How to Find the Right Skalar Analyzer for Your Laboratory

Start with Skalar's online analyzer selector: choose your application, the parameter you need to measure, or the technology you prefer, and the tool returns matching instruments. This works best if you already know what you are testing (for example, water, soil, or nutrients) and roughly which detection method fits your lab. If you are still exploring, browse the industry pages first, then return to the selector.

Step 1: Define your application and parameter

Skalar's analyzers are built for routine chemical analysis across environmental, pharmaceutical, agricultural, detergent, and food & beverage laboratories, with a focus on automating tests for water, soil, and nutrients. Before using the selector, write down:

• Sample type — water, soil, fertilizer, food, detergent, pharmaceutical, etc.
• Parameter — the specific substance or measurement you report (for example, a nutrient or colorimetric measurement).
• Throughput — how many samples per day or batch you expect to run.

The selector asks for application and parameter, so having these ready shortens the process.

Step 2: Use the analyzer selector

On the products page, open the analyzer selector and enter your application, parameter, or preferred technology. The tool automatically finds the matching analyzer. This is the fastest route when you know your method; it avoids reading every product page.

Expected result: a short list of Skalar instruments that match your inputs. If the list is empty or too broad, loosen one criterion (for example, choose technology instead of a specific parameter) and try again.

Step 3: Narrow by industry

If you are unsure which technology fits, start from the industry pages instead. Skalar organizes solutions by field of interest, application, or expertise, which helps you see what other labs in your sector automate. Typical fields listed include environmental, pharmaceutical, agricultural, detergent, and food & beverage.

A practical sequence:

1. Open your industry page to see common applications.
2. Note the applications that match your workload.
3. Return to the analyzer selector with those applications.

Step 4: Compare the main technology families

Skalar's lineup centers on two automation approaches you will encounter in the selector:

If you are replacing an existing flow analyzer, Skalar addresses FIA or Lachat replacements directly — check that page before selecting a model, since it frames the comparison in terms of your current method.

Step 5: Use the resources before you decide

Skalar publishes material that helps you judge fit without a sales call:

• SAN++® Series guide — overview of the continuous flow range.
• Guide to Discrete Analysis and the BLUVISION® eBook — a practical introduction to discrete analysis and what the analyzer can do across water, soil, and environmental work.
• Webinars — recorded sessions include seawater analysis with the BLUVISION® and automated PFAS analysis; a TOC/TNb analyzer webinar is also announced.

These are useful for building an internal case or checking whether a method you run is covered.

Step 6: Contact Skalar for confirmation

When the selector gives you a candidate, use the contact page and submit the form with your inquiry. Include your sample type, parameters, expected throughput, and current instrument if you are replacing one. Skalar states it provides application support to users and will respond as soon as possible.

Common sticking points

• Selector returns nothing: your parameter may be phrased differently than the tool expects — try the application or technology route instead.
• You run a method not listed: contact Skalar directly rather than assuming coverage; the site does not publish a full parameter list in the material summarized here.
• You need pricing or lead times: these are not published on the site; request them through the contact form.
• You are unsure between continuous flow and discrete analysis: download both guides and compare against your throughput and flexibility needs before contacting sales.

What you end up with

A shortlist of one or two Skalar analyzers matched to your application and parameter, backed by the relevant guide or webinar, and a contact inquiry that gives Skalar enough detail to confirm the configuration. That is enough to move from browsing to a concrete evaluation.