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Our team of experienced, factory-trained engineers are fully conversant with your equipment and are skilled in repairing a wide range of instruments including cryogenic refrigerators, dewars, freezers, spectrophotometers, cylinders, incubators, incubator shakers and temperature controlled equipment including water baths and circulators. Our engineers are specially trained so that many repairs may be completed during the initial visit. We install, service, calibrate, troubleshoot, validate, and maintain biomedical and laboratory equipment. Let blue coat services be your complete lab equipment service solutions. blue coat services: the lab repair pros Specializing in lab equipment services, blue coat services can take the stress and pain away from your lab. From small to big repair, equipment calibrations, and preventative maintenance on a wide assortment of medical equipment, we’re here to help. Check out our services below to see which one is the right choice for you. Equipment is a significant challenge facing the modern lab. A lab must ensure optimal health, safety, durability, and performance – all while working within tight logistical and budget-related parameters. Lab equipment repair, maintenance, calibration, and inspection are all crucial to achieving success. Here are four reasons why you should always be sure your lab equipment is in safe working order and why proper repair is essential. 1. Health Labs are dangerous environments that present real biological, chemical, and physical health risks. The majority of health-related incidents occur due to human error. All equipment that presents a potential health risk must be inspected by a technician who specializes in that type of risk. 2. Safety Most safety issues occur due to a lack of focus, but many occur because usage protocols are not optimal or there is equipment failure. In order to ensure safety, a lab should have each machine inspected by a lab equipment repair technician. In addition, the lab should document all issues, and then periodically review the usage protocols to reduce the occurrence of similar problems. 3. Durability A lab must often purchase rather than lease equipment. In these cases, optimizing durability is a key to staying within a budget. For all materials, the lab should purchase a lab equipment repair service agreement from the vendor. The agreement should include regular inspection and maintenance. 4. Performance Labs must also ensure performance in order to maximize productivity and to maximize the investment in the equipment. To achieve this optimal performance, it is vital to have equipment regularly inspected and adjusted. Ideally, this inspection is distinct from and prior to the regular inspection for health and safety. Some labs view lab equipment as a cost of doing business, but that is a shortsighted approach. These materials are an investment. In order to maximize the profitability of that investment, it is crucial...
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We offer repair services to a range of commonly used laboratory equipments. See below for a more in depth directory. Remember, Repair before Replace! One of the largest money sink in any laboratory’s budget is the collection of expensive equipment they need. With the cost of medicines and medical procedures increasing over time and with reimbursements going down, trying to stick to a strict budget can be difficult. Unfortunately, these machines can get old and eventually break down, which leads to spending even more money to replace it. You should always try to repair the equipment before trying to replace it! Frequently upgrading to newer lab equipment is not ideal in today’s economy. Repair can cost a fraction of buying entirely new pieces of equipment and will help maintain them for longer periods. Select below to receive a quote Anaerobic Chambers Autoclaves B.O.D Incubators Baths Bottler Washer Cage Washer Cell Washers Centrifuges Chemistry Equipment Chiller Systems Circulators CO2 Incubators Cryostats Cycle Chambers Detectors Embedding Centers Freeze Dryers Furnaces Gel Dryers Glass Washers Hematology Instrumentation Hot Plates HPLC Humidity Chambers Hybridization Ovens Incubators Laboratory Automation Laboratory Freezers Liquid Handling LN2 Freezers Lypoholizers Microtomes Osmometers Photometers Plate reader Shakers Spectrophotometers Speed Vacs Stirrers Table Top Sterilizers Get a...
