The Nu 1700 is here

July 3, 2013

PCIGR has proudly received the Nu Instruments Plasma 1700, a large-geometry,  multicollector ICP-MS.

The instrument and its support equipment, plus numerous tools and parts, arrived in 11 large crates via three truckloads. A team from Bird Construction, along with PCIGR staff and two Nu Instruments engineers, unloaded and unpacked the crates. 

See the installation photos here.

The most challenging item to move was the magnet, weighing almost 4.5 tonnes, for which special equipment was required. Everything was then brought into the labs, while taking care to minimize potential contamination of the clean space. 

The delivery went remarkably smoothly and efficiently, and was completed in under six hours. Over the next three weeks, the Nu engineers and PCIGR staff will work hard to install and optimize the instrument.

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