NEWS Glass Expansion Newsletter | February 2013 | Issue 30
GE NEWS
APPLICATION SPOTLIGHT
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ENHANCED
PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTS
The Glass Expansion line of enhanced productivity accessories has been specifically
designed for ICP and ICP-MS applications and has been evolving since the original
Niagara Rapid Rinse Accessory was introduced in January 2005. The Niagara Rapid
Rinse Accessory provided the analyst with typical time savings of 30%, by starting
the rinse cycle the instant the measurement was completed and rinsing the nebulizer
and spray chamber during the sample flush time. In April 2009 the Niagara Plus was
introduced, featuring a purpose-built, fully serviceable 12-port flow injection valve
with a built-in internal standard mixing chamber. The new valve in combination with a
programmable positive displacement pump dramatically increased sample throughput,
(providing typical time savings of 50%) by rapidly filling the sample loop and rinsing
out the sample lines. A simpler 7-port valve with removable internal standard tee was
released in April 2011. The current 7-port valve reduces the number of components and
swept volume, providing a faster uptake and easier maintenance.
In this report we will introduce the latest evolution in Glass Expansion’s line of enhanced
productivity accessories. One of the major improvements is the addition of a Control
Module (CM) across the product line and the product names now have the suffix CM to
denote this. The CM is a new addition to the Niagara II Rapid Rinse Accessory, Niagara
Plus, and Assist packages, but this report will focus on the advantages specific to the
Niagara Plus-CM (Figure 1).
Pittcon 2013
A wide selection of Glass Expansion
products will be on display at Pittcon
2013, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA,
March 17 – 21, 2013. The display will
include nebulizers, spray chambers,
torches, RF coils, ICP-MS cones and
accessories. You will also be able to
see a demonstration of the new Assist
and Niagara Plus enhanced productivity
systems. Glass Expansion specialists will
be on hand to answer your questions
and assist you to choose the optimum
components for your ICP. Please visit us
at Booth 1149.
We will be presenting a seminar on
advances in ICP sample introduction
on Wednesday March 20 from 11:30 to
1:00 in Seminar Room SRA. The cost is
$10 per person and lunch is included.
Please email geusa@geicp.com to
register or to get an agenda.
IN THIS ISSUE:
• Application Spotlight 1 – 4
• GE News 1
• Product Design Focus 4 – 5
• Instrument News 5 – 6
- From Agilent
- From Bruker
- From Spectro
Figure 1: Niagara Plus-CM Kit; includes programmable
positive displacement pump, 7-port valve with Niagara II
actuator, and control module.
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