Practical Laboratory Guides

A practical guide for every instrument

Annual servicing is one important control—not a year-round maintenance strategy. These guides help laboratories preserve condition, recognise deterioration early and document routine care without replacing validated methods, governing requirements or OEM instructions.

Built for real laboratory use Each guide combines a concise care cycle, warning signals, three leading OEM perspectives, primary sources and two record formats.

Between planned maintenance visits

HPLC

Protect chromatographic performance. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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GC

Protect GC performance. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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Dissolution

Keep conditions controlled. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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UV–Vis

Protect optical performance. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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Balances

Keep weighing conditions controlled. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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Centrifuges

Protect rotor and sample safety. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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Cold storage

Keep storage conditions controlled. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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Pipettes

Keep liquid delivery reliable. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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TOC analysers

Keep carbon measurement trustworthy. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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Water systems

Protect water quality at source. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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Tablet testing

Keep tablet testing controlled. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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Thermal equipment

Protect temperature performance. Cross-platform routine, warning signs, OEM perspectives and practical records.

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Reference bodies

USP–NF European Pharmacopoeia FDA / eCFR ISO IEC ICH EU GMP / GDP MHRA WHO UK HSE

OEM guidance represented

Agilent Technologies Analytik Jena Beckman Coulter BINDER Distek ELGA Veolia Eppendorf ERWEKA Gilson Liebherr Memmert METTLER TOLEDO Milli-Q / Merck OHAUS PHCbi Pharma Test Rainin Sartorius Shimadzu Sievers / Veolia SOTAX Thermo Scientific Waters

Credible, cross-platform and practical

Recommendations are grounded in the governing standards relevant to each instrument category and in current manufacturer material. Universal care remains separate from model-specific procedures, so laboratories can apply the guide without mistaking it for an OEM manual or validated method.