«IC for the people!» Learn more about 25 years Metrohm ion chromatography! 1987 Metrohm makes ion chromatography affordable «The mid-1980‘s. Our mission: develop an affordable ion chromatograph with a minimal footprint, simple to use, pro vi d - ing outstanding measurements.» Walter Terzer, R&D ion chromatography, Metrohm AG «The 690 Ion Chromatograph was en-gi neered for people without a PhD in chemistry, too. And it was so rugged that quite a few 690 IC’s are used even today. Most importantly: At the time, it cost only half as much as our competitor’s product!» Dr. Markus Läubli, R&D ion chromatography, Metrohm AG 1997 Metrohm invents Compact IC «The 1990‘s. People start to care about the environment. Authorities impose quan ti tative limits on the presence of many substances, most of which must be de tec ted down to trace levels. Metrohm builds the perfect tool for this: the 761 Compact IC.» Dr. Helwig Schäfer, retired Head of R&D ion chromatography, Metrohm AG 2007 Metrohm makes ion chromatography intelligent «An IC system so smart that it can make logical decisions on its own? For example, diluting samples automatically, if the concentration of your target analyte is too high and results would fall outside the calibrated range?» Dr. Markus Läubli, R&D ion chromatography, Metrohm AG «This is exactly what the 850 Professional IC and MagIC NetTM software can do. In fact, our Professional IC system takes care of the liquid handling & sample pre - paration with hardly any work required from the user!» Dr. Andrea Wille, Manager Competence Center Ion Chromatography, Metrohm AG How will the story continue? Metrohm invents the IC of the future ! «You will understand that we are reluctant to disclose too much here. However, this much we can say: The Metrohm IC of the future will be even more compact. It will integrate even more automated sample preparation & liquid handling. And it will support you with even more intelligence to save you from any routine work prior and after analysis!» Dr. Thomas Moritz, Head of R&D ion chromatography, Metrohm AG Ion chromatography simple, robust, and affordable «Metrohm did not invent ion chromatography. However, during the last 25 years we have made this analytical technique simple to use, robust, and above all, affordable. In short, we have brought ion chromatography to everyone!» Dr. Markus Läubli, R&D ion chromatography, Metrohm AG ic-25-years.metrohm.com 8.000.5071EN – 2012-03