Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: GNFC Limited
Reproducible and reliable results, easy operation, easy software
Application Area: Gas analysis in chemical industry
"Very good instrument, less maintenance, reproducible and reliable results, easy operation, safe and nice software"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: Central University of Jharkhand
Great performance. satisfied with result. Go for this instrument without hesitation
Application Area:N2O gas analysis from air
"Great performance. Fully satisfied with result. Go for this instrument without hesitation."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: Central University of Jharkhand
I am very happy and fully satisfied by using this instrument.
Application Area:N2O gas analysis from air
"Simple to use. It's give accurate results with true value. I am using this instrument since 1 year and very satisfied. My research can't goes smoothly without this instrument."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: Chemistry administration
Great results
Application Area:Analysis of oils (Fatty acids,solvent purity,phthalates,formaldehyde,acetaldehyde,fat milk,PAHs,Ster
"Effective product/ service for my application, high quality and reproducible results and easy to with xcalibre software programme, good product, easy to use, and high value for money"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: North Eastern Hill University
It's my precious giant machine!
Application Area:Metabolite profiling in plant samples and volatiles
"The system is highly efficient for detecting a wide range of compounds and it is sensitive and user friendly."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: University of Southern California
Great instrument, easy to use and maintain!
Application Area:Analysis of greenhouse gases
"Great performance and highly reproducible results. The TRACE 1310 GC-FID/ECD is easy to use and troubleshoot. The user/hardware/parts manual are easy to obtain, navigate and easy to understand. While I find developing methods and creating run sequence easy on the instrument, pulling out data from old runs seems difficult for me. You can get almost an immediate online response to your after sales care inquiries, ordering instrument parts is also straightforward and the process involved is quick. While tie instrument offers a high robustness, you cannot use the two detectors at the same time. Changing column may be cumbersome likewise instrument shut down procedure is not well spelt out in the user manual!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Merck & CIE
Worst control of all GCs I have worked with.
Application Area:Headspace + FAME
"1) Control: Anything else then intuitive, even so using the Thermo Scientific Software Chromeleon. Extra control windows in extra control windows just for selecting the right syringe, vials etc. Most annoying thing is starting the FID: It happens quite a lot of times trying to start the FID, the flame is not being ignited and the system is just reducing the flow, without telling you. So one has to stay all the time in this control window to ensure the FID has started. (record not igniting: 40 times in a row) Syringe are getting blocked and not usable anymore after relatively view injections (~50-70) without cleaning. 2) Consumables: They are way to expensive for the time they last."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Evans Chemetics
Great instrument, software is user friendly, and precision is excellent!
Application Area:Assay and impurity determination in QC lab
"This GC is great. Chromeleon software is very user friendly, and a powerful tool for processing data in our QC lab. With the addition of the Trace 1300 to our lab, we have found new peaks that we were not able to detect with our old instrumentation, and our analyses are more dependable because of it."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2006
Organization: Sherwin-Williams Co.
It will be difficult to justify buying another GC-MS from Thermo.
Application Area:Organics, polymers, volatiles, paints, coatings
"Although the Trace 1310 GC-MS gives quality data, the instrument breaks more often than those from competitors."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: ALS Arabia Biyaq
Good instrument and very user-friendly.
Application Area:Gas analysis
"This Thermo GC is a reliable instruments and can be used for variety of different matrices. We are currently using GC+FID+TCD+FPD detectors."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: Charleston Water System
Trace GC-Perfect for Taste and Odor analysis with MS
Application Area:Taste and Odor Water Analysis
"Versatile and working great once leak issues resolve."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Baker Wine & Grape Analysis
I would highly recommend this product!
Application Area:Alcohol beverage analysis
"Great customer service, easy to use, can set up a "run" and leave to do something else in the lab."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Nease Co. LLC
Not so sure about this purchase
Application Area:analysis of detergent products
"Experienced difficulty with getting reproducible results with the autosampler. Changing the column inlet and outlets sides is hard to do (no room) in the oven. Bend several syringes using the autosampler (not sure what happened). "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Skyline College
We count on our older Gow Mac machines for most of our educational courses.
Application Area:analyze reaction products from educational experiments
"There is high quality analysis, however, it is a bit complicated for students to grasp the steps they need to go through for a test or to evaluate a product. I never heard of after sale care, it was when the machine is installed, someone calibrated it with not much knowledge on how to train users to be able to start using the machine. As such, the value of the money did not pay back."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: National Reasearh Council Canada
Amazing Hardware, software needs work.
Application Area:monosaccharide analysis
"First off let me say that I really love the hardware, GC using Agilent parts save us a bundle in terms of start up cost. And I really REALLY, like the trap, it is too bad it is discontinued. The software is a dog. I know this going in, because we have an LTQ & a old orbitrap, but quant is really bad in terms of ease of use and the steep learning cure for new users... Did I say I really don't like the software (Xcaliber)"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Roberts Wesleyan College
So far so good when running with the ISQ mass spectrometer.