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Pipettes are used on a daily basis in most labs, big or small. Being such an integral part in each lab, pipettes need special attention when it comes to their servicing. Each pipette needs to be carefully calibrated and regularly cleaned. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find a company to perform this work. blue coat services provides calibration services to not only pipettes, but for temperature controls and scales as well. Check out our options below and see which level is right for you. Calibration benefits include: Accurate results through our calibration services. We offer three different calibration services depending on your needs Identification of minor problems before they get worse. Our inspection services will help catch problems before they happen, so you don’t have to waste money on new equipment. Laboratory downtime is kept to a minimum. Most laboratories or healthcare facilities can ill-afford downtime as they wait for laboratory equipment to be repaired. Properly maintained equipment will ensure that emergency, unexpected repairs aren’t needed. Level 1 Service PM and Accuracy Verifcation for non-cGMP/cGLP Calibration data readouts Pre and Post calibration documentation $1995 Get Quote Level 2 Service PM and Accuracy Verifcation for non-cGMP/cGLP Calibration data readouts Pre and Post calibration documentation $5500 Get Quote Level 3 Service PM and Accuracy Verifcation for non-cGMP/cGLP Calibration data readouts Pre and Post calibration documentation $6500 Get Quote Free pickup and delivery for quantities of 25 or more pipettes. All Pipettes are calibrated to PCR stringent tolerances, as well as cleaned and thoroughly tested with equipment that is NIST...
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Once you purchase the correct lab equipment for your research or medical facility, you can just turn a blind eye and never worry about the equipment again, right? You could, but you won’t have reliable results or enjoy the full lifetime of the lab equipment you spent good money on. Think of it like a car: if you never change the oil or perform regular maintenance, the car will eventually break down, no matter how well it ran when you bought it. Because of this, it’s important to have regular maintenance and inspections performed. blue coat’s expert team of technicians can provide these services and help you see the benefits of regular maintenance and inspections. Covering a wide range of instruments and equipment from sophisticated HPLC, GC and MS to the trusty workhorse balance, centrifuge or pipette, blue coat services is able to satisfy a one-off requirement or tailored package for your complete laboratory inventory. This means that you don’t have to worry about managing a host of contracts for different instruments from different companies – one call will do it all. Select below to receive a...
Read moreTips on Maintaining Laboratory Equipment
Posted by bluecoatservices on Jul 8, 2013 in bcs News
As a laboratory technician, the responsibility of regularly maintaining the lab’s equipment in top working condition lies on your shoulders. The usability of equipment depends on their precise measurements and they must not be compromised by neglect. The business of labs relies on delivering accurate results in the least possible turnaround time. Here, we will look at some of the methods we can follow that will help keep the equipment in their best condition. Refurbishing This is when the equipment is disassembled thoroughly and cleaned inside out. Then the pieces are all polished and pistons of pipettes are re-lubricated. Parts that are found faulty are replaced. After the process has been completed, the pipette dispenser and burettes will be working like new. Repairing While some equipment has to be completely replaced, in many instances, you can continue to work with some lab equipment by making some simple repairs. Many times these are done with parts replaced when needed. This is the best way to increase the functional life of larger equipment. We don’t buy a new car when all you need to do is repair a timing belt; well, the analogy works for your lab equipment also. There are always some parts that wear faster than others. For these, good preventive maintenance is needed.Equipment, such as centrifuges, need to be maintained in excellent working conditions. Failing to do so could prove hazardous to lab technicians, and ruin the results of any lab work used with that equipment. Calibration Services Timely and periodical calibration services are required while maintaining the equipment. Detailed, preventive maintenance procedures are important in preventing data corruption. For calibration, there are levels of service available from basic preventive maintenance to advanced accuracy verification for cGMP/cGLP. Other than calibration, there are other processes involved in the maintenance of lab equipment. Cleaning This seems so simple, yet is often overlooked. This is an important part of keeping equipment in top working order. Wipe clean the exteriors of equipment daily. Hard clean once a week. Specific machines may have a certain way of cleaning them. For example, if it’s a hematology machine, clean the analyzer surface weekly, check HC control monthly, and have an engineer check the whole system every six months. If it’s a chemistry machine, besides the analyzer surface, clean the upper and lower heater weekly and check Humatrol control every six months. For a microscope, clean...
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