Gilson PIPETMAN® announces the release of PIPETMAN® L

Gilson is proud to announce the release of PIPETMAN® L, the latest innovation from Gilson PIPETMAN®, the pipetting standard for nearly 40 years.  PIPETMAN L is an adjustable volume pipette that features a Gilson patented volume locking system.  This GLP feature, among other features, meets the current needs of intensive pipette users who desire accuracy and precision without sacrificing comfort.  Once you lock the thumbwheel, the operating rod is no longer in contact with the counter assembly which is responsible for changing the volume; as you pipette, the volume cannot be accidentally changed – a concern in some manual pipettes.

PIPETMAN L boasts the most natural and patented tip ejection system that reduces forces through a pulley system offering low tip ejection forces with any brand of tip.  An adjustable tip ejector button has further improved the comfort of PIPETMAN L by adapting to both right- and left-handed users.  

PIPETMAN L incorporates a newly engineered body yet keeps the legendary robustness, accuracy and precision of the PIPETMAN Classic.  An improved design with an enhanced hook feature reduces tension and fits naturally in your hand allowing users to increase productivity and pipette longer while using a lightweight and comfortable pipette.  The body consists of polypropylene giving an excellent compromise between lightness and robustness.  The piston assembly is composed of new seals, lighter springs, and high quality lubricant, drastically improving the pipetting, purge, and ejection forces and reducing the risk of Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI). 

Offering two tip ejector styles, plastic and stainless steel, PIPETMAN L is perfect for both corrosive and non-corrosive samples. Both tip ejector styles are equipped with a clip ejector for convenient access to serviceable parts. 

PIPETMAN L is available in a full volume range from 0.2µL-10mL in eight single channel models. GLP features include volume-locking mechanism, a traceable serial number, color-coded push-button that corresponds to matching Gilson tip packaging, and unique 2D identification code.  Like other PIPETMAN families, PIPETMAN L is fitted with a universal tip holder that allows for a secure fit of most leading brands of tips, so there is no need for a dedicated tip brand.  You asked, we delivered; comfortable pipette to help you increase your daily throughput without forfeiting accuracy and precision.

About Gilson, Inc.

Gilson, an industry leader in manual and automated liquid handling as well as liquid chromatography, solid phase extraction, and sample purification, was founded in Middleton, WI in the 1950s.  Dr. Robert Gilson, along with his father, Dr. Warren Gilson, invented Pipetman®, the original adjustable-volume pipette, in 1972.  The elder Dr. Gilson developed Pipetman’s unique volumeter in 1963 as an improvement to Gilson respirometers.

GILSON LAUNCHES PIPETMAN LIFETIME WARRANTY IN THE UK

Gilson has today launched a lifetime warranty for Pipetman® pipettes in the UK, which guarantees its products will continue providing precise pipetting solutions for many years, even for the entire career of the user. This comes after several reports of Gilson Pipetman® pipettes still in service after 40 plus years.

Pipettes that are serviced annually at Gilson’s UK Service Centre of Excellence are covered under the Gilson Lifetime Warranty. This comprehensive programme includes the cost of all parts and labour for any product failures and the cost of any parts used during the annual service. Regular servicing by Gilson experts to Gilson’s rigorous manufacturer standards, using genuine Gilson parts, ensures that premium pipette calibration and performance is maintained and prolongs the life of the pipettes.

Peter Tudor, Managing Director of Gilson UK said: “At Gilson we are so confident in the quality of our products and the engineering behind them that, after four decades of serving the UK market, we would like our customers to benefit from the confidence we have in our products.This stems from the exceptional standards we set ourselves.”
The Gilson Lifetime Warranty programme is just one of a number of innovative products to be launched by Gilson this year and is unique to the field of liquid handling. It is applicable to newly purchased single channel, manual Pipetman® models purchased within the UK from 1 September 2011 either from Gilson UK directly or its Seal of Assurance Partner, Scientific Laboratory Supplies, SLS.

Visit www.gilsonuk.com/warranty