New, Affordable CheckPoint Pharma TOC Sensor for Pharmaceutical Water Monitoring
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August 11, 2010 - Boulder, CO - GE Analytical Instruments, part of GE Power and Water, announces new enhancements to its CheckPoint Pharma On-Line/Portable Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Sensor for pharmaceutical water monitoring. The CheckPoint Pharma TOC Sensor now offers: • Three anaolog outputs on the optional I/O board, which support simultaneous TOC, raw conductivity, and temperature data collection • An increased upper limit (55 °C or 131 °F) of the ambient temperature range to better accommodate operating condtitions in a pharmaceutical plant • An expanded Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), including new linearity and LOD/LOQ protocols to assist with Performance Qualification (PQ) needs. This new SOP will satisfy the minimum United States Pharmacopeia (USP), European Pharmacopeaia (EP), China Pharmacopeia (CP) and Indian Pharmacopeia (IP) specifications. • USB printer support, the ability to define a data range for data downloads, and segregated warnings and errors messages for improved user experience “In response to customer suggestions, we enhanced the CheckPoint Pharma to satisfy a wider range of pharmaceutical applications and needs,” said Stephen Poirier, V.P. of Business Development for GE Analytical Instruments. “CheckPoint Pharma’s performance, combined with light weight, small footprint, battery operation, fast analysis time, and affordability, are unmatched in the marketplace. It is ideal for pharmaceutical manufacturers and engineering companies seeking maximum flexibility at an attractive price.” The economical CheckPoint Sensors are available in two models: the CheckPoint Pharma for pharmaceutical applications, and the CheckPointe for microelectronics, power and other non-pharma applications. The CheckPoint Pharma, which offers the new enhancements, can measure TOC in hot and ozonated water and has a dynamic range of 0.21 to 1,000 ppb. CheckPointe for microelectronics and power provides a wider 0.05-to-1,000 ppb operating range for more sensitive environments where hot and ozonated samples are not common. Both CheckPoint TOC Sensors can be mounted and used online for continuous monitoring or hand-carried to any point in a water system for rapid diagnostic sampling and troubleshooting. Users can adjust data output intervals from 15 seconds up to eight hours. The Sensors offer easy operation, low maintenance, and a convenient battery power option, and use GE’s direct conductometric (DC) TOC technology that measures more organic compounds than competing DC technologies. In recognition of CheckPoint’s outstanding aesthetics, functionality, and features, Instrument Business Outlook (IBO) awarded CheckPoint its 2008 Gold Award for Portable Instrument Design. Visit the CheckPoint section of this site for more information. |
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