New Ultra-Fast LCMS Now Available on European Markets

Shimadzu has released a new member of the UFMS (Ultra-Fast Mass Spectrometry) family in Europe: the LCMS-8045 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. For laboratories performing demanding routine quantitative analyses e.g. in food safety and environmental testing, the new LCMS-8045 offers an optimum balance of sensitivity, robustness and cost-effectiveness.

The LCMS-8045 features a modified ion sampling device and collision cell technology, resulting in greater efficiency and high quantitative accuracy and reliability. In addition, the ion source features a cable-less, tubeless housing and the desolvation capillary can be replaced without breaking vacuum. This leads to increased durability, easier maintenance and a lower total cost of ownership.

As part of the Shimadzu UFMS series, the LCMS-8045 features a range of ultra-fast technologies. These include a scan speed of 30,000 u/sec without loss of mass accuracy, and a polarity switching time of 5 msec, which ensures highly reproducible data even for the most demanding matrices.

The LCMS-8045 operates using Shimadzu’s LabSolutions software, an intuitive package that enables simplified instrument control, diverse data handling and integration with regulatory compliance requirements. Numerous options including application-specific method packages and open-access quantitative analysis software are available to address specific customer requirements.

The LCMS-8045 can be upgraded, like the LCMS-8050 to the high-sensitivity LCMS-8060 in case of new challenges or applications requiring higher sensitivity.