Clinical Laboratory Automation

TCAutomation™ systems throughput can range from 250 up to 1000 tubes per hour. Because solutions are modular, they are easy to expand. Automating can be started from a certain function and built up towards total laboratory automation. Samples are transported in the system within dual-lane conveyors in a multitube carrier which accommodates several tube sizes. The carrier includes an embedded microchip, based on RFID technology, making sample identification fast and reliable, and enabling excellent real-time sample tracking possibilities. 

Contains:

• Entry Modules for high-volume automatic sample loading in user-specified racks.

• Centrifuge Module for automatic and continuous centrifugation of samples.

• Decapper Flex Module for automatic cap removal from different types and sizes of primary tubes.

• Aliquoter/Labeler Module for automatic sample aliquoting to secondary tubes with user-defined rules. Disposable tips are used. Secondary tubes are labelled automatically with the primary tube ID according to user-definable fields.

• Recapper Module for automatic capping of different types and sizes of primary tubes.

• Exit and Sorting Modules for high volume sample exit. Excellent sample sorting capabilities to different kinds of racks. Includes sample archiving capabilities.

• Control Unit, easy-to-navigate user interface for control over the whole automation system. Route definition is simple and gives flexibility to optimize the workflow.

• Analyzer Interfaces, several analyzer connections which can be either point-of-space or robotic interfaces. Wide selection of analyzers from different manufacturers is supported.