1 / 40

SPEX SamplePrep Equipment Lineup

SPEX SamplePrep Equipment Lineup. Product Lines. Freezer/Mill Geno/Grinder Presses Mixer/Mill Shatterbox XRF accessories. Freezer/Mills ®. 6770 6870. What is Cryogenic Grinding ?. The Ultimate Sample Preparation Technique for Pulverizing “ Difficult ” Samples

nirav
Download Presentation

SPEX SamplePrep Equipment Lineup

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. SPEX SamplePrepEquipment Lineup

  2. Product Lines • Freezer/Mill • Geno/Grinder • Presses • Mixer/Mill • Shatterbox • XRF accessories

  3. Freezer/Mills ® 67706870

  4. What is Cryogenic Grinding? • The Ultimate Sample Preparation Technique for Pulverizing “ Difficult ” Samples • Grinding materials at low temperatures. • Liquid Nitrogen –196°C

  5. Why Cryogenic Grinding? Have difficult samples to prepare? You tried every technique in your laboratory and nothing works? Feel that nothing in this world will grind your samples?

  6. Advantages: • “Ungrindable” samples can be pulverized • Leaves, roots, stems, seeds (cotton, sunflower, corn) • Polymers, rubber, silicones • Fibers, hair, textiles • Skin, bone, muscle, cartilage, etc • Food products, paint chips, pharmaceuticals • Gums, resins, waxes • Electronic components • Tough food, feed materials (dog chews)

  7. Before & After… Leather Corn A Collection of our Before & After Samples Bone

  8. 6770/6870Freezer/Mill® (Biotechnology) & Numerous other applications • Spex SamplePrep freezer mills are the only true “Cryogenic Mills” on the market for over 40 years. • Utilized for grinding fresh plant and animal tissue for nucleic acids (RNA/DNA), forensics, GMO analysis and genetic research • Useful tool for pharmaceutical analysis, drug testing,medical research, polymers and plastics. • RoHs/WEEE testing

  9. 6770/6870 Freezer/Mill® : Features & Benefits • Cryogenic mills which chill samples to liquid nitrogen temperatures (-196C) • Magnetically driven impactor is the only moving part • No mechanical linkages or bearings to fail • Grinding vials are sealed so sample integrity is maintained during grinding cycle • Equip with speed control, programmable timer, and safety interlock. • Sample sizes from 0.1g to 50g

  10. 6770/6870 Freezer/Mill® : Features & Benefits • Integral LN reservoir maintains cryogenic temperatures • Programmable LCD Touch Screen Controls • Multiple User Memory Settings • The only mill to grind samples in LN. This ensures optimum sample brittleness for best results • Has integral pre-cooling positions (reduced LN consumption, safe storage of ground samples, no external chilling equipment needed) • Auto-fill option (6870 only)- time saving and increased safety • Low cost vials with easy sample extraction-important for forensic and pharma customers who need disposable vials • Several vial options, micro vials, regular, mid size and large

  11. Applications/where to sell • Forensic Labs –DNA identification • Medical Laboratories –genetic research, disease prevention • Hospital Labs – For genetic screening (oncology, etc) • Agricultural Labs – For crop development and GM testing • Agricultural Veterinary Labs – For livestock breeding and health • Archaeology Labs – Ancient DNA Extraction • Public Health and Environmental Monitoring Laboratories • Contract/commercial testing labs QC of manufactured goods • Electronics Companies – grinding electronic components

  12. Freezer mills 6770 & 6870Applications and Markets Other new markets and opportunities • Electronics companies - grinding soft metals (Aluminium, Zinc) • Pharmaceutical companies – grinding capsules and whole tablets • Dentistry - grinding amalgams, resins • Food safety– toxicity testing • Phthalates in plastics - new regulations

  13. New CPSC Guidelines for Determination of Phthalates in Plastics • Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standard operating procedure for determining phthalates in plastics in children’s toys • Operating procedure recommends the use of cryogenic grinding to prepare samples • Cryogenic grinding can pulverize samples down to a fine powder of less than 500 microns • Creates homogenous sample with a larger surface area improving the extraction process.

