SPH BloX™
Whether you are developing a high-performance analytical instrument, an innovative purification platform, or a completely new fluidic solution, SPH BloX™ provides the flexibility, reliability, and scalability to bring your vision to market faster.
Your application. Your configuration. One platform.
OEM reference Design to build your variant
SPH BloX™ is based on a reference architecture that can be configured and extended without redesigning the full SPH BloX™ platform. Pump modules are available in kit form and can be fully incorporated into OEM instruments or delivered as standalone solutions.
We support OEM development with:
- Design and integration guidelines
- Command and control protocols
- Service and user documentation
- Co‑development through Spark’s product development group
This approach enables early feasibility studies of different pump variants.
Why choose the SPH BloX™?
The dual-piston pump architecture can be configured as an isocratic, binary high-pressure gradient (HPG), or quaternary low-pressure gradient (LPG) system
Suitable for reverse-phase and normal-phase applications
Self flush systems, pulse dampeners, leak sensors, priming valves, filters, gradient modules, active piston wash
Integrated pressure sensors for continuous pressure monitoring and system protection
Supplied for OEM integration
Gradient Architecture
The SPH BloX™ platform is built around a modular dual-piston pump architecture that can be configured as an isocratic system, a binary high-pressure gradient (HPG) system, or a quaternary low-pressure gradient (LPG) system. Designed to support a broad range of flow rates and operating pressures, the platform can be tailored to meet the specific requirements of OEM instrument manufacturers across analytical, preparative, purification, and laboratory fluid-handling applications.
Flow path materials, pump heads, seals, and fluidic components can be selected to match the demands of your application. Whether you require biocompatible flow paths for sensitive biomolecule and protein-based applications or chemically resistant configurations for demanding normal-phase separations using solvents such as hexane and heptane, SPH BloX™ can be configured to support integration into a wide range of instrument platforms.
A Digital Simulation is a virtual representation of the pump that replicates its physical behavior under real operating conditions. Spark’s SPH BloX™ has its own Digital Simulation, which is used as engineering tool, embedded into the pump development process.
Using the Digital Simulation, OEM partners can:
- Verify design feasibility before hardware is manufactured
- Compare alternative pump architectures and configurations
- Calculate suitable architectures for increasing demands, including: various flow solutions
- Reduce hardware iterations, development cost, and time to market
- Ultra-low pressure pulsation
The SPH BloX™ platform supports solvent and buffer delivery across a broad range of chromatography and laboratory instrumentation applications, including:
- Preparative Chromatography
- Analytical Chromatography
- Protein Purification
- Advanced Purification
- Laboratory Automation and Fluidics
With configurable flow paths, materials, and gradient capabilities, the SPH BloX™ platform enables OEM manufacturers to address multiple application segments from a common pump architecture.
The SPH BloX™ is not a fixed product; it is a configurable pump platform designed around your application requirements. Whether you need a proven configuration or a custom combination of flow range, pressure capability, materials, fluidics, and control architecture, our engineers work alongside your team to develop the optimal solution.
From analytical chromatography and protein purification to laboratory automation and specialized fluid-handling applications, the SPH BloX™ provides the flexibility to support both established and emerging instrument designs. We can help determine the right pump architecture before you spend engineering resources.
At Spark, we don’t just build pumps; we build OEM solutions.
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