Autoflex maX
autoflex maX
MALDI-TOF MS power for a wide application range
Proven power
Small foot print with patented smartbeam laser
More than 25 years of MALDI – proven technological innovations
The autoflex® maX MALDI systems are built with our proven technological innovations and designed to be a powerful tool for scientists, analytical chemists and researchers around the world.
Featuring the smartbeam-II laser as integral part of MALDI instruments
At the heart of the autoflex® maX is our proprietary smartbeam-II solid state laser. With up to 2 kHz speed in MS mode and 200 Hz for MS/MS, time sensitive analysis – such as would be needed for biopharmaceutical integrity screening – can be made in minutes. The ionization efficiency of the smartbeam-II laser minimizes sample consumption and maximizes quality data output from each target position, even for complex samples. The ionization is gentle enough that tissue samples may be stained after analysis in MALDI MS Imaging workflows. Amenable to a variety of MALDI matrices, the smartbeam-II laser offers a long lifetime for a wide range of applications.
Driven by intuitive softwares, enabling seamless solutions
A key component of the value and walk-up approachability of the autoflex® maX is the Compass software suite, including flexControl for data acquisition and flexAnalysis data analysis. Whether user driven or automated, these softwares support the generation of high quality data quickly and easily. Further, they work in combination with application specific software packages including BioPharma Compass® for biopharmaceuticals, PolyTools for polymers, and SCiLS™ Lab for MALDI Imaging.
Maintenance made easy
An analytical platform with this range of utility can become a workhorse in the lab, but ion source maintenance is made easy with the push button, IR-laser based self-cleaning of the Perpetual Ion Source. In less than 15 minutes, the autoflex® maX will be ready to resume its workload. Remote service capabilities with Bruker engineers support rapid troubleshooting as well as software and firmware updates on the spot.
AUTOFLEX MAX
State of the art technology meets advanced informatics
From routine QC to discovery and characterization, the autoflex® maX MALDI-TOF and TOF/TOF systems offer versatility and reliability for the rapid analysis of challenging sample types.
Like all our FLEX series MALDI-TOF and TOF/TOF systems, the autoflex® maX instruments are engineered to reliably provide high value data in daily operation. The application flexibility of autoflex® maX is strengthened by its improved dynamic range, providing a more complete picture of diverse molecular species across a broad mass range.
With a laboratory-friendly footprint and the option to upgrade from TOF to TOF/TOF capabilities in the field, the autoflex® maX offers true value and analytical versatility and continues Bruker’s legacy of providing innovative and reliable solutions for every laboratory.
Analysis of broad spectrum of molecules
All our MALDI-TOF mass spectrometers can analyze ions over a wide m/z range, enabling analysis of a broad spectrum of molecules, from smaller molecules, like lipids and peptides, up to polymers and intact proteins larger than 100 kDa. With our PAN panoramic focusing, peak resolution is maintained, and the new 10-bit digitizer of the autoflex® maX enhances dynamic range for a more complete view of sample components. In MALDI Imaging applications, this expansion of dynamic range can be invaluable for complex samples such as tissue, but is also beneficial for all applications, including QC workflows, direct TLC-MALDI, and polymer characterization.
