What happens when your trusted GC‑MS or HPLC reaches its end‑of‑life? Parts vanish, repairs and maintenance start costing more than a replacement, services cannot be renewed, even though your work horse is still running without a problem. SpectraLab fills that critical service gap to keep your legacy instruments running, calibrated, and compliant after manufacturers have moved on.
How SpectraLab Bridges The Gap
At SpectraLab, we bridge the support gap by pledging to keep most of the older analytical instruments running for as long as they are able – and many units can remain active for 20+ years with the proper maintenance and care.
For the Agilent 1200 Series HPLC introduced in 2006, Agilent ended guaranteed support in May 2018. Likewise, the Agilent 6890 that renowned since 1994, and other lost OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers). This discontinuation has left many labs scrambling for components and qualified service providers. Waters, Shimadzu, PerkinElmer, Thermo Scientific, and other reputable OEMs all have reliable instruments that can continue to work well despite declaring certain product lines and models obsolete (usually for business profitability reasons).
SpectraLab can deliver routine preventive maintenance, qualifications, and repairs for instrument models regardless of their status according to the OEMs. For added peace-of-mind about cost control, we can offer comprehensive service contracts so you can prevent unexpected cost-spikes and reduce instrument downtime. Our expert team can refurbish detectors, perform precision repairs, and issue audit‑ready documentation after maintenance and qualifications, keeping your older model systems calibrated, compliant, and fully operational beyond the OEMs sunset.
Why Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) End Support
As manufacturers introduce new lines of products, they will use tactics to push their clients to upgrade to new equipment. You might see them hike the price of service contracts, cut part availability, and charge a large sum for simple repairs to force you to upgrade. That’s because OEMs concentrate their engineering, production, and service efforts on their latest platforms. As a model ages and the installed base shrinks, manufacturers naturally pare back their spare‑parts inventories, wind down specialized training, and reallocate technicians to newer equipment. With fewer parts on hand and lower service volumes, lead times can stretch and maintenance fees adjust to reflect the smaller market. This creates an environment where officially sourced components grow harder to find and repairs look increasingly costly.
SpectraLab offers a more sustainable path, keeping your trusted instruments in running condition long after OEM support has tapered off. By partnering with SpectraLab, you’ll gain predictable operating costs and extended equipment lifecycles.
Let’s upgrade on your own terms, not an OEM’s!
