OEM mass spec service contracts are built around a specific set of situations, and for those situations they work well. Labs running into slow response times, parts availability problems, or diagnostic issues that keep bouncing between vendors are often better served...
Mass spec instrument relocation is more than a logistics problem. Whether across the hall or to a new facility, moving a mass spectrometer is a qualification event under GMP and ISO/IEC 17025 frameworks. If your lab has a move coming up, or is in the middle of...
The assumption is that new instrumentation means reliability and refurbished instrumentation means compromise. In practice, the questions are much simpler: does the instrument meet your method requirements, and did the vendor validate it against your specific...
