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Agilent J&W GC columns
Pioneering GC column innovation for 50 years
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Agilent J&W GC columns. Throughout these five decades, our industry-first innovations have set the standard for the GC columns we know today. Agilent J&W also has the industry’s most extensive and innovative column portfolio, and every step of our manufacturing process is well established and highly controlled.
As you strive to maximize the productivity and performance of your GC instrumentation, you can count on Agilent J&W GC columns to deliver:
- The best inertness for acids, bases, and mixed functional compounds
- The lowest bleed levels
- The tightest column-to-column reproducibility
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50 years of confidence behind every injection
As you work to maximize the productivity and performance of your GC analyses, you can be confident knowing that Agilent J&W owns each step of the column manufacturing process. What’s more, every Agilent J&W GC column is individually tested using the industry’s tightest quality-control specifications.
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The history of Agilent J&W is the history of the GC column
For over 50 years, Agilent has broken new ground with GC innovations, benefiting labs and entire industries worldwide. To explore some key milestones, click on the year.
J&W Scientific, founded by UC Davis Professor Walt Jennings, develops the first all-glass capillary bonded phase—now an industry standard.
Agilent, as part of HP, invents fused silica capillary tubing.
J&W Scientific introduces DB-624, the world’s first designer stationary phase.
Chrompack recognized by the Guinness Book of Records for making the longest capillary column (2175 m).
Chrompack unveils the first PLOT fused silica capillary columns
J&W Scientific introduces DB-5ms, the first column designed for low-bleed MS.
Agilent acquires J&W Scientific, creating Agilent J&W GC columns.
Agilent sets a new standard for column inertness with Ultra Inert (UI) GC columns.
Agilent acquires RVM Scientific and introduces LTM rapid cycling technology.
Agilent acquires Varian-Chrompack, making Agilent J&W the industry›s broadest, most innovative GC column family.
Agilent introduces fast, direct heating and cooling Intuvo columns and Guard Chips.
Agilent introduces Smart Key column identification/use monitoring.
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Together with reliable, innovative Agilent GC systems, Agilent J&W columns and supplies continue to expand the limits of rapid temperature cycling technology and GC intelligence.
