Testimonial: ETH Zurich
Dr. Nils Trapp and Dr. Michael Wörle
Small Molecule Crystallography Center
ETH Zürich
Rigaku Synergy - a short testimonial after 9 years of operation:
We obtained one of the first Synergy systems back in 2016. This machine marked the change from CCD/CMOS to modern noiseless HPC detectors in our lab, and was truly game-changing at the time. The number of successful measurements immediately spiked up, we could dramatically increase our throughput and even attract new customer groups, as crystal quality & size became much less of a roadblock. We also found that most samples could be recorded with Cu radiation for additional time savings. Now we increasingly use the machine for high-resolution Mo measurements, because we have a new Cu rotating anode system.
Despite over 4000 (partially very long) measurements and almost 100% workload, the system has been a reliable workhorse with almost zero downtime all these years. It should also be noted that the speed and ease-of-use of the platform, as well as the mature software, have made user training much easier. This has resulted in better quality data, more student projects, more trained Post-Docs and overall more end user engagement.
In short: A very worthwhile investment, 5 stars.
We obtained one of the first Synergy systems back in 2016. This machine marked the change from CCD/CMOS to modern noiseless HPC detectors in our lab, and was truly game-changing at the time. The number of successful measurements immediately spiked up, we could dramatically increase our throughput and even attract new customer groups, as crystal quality & size became much less of a roadblock. We also found that most samples could be recorded with Cu radiation for additional time savings. Now we increasingly use the machine for high-resolution Mo measurements, because we have a new Cu rotating anode system.
Despite over 4000 (partially very long) measurements and almost 100% workload, the system has been a reliable workhorse with almost zero downtime all these years. It should also be noted that the speed and ease-of-use of the platform, as well as the mature software, have made user training much easier. This has resulted in better quality data, more student projects, more trained Post-Docs and overall more end user engagement.
In short: A very worthwhile investment, 5 stars.