PICKERING LABORATORIES PULSE-FREE PUMP A BREAKTHROUGH IN POST-COLUMN ACCURACY AND CONSISTENCY
NEW WORKSHOP SERIES ANNOUNCED FOR TRAINING IN PINNACLE PCX METHODOLOGIES
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – November 9, 2004 – Pickering Laboratories, the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and supply of post-column derivitazation instruments and consumables, has significantly advanced the science of analyte detection with a vastly more sensitive method for identifying hard-to-detect chemical compounds. At the heart of Pickering’s industry-advancing development is the pulse-free syringe pump, designed for the new Pinnacle PCX post-column derivitazation system, which is now shipping.
Pinnacle PCX Workshops Roll Out January 2005
Pickering chemists will offer comprehensive workshops in utilizing the advanced detection capabilities of the Pinnacle PCX in environmental, agricultural and amino acid applications, beginning in January 2005. See details below. Check workshops for an up-to-date list of workshops, or contact Pickering Laboratories about having a workshop presented near you.
Unsurpassed Sensitivity with Pulse-Free Pump
Pickering’s pulse-free syringe pump is an important advancement in HPLC analysis that contributes to vastly cleaner readings than previous-generation post-column instruments, giving laboratories a number of advantages in selectively separating and detecting target compounds.
First and foremost, Pickering’s pulse-free pump creates virtually no distortion in the baseline, making it possible to quantify and analyze extremely low concentrations of compounds such as mycotoxins in food, amino acids in serum and pesticides in crops.
The pump runs only during the injection cycle, as opposed to reciprocating pumps in other systems that run continuously. This feature extends the pump and piston seal lifecycle significantly, and reduces the use of costly reagents. In addition to saving money, longer lifecycles reduce downtime for maintenance, allowing laboratories to increase throughput and meet tight deadlines.
Pump features include a single-piece ceramic cylinder, a completely inert flow path, automatic piston wash, automatic reagent flush cycle and a refill cycle of 60 seconds.
Pinnacle PCX = Higher Efficiency + Greater Productivity
The Pinnacle PCX itself offers unprecedented stability, enabling HPLC analysis of difficult-to-trace residues very specifically and reproducibly.
The Pinnacle PCX is ideal for high throughput operations. The system can be easily configured to separate and analyze specific compounds for a broad range of applications, such as obtaining amino acid compositions from protein hydrolysates, feeds and pharmaceutical preparations.
The rugged design takes into account the considerable demands placed on equipment in today’s laboratories, which often run 24 hours a day to decrease downtime and improve efficiency.
The Pinnacle PCX works with all brands of HPLC systems, and features PC software control that is network enabled. The system is completely configurable to separate complex mixtures and detect a wide range of compounds with utmost sensitivity and stability. The PCX accepts both 6 and 8 mm columns and guards.
Pricing and Availability
The Pinnacle PCX is now shipping. Contact Pickering Laboratories for pricing information.
About Pickering Laboratories
Founded in 1980, Pickering Laboratories designs, manufactures and services chromatography instruments and consumables, producing superior columns, post-column detection methods, customer applications and service support for the environmental, pharmaceutical and biochemical laboratory markets.
Pickering Laboratories is the only company in the HPLC industry focused entirely on post-column systems, chemistries, methods and software for the analytical market. Pickering equipment and methodologies set standards in regulatory compliance, and have been cited in regulations for testing drinking water by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The company sells directly in the United States and through 87 international distributors on six continents. Headquarters are in Mountain View, California.
Laboratories are invited to contact Pickering for post-column systems and consumables needs analysis. Phone 800-654-3330 or 650-694-6700. Fax 650-968-0749. E-mail: sales@pickeringlabs.com. Website: www.pickeringlabs.com.
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Learn Practical Applications in a Workshop Setting
Pickering Laboratories is offering a series of workshops throughout the United States beginning in January 2005 for chemists and laboratory technicians interested in improving the quality of analysis through innovations in post-column derivitazation instrumentation.
Workshops will focus on utilizing Pinnacle PCX advanced sensitivity in Environmental, Agricultural and Amino Acid applications.
Learn how more sensitive analytical tools can help you achieve the increasing lower detection limits for food safety.
Take advantage of a greater sensitivity to detect herbicides and pesticides, in water, crops and animal feed.
Learn how Optimized amino acid separations can enhance clinical tests and pharmaceutical QC.
For reservations and an up-to-date schedule of workshops and locations visit www.pickeringlabs .com/workshops on the web.
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