PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences announced at Pittcon 2008 a new workstation specifically designed to automate sample preparation of lubricants for wear metals analysis
The eight-tip, high-throughput Janus Oil Prep Workstation enables laboratories to replace manual or single-tip sample preparation methods with an automated system to accelerate testing for wear in large capital equipment including heavy machinery, mining and farming.
"The development of the Janus Oil Prep Workstation was in response to the market demand for a more efficient way to prepare used oil samples for wear metals analysis," said Richard Eglen, president, biodiscovery, PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences.
"Working closely with key customers, PerkinElmer has developed a solution that ensures higher throughput and more reliable results, saving the customer time and money".
The Janus Oil Prep Workstation automatically dilutes oil samples with kerosene in preparation for wear metals analysis by inductively coupled plasma (ICP), such as with PerkinElmer's Optima ICP-OES.
Utilizing proprietary liquid level sensing technology and eight-tip pipetting, the system significantly improves productivity and efficiency versus manual or single-tip systems.
Use of disposable tips with Janus eliminates time consuming tipwash steps required with fixed-tip systems, accelerating throughput and significantly reducing the volume of waste solvent.
Additionally, use of disposable pipette tips minimises cross contamination, reducing false-positive results that may require significant time and expense to re-test.
"The Janus Oil Prep Workstation is the latest example of PerkinElmer working in collaboration with our customers to develop application solutions designed to keep pace with their changing needs," Eglen added.
The Janus Oil Prep Workstation will be available for shipment globally in April 2008.
