We understand that laboratory equipment is the backbone of scientific discovery and research.
Our industry-leading approach to relocating lab instruments ensures that your equipment is maintained in optimal condition.
This minimises downtime and ensures a smooth transition.
Aport is committed to providing a wide range of services designed to cater to your unique needs.
Our meticulous approach encompasses:
We prioritse care and attention at every step of the process. This means your lab life continues seamlessly during your equipment relocation.
From consultation to installation and beyond, our team of experts works closely with you to understand the specific handling requirements for each instrument.
Gas chromatographs are essential for separating chemical compounds.
We ensure GC units are carefully decoupled, packed with protective materials, and labelled for easy identification upon arrival, maintaining their reliability and accuracy.
The Gas Chromatograph is then be placed in the side of a bespoke crate. This crate is designed specifically to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Autosampler
Aport’s team utilises anti-static bubble and shrink wrap with sponge profiles placed around it to prevent vibrations and shocks during transport. We place equipment sideways into a bespoke crate built to OEM instructions.
The process of fully de-commissioning, moving and re-commissioning an autosampler can take roughly one day to complete.
We always check with the original equipment manufacturer’s or vendor’s warranty before relocating, decommissioning and recommissioning equipment like this.
Relocating mass spectrometers involves careful planning.
Our team understands the complexity of these instruments. We employ stringent protocols for decommissioning and packing, safeguarding sensitive components during transit.
Aport will place the Mass Spectrometer into the crate following the vendor or original equipment manufacturer’s specific brief.
If the Mass Spectrometer or QTOF relocation is within your building, there is no need to place the instrument in a bespoke crate. Professional transportation equipment is still utilised
When relocating HPLC systems, Aport’s professionals ensure that all connections are properly secured and sensitive parts are protected.
We pack these instruments sideways in specialised containers, preventing any potential damage during transport.
Shock and tilt monitors can be placed on the crate, if required by the customer or as part of the warranty.
Diode Array Detector
With sensitive optics and electronic components, diode array detectors require careful handling.
Our specialists ensure these instruments are securely immobilised during transit to avoid misalignment and damage.
The support required to move a Diode Array Detector depends on whether it is being moved internally or externally.
Fractionator
This is not as sensitive a piece of laboratory equipment as a HPLC Stack or Mass Spectrometer.
It is still crucial to check what standards are expected to avoid invalidating the warranty.
Where necessary, Aport will place the instrument in its own bespoke crate. Aport liaises with the vendor or original equipment manufacturer prior to any decommissioning and recommissioning work.
NMR machines are significant investments that require skilled handling.
Aport meticulously prepares NMR systems for transport, ensuring that tables and magnets are adequately supported to prevent misalignment.
Moving an NMR machine takes a lot of planning. An engineer usually takes several weeks to bring the NMR machine up to temperature.
A Gauss line around the machine shows where the instrument’s magnetic field is.
Once the NMR machine has been decommissioned by the engineer, it no longer has any magnetic pull. It can then be moved more easily.
Our professionals carefully pack sample managers. They ensure that tubes and samples are stored securely to prevent any disruption during the move.
We follow precise protocols to guarantee their continued accuracy post-relocation.
UV spectrophotometers are delicate instruments requiring care during handling.
Aport’s team ensures these are housed in padded cases with shock absorbers during transport, maintaining their performance accuracy.
Orbitrap
Handling an Orbitrap system requires precision and expertise.
Our technicians are trained to dismantle and pack these advanced mass spectrometers securely. This ensures optimal conditions are maintained throughout transportation.
An Orbitrap is a sensitive and heavy piece of laboratory equipment. It is important to ensure that any de-commissioning, move and re-commissioning work does not affect its warranty.
Q-Exactive
The Q-Exactive is designed for high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Aport’s team employs specialised transport cases that protect the sensitive components from physical shocks and environmental factors.
As a sensitive piece of laboratory equipment, a Q-Exactive would take around one full day to fully de-commission, move and re-commission.
At Aport, our commitment does not end upon delivery.
Our aftercare services ensure each piece of equipment is correctly installed and recommissioned. This allows you to get back to your research with confidence.
Our experts conduct thorough testing and calibration, restoring instruments to optimal functionality.
Relocating lab equipment shouldn’t be a burden.
With Aport, you benefit from a reliable partner knowledgeable in the unique requirements of lab instruments.
Our industry-leading approach ensures that we handle each instrument with the utmost care and attention. This ensures that their reliability and accuracy are preserved.
Aport is here to assist you every step of the way for individual lab instruments or comprehensive laboratory setups.
Contact us today to learn more about our lab instrument relocation services.
