BWB XP Flame Photometer
BWB's flagship five-channel flame photometer that measures and displays sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium and barium at the same time, with no filter changes between elements.
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BWB BIO with Automated Fluid Handling System (AFHS)
The clinical BWB BIO flame photometer combined with BWB's autosampler and auto-diluter for automated serum and urine Na, K, Li and Ca analysis of up to 89 samples.
Key specifications
- Ions measured
- Serum and urine: Na and K, or Li and Ca
- Multi-point calibration (with dilution)
- Na 0.2-300 mmol/L; K 0.2-200 mmol/L; Li 0.2-20 mmol/L; Ca 1-20 mmol/L
- Limit of detection
- Na 0.0013 mmol/L; K 0.0005 mmol/L; Li 0.003 mmol/L; Ca 0.0075 mmol/L
- Limit of quantification
- Na 0.0043 mmol/L; K 0.0013 mmol/L; Li 0.0072 mmol/L; Ca 0.025 mmol/L
- Configured to your application by our specialists
- Installed and commissioned on site
- Training and after-sales support across Jordan, the GCC and MENA
BWB BIO with Automated Fluid Handling System (AFHS)
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Product overview
This system pairs the BWB BIO clinical flame photometer with BWB's Automated Fluid Handling System (AFHS), which was originally designed around the BIO. It is intended for biological laboratories with high sample throughput, where serum and urine samples would otherwise have to be introduced by hand one at a time.
BWB's auto-read firmware determines reading stability analytically, so the run can proceed without an operator deciding when to accept a result. The autosampler holds up to 89 samples on interchangeable trays, and the auto-diluter is configurable from 1:6 to 1:100. Each sample takes about 130 seconds with dilution (around 25 per hour) or 80 seconds without (around 40 per hour).
The BIO measures Na and K, or Li and Ca, in serum and urine in mmol/L. A thermal printer mounted on the photometer gives on-demand hard copies, the dilution reservoir is 2.5 L with low-level control (5 L optional), and the AFHS works with BWB flame photometers made from 2014 onward.
Specifications
Technical specifications
26 parameters
Performance
- Ions measured
- Serum and urine: Na and K, or Li and Ca
- Limit of detection
- Na 0.0013 mmol/L; K 0.0005 mmol/L; Li 0.003 mmol/L; Ca 0.0075 mmol/L
- Limit of quantification
- Na 0.0043 mmol/L; K 0.0013 mmol/L; Li 0.0072 mmol/L; Ca 0.025 mmol/L
- Precision
- <1.5 % coefficient of variation for 10 consecutive samples within optimal range
- Specificity
- Na/K/Li <1 % to each other at equal concentrations below 100 ppm
- Time to stability
- Less than 15 s after the sample enters the flame
Range
- Multi-point calibration (with dilution)
- Na 0.2-300 mmol/L; K 0.2-200 mmol/L; Li 0.2-20 mmol/L; Ca 1-20 mmol/L
Interface
- Display
- Four-line back-lit alphanumeric LCD
Automation
- Sample tray capacity
- 89 samples, interchangeable trays (extra trays for 1 mL and 3 mL cups)
- Auto-diluter ratio
- Operator-configurable 1:6 to 1:100
- Tray calibration correction points
- 5, user selectable
- Time per sample
- 130 s with auto-diluter (incl. preparation, acquisition and flush); 80 s without
- Throughput
- 25 samples/h with auto-diluter; 40 samples/h without
- Fluid per sample
- DR1 5 mL; DR10 0.5 mL; DR100 0.05 mL
- Dilution reservoir
- 2.5 L with low-level control (about 120 samples); 5 L option (about 240 samples)
Sample handling
- Sample uptake
- 4 mL/min
- Tubing
- Translucent PTFE and Tygon
Physical
- Operating footprint (system)
- 50 x 65 x 63 cm (H x W x D); 1 m clear space required above the chimney
- Auto-diluter dimensions
- 30 x 30 x 43 cm (H x W x D), incl. cannula arm
- Autosampler dimensions
- 30 x 18 x 11 cm (H x W x D), excl. dilution reservoir
- Weights
- Flame photometer 15.3 kg; auto-diluter 3.75 kg; autosampler 6.9 kg
Compatibility
- Compatible instruments
- BWB flame photometer models from 2014 onward
Supplied
- Included with AFHS
- Connectivity cable, cannula, interconnecting tubing, 89-position tray, 1000 x 5 mL PP sample tubes, service plunger tool
Utilities
- Warm-up time
- 40 minutes at 21 °C ambient
- Power supply
- 100-250 V AC, 50/60 Hz, auto-selecting
- Fuel gas
- Propane, butane or natural gas (natural gas with modifications; propane or butane recommended); regulated to 19 Bar as stated by BWB; flow 0.4 L/min
Features
Key features
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Designed around the BIO
The AFHS was originally developed for BWB's clinical BIO flame photometer.
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Auto-read technology
Stability of each reading is decided by firmware, not the operator.
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89-sample autosampler
Interchangeable trays to speed up batch changes.
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Configurable auto-diluter
Operator-set dilution from 1:6 to 1:100.
- 05
Clinical units
Serum and urine Na, K, Li and Ca reported in mmol/L.
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On-demand printing
Integrated thermal printer for key analysis data.
From order to operation
We stay with the instrument after it arrives
Al-Shaker specifies the configuration, documents the system, and supports it across Jordan, the GCC, and MENA.
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Consult
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Plan
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Supply
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Install
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Train
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Support
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