News Summary:
- New and proprietary product enabling laboratories to analyze atmosphere-sensitive materials used to
develop batteries, advanced polymers, and medicines in a standard laboratory benchtop-installed
thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA).
- Reduces the cost and footprint of the TGA system by up to 50%i by helping eliminate the
need for environment-controlled housing, or glovebox.
- Enables laboratories to increase throughput without sacrificing data quality and reliability.
MILFORD, Mass., Jan. 22, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced the launch of TGA Smart-Seal™ Pans from its TA
Instruments Division. The innovative, self-opening sample container is designed to enable analysis of
atmosphere-sensitive samples in laboratory benchtop-installed Discovery™ Series Thermogravimetric Analyzers
(TGA).
Waters Smart-Seal Pans are a groundbreaking solution that delivers reliable,
accurate TGA data at a lower cost.
"Whether they are developing next generation batteries, advanced polymers, or new medicines, many of our
customers have a critical and growing need to analyze air-sensitive samples with speed and accuracy," said
Yu Cheng, vice president of Research and Development and Product Solutions, TA Instruments Division of
Waters Corporation. "Until now, operating TGAs inside atmosphere-controlled gloveboxes has been the primary
option – driving up costs and increasing complexity. With TGA Smart-Seal Pans, we're introducing a
groundbreaking solution that delivers reliable, accurate TGA data at a lower cost within a traditional
laboratory environment."
Designed to be user-friendly, the TGA Smart-Seal Pans allow air-sensitive materials to be prepared, loaded,
and sealed in a completely airtight environment. The self-opening pan uses a proprietary
temperature-sensitive shape memory alloy configuration to open the sealed pan at around 55°C. This opening
occurs automatically without user interaction in the closed TGA to help ensure samples are never exposed to
ambient conditions. TGA Smart-Seal Pans can also reduce operating expenses and workflow bottlenecks by
enabling preparation of multiple humidity and/or air-sensitive samples at one time.
"Waters TGA Smart-Seal Pans have enabled us to conduct TGA experiments on air-sensitive battery materials
with greater confidence and less set-up time," said Y. Shirley Meng, PhD., The Liew Family Professor,
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago. "We've seen productivity increase
while reducing a major capital expense and the hassle associated with operating and maintaining a TGA inside
a large glovebox. TGA Smart-Seal Pans are a significant step forward for adoption and use of the TGA in
our research."
Analysis of air- and humidity-sensitive materials typically requires installation of a TGA device inside an
atmosphere-controlled environment. Laboratory gloveboxes can double the cost of a TGAi setup
and increase maintenance costs. Waters TGA Smart-Seal Pans offer accurate and precise thermogravimetric
analysis of atmosphere-sensitive samples without requiring the TGA to be installed in the glove box. By
eliminating the glovebox, customers can save lab space and support twice as many TGA instruments for nearly
the same price and achieve higher throughput.
Waters TGA Smart-Seal Pans are available globally for purchase today.
Additional Resources
About Waters Corporation (www.waters.com)
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT), a global leader in analytical
instruments and software, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations
serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for more than 65 years. With approximately
7,500 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities,
and with products available in more than 100 countries.
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TA Instruments, Smart-Seal, and Discovery are
trademarks of Waters Technologies Corporation.
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Contact:
Laura Borland
Director, TA Instruments Business Communications
Waters Corporation
laura_borland@waters.com
+1.302.367.6958
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i Assuming use of appropriately sized
glovebox with a purchase price of $60,000 and $9,000 annual maintenance costs.
Average purchase price of a TGA ranges from $75,000-$135,000 based on model and
accessories. TGA Smart-Seal Pans starter kit costs $6,000 for 15 pans, with
additional pans at $75 each.
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