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Often testing is done in conformance to ASTM, ASME, ANSI and other standards and specifications.  Corrosion, failure analysis, accelerated weathering, coatings analysis, polymer analysis, turbine blades, and composites are just a few of the many subjects that characterize Material Testing lab analysis.

A materials testing lab can help select and verify materials and their mechanical properties, trouble-shoot production problems, detect flaws and product failures, evaluate microscopic product features, or material additives analysis, where GC/MS is employed.

Liquid chromatography (LC) allows for selective and highly sensitive detection of trace and molecular-species specific compounds.  Common analytical techniques include HPLC, LCMS, LC/MS/MS and others.

Petrochemical lab services include serving natural gas, liquid hydrocarbon fractionation, oil and gas drilling, exploration and safety, along with oil producers.  Analysis of gasses like BTEX, natural gas, olefin, refinery gas, helium content and polymers, along with liquid analyses of BTEX, LPG and NGL products and purity products are conducted.

As a result of chemical and petrochemical testing, clients (manufacturers, scientists and engineers across multiple industries) solve quality issues, support research projects, trouble-shoot, mitigate risk and much more.

With volatile and semi-volatile organics, GC analysis is typically a less expensive alternative to GC/MS in cases where a sample is expected to contain pesticides, PCBs, herbicides, or other organic contaminants. GC’s are equipped with autosamplers and integrated into computer systems for accurate and efficient data output. GC analysis is routinely used to analyze drinking water, groundwater, wastewater, oils  and waste.

ICP-MS is a technique for the determination of trace elements in solution. Unlike atomic absorption spectroscopy, which can only measure a single element at a time ICP-MS has the capability to scan for all elements simultaneously. Collision/reaction cells are known under several trade names.

As time has progressed, due to limitations of urine immunoassays, and the relentless advances in analytical instrumentation, more progressive labs are using LC/MS/MS, following the lead of many lab sectors that entrust their data to LC/MS/MS. LC/MS/MS provides the ability to analyze a wider molecular weight and polarity range of compounds with better sensitivity, reduced sample preparation and no derivatization in less time. (Clinical & Forensics Toxicology).

One of the workhorses of many labs is the HPLC. High-performance liquid chromatography (also known as high-pressure liquid chromatography), is a chromatographic technique used to separate a mixture of compounds in analytical chemistry and biochemistry with the purpose of identifying, quantifying and purifying the individual components of the mixture. One common example is the separation and quantitation of performance enhancement drugs (e.g. steroids) in urine samples, or of vitamin D levels in serum.

Life science labs including biotech, pharma and related firms like CMO and CRO help companies by supporting the safety of emerging biotechnology-derived products, such as novel plants and crops utilizing current trends in biotechnology.

Labs conduct bioanalysis of both large and small molecule drugs, analytical research programs designed to support every stage of pharmaceutical development from inception to manufacture, testing for the identification and quantification of residual solvents (RS) and organic volatile impurities (OVI), amongst others.

The environmental lab routinely tests soils, water, sludge, industrial stormwater and solids. Laboratory analysis often needs to be in compliance with state, federal and EPA quality control guidelines.

Most pesticides contain chemicals that can be harmful to people, animals or the environment.  The EPA regulates pesticides to protect public health and the environment, whereas industrial chemicals and chemicals in consumer products are monitored and detected and analyzed by environmental labs.

* Volatiles and Semi-volatile Organics

With volatile and semi-volatile organics, GC analysis is typically a less expensive alternative to GC/MS in cases where a sample is expected to contain pesticides, PCBs, herbicides, petroleum hydrocarbons, or other organic contaminants.

GC’s are equipped with autosamplers and integrated into computer systems for accurate and efficient data output. GC analysis is routinely used to analyze drinking water, groundwater, wastewater, oils, soils and waste.

* Carbon monoxide, methane and carbon dioxide in gas mixtures

Different configurations provide accurate and reliable trace analysis with detection limits down to low ppb levels. In fact, detection limits down to 10 ppb or 100 ppb cover most applications.  Instrumentation used for these gasses must be easy to operate, and is automated for walk-away operation.

* Metals and inorganics

ICP-MS is a technique for the determination of trace elements in solution. Unlike atomic absorption spectroscopy which can only measure a single element at a time ICP-MS has the capability to scan for all elements simultaneously.  Collision/reaction cells are known under several trade names.

It’s the GC/GC-MS Sample Injector that grows with your needs.

• Top mounted on GC’s, syringe only concept for transparent sample operation, no sample loops, transfer lines or switching valves.  The Combi PAL interfaces with any major GC/GC-MS system, and includes remote control software for customized prep and load cycles.  The Combi PAL comes with 2 ml and 10/20 ml vial tray and features PAL80 X/Y unit, Combi injection unit, control terminal, cable and more.