For everyday lab equipment like GCs and HPLCs should you really have to spend a fortune (that’s better spent on people) on the hardware or consumables to get a quality solution? enquiries@spectrometrics.com

If you do #AnalyticalChemistry, the right water purifier can pay for itself - but you need to trust that whoever specced the system in your lab got right model and filters for your analytical techniques (IC, HPLC, GC, TOC, bio-chromatography). enquiries@spectrometrics.com

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#TeamMassSpec Bottled HPLC (and other lab) grade water really isn’t great for sustainability when you consider the carbon footprint of shipping tonnes of the stuff by road (let alone one vendor flying it in from the USA). Seriously folks, why do analytical chemists fear water purification systems?

Finally, a factory built, mobile monitoring lab with extended mass range SIFT-MS plus GPS and 4G for real-time monitoring and 3D mapping of atmospheric and airborne pollution. @ncas-uk.bsky.social @nickmolden.bsky.social

IMR-MS: Echoing the Chemistry of Life’s Origins IMR-MS (Ion Molecule Reaction Mass Spectrometry) uses the same ultra-soft ionisation chemistry that forges the prebiotic building blocks of life in deep space’s molecular clouds! #TeamMassSpec - the small molecule #MassSpec missing from your lab! 🌌🧪

Attending #EnvChem2026 next week? Find @nathhawkins.bsky.social at the ATG Scientific booth to learn about: • Sustainable sample prep • capillary/μPacked SFC • New to the UK SIFT-MS • GC-FTIR for environmental forensics and emerging contaminants ID #SIFTMS #IMRMS

#TeamMassSpec - did you know you can improve the mass and spectral accuracy of your HRAM instruments (and for #Orbitrap systems mitigate AGC loss isotopic fidelity) with an affordable software upgrade! enquiries@spectrometrics.com #Geochemistry #Metabolomics #MSImaging

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Seeking SIFT-MS in the UK & Ireland (plus most of the EU) - new product launch soon! enquiries@spectrometrics.com

Did you know that the OPTIC-5 Inlet can be installed with LN2, LCO2 or cryo-refocusing allowing a wide range of injection techniques (including Hot Injection & Trapping for Headspace and SPME). With a PAL3 Sampler and LINEX, you can automate Thermal Desorption too! enquiries@spectrometrics.com

What if you could get the same quality #Chromatography consumables (vials, caps, autosampler syringes) without the price premium of main market vendors… enquiries@spectrometrics.com

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So cool, our engineering partners can now 3D print in PEEK!

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Doing your protein crash for HPLC in a microfuge tube? Did you know you can do it in the autosampler vial and inject from the supernatant to cut your single-use plastic waste enquiries@spectrometrics.com

#TeamMassSpec NIST26 is set to be the biggest change since NIST98 - a revolutionary rather evolutionary upgrade for both GC-MS and LC-MS enquiries@spectrometrics.com

Upgrading your GC-MS? If anyone in the UK has an Agilent 5973N (or higher) MSD with Performance Turbo EI (or CI) they’d be willing to donate to a University instrument development research project, we’d love to hear from you. enquiries@Spectrometrics.com

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If the situation in the Gulf drags on, helium prices will go up. If you’re doing GC or GC-MS and can’t switch to hydrogen, adding a universal helium conservation module can save you a a small fortune. The Ecosaver from Spectrometrics works with virtually any GC/GC-MS! enquiries@spectrometrics.com

Is your lab short on electrical outlets. Spectrometrics has a range of add-ons that typically let you pull the plug on at least two outlets per #MassSpec system.

