Micronic Europe BV is selling Hamilton's Screwcap Decapper in Europe after the two companies signed a distribution agreement.
The Screwcap Decapper is a compact, automated instrument for opening and closing screw-capped tubes (0.5 - 1.4ml).
It is suitable for the sample-storage market.
The Screwcap Decapper simultaneously opens a row of 12 tubes, increasing productivity over one-at-a-time methods and providing more flexibility than systems that decap 96 tubes at once.
It can decap or recap a complete rack of 96 screw-capped tubes in less than one minute.
The Micronic Screwcap Decapper features many quality and safety functions.
The instrument operates from outside to inside rows, eliminating the possibility of drip contamination that can occur with the 96-tube decappers.
Built-in torque monitoring ensures a consistent seal and reports the exact location if a tube is not completely sealed.
After removal, the caps are placed on a separate removable cap holder, which enables batch processing.
The Screwcap Decapper can operate as a standalone system or can be integrated with most commercial automated pipetting workstations.
