Agile systems

Agility was first applied to flexible manufacturing systems, which stand in contrast to the traditional manufacturing approach of assembly lines, rationalization, standardization, and elimination of uncertainty. An agile system is able to sense and respond to changes in varying customer demand. 

McLay A (2014) Re-reengineering the dream agility as competitive adaptability. Int. J. Agile Systems and Management 7(2) 101-115... 

A capillary electrophoresis systems Agilent CE 1100 (HP, USA) equipped with a diode array detector was used to separate and quantify... 

Esi-ms measurements were performed on a Agilent LC M,SD system with the following operational parameters capillary voltage 4.0 kV, cone voltage, 50 V and solvent flow (methanol - water, 50% v/v) 0.3 inL/min. All esi mass specttal data in the positive ion mode were acquired and processed using HP Chem.Station software. The concenttation of aluminum was 0.5 mmol dm while that of mfx were varied in the interval 0.5-1.0 mmol dm. The pH values were pH 4.0, 6.0, 7.2 and 8.5. The specttum obtained at A1 to mfx concenttation ratio 1 2 and pH 4.0 is shown in Fig. 1. 

GC analysis indicated that the reaction was complete. Gas chromatographic analyses were performed on a Agilent 6890N GC system equipped with a 30-m 5% polyphenyl methyl siloxane capillary column... 

The chip micro reactor ([R 6]) was only one part of a complex serial-screening apparatus [20]. This automated system consists of an autosampler (CTC-HTS Pal system) which introduces the reactant solutions in the chip via capillaries. A pumping system (p-HPLC-CEC System) serves for fluid motion by hydro dynamic-driven flow. A dilution system [Jasco PU-15(5)] is used for slug dilution on-chip. The detection system was a Jasco UV-1575 and analysis was carried out by LC/MS (Agilent 1100 series capLC-Waters Micromass ZQ). All components were on-line and self-configured. 

Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) analysis Quantitation system Agilent Series 1100 liquid chromatograph Chromsep Omnispher 3 Cig HPLC column, 100 x 4.6-mm i.d., 3- am diameter particle size... 

Confirmatory system Agilent Series 1100 liquid chromatograph Eclipse XDB Cig HPLC columu, 150 x 4.0-mm i.d., 3.5- im particle size MicroMass Quattro II triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer using an electrospray ionization (ESI) interface... 

LC/MS systems. Agilent 1100 Series HPLC system connected to a Thermoquest-Finnigan LCQ ion-trap mass spectrometer using an ESI interface at atmospheric pressure. 

Agilent Technologies Micro Fluidic Systems Naval Medical Research Center SRI... 

Factor MF (Agilent ChemStation), or Similarity Index SI (Shimadzu Class-VP, Chromatography Data System or Shimadzu/LCsolution). 

Procedure Phenolic acids were detected between 210 and 360 nm using a Hewlett Packard diode array detector (HP 1100 HPLC system). The separation was achieved with a Nucleosil 100-5 C18 column 5 pm 4.0x250 mm (Agilent Technologies, USA) at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min and injection volume of 5 mL. For the elution, a discontinuous acetonitrile-water gradient was used 15% acetonitrile (5 min), 30% acetonitrile (20 min), 40% acetonitrile (25 min), 60% acetonitrile (30 min), 60% acetonitrile (35 min) and... 

Figure 5.19 Formation of amino acids on ice surfaces irradiated in the laboratory (Nature Nature 416, 403-406 (28 March 2002) doi 10.1038/416403a-permission granted). Data were obtained from analysis of the room temperature residue of photoprocessed interstellar medium ice analogue taken after 6 M HCl hydrolysis and derivatization (ECEE derivatives, Varian-Chrompack Chirasil-L-Val capillary column 12 m x 0.25 mm inner diameter, layer thickness 0.12 pirn splitless injection, 1.5 ml min-1 constant flow of He carrier gas oven temperature programmed for 3 min at 70°C, 5°C min-1, and 17.5 min at 180°C detection of total ion current with GC-MSD system Agilent 6890/5973). The inset shows the determination of alanine enantiomers in the above sample (Chirasil-L-Val 25 m, single ion monitoring for Ala-ECEE base peak at 116 a.m.u.). DAP, diaminopentanoic acid DAH, diaminohexanoic acid a.m.u., atomic mass units.

Based on Table 3.2, we can deduce from the available flow rates that some manufacturers clearly optimized their systems for 2.1 mm inner diameter (ID) columns, namely the Jasco X-LC, the Thermo Accela, and the Waters Acquity. By sacrificing flexibility in column ID, these systems have been completely optimized to these 2.1 mm columns. Achieving that will be explained below. The instruments of Agilent and Dionex mentioned in Table 3.2 involve a more flexible approach. The higher flow rate limits of their systems allow the use of columns with larger Ids. Users benefit from the better efficiency obtained with 4.6 or 3.0 mm ID columns instead of 2.1 mm ID columns of similar length and their systems are fully compatible with existing conventional methods. 

FIGURE 3.6 Decreasing peak dispersion of a conventional Agilent 1100 Series HPLC instrument by stepwise optimization of components. System dispersion determined by injecting low volumes of acetone without a column. (Courtesy of Michael Woodman, Agilent Technologies, Inc.)... 

Agilent Technologies introduced a Rapid Resolution Liquid Chromatography (RRLC ) system with pressure capabilities up to 600 bars. 

The Agilent multiple affinity removal system utilizes the specificity of antibody-antigen recognition for 14 highly abundant proteins from human serum samples. The affinity column achieves reproducible and specific depletion from human serum and plasma to eliminate 94% of interfering proteins. It allows identification of proteins down to nanograms per milliliter level as reported by Agilent. 

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