Gas Chromatography Repair Services

Our fast turnarounds help minimize downtime.

We specialize in gas chromatography repair and maintenance.

Most lab managers, researchers, and lab technicians know that there are a lot of operational problems that can crop up with GC instrumentation. Asymmetric peaks, co-elutions, unstable baselines, poor resolution, response variations, and other issues can stop research cold. Lost time in a lab is lost money, which is why Full Spectrum Lab Services from CBRE has a multitude of flexible service solutions to consider. All options are designed to ensure your lab is running smoothly and efficiently (alleviating as much surprise downtime as possible).

Ongoing GC Service Contracts

Without a contract from a multi-vendor service partner like Full Spectrum, it’s likely that you could wait WEEKS to get a fix in place when your GC goes down.

Full Spectrum Lab Services from CBRE is committed to being onsite within 48 hours so you can worry less about your instrumentation and more about your (many) other responsibilities.

Like most labs, you likely have some GC instruments labeled as “critical” to your daily lab operations. At Full Spectrum Lab Services from CBRE, we want to learn about the many aspects of your lab before we give you a proposal. Our questions will generally cover your budget, your instrumentation set-up, what types of projects you are involved in, how many deadlines you have each quarter, and other details. The right questions lead to the right service contract, and they are always custom-crafted to meet you and your lab’s unique requirements.

Chromatography Parts & Labor Inclusions

If you have deemed your GC equipment critical to your lab’s success, we always suggest a contract that includes the cost of parts and labor.

Preventative GC maintenance is very important—but planned preventative maintenance (PM) doesn’t cover the cost if your equipment requires critical repair services. This is particularly good for lab managers who want to know what their entire repair budget for the year will be. A repair service contract that includes a mix of parts & labor with planned PM leads to far fewer surprise costs throughout the fiscal year.

Full Spectrum Lab Services from CBRE is also an industry-leading supplier of GC repair parts. Many of our contracts carry in-stock guarantees for parts that fail more often than others. Flexibility remains central to our service philosophy at Full Spectrum.

GC Maintenance (Scheduled PM)

Regularly scheduled GC service can sometimes uncover deeper issues that have the potential to cause downtime in the near future.

At Full Spectrum Lab Services from CBRE, we know that PM can take your instrument out of the rotation for a few days (and sometimes that’s just not feasible). If you need us to reschedule planned preventative GC maintenance services, no problem! If your project deadline is looming, don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We’re happy to reschedule your planned PM for a time that is more convenient for you.

A PM visit from Full Spectrum Lab Services from CBRE is a great time to bring up any issues you have been experiencing such as fronting or tailing peaks, poor resolution, noisy baselines, and more. Planned preventative maintenance can be a wonderful way to flush out any needed repairs and replacement parts. Again, the point of the ongoing service contract is to alleviate surprise costs, but it’s also great for getting timely repairs so your lab can continue to run smoothly and hit project deadlines with ease.

Our on-site gas chromatography repair services and quick response times provide relief by helping where it’s needed most — at your lab.

Once the source of the problem is identified, our service engineer will acquire the parts needed to execute the identified fix. Since Full Spectrum Lab Services from CBRE is also an industry-leading supplier of GC repair parts, we have our own warehouse with a healthy inventory of pumps, pump seals, detectors, purifiers, heaters, thermostats, and many other items. When the repair is in place, we run a series of diagnostic tests and qualifications to make sure the instruments are in optimal working condition. Do you want to plan your budget more precisely for the entire year? Then an ongoing repair service contract will be the better fit for you.

Do you want to plan your budget more precisely for the entire year? Then an ongoing repair service contract will be the better fit for you.

GC Qualification Services (IQ/OQ/PQ)

Qualification of your GC instrumentation is required at regularly scheduled intervals (depending on the industry you are in). The pharmaceutical industry, which is highly regulated, requires a high rate of instrumentation qualification to ensure the best level of output accuracy possible. Even small errors in output data can lead to incredibly impactful consequences. Luckily, Full Spectrum Lab Services from CBRE offers experienced, professional equipment qualification services for GC instrumentation. Here is a quick overview of the different types of instrumentation qualification:

IQ

Installation qualification ensures correct installation and configuration.

Installation Qualification, or IQ, is a well-documented validation process that ensures the proper conveyance, installation, and configuration of your GC instrumentation (based upon a manufacturer-approved list). This can include verifying location, power supplies, software installations, and more.

OQ

Operational qualification measures performance against OEM criteria.

Operational Qualification, or OQ, is also common when it comes to GC instrumentation quality assurance. This step involves testing the instrument to make sure it is performing as specified — the engineer is normally referencing proper operating ranges that have been documented by the OEM.

PQ

Performance qualification measures performance in the lab’s environment.

Performance Qualification, or PQ, is really about addressing your GC instrumentation performance within the manufacturer’s documented ranges in your “actual” lab’s conditions. For PQ to be implemented, a detailed test plan should be created, and the test plan must create reproducible results.