Mass Spectrometry Engineering
Customer-centered components for custom mass spectrometry platforms.
Ardara Technologies designs and manufactures high-performance electronics, vacuum components, and full systems for OEM, industrial, and research teams.
What We Deliver
- Electronics platforms: detector, filament, optics, pulsed optics, RF, and quadrupole control power supplies
- Integrated source control: ESI controller hardware with HV, RF, heater, and external control interfaces
- Vacuum-side hardware: ionizers, ion optics, guides, funnels, chambers, flanges, and detector interfaces
- Systems and assemblies: flange-mounted probes, atmospheric-pressure inlets, in-beamline mass filters, QGA, TOF and custom builds
- Documentation and support: product bulletins, manuals, technical notes, upgrades, and custom development
From source to signal
Components across the ion path
Combine vacuum hardware and control electronics to suit your instrument.

generate
A compact electron-impact source for introducing ions into your instrument.

steer
A 6 cm deflector assembly for directing the ion path.

select
A representative housed 12 mm quadrupole assembly with 0.5-inch standoffs.

detect
A 6-inch CF detector flange for vacuum-side detection integration.
Control
Set and monitor DC potentials for ion optics with front-panel control and display.
Mechanical images show representative CAD assemblies. Match the final configuration and installation details with Ardara.
At AVS
Ardara and Ashwood Labs
Ardara and Ashwood Labs are sharing a booth at AVS. We also plan to work together on an add-on time-of-flight (ToF) system.
Products
Structured by category, with dedicated detail pages for each product line.
Electronics
Power supplies and interconnect options supporting stable ion generation, transport, filtering, and detection.
Browse Electronics
Partial Solutions
Targeted modules and assemblies for instrument upgrades and custom development programs.
Browse Partial Solutions
Systems
Flange-mounted probes, atmospheric-pressure inlets and in-beamline mass filters, alongside TOF, gas-analyzer and custom systems.
Browse Systems
How Researchers Use Our Products
Applications Built with Ardara
Explore proven solutions for mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, structural biology, nanoparticle analysis, and field-ready instruments.
18Featured published applications
17+ yearsDocumented in research literature
8 proven applications
High-Efficiency Ion Transport and Selection
Improve transmission, stability, and selectivity with RF ion guides, ion funnels, quadrupole mass filters, and tuned RF networks proven in demanding instruments.
See solutions in action3 proven applications
Advanced Structural Biology and Native MS
Build native MS, surface-induced dissociation, and charge-reduction workflows that reveal protein-complex interfaces, topology, and heterogeneous assemblies.
See solutions in action6 proven applications
Precision Spectroscopy and Ion Chemistry
Create stable ion-generation, transport, selection, and trapping workflows for cryogenic, photoelectron, infrared, photofragment, and reaction-kinetics studies.
See solutions in action3 proven applications
High-Mass Analysis and Nanoparticle Detection
Measure single ions, large complexes, and nanoparticles with RF transport, accumulation, electrostatic optics, electrospray control, and integrated detection.
See solutions in action5 proven applications
Compact, Field-Ready, and Custom MS Systems
Move from concept to a compact, field-ready, or custom instrument with integrated sources, electronics, ion optics, analyzers, and application-specific engineering.
See solutions in action
Technical Resources
Publications
Engineering guides, technical notes and published application resources.
Open Publications
Manuals
Product and system manuals in Ardara’s document archive. Internet access may be required.
Open Manuals