June 1, 2020 | News & Notices
Improving Robustness and Operability for High-Speed, High-Sensitivity Analysis
Release of LCMS-8060NX Liquid Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer
Shimadzu is announcing the June 1st release of the LCMS-8060NX liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer both within Japan and overseas. Together with world-class sensitivity and detection speeds, the flagship triple quadrupole mass spectrometer system offers further improvements in ease-of-use and robustness.
With growing demand in recent years for cost reductions and reimagined workflows, mass spectrometers are expected to offer not only high sensitivity, but also excellent robustness and ease-of-use. The LCMS-8060NX offers higher efficiency over all workflow steps, from sample preparation to data analysis. With the LCMS-8060NX, Shimadzu is offering greater operating efficiency to companies in the pharmaceutical field that need to shorten drug discovery periods or reduce costs, companies in the clinical field that handle complex biological samples, and companies in the food science field involved in investigating residual pesticides, among others.
New Product Features
1. World-Class Sensitivity and Detection Speed
The LCMS-8060NX offers among the highest sensitivity and detection speeds in the world and includes internal mechanical improvements for promoting sample ionization. This enables high-sensitivity analysis even for compounds that are difficult to ionize.
2. High Robustness Minimizes Downtime
The newly introduced IonFocus unit reduces instrument contamination by guiding ions to the interior more efficiently and removing unwanted components, which helps to prevent decreases in detection accuracy or sensitivity. In addition, more robust components are used in ion-focusing, enabling more reliable analysis. The LCMS-8060NX therefore offers both higher sensitivity analysis and lower downtime.
3. Excellent Ease-of-Use for Greater Workflow Efficiency
The system includes various “Analytical Intelligence” features* that maximize analysis throughput and improve the efficiency of the entire workflow, from preparations for analysis through to data processing. For example, the system includes a new ionization unit that is capable of high-sensitivity analysis without the need for complicated adjustments and enables more efficient method development, as well as functions to automatically start up or shut down analytical instruments in combination with a Shimadzu Nexera LC system.
- * Analytical Intelligence is a new concept for analytical instruments offered by Shimadzu. Analytical Intelligence consists of systems and software that simulate expert operators automatically determining whether or not conditions and results are good or bad, providing feedback to users, and solving common problems. It increases data reliability by compensating for any differences between users in their instrument knowledge or experience.
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