check feature. During calibration these meters would alert the user if the probe needs to be cleaned or the buffer is contaminated. After calibration the probe condition (based on offset and slope) and the probe response were displayed with a five bar indicator. The greater the number of bars the better the condition and response.
2004 — World’s first process pH meter with integrated cellular communication
The ability for remote data acquisition is becoming of increasing importance. Many times it is convenient to monitor a process parameter remotely. With the HI504900 GSM module it is possible to use a SIM card from cellular provider to transmit measurement data over a cellular connection. The HI504 process pH/mV controller allows for the digital transmission of data by using an RS485 serial connection. The HI504 allows for programming responses based on measurement criteria. These responses include the use of sending a text (SMS) messages over the cellular connection.
2004 — World’s first pH/ORP combo tester
The measurement of pH and ORP is very common for industries that rely upon oxidizers for sanitization or to promote an oxidation reaction such as with the oxidation of cyanide to cyanate for the treatment of plating wastewater. Both pH and ORP measurements are also made for chemical reactions that use a reducing agent. The ORP generated by oxidizers and reductants are dependent on the pH of the solution. Many times there is enough oxidizer or reductant present but the pH is not at the optimum. With the HI98121 it is possible to monitor both pH and ORP at the same time. The HI98121 is commonly used to monitor pH and chlorine for many applications including swimming, food sanitization, plating wastewater treatment, and cooling tower water treatment.
2005 — World’s first single parameter line of auto titrators for wine testing
Total titratable acidity and sulfur dioxide are two important parameters that are measured during the wine making process. To measure these parameters either a pH/mV meter would be used with a volumetric burette or a very expensive and complex titration system is used. Hanna Instruments developed the HI84100 (sulfur dioxide) and HI84102 (acidity) titrators for the wine industry. Both meters were inexpensive and simple to operate. All the chemistry used is premixed and the end point criteria pre-programmed. These meters allowed for the winemaker to perform analytical measurements without the need for sending samples to a lab.
2010 — World’s first handheld colorimeters (Checker®HC) to offer ease of use and high accuracy in a palm sized design
The Checker HC handheld colorimeter series are the first single parameter colorimeters available in a convenient palm size design. Before the Checker HC colorimeters the user either used a expensive $200-300 portable photometer or they used an inexpensive chemical test kit. The chemical test kits offer the advantage of being inexpensive but they do not provide the high degree of resolution or the non-subjective nature of a photometer. The Checker HC’s provide the benefits of a colorimeter at a price point of a chemical test kit. The Checker HC’s, like the pHep, are another prime example of Hanna Instruments bringing technology to people that would not normally think of using.
2013 — World’s most innovative pH, EC and DO handheld/portable/wall-mount meter...edge®
edge is the thinnest multiparameter meter available. At just 0.5” thick the edge is loaded with many of the features found in expensive benchtop instrumentation. Features include data logging, USB ports, CAL Check™, auto ranging EC /TDS ranges, and GLP data review. edge uses digital pH, ORP, EC and DO probes with a small 3.5 mm connector. The edge is extremely versatile in that it can be used as a portable, benchtop or even as a wall mount indicator.
2014 — “World’s first pH electrode with Bluetooth Smart technology (HALO®)
The HI11312 HALO is the world’s first professional pH probe with Bluetooth Smart technology (Bluetooth 4.0). It is a high quality, double junction, refillable glass pH probe with a built-in temperature sensor that can be used virtually anywhere: in the field, laboratory or classroom. HALO transmits measurement data wirelessly to a compatible smart phone or tablet running the Hanna Lab App. Since the introduction of HALO in 2014 the family has grown to include other specialized electrodes including the FC2022 pH electrode for the measurement of pH in food products. Halo has set the new standard in technology for pH measurement that will be commonplace in the future.
2015 — World’s first pH electrode and meter with Bluetooth Smart technology (HALO and edge blu)
The edge blu is the first Bluetooth enabled pH meter for the use with HALO Bluetooth pH electrodes. The edge blu receives measurement data wirelessly from the Halo pH electrode. The logging of data by the meter is performed by touching the HALO pH electrode button. The type of logging mode used is based on the setup configuration of edge blu. Data is logged at interval, on demand or by stability.
2016 — World’s first colorimeter with tutorial mode
The HI97 series of portable meters are the first photometers to have a tutorial mode that guides a novice user in performing the analytical measurement. These meters display step-by-step instructions and animations that allow anyone to perform a measurement without having to read from an instruction manual.
2017 — World’s first pH and pump controller with smart electrode
The BL120 and BL121 swimming pool controllers with built-in dosing pumps for the automatic dosing of an acid and chlorine to a swimming pool are the first for a combined dosing system to utilize a digital probe. The digital probe measures pH, ORP, and temperature and transfers the measurement information digitally to the swimming pool controller. The digital technology is less prone to electrical interferences from pumps and humidity due to the measurement being in the probe and then transmitted digitally as compared to analog probes.
2019 — First complete line of pH testers with application specific probes for the food and beverage industries.
One of the most critical aspects of pH measurements is using a pH sensor that has the correct glass, tip shape and reference junction for the intended purpose. In 2019 Hanna introduced 10 application specific pH testers that are designed for a particular use. These testers include ones for the measurement of soil, beer, wine, meat, and cheese to name just a few. Having the correct probe design will provide for a better measurement and a longer life of the sensor.
2020 — World’s first pH and pump controller with cloud connectivity and smart electrode
The BL121 and BL122 swimming pool controllers with built-in dosing pumps are the first controllers of their kind that offer cloud connectivity for remote monitoring. The cloud connectivity allows for service companies and pool owners to monitor the pH/ORP levels of a swimming pool and be notified when there are errors including alarm relay activation.
2021 — World's first multiparameter meter with optical dissolved oxygen technology to have Bluetooth® connectivity
The HI98494 is the first multiparameter meter with optical dissolved oxygen technology and Bluetooth® connectivity for transferring data to a smart device and the Hanna Lab App. The Hanna Lab App is both Apple® and Android® compatible and allows for review of data in tabulated or graphic form. Data can be shared via e-mail, message, or AirDrop from the Hanna Lab app as a .csv or .pdf file.