ABgene®, a leading provider of molecular biology reagents, plastic consumables and instrumentation, launches the first device to completely automate the removal and replacement of screw caps on sample tubes, the ALTO-8 TM.
The ALTO-8 delivers unparalleled ease and speed of access to eight sample tubes at a time. This robust system reduces the possibility of operator repetitive strain injury in the workplace from the manual opening and closing of caps. Contamination is reduced both from the manual handling of caps; and for the first time on automated platforms, through the use of disposable pipette tips with capped tubes.
As part of an automated, high throughput system, the ALTO-8 can be easily integrated with almost any new or existing robot set-up. It offers equally reliable instrument operation for heavy and/or regular use.
As a manual system, the compact and lightweight device (26x18x12cm and under 4kg) is user-friendly with an intuitive interface. An entire rack of screw-cap tubes can be processed, with pipetting, in less than ten minutes, a three-fold increase in productivity as compared with human operation. The ALTO-8 works with ABgene Twist-Lock tube caps as part of the Twist-Lock system, which forms part of ABgene’s continually expanding SmartScanTM range of biostorage products.
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