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Unitech's System Approach to Wine and Food Testing |
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Unitech is proud to distribute the ChemWell autoanalyzer worldwide to the food and wine industries. We have developed ChemWell wine analysis applications for many of our reagents. Have a look at our analyzer and our systems approach to wine testing.
Visit our ChemWell Introduction page for more details.
ChemWell is an "open" system, i.e. it can use either Unitech reagents or your current reagents to analyze for: Acetic acid L-Ascorbic Acid L-malic acid Citric Acid D-Glu/fru Ethanol (enzymatic) Ammonia D, L, and D/L Lactic Acid (3 kits) NOPA (Primary Amino Nitrogen) Sucrose/D-Glu/D-Fru Tartaric Acid (read at 525nm) Free Sulfite Total Phenols (read at 750) Color/Hue Analysis (read at 420, and 520 nm)
Our ChemWell analyzers have custom filters permitting analysis of wine tests in addition to the typical 340nm analysis used for most enzymatic tests. And ChemWell uses very little reagent, so you can drop your reagent costs to about 1/10 of what you currently spend.
The ChemWell 2910 autoanalyzer offers random access automation in a completely open Biochemistry/EIA discrete analyzer. The Windows-based software controls instrument operations, assay calculations and very flexible report formatting. ChemWell features continuous loading of samples; e.g. while testing L-Malic Acid on several samples, you can add D-Glucose/D-Fructose (& Ammonia & other) assays for up to 96 samples at a time. ChemWell pipettes all samples standards, reagents, mixes incubates, reads (figures the sometimes tricking timing requirements -- freeing the technician for other tasks) and then prints out the reports per your customized requirements.
Calibration options include factor (e.g. extinction coeficient), multi-point standard curve with linear regression analysis, single-standard, ABS mode (etc.) Software permits the user to edit standard curves (deleting bad replicates, etc.), the capability to monitor quality control reference wines from run-to-run, and to accept or reject assays based on QC recovery.
The ChemWell has a great reliability record with over 1500 in use in busy laboratories world-wide. And ChemWell is efficient, and inexpensive to operate and maintain. ChemWell's automation dramatically reduces labor costs while freeing technicians for less routine tasks.
Unitech will set-up the ChemWell in your laboratory, and after a couple hours of hands-on training, you will be running assays. Most service can be user-performed with Unitech's telephone support. ChemWell is covered by a 1-year factory warranty; Unitech also offers affordable Extended Warranty protection for $2500/year to cover years two onward. We provide same-day telephone/email service and on-site visits if needed.
The price for the ChemWell starts at $27,500, with refrigerated reagent capability is $29,500. The cost justification worksheet, attached, may be helpful as you work through the options with your colleagues. I will send you a formal quote by separate email. If you'd like some references from our ChemWell customers, just let me know.
Unitech Scientific has developed a Cost Justification worksheet that gives some structure to the process of calculating the reagent savings (7 times the tests from each reagent kit) and labor savings that your laboratory would expect by adding a ChemWell autoanalyzer.
Contact us if you would like this worksheet, or a quote. 562 924-5150
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