We own the workflow around your spectrometer.
From solid sample to analytical result — MAD Technology is the appointed Southern African channel for CEM Corporation, Teledyne CETAC Technologies, Precision Glassblowing and Radom Corporation, backed by local stock and round-the-clock service.
What belongs to MAD, not to its principals.
These are the advantages of the distributor, not the manufacturer — the reasons a South African laboratory chooses to buy through MAD rather than direct.
Local stock, held in Johannesburg
Parts, vessels and consumables held on the shelf. When a vessel set cracks or a sensor fails, the choice is same-day from MAD or six weeks from abroad. In a production QC lab, there is no real choice.
24-hour service availability
MAD's customers include production companies that cannot afford instrument downtime, so service is available around the clock.
25-plus years of continuous local presence
MAD has represented CEM in Southern Africa since November 2000 — longevity that public and corporate tenders explicitly score.
Exclusive appointed agency
MAD is the appointed Southern African agent for CEM Corporation. A customer requiring a CEM system in South Africa can only obtain it through MAD.
Multi-vendor coverage of the full elemental workflow
CEM sample preparation, Teledyne CETAC sample introduction, and Precision Glassblowing ICP/ICP-MS consumables — compatible with every spectrometer brand. One locally-supported source for the entire upstream workflow.
Solid sample to analytical result.
Three complementary manufacturers, each covering one stage of the workflow — and, with Radom, the spectrometer itself.
Solid sample
Rock, soil, food, plastic, tissue, sludge.
Digestion
CEM microwave digestion, extraction or ashing converts solid to solution.
Introduction
Teledyne CETAC autosampler and nebulizer; Precision Glassblowing spray chamber and torch.
Analysis
Radom MICAP-OES 1000, or any existing ICP-OES / ICP-MS / AA, any brand.
Result
A reported, defensible analytical result.
Four manufacturers. One elemental analysis workflow.
CEM Corporation
Matthews, North Carolina. The company that developed microwave digestion with the US National Bureau of Standards, and has led the field for over 45 years. Sample preparation — microwave digestion, extraction, ashing, moisture, fat, protein and peptide synthesis.
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Teledyne CETAC / Photon Machines
Omaha, Nebraska. Sample introduction and handling for elemental analysis — autosamplers, ultrasonic nebulizers, membrane desolvators, hydride generation and laser ablation. MAD holds the Sub-Saharan Africa distributorship.
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Precision Glassblowing
Centennial, Colorado. ICP and ICP-MS torches, nebulizers, spray chambers and injectors — compatible with Agilent, Thermo Fisher, PerkinElmer, Shimadzu, Analytik Jena and more. The consumable every ICP burns through continuously.
Explore Precision Glassblowing →Radom Corporation
Developer of Cerawave™ microwave plasma technology and the MICAP-OES 1000 — a nitrogen-based plasma spectrometer that replaces argon-based ICP-OES. No argon, no chiller, no water cooling.
Explore Radom →Every stage between a solid sample and a reported result.
Microwave Digestion
Solid to solution in minutes.
Microwave Solvent Extraction
Replacing Soxhlet, 95% less solvent.
Microwave Ashing
Up to 10× faster than a muffle furnace.
Moisture & Solids Analysis
At-line results in minutes, not hours.
Fat Analysis
No calibration, no solvents.
Laser Ablation / LA-ICP-MS
Direct solid analysis, no dissolution.
ICP Sample Introduction
Autosamplers, nebulizers, spray chambers.
Peptide Synthesis
HE-SPPS, research to production scale.
of continuous service to Southern African laboratories — the appointed CEM agent since November 2000.
A history of continuous representation
MAD's founders build their careers in Varian AA/ICP sales and applications support at SMM Instruments (Setpoint Instruments), the prior local distributor for that technology.
M.A.D Technology (Pty) Ltd registered in Johannesburg.
Appointed CEM Corporation's exclusive agent for South Africa.
Appointed Teledyne CETAC Technologies distributor for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Standards & frameworks the equipment supports
ISO/IEC 17025 · SANAS accreditation · SANS 241 · ICH Q3D / USP <232> / <233> · USEPA 3051A, 3052, 3015A · EN ISO 54321 · EN 13805 · AOAC Official Methods
Laboratories like these
- · A JSE-listed PGM producer
- · A multinational dairy processor
- · A South African pharmaceutical manufacturer
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Built for South African laboratory work.
Local service is the primary differentiator.
When an instrument fails, the choice is simple: parts on a shelf in Johannesburg and a fast response, or weeks waiting on an international order. MAD Technology holds the position of local expert, local stock and local response for every instrument it represents.
- · Local parts and consumables stock held in Johannesburg
- · Service available 24 hours a day
- · Installation, commissioning and method development
- · Preventative maintenance and breakdown repair
- · Spares for current and legacy instruments