  14. Freezer/Mill in Action 6770 in CSI Miami (Season 7 Ep. 2) Used in studies of Moon Rock

  15. Geno/Grinder ® 2010

  16. 2010 Geno/Grinder® (Biotechnology) • The 2010 Geno Grinder was specifically designed for Pioneer Hybrid International • “A World Leader in genetic crop science”. • The Geno/Grinder provides a mechanism for efficient cell disruption of plant and animal tissue for the isolation of nucleic acids (RNA/DNA), enzymes, yeast and proteins. • The versatile sample clamping mechanism can also hold micro-tubes, racked tubes, specially designed 5 ml vials, 15ml and 50 ml standard conical tubes using the optional large capacity clamp adapter.

  17. 2010 Geno/Grinder®:Features & Benefits • NEW FEATURES • Modern, streamlined look • Smaller footprint • Lighter • LCD Display • Improved reliability of wear parts • Unique true vertical action – ensures complete sample processing. • Sample clamp accepts multiple micro titer-plates, various vials from 0.6ml to 50ml vials - wide application range. • Adjustable speed control and timer (with countdown display) for optimum results. • Wide range of cryogenic accessories • Wide range of grinding media

  18. 2010 Geno/Grinder®: Accessories • Cryo-Station • – A holding station for temperature sensitive samples such as proteins and pesticides • Cryo-Adapter • – A single piece of extruded aluminium to be chilled and then inserted into a 2210 96-well Titer Plate • CryoBlocks • Aluminium blocks designed to hold samples for chilling in the Cryo-station. Cryo-Blocks come in a variety of holding sizes including 0.6 mL & 2.0 mL PCR tube capacity. • Cryovials • PC and PE centrifuge tubes specifically designed to resist breaking at low temperatures. Ideal for grinding temperature sensitive samples. • Kryo-Tech® accessories

  19. 2000 Geno/Grinder Applications 2010 Geno/Grinder® • Rapid preparation of multiple samples for PCR sampling • Fast disruption to allow extraction of Nucleic acids • High-throughput in a 96-well format and various other formats up to twelve 50mL centrifuge tubes • Lysing of bacterial cells • DNA screening for disease control • Pesticide analysis

  20. Where to Sell Markets • Basically – any institution using high throughput DNA sample processing • Plant and Animal development companies • Agricultural and public health labs (disease screening). • Pesticide residues • Micro toxins Look for synergy! - DNA sequencing equipment, Cell washing equipment, Microplate sealing equipment.

  21. 2010 Geno/Grinder® QuEChERS Method • Plant tissue from Fruits and Vegetables are homogenized and mixed with QuEChERS reagents using Geno/Grinder & ceramic grinding media • Can be homogenized at room temperature or with Kryo-Tech® accessories • Up to 16 x 50ml vials can be processed simultaneously • Increases pesticide yields • Improves reproducibility • Used by FDA QuickEasyCheapEffectiveRuggedSafe

  22. Geno/Grinder – Sales Focus • Primarily high-throughput users • Capital costs are easily countered by time savings • Multiple sample format flexibility • Appeals to a broad spectrum of users and applications • Pedigree of existing users • Name drop – use the reference list to its full benefit • Profile of existing users • Look for similarities between current and potential users Example Customers: Danish Institute of Agricultural Science | Planta, Germany Pioneer, France | Monsanto, UK | Syngenta, UK Rijk Zwaan, Netherlands | Enza Zaden, Netherlands Pioneer Hybrid, USA | Du Pont, USA | Promega, USA US Dept. of Agriculture | Aventis Crop Science, USA| Merck, USA

  23. X-Press ® & Bench-Press ® 3635/3628

  24. Presses

  25. 3635 X-Press® • New anodized look with the same rugged reliability • The X-Press is a 35 ton fully automated hydraulic press used for spectroscopic techniques requiring samples in the form of round, flat-surfaced discs, most commonly XRF • SPEX SamplePrep presses and dies are sophisticated in design, but functionally simple and provide years of maintenance-free operation. New!

