Waters ACQUITY UPLC System with TUV Detector and Binary Solvent Manager

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High-Speed UV Chromatography for Advanced Analytical Laboratories

If your laboratory is struggling with broad chromatographic peaks or excessive solvent consumption, the Waters ACQUITY UPLC system delivers the extreme high-pressure performance needed to revolutionize your separation efficiency. Driven by a powerful Binary Solvent Manager (BSM) that delivers stable performance at pressures up to 15,000 psi (1,034 bar), this ultra-performance liquid chromatography platform generates precise, low-dispersion gradients for razor-sharp peak resolution and dramatically shortened run times. The accompanying Tunable UV (TUV) Detector offers programmable dual-wavelength UV/Vis detection monitoring from 190–700 nm, providing exceptional sensitivity and low baseline noise for highly reliable quantitative assays. It is an industry-standard, high-throughput workhorse for pharmaceutical labs performing API impurity profiling, environmental facilities tracking pesticides with strong UV chromophores, and biotechnology operations demanding superior retention time reproducibility for peptide mapping.

Waters Acquity UPLC Price and Cost of Ownership: Reliable Performance at Lower Cost

The Waters ACQUITY UPLC System with Tunable UV (TUV) Detector and Binary Solvent Manager (BSM) provides a high-performance and cost-effective ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography solution for pharmaceutical, environmental, food safety, biotechnology, and research laboratories requiring fast separations and reliable UV detection. New systems typically range from approximately $50,000 to $110,000, depending on module configuration, software packages, autosampler options, and compliance features, while certified refurbished systems generally range from $13,500 to $25,000, offering substantial savings on initial capital investment. In addition to acquisition costs, laboratories should consider ongoing operational expenses such as UPLC solvents, mobile phase additives, high-pressure analytical columns, UV lamp replacements, pump seals, tubing, autosampler consumables, calibration standards, preventive maintenance, software licensing, and compliance-related qualification support for USP, FDA, ICH, ISO, AOAC, and cGMP workflows. Long-term ownership considerations may also include detector servicing, Binary Solvent Manager maintenance, replacement electronic components, and optional service contracts to maintain stable ultra-high-pressure performance and dependable chromatographic reproducibility in high-throughput laboratory environments. Purchasing a certified refurbished Waters ACQUITY UPLC System with TUV Detector and Binary Solvent Manager allows laboratories to significantly reduce ownership costs while still benefiting from fast gradient separations, reliable UV detection, low carryover, and proven long-term analytical performance for routine and regulated laboratory applications.

EPA Method 8330B Using the Waters ACQUITY UPLC with TUV Detector and Binary Solvent Manager

The Waters ACQUITY UPLC System with Binary Solvent Manager (BSM) and Tunable UV (TUV) Detector provides a high-performance platform for laboratories performing EPA Method 8330B, which determines nitroaromatics, nitramines, and nitrate esters in environmental samples such as groundwater, surface water, soil, and sediment. The ACQUITY UPLC's low-dispersion fluidics and precise binary solvent delivery provide stable, reproducible gradient separation of target explosives and related compounds, while its high-pressure capability supports efficient separations using small-particle columns for improved resolution and shorter analysis times. The TUV Detector provides sensitive UV detection at 254 nm as specified by the method, enabling reliable quantitation of target analytes and supporting simultaneous monitoring of multiple wavelengths when required by the analytical procedure. Automated sample management improves injection reproducibility and supports high-throughput sequences of calibration standards, quality-control samples, blanks, and environmental extracts. This configuration is particularly valuable for environmental laboratories conducting explosives and energetics monitoring, remediation programs, groundwater assessment, and regulatory compliance testing. Compared with conventional HPLC, the ACQUITY UPLC platform can substantially reduce chromatographic run times while maintaining the resolution needed for complex EPA 8330B analyte panels, helping laboratories increase sample throughput and reduce solvent consumption.

AMP Tech Analytical Solutions for Academic Research and Grant-Funded Laboratories

At AMPTIUS | AMP Tech Instruments, we support the advancement of scientific education and innovation by providing cost-effective analytical instruments tailored to the unique budget constraints of the academic sector. Every pre-owned system in our inventory is independently evaluated and fully verified within our in-house testing laboratory, making our AMP Tech Certified equipment an ideal choice for university chemistry departments, core facilities, and researchers optimizing limited grant funding. Because academic applications vary heavily from undergraduate teaching labs to complex graduate research, we precisely document each unique listing to ensure the specific components align with your educational goals or specific institutional SOPs. To ensure that your system includes the exact module configuration required for your research methodology and to align with your university’s procurement process or funding timeline, we highly encourage you to connect directly with our active sales management team or request a customized quote before purchase.