Pick and Place (PnP) Arm

Pick and Place Arm (PnP) Tecan’s tube handling arm, the Pick and Place arm, is specifically designed for transport of sample tubes quickly and efficiently around the worktable of Freedom EVO® platforms, allowing pipetting and movement of samples to occur in parallel for higher productivity. The Freedom EVO liquid handling workstations can be fitted with many different combinations of up to three independent robotic arms chosen from the high precision Liquid Handling (LiHa) arm, the Robotic Manipulator (RoMa) arm, the Pick and Place (PnP) arm and the MCA96 or MCA384 multi-channel arms, bringing true parallel processing to your application. For example, using both an independent PnP arm and the LiHa means the LiHa can pipette while the gripper arm simultaneously moves the next piece of labware, ready for subsequent pipetting processes, turning the Freedom EVO into a high throughput robotic system. Freedom EVO platforms can be equipped with a PnP arm to enable rapid, efficient and reliable handling of sample tubes. The arm can transport sample tubes from all major manufacturers, with a diameter between 11 and 18 mm (0.43 and 0.71 in.) with a maximum weight of 100 g (3.52 oz). In addition, the PnP arm is able to transport sample tubes to a stand alone barcode reader, rotating the tubes to allow barcode identification. Another standard application of the PnP arm is transportation of tubes to a balance, in order to weight empty tubes or powder samples prior to a defined dilution procedure. Other functions of the PnP arm include automated vortexing of tubes to ensure complete compound dissolution, or transport of special tubes to modules such as crimping units. This flexibility ensures compatibility of the Freedom EVO workstation with your laboratory workflow, avoiding the labor intensive task of manually transferring samples between different robotic systems. The Freedom EVO instrument can be equipped with up to two pick and place arms. The PnP arm is used to transport tubes or other cylindrical containers from one to another position on the worktable. Technical data Transportable mass Max. 100 g/0.22 lbs Gripper force 15 ±5 Na) Possible tube diameter 11 to 18 mm (0.43 to 0.71 in.)b) Rotation angle 360° (unlimited rotation) a) Can be adapted by means of firmware commands b) With adapted gripper parameters up to 25 mm (0.98 in.)