Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has introduced a
suite of electronics and software products designed for use with existing
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy systems, extending their
value and significantly improving ease of use, performance and reliability.
The upgrades are available for magnets manufactured by Oxford
Instruments, equipped with VNMRS DD, INOVA, and MERCURY or MERCURYplus
consoles. Older consoles with Oxford Instruments magnets are also eligible for
console replacement upgrades. Customers who own Infinity, InfinityPlus or INOVA
consoles with high-power amplifiers can retain those components for use in
their new DD2 consoles, resulting in substantial cost
savings.
"Our motivations for these investments are really two-fold,"
said Kevin Meldrum, Agilent's Research Products director of marketing.
"We're interested in helping users protect their investments in magnets,
which generally have a useful life of 20 years or more, and finding economical
ways for researchers to access the latest developments in electronic,
automation, probe and software technology."
Agilent offers new consoles featuring DD2 technology, delivering a
number of improvements to existing systems. These include amplifier
linearization, flat baseline-corrected digital filtering and compatibility with
Agilent NMR automation solutions.
Agilent has also developed new ThinShim technology that enables Oxford
500/51, 600/51 and 750/51 narrow-bore magnets to be retrofitted with the OneNMR
probe. This unique probe sets a new NMR technology standard and combines the
performance advantages of classic carbon (direct detect) probes and highly
sensitive proton (indirect detect) probes in a single package.
Older INOVA and MERCURY or MERCURYplus consoles can now also be paired
with the latest VnmrJ software. VnmrJ 3 features the latest pulse sequences and
experimental protocols, and its sample-centric design facilitates
high-throughput workflows. Additional features automate system calibration,
optimizing overall performance and throughput.
For more information, visit www.agilent.com/lifesciences/Evolve_NMR.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement
company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences,
electronics and communications. The company's 18,700 employees serve customers
in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $6.6 billion in fiscal
2011. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.