Bench top robotics platform sorts and rearrays 0.5ml to 1.4ml tubes in 96 tube rack, and features an integrated 2D scanner for tracking marked tubes and an analytical balance option for weighing tubes
BioMicroLab introduces the upgraded XL20 tube handler with analytical balance.
The XL20 tube hander is a bench top robotics platform for sorting and rearraying 0.5ml to 1.4ml capacity tubes in 96 tube rack format designated by a user work list.
The XL20 features an integrated 2D scanner for tracking 2D marked tubes and an analytical balance option for weighing tubes.
The XL20's ability to read 2D marked tubes as part of the tube sorting process ensures accurate sample tracking and management.
The analytical balance option allows weighing tubes with 0.0001g readability.
The XL20's robotic platform has a capacity of 20 SBS format tube racks (1920-tube capacity).
For high-volume tube sorting projects the XL20's Work List Manager software allows the dynamic addition or removal of tube racks from the robotic platform during the sorting process.
The XL20's Work List Manager software's on-screen prompts guide all aspects of the tube sorting process, making the XL20 operable by a wide range of users.
The XL20 supports Active-X controls for laboratory robotics and HTS integration.
The XL20 tube handler's automated tube sorting operation processes over 900 tubes per hour, the sort and scan operation processes over 500 tubes per hour, and the sort and weigh operation processes over 300 tubes per hour.
The ability to sort up to 900 tubes per hour offers significant improvement over alternative non-automated sorting methods in terms of speed, accuracy, and process improvement, says BioMicroLab.
The XL20's simple operation and intuitive Work List Manager software further contribute to improved productivity.
The XL20 generates activity log and data files for use with Lims sample management systems.
The robotically loaded XL20 analytical balance offers 0.0001g readability and fast settling times for weight measurements under 12 seconds, which is said to be over four times faster than alternative automated balance systems.
Easy-to-use XL20 software allows automatic generation of tare and gross weight data files from 2D marked tubes.
The new temperature measurement instrument demonstrates the potential to collect data while rearraying samples.
The XL20 product group also includes the smaller XL9 model.
The XL20 and XL9 have similar feature sets and performance specifications.
The XL20 with a 20-rack capacity has a 73cm width; the very compact XL9 model with nine-rack capacity has a 45cm width.
The XL20 tube handler instrument starts in the low US$20,000 price range and is positioned as an economical tube sorting solution for branch or departmental facilities, or as a robotic sorter to supplement centralised sample storage and retrieval systems.
The XL20 tube handler is being utilised by various drug discovery labs for re-arraying or cherry picking samples, reformatting sample libraries, and compound preparation tasks.
