Leading Pharmaceutical Companies Depend On The Flowcal 5000 Hplc Liquid Flow Meter.

>rate calibration. The digital flow meter speeds up
The FlowCal 5000 Liquid Flow Meter is anHPLC troubleshooting by making it easy to diagnose
indispensable tool for analytical chemists, metrologists,common pump problems like poorly functioning check
and validation specialists responsible for HPLCvalves or leaking pump seals.
calibration and qualification. The FlowCal 5000 isThe FlowCal 5000 is durable, certified, and accurate
durable, certified, and accurate at low flow rates. Theat low flow rates. It measures flows accurately to
principle of operation is the repeated and accurate1¼l/minute and is guaranteed to be linear from
measurement of the transit time of a meniscus50µL/min to 25mL/min. Traceable and certified, all
between two optical sensors. The FlowCal 5000 willFlowCal 5000 flow meters are calibrated to the end
save you a lot of time and frustration in the lab.user’s specifications. They are supplied with
Pharmaceutical companies worldwide race againststandard single-point calibration at 1 mL/min, standard
time to discover and develop new drugs for diseasesthree-point calibration at 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mL/min, or
ranging from cancer to HIV to heart disease. In thiscustom calibration.
pursuit, it is essential that they utilize the most timeThe principle of operation is the repeated and
efficient tools and scientific techniques withoutaccurate measurement of the transit time of a
compromising accuracy. Perhaps the most commonlymeniscus between two optical sensors. To enable
used analytical technique in the pharmaceuticalvery low flow rates to be measured rapidly, the
industry is HPLC. The FlowCal 5000 Liquid Flow Metermeasuring volume is about 0.14 mL and all bores have
is an indispensable tool for analytical chemists,been reduced to a minimum. At a flow rate of 2mL
metrologists, and validation specialists responsible formin the flow meter reading is updated every 15
HPLC calibration and qualification. Manual calibration ofseconds. Flow rate is independent of liquid type up to
HPLC flow rates by gravimetric or volumetrica viscosity of 10 centipoise. The unit is suitable for
measurements is tedious, labor intensive, and pronemeasurement of all common HPLC solvents.
to error. Nevertheless, the majority of laboratories inThe FlowCal 5000 is compact and lightweight, with a
the U.S. that calibrate HPLC flow rates currently useweight of only 12 ounces. The data is displayed on a
manual techniques. Use of a digital liquid flow meterlarge 4-digit Liquid Crystal Display and can be output
offers improvements in speed, accuracy, andto a printer or computer via the RS232 interface to
reproducibility. The FlowCal 5000 digital liquid flowthe full 6-digit reading. A miniature thermal printer is
meter is designed specifically to simplify HPLC flowavailable as an option.