How the HP 1100 Series HPLC Lowers the Cost of Ownership

When purchasing analytical instrumentation, laboratory managers often focus on the upfront purchase price, ignoring some of the hidden costs of owning and using the system throughout its lifecycle. New HP 1100 Series systems are designed to lower HPLC ownership costs.

Lower Initial Costs

Module purchase prices are as much as 20% lower than previous models, despite the HP 1100's enhanced features and superior performance. These economies are achieved through a highly integrated design using fewer parts, more efficient manufacturing processes, and HP's proprietary EPAC packaging technology.

Lower Training Costs

Intuitive graphical user interfaces, builtin online tutorials and contextsensitive help make HP 1100 systems easier to use. They save time usually spent on initial operator familiarization and lookup time for help with ongoing usage.

Lower Operating Costs

HP 1100 design features can lower operating costs across the board. There are an allelectric design that eliminates helium use; the use of 2mm columns at low flow rates to reduce solvent costs by up to 80% for both isocratic and gradient operation; and high levels of automation that increase productivity and remove human error.

Lower Maintenance and Support Costs

The system informs the user when a predefined limit for lamp usage time has been exceeded. The prealigned lamps can be replaaced from the front with ease.

Repair and maintenance costs for the HP 1100 are reduced through higher product quality - a result of reducing the number of electronic components and using improved mechanical parts. Additional savings can result from builtin early maintenance feedback (EMF), which alerts the user when parts have exceeded their predefined usage time limits; use of multimedia tools that demonstrate repair procedures; extensive self and remotediagnostics. Front access to maintenance parts lowers average repair time.

Lower Validation Costs

For regulated environments, the HP 1100 offers the user extensive help in complying with a broad range of regulatory and quality standards. An array of builtin automatic validation features offers fast, troublefree, and laborsaving compliance. Validation costs are often reduced by more than 50%.

See Also

: Validation With the HP 1000 - Five Easy Steps

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