Our EXTREL™ Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers (QMS) provide fast, accurate, real-time analysis of gases and vapors for industrial process control, environmental monitoring, life sciences, research, and laboratory applications.
By continuously measuring multiple gas components, EXTREL mass spectrometers provide the real-time data needed to improve process control, optimize efficiency, monitor emissions, protect product quality, and make faster operating decisions.
Designed to Maximize Uptime, Improve Yield and Streamline Process Control
The innovative design of the MAX300 Series provides stability, flexibility and ease-of-use.
- No carrier gas needed
- No contribution of impurities from carrier gas
- Cost savings with lower utilities
- Measurements with confidence and speed
- From LDL to 100%, understand exactly what is happening in your process
- <3.5 seconds per chemical for process control measurements
- <10 seconds per chemical for purity measurements
- Fast response
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- T-90 times are less than <10 seconds for most chemicals
- Detect upsets faster for tighter process control
- Early detection of impurity breakthrough
- Low gas consumption
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- Near-zero peak drift over 30 days
- Stability and accuracy for optimal process automation
- Larger 19mm quadrupole mass filter combined with industry leading electronics results in a long-term stable analysis
- Long intervals between maintenance and calibrations
- Flexible and versatile
- Maximum ease of use with simple touch screen interface
- Complete quantitative stream composition: total application coverage with fewer analyzers required
- Automate analysis across 160+ sample points with appropriate stream-selection configurations
- Calculate and transmit process parameters directly to plant control systems
- Analyze complete quantitative gas-stream composition with one system.
- Maximize your product throughput with accurate solvent endpoint determination
- Delivers enhanced regulatory compliance and risk management
- Faster development and time-to-market for new therapies
- Instantaneous results of all solvent concentrations during the recovery process
- One analyzer may be coupled with other pharmaceutical applications (fermentation, solvent drying)
- Monitor both continuous and batch distillation, and adsorber saturation
- Analyze multiple solvents
- Supports ambient and vacuum drying conditions
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Solutions for Process Control and Purity Measurements
INDUSTRIAL
EXTREL quadrupole mass spectrometers continuously measure multiple gas components, providing actionable process data for optimization, control, safety, and environmental monitoring.
Industrial Applications Include:
- Chemical & petrochemical processing
- Refining – oil & gas
- Hydrogen production
- Syngas & gasification
- Ammonia & methanol
- Carbon capture
- Fuel gas analysis
- Flare gas monitoring
- Emissions monitoring
- Toxic gas monitoring
- Fenceline and ambient air monitoring
- Process development
LIFE SCIENCES | Lab
EXTREL quadrupole mass spectrometers and MGA fixed magnetic sector mass spectrometers deliver real-time analysis of bioreactor off-gas and continuous insight into cellular activity and process performance without waiting for offline laboratory results.
Life Sciences Applications Include:
- Fermentation monitoring
- Cell culture monitoring
- Bioreactor off-gas analysis
- Oxygen Uptake Rate (OUR)
- Carbon Dioxide Evolution Rate (CER)
- Respiratory Quotient (RQ)
- Bioprocess development
- Process scale-up
- Pharmaceutical manufactu
UHP
EXTREL quadrupole mass spectrometry provides sensitive, real-time analysis of high-purity gases and complex gas mixtures for demanding semiconductor and advanced manufacturing environments.
Ultra-High Purity Applications Include:
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Electronic specialty gases
- Bulk gas purity
- Ultra-high purity gas analysis
- Trace impurity monitoring
- Process gas qualification
- Gas distribution systems
- Tool and chamber monitoring
- Vacuum process monitoring
- Residual gas analysis
- Research and advanced materials
Which Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Is Right for My Application?
Choosing the right mass spectrometer depends on your gas composition, concentration range, required detection limits, process conditions, response time, sampling requirements, and measurement objectives.
Process Insights application experts can evaluate your process and recommend the appropriate analyzer, sampling system, configuration, and measurement strategy.
Tell us what you need to measure. We’ll help you find the right solution.
Why Choose Process Insights
At Process Insights, we go beyond delivering analytical instruments, we provide complete measurement solutions. With decades of expertise in mass spectrometry, gas analysis, and process optimization, our systems are engineered to help customers improve productivity, reduce downtime, and achieve consistent results across operations.
Why Use Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry?
EXTREL quadrupole mass spectrometers provide real-time information about what’s happening inside your process.
Real-Time Analysis
Continuously monitor changing gas composition without waiting for laboratory results.
Multi-Component Measurement
Measure multiple gases with a single analyzer.
Fast Response
Detect process changes quickly and respond before they impact production.
High Sensitivity
Measure major components and low-level constituents across demanding applications.
Improved Process Control
Use real-time gas composition data to optimize operating conditions and process performance.
Flexible Configurations
Solutions are available for industrial processes, environmental monitoring, life sciences, laboratory research, and specialized applications.
2026 Schedule FOR PROCESS MASS SPECTROMETRY (MAX300) IN-PERSON TRAINING
When you are ready to register for a training session, Process Insights_Extrel MAX300 Training Sign Up Form 2026 for each student and then return along with your purchase order by email.
Submit the purchase order and one completed application per student to orders.pitt@process-insights.com.
QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETERS
MAX300-RTG™ Industrial Series Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
MAX300-LG™ Lab Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
MAX300 UHP™ Series Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers
MAX300-TGM™ Toxic Gas Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
MAX300-AIR™ Environmental and Ambient Air Monitoring Mass Spectrometer
MAX300-BIO™ Bioreactor & Fermentation Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
MAX300-CAT™ Lab Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
MAX300-EGA™ Evolved Gas Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
APIMS Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometer
VeraSpec™ Molecular Beam & Plasma Analysis System Mass Spectrometer (MBx™)
VeraSpec HRQ™ Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers System
MAX-QMS™ Flange Mounted Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
Lamp Analyzer Quadrupole Mass System
RGA™ Residual Gas Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
MS/MS Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Systems
Custom Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer System
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