News Summary:
- New and proprietary product enabling laboratories to
analyze atmosphere-sensitive materials used to develop batteries,
advanced polymers, and medicines in a standard laboratory
benchtop-installed thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA).
- Reduces the cost and footprint of the TGA system by up to
50%i by helping eliminate the need for
environment-controlled housing, or glovebox.
- Enables laboratories to increase throughput without sacrificing
data quality and reliability.
MILFORD,
Mass., Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters
Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced the launch of TGA
Smart-Seal™ Pans from its TA Instruments Division. The innovative,
self-opening sample container is designed to enable analysis of
atmosphere-sensitive samples in laboratory benchtop-installed
Discovery™ Series Thermogravimetric Analyzers (TGA).
"Whether they are developing next generation batteries, advanced
polymers, or new medicines, many of our customers have a critical
and growing need to analyze air-sensitive samples with speed and
accuracy," said Yu Cheng, vice
president of Research and Development and Product Solutions, TA
Instruments Division of Waters Corporation. "Until now, operating
TGAs inside atmosphere-controlled gloveboxes has been the primary
option – driving up costs and increasing complexity. With TGA
Smart-Seal Pans, we're introducing a groundbreaking solution that
delivers reliable, accurate TGA data at a lower cost within a
traditional laboratory environment."
Designed to be user-friendly, the TGA Smart-Seal Pans allow
air-sensitive materials to be prepared, loaded, and sealed in a
completely airtight environment. The self-opening pan uses a
proprietary temperature-sensitive shape memory alloy configuration
to open the sealed pan at around 55°C. This opening occurs
automatically without user interaction in the closed TGA to help
ensure samples are never exposed to ambient conditions. TGA
Smart-Seal Pans can also reduce operating expenses and workflow
bottlenecks by enabling preparation of multiple humidity and/or
air-sensitive samples at one time.
"Waters TGA Smart-Seal Pans have enabled us to conduct TGA
experiments on air-sensitive battery materials with greater
confidence and less set-up time," said Y. Shirley Meng, PhD., The Liew Family Professor,
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago. "We've seen
productivity increase while reducing a major capital expense and
the hassle associated with operating and maintaining a TGA inside a
large glovebox. TGA Smart-Seal Pans are a significant step
forward for adoption and use of the TGA in our research."
Analysis of air- and humidity-sensitive materials typically
requires installation of a TGA device inside an
atmosphere-controlled environment. Laboratory gloveboxes can double
the cost of a TGAi setup and increase maintenance
costs. Waters TGA Smart-Seal Pans offer accurate and precise
thermogravimetric analysis of atmosphere-sensitive samples without
requiring the TGA to be installed in the glove box. By eliminating
the glovebox, customers can save lab space and support twice as
many TGA instruments for nearly the same price and achieve higher
throughput.
Waters TGA Smart-Seal Pans are available globally for
purchase today.
Additional Resources
- Learn more at TGA Smart-Seal Pans
- Follow and connect with the Waters TA Instruments Division via
LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and Facebook
About Waters Corporation (www.waters.com)
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT), a global leader in
analytical instruments and software, has pioneered chromatography,
mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations serving the
life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for more than 65
years. With approximately 7,500 employees worldwide, Waters
operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing
facilities, and with products available in more than 100
countries.
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TA Instruments,
Smart-Seal, and Discovery are trademarks of Waters Technologies
Corporation.
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Contact:
Laura Borland
Director, TA Instruments Business Communications
Waters Corporation
laura_borland@waters.com
+1.302.367.6958
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use of appropriately sized glovebox with a purchase price of
$60,000 and $9,000 annual maintenance costs. Average purchase price
of a TGA ranges from $75,000-$135,000 based on model and
accessories. TGA Smart-Seal Pans starter kit costs $6,000 for 15
pans, with additional pans at $75 each.
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