  26. 3635 X-Press® • Now featuring a programmable LCD touch screen • Fully Programmable - Final pressure desired, time to hold at final pressure, and intervals to return back to zero pressure • Typical pressing cycle is less than two minutes • A safety interlock and automatic pump shut-off safety valve ensure safe operation • Compact, bench top operation • Accepts all competitors die sets • CE marked Features and Benefits

  27. The 3628 Bench-Press is an air-actuated, manually controlled 25-ton laboratory press. This Bench-Press is compact Very simple controls It includes a safety door with interlock, CE-marked Accepts most other “ stand-alone” pellet dies. Good for spark free environments 3628 Bench-Press ®

  28. X-Press ® & 3628 Where to Sell • Users of XRF instruments • Universities – notably Geology Depts. • Cement manufacturing • Any industrial facility requiring analysis or processing pelletized samples • Markets and customers similar to Shatterbox and Mixer mills Look for Synergy ! (work with XRF supplier offices / sales reps in your regions)

  29. Mixer/Mill 51008000M8000D

  30. Pulverizing & Blending Can hold up to 3 small vials 20 g sample using two vials

  31. 8000M Mixer/Mill • Efficient laboratory mill for pulverizing hard, brittle samples • Often described as a shaker mill or high-energy ball mill • Capable of rapidly reducing solids to analytical fineness or blending a wide range of powders • Effective for mechanical alloying, well documented in literature “SPEX Mill” • Extended run times • Membrane control panel • Built in Fan for cooling

  32. Mixer/Mills Features & Benefits • Mixer/Mill is only ball mill that can be used for efficient Mechanical alloying. • Figure of Eight motion has been proven to be more efficient than side-to-side or planetary motion found in other mills • Extremely robust • Large range of grinding vial materials and size • Competitively priced

  33. Mixer/Mills • Universities, geology ,materials science, engineering departments • Industrial laboratories - cement, slag, ceramics, catalysts • Pharmaceutical companies (Blending, polymers) • Rock Labs • Electronics (mechanical alloying) • Petroleum companies • Corn milling method G-11 Hexane extraction method • http://corn.org/methods/G-11.pdf Where to Sell

  34. Shatterbox ® 8530

  35. Shatterbox ® 8530 • The Shatterbox is the most popular “swing mill” in America • It is the most efficient way to grind brittle samples to analytical fineness • The Shatterbox swings a dish-shaped grinding container with a puck and ring, in a tight high-speed circle • Fast grinding times

  36. Shatterbox ® 8530 Features & Benefits • Resultant particle size well below 200 mesh; with proper grinding aid, less then 10 microns • Wide choice of grinding container material and size • Clamp requires only moderate hand pressure to secure grinding dish and is adjustable to secure containers of different heights • Vial transporter available • Soundproof enclosure, variable-range electronic timer, lockable casters & safety interlock system • Membrane control panel resistant to airborne particles

  37. Shatterbox ® 8530 • Same markets as mixer/mills • Notably mining operations (prefer larger samples sizes) • Pharmaceuticals, dried marsh grass, and many other materials Where to Sell

  38. XRF Accessories • Spec-Caps ® • Shallow, thin-walled aluminum cups routinely used to produce pressed-powder sample discs for XRF. Sizes available for all die sets. • X-Cells for XRF Liquid Samples • Patented closed X-Cell design prevents spillage in inverted XRF spectrometers. Sizes to fit most instruments. • Thin Film Windows for XRF • Necessity for X-Cell liquid sample cell, serving as a the sample window. Different types available based on sample characteristics. Eg Mylar ®

  39. Provide a high profit margin and continuous revenue stream Let users have samples – we can provide sample packs for trial with key potential users Look for synergy with XRF instrument manufacturers & suppliers Bulk quantities available for lower price XRF Accessories Features & Benefits

  40. Thanks for your attention

More Related