Advanced instrument intelligence functions for diagnosis and maintenance can help laboratory managers better avoid unexpected shutdowns and minimize misoperations.

The color touch screen allows access to gas chromatography settings, status information, configurations, and signal diagrams to confirm that the analysis is running as expected.

The browser user interface allows easy access to a large amount of gas chromatography information from a PC or tablet. Edit methods and sequences, and access advanced intelligent features. Check the status of the instrument and run diagnostic programs from any location within reach of the laboratory network (even at home).

Blank running evaluation can identify and notify users of issues such as baseline offset, unexpected peaks, and baseline elevation. Detector evaluation can automatically evaluate detector calibration samples and provide a summary report in the diagnostic section.

Compared with the previous generation Agilent gas chromatography design and the design of other brands of gas chromatography, the unique sixth generation microfluidic EPC architecture has significant improvements in reliability and service life, and can resist gas pollutants such as particles, water vapor, and oil.

8860 uses full electronic gas path control (EPC) on all injection ports and detectors to ensure better retention time and peak area reproducibility, obtain more consistent analysis results, and reduce repetitive work.

The Electronic Gas Path Regulation (EPR) option enables easy manual operation through high-precision digital display of pressure/flow rate. Actual pressure and flow data can be recorded using Agilent OpenLab CDS software. Compared with manual pneumatic systems, EPR has significant advantages.

8860 EPC and EPR have environmental temperature and pressure compensation, which can provide more stable retention time and detector baseline.

The use of advanced economical electronic gas path control, such as helium saving modules and hydrogen sensors, can reduce the usage of helium and improve the flexibility and safety of laboratory analysis.

The retention time locking (RTL) function provided by the vast majority of Agilent OpenLab CDS software enables precise matching of chromatographic retention time between any Agilent gas chromatography system using the same method and chromatographic column.

The optional DA Express data analysis of 8860 gas chromatography is particularly suitable for users who do not require extensive data processing or compliance software functionality. This software simplifies data analysis and enables easy integration, reporting, and calibration.

The FID, which can automatically adjust the detection range, has a wide dynamic response range, improving quantitative accuracy while reducing the pre-treatment requirements for samples with extremely high or low compound concentrations.

Monofilament TCD does not require a separate reference gas or manual adjustment of the potentiometer, providing a stable baseline without drift.