Application Area:GC-MS analysis of organic molecules and plant volatiles
"This GC is linked to our ISQ mass spectrometer. It has worked without any problems in running GC-MS samples. I would like to see software that can print the actual temperature of the GC in the data that is printed out with the TIC data showing the mass fragments as a function of time and the temperature of the GC on the same graph."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Novus International
It is a fun instrument to work with
Application Area:Trace impurities in industrial chemicals
"The modular concept of Trace 1300 is novel and works effectively and reliably."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: university of southern maine
Great instrument
Application Area:analyze volitle organics
"Very easy to use. High throughput and easy to maintain. We have several Thermo GC's for various applications - all of them are reliable work horses."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Green Biologics Ltd
Good equipment
Application Area:testing carbohydrates
"Fairly easy to work with and components are easy to replace. Works well when regularly maintained."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2010
Organization: NIH
Very well made GC will super-fast coldown times
Application Area:Clinical & Pharmaceutical
"The 1300 is considerably easier to use than the Trace Ultra. The interchangeable inlets and detectors are simple to use."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Phibro Israel
good results
Application Area:residual solvents
"Reproducible and easy to operate, quick help and training from the bargal team "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Dalhousie University
This is a superb instrument and work horse of our lab
Application Area:VOC analysis in outdoor, indoor air and in occupational settings
"Great instrument. Robust, easy to use, very fast cool down. Love the four plug and play detector/injector ports. Fast cool down allows greater sample through put. Great value for money. Love it so much I bought a second one."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Just great, happy with it
Application Area:Analyze NSP and fatty acids
"It works pretty well, is easy to work with and develop your own program too."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Waypoint Analytical, Inc.
Success!
Application Area:Aqueous and soil analysis by Method 5021/8015C
"The system is compact and robust. Ease of setup and use with Chromeleon 7 has ensured successful testing from day one. Maintenance is simple, especially with the easy to remove injection port shell. We keep a spare on hand to swap injection ports between cleaning."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies
Very happy to finally have a GC/MS in the lab capable of testing all different types of samples.
Application Area:Rubber and polymers industry
"To date, the instrument has done everything we have asked it too. Customer service and training has been great as well. I am glad that employees in my lab can learn how to use the GC/MS fairly quickly and now add this to their arsenal of instrumentation."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Ichema
Application Area:environment analytic (germany)
"-we use it with 2 detectors (ECD,FID) -current software (2015) partially too complicated -renaming of the 2 detetctors in something else than front- and backdetector not possible or only with huge effort, -some software bugs greatest flaw however: fan on the top (not the oven fan) does not shut down even if the oven is not heated and gc does not collect data, it runs permanent with an annoying noise. needs current, annoys, and is the first part which clould be defect long time experience not yet available"
Manufacturer's Response"(1) The fan on top of the TRACE 1300 Series GC produces, on average, around ~20 dB of noise. When a GC (or GC-MS) system is in operation, the noise from the (yet another) GC oven fan (and/or from the Edwards Vacuum RV3 fore pump) does not typically exceed 37 to 42 dB. It is true that if you have an office desk right next to a GC or GC-MS system and you have to spend an entire day next to the instrument, the noise is annoying. It is also true that having an office desk outside of the lab is nowadays a standard practice. Thermo Scientific does not recommend performing 8-hour-a-day office work next to a GC, whoever makes it.
(2) Thermo Scientific offers many software platforms for GC & GC-MS. In all of them it is possible to include the name of the injector or detector module into the tab name.
(3) We at Thermo Scientific GC & GC-MS business unit are very attentive to the quality of our products – both hardware and software, and are committed to fixing any bugs found and reported to us. The only “2015 version of GC software” was released on April 06, 2015 – and we are willing to provide it, free of charge, to Dr. Hesele or any other current user of TRACE 1300 Series GC at their request to usaus.gcms.licensing@thermo.com."
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ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: St. John Fisher College
Application Area:Fragrance, gasoline, steroids, pharmaceuticals
"Good sensitivity, easy to use, easy to change from EI to CI mode, has a direct insertion function, user friendly software. I would recommend it to a friend."
The Thermo Scientific TRACE 1300 Series GC offers the most versatile gas chromatograph platform in the market, with unique "instant connect" modularity for ground-breaking ease of use and performance, setting a new era in GC technology.
The Thermo Scientific TRACE 1300 Series GC is the ideal budget-conscious investment for the basic routine laboratory when lower operator expertise requires ease of use with minimal instrument interaction. Its simplified user-interface is also ideal for 24/7 operations that require single-button start/stop/maintenance local interactions while maintaining full programmability through the networked control software.
Interchangeable modules free your laboratory from the challenges and constraints of the past. Remove the complexity and eliminate the need for specialized service assistance or new system requirements with modular injectors and detectors.
Thermo Scientific Trace 1300 Series GC Features:
Manufacturer Thermo Fisher Scientific
4.3 / 5.0 | 27 reviews