The new equipment is a Pyris Diamond TG/DTA apparatus from Perkin Elmer. The new instrument is a combined DTA (Differential Thermal Analysis) and TG (Thermo Gravimetry) module. With the new equipment it is possible to cover the temperature interval from -65 oC to 1500 oC. The combined instrument permits the simultaneous investigations of the energy effects and the changes in the weight of the sample. Thus, the phase transitions are easily distinguished from chemical reactions. The apparatus was delivered in June 2006, several members of the staff of the Department "Amorphous materials" in IPC-BAS were trained to operate with the new equipment, and it was put into action in June 2006. The results obtained with this equipment are very important and are already being used in other joint European projects .