Mass Spectrometer Upgrade Simplifies Routine Upkeep
Shimadzu’s Easy Care upgrade for Maldi-8000 Series mass spectrometers boosts uptime and reduces costs.
Source: Shimadzu
A new upgrade to a series of mass spectrometers from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is said to be a convenient way for users of the Maldi-8000 Series TOF Mass Spectrometers to perform routine upkeep on the system. The Maldi EasyCare upgrade is said to increase uptime and reduce costs because it enables operators to care for the system themselves without the need for service engineer maintenance calls. The EasyCare solution is well suited for running high shot number applications like Maldi imaging and more challenging applications using samples that rapidly contaminate instrument optics.
The EasyCare solution specifically addresses the challenge of Maldi-TOF ion optics contamination, which reduces instrument performance. With EasyCare, operators can easily remove, clean and refit ion optics. The software wizard automatically tunes deflectors and the detector to optimize instrument performance.
According to Shimadzu, benchtop Maldi instruments updated with the EasyCare solution retain the same class-leading performance as the previous models, ensuring an outstanding combination of mass resolution and sensitivity. Operators can easily upgrade EasyCare-ready versions of the Maldi-8020 and the dual-polarity Maldi-8030 through a software license activation. The Maldi EasyCare instruments have been shown to operate more consistently for longer periods of time, resulting in improved performance continuity.
