Scrap It or Save It? Restore Your Flow Analyzer to Factory Specifications

Flow Analyzer System Restoration and Innovation Have you ever found yourself staring at your flow analyzer wishing, that like a vintage automobile, it could be fully restored?  Though SFA/FIA technology has actually changed very little over the last few decades, it is usually more cost effective to restore your existing equipment than to spend more [...]

2015-07-11T19:27:51-07:00

Autoanalyzer Manifolds – Comparing Acrylic and Polysulfone

There are several different types of materials used for mixing manifold cartridges in autoanalyzers. One of the two most common manifold materials utilized is clear acrylic which is often considered optimal due to its transparent quality giving greater visibility to the chemical reagents flowing inside the mixing tees. The other is polysulfone, a significantly darker [...]

2017-09-27T12:08:20-07:00

Reagent and Wash Containers: They are very important!

Sometimes the small things are just as important as the major components on an autoanalyzer. When issues arise we focus on the pump tubes, the peristaltic pump or even the reagents themselves, but often operators overlook their containers. Containers hold, arguably, the most important part of the system; reagents, and are critical to the successful [...]

2017-09-27T12:08:20-07:00

3 Reasons to Call a Service Technician First

Contacting a Service Technician First Can Save Money, Decrease Downtime and Increase Productivity. Recently a client contacted us about needing another cadmium coil for nitrate analysis on their autoanalyzer. After checking their order history, we were puzzled to find that their cadmium coil was only a few months old. Digging deeper, we found that, oddly, [...]

2017-09-27T12:08:20-07:00

Troubles with Cyanide Analysis? Call Technical Support First!

A Case for Laboratory Operators Using a Technical Support Contact as the First Step in Troubleshooting Many, if not most autoanalyzer and many other flow based instrument issues can be averted by operators utilizing a technical support contact at the very first sign of trouble. This recent case study clearly demonstrates the importance of why [...]

2017-09-27T12:08:20-07:00
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