Waters Acquity UPLC System with Binary SM SM PDA Detector

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Price and cost of ownership of Waters Acquity UPLC System with Binary SM SM PDA Detector

Investing in the Waters ACQUITY UPLC System with Binary Solvent Manager, Sample Manager, and Waters PDA Detector provides laboratories with a high-performance platform for fast, precise separations and advanced spectral analysis. A new system is typically priced around $92,000, while a certified refurbished unit averages approximately $20,000, offering substantial savings without compromising analytical capability. The Binary Solvent Manager ensures accurate high-pressure gradient delivery, while the Sample Manager enables consistent, high-throughput injections. The PDA detector captures full spectral data across multiple wavelengths, supporting peak purity assessment and compound identification in pharmaceutical, environmental, and food testing applications. Ongoing costs include consumables such as columns, solvents, vials, and lamp replacements, along with routine maintenance and potential software or service expenses. A refurbished system with validated performance and warranty offers a cost-effective path to expanding UPLC capabilities while maintaining reliability and compliance.

Waters ACQUITY UPLC with PDA Detector – Trusted for Pharmaceutical, Food, and Environmental Testing

The Waters ACQUITY UPLC System with Binary Solvent Manager and Waters PDA Detector is engineered for high-resolution separations and full-spectrum UV-Vis detection, making it a powerful tool across pharmaceutical, food, and environmental laboratories. It supports applications such as drug purity analysis, impurity profiling, and stability testing, while also enabling detection of additives, preservatives, pesticides, phenols, and herbicides in complex matrices. The PDA detector captures complete spectral data for each peak, enhancing compound identification, peak purity assessment, and method development with strong analytical confidence. This system aligns with regulatory requirements including USP <621> and ICH Q2(R1), supports workflows under AOAC Official Methods, and is applicable to EPA Method 8310 for PAH analysis where UV-based detection and spectral confirmation are required. Its flexibility, speed, and spectral capabilities make it a dependable choice for both research and compliance-driven analytical environments.