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The Walsh University Skilled Technical Workforce Program for Shimadzu HPLC Maintenance and Troubleshooting empowers chemistry professionals to polish their HPLC analytical skills. The comprehensive, hands-on HPLC training covers diagnosing and solving common issues, as well as maintaining chromatography equipment for long-term reliability.
Ideal for laboratory technicians, analytical chemists, and quality control professionals, the HPLC 101 Seminar provides practical experience with Shimadzu HPLC systems and is designed for those who operate or maintain HPLC instrumentation.
Seminar Overview
2 Days of Classroom & Laboratory Activities
- Small Classes for In-Depth Tutorials
- Suitable for those new and experienced to Chromatography
Participants will learn how to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve common HPLC system problems related to pumps, detectors, columns, and sample injection systems.
Through practical case studies and troubleshooting exercises, attendees will gain the confidence and skills needed to address technical challenges independently.
Participants will be able to:
- List and explain the functionality of each part of the HPLC system
- Demonstrate proper instrument start-up, purging and equilibration
- Create effective and efficient isocratic and gradient methods
- Perform data acquisition with LabSolutions software
- Create a calibration curve and quantitate an unknown sample
- Describe how hardware and method parameters and system/column issues affect a chromatogram
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and correct common HPLC problems including flow and/or pressure anomalies, baseline fluctuations, misshapen peaks
- Perform routine user maintenance on pumps, autosamplers, and detectors