Nathan Hawkins@nathhawkins.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#TeamMassSpec - Game changer for GC/GC-MS installs (especially international) - permanently power the Workstation’s USB port and run a 5- or 8-port LAN switch from it. I’ve added thjs to my field service kit and @spectrometrix.bsky.social product catalogue! enquiries@spectrometrics.com

Thermal Desorption and dynamic headspace are a great tool for the R&D lab, but for a QC or routine lab you really need something that is robust, rugged and easy to use. Spectrometrics do TD and DHS options that work with virtually any GC/GC-MS. enquiries@spectrometrics.com #Volatilomics, #VOCs

Recently I found an interesting paper on Extended Simulated Distillation by Capillary SFC. A more sustainable (lower power consumption, helium-free) alternative to GC-FID/GC-MS with Selerity Technologies commercially available, off-the-shelf instruments for #petrochem enquiries@spectrometrics.com

If you have an analytical problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find us....maybe you should speak to Spectrometrics enquiries@spectrometrics.com

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Thermal desorption, thermal extraction and pyrolysis with ambient ionisation MS? Applications include seized drug analysis, the direct analysis of chemical warfare agents and explosives in complex environmental matrices, polymer analysis, flavour/aroma release. enquiries@spectrometrics.com

As part of our committment to sustainability, @spectrometrix.bsky.social sends consumables out in reused boxes. In this case, the contents are possibly not as exciting as the picture on the box!

#TeamMassSpec! Your E2M1.5/Duo 2.5 pump hates having a blocked oil mist filter. It makes your pump feel lousy, run a fever, and the back pressure damages its seals. Fix: Spectrometrics value pack: a year's supply: cheaper than one of these Agilent originals enquiries@spectrometrics.com #MassSpec

#TeamMassSpec - we’re working on our 2nd Generation MSSoftVent™ that could deliver up to 80% savings on your backing pump electricity consumption and running costs. enquiries@spectrometrics.com #MassSpec #Sustainability #Science

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Phthalates are one of the most common contaminants in GC analysis. Loose bagged vial caps are a major source. Spectrometrics are your one-stop stop for affordable vials, caps and autosampler syringes. With a range of phthalate, PFAS and siloxane free cap options.

Do you want to cut consumable waste by 2 tonnes/yr per assay? Spin GC and HPLC vials from 2 mL to 40 mL directly – no transfers, no culture/microtubes, straight to autosampler. ROI <6 months for routine labs. UK-made, IP-protected swing-out buckets (23/28 mm). enquiries@spectrometrics.com

🥼 Spectrometrics solutions are ideal for mid-range UKRI capital equipment initiatives like BBSRC Alert. Analysis for Innovative research that works from biomarker discovery through large scale nutrition & health studies. Add a unique, national capability to your lab! enquiries@spectrometrics.com

This month saw the end of Windows 10, but if you’re one of the labs with a 5973N MSD stuck in a Windows 7 time warp, now is the right time to invest in a backup Windows 7 PC as an insurance policy before compatible PCs all end up in the scrap heap in the sky.

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#TeamMassSpec: we’ve developed the MSSoftVent that lets you shut down your #MassSpec to save energy, but keep it under backing vacuum for rapid start up. enquiries@spectrometrics.com Though it’s been designed for Agilent GC-MSD/QQQ systems, it will work on many other systems.

🥰 For Sale: Refurbished PAL-xt sampler seeking a new GC-MS soulmate! Fully serviced, ready to inject love into your lab. Reliable, precise, & full of charm. email: enquiries@spectrometrics.com for details! 💖 #LabEquipment #GCMS #ScienceLove

🇬🇧 🇮🇪- Do you have a vintage PAL or GERSTEL MPS? Did You can upgrade to a certified pre-owned PAL-xt (single or dual head) for a fraction of the cost of a new PAL3, and to keep the costs down further, you can reuse your existing objects. enquiries@spectrometrics.com

Just done a desk study for a lab doing VOC analysis. Spectrometrics technology can let them scale down to 10 mL vials saving TWO tonnes of waste glass per GC-MS system per year, HALVE their costs on calibration and QC standards, and save 10% on vial costs (£2000/yr). enquiries@spectrometrics.com

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