Microplate Washer

The HydroFlex microplate washer is a truly flexible platform that provides excellent automated microplate strip washing and vacuum filtration performance for 96-well microplate formats. This modular and upgradeable platform is ideal for a wide range of cell-, enzyme- and DNA-based applications in academia, biotech, pharma and clinical diagnostics, reflecting over 30 years of Tecan expertise in advanced liquid handling. Display unit Liquid crystal display with two rows of sixteen digits Keyboard Four key membrane keyboard Number of dispensing channels 1-, 2- or 4-channels Manifold types 8- or 16-way for parallel processing of 8- or 16-wells, Variable Volume of solution dispensed 50 – 3000 µl in 50 µl steps for washing 50 – 400 µl in 50 µl steps for dispensing Dispensing accuracy ≤ 1.2 % (300µl dispense volume, dispense rate: 3, 8-way manifold). Dispensing uniformity CV ≤ 2.5 % over the plate (300µl dispense volume, dispense rate: 3, 8-way manifold). Residual volume Crosswise aspiration: ≤ 1.8 μl per well (96-well, flat-bottom Greiner® plate) (Asp. Rate: 3; Asp. time: 4 sec; Head speed: 10 mm/sec; 8-way manifold) Vacuum range High level vacuum filtration: -150 to -850 mBar absolute pressure Low level vacuum filtration: -50 to -150 mBar absolute pressure Interface USB Shaking Linear shaking; high-, medium- and low-setting Power Supply Auto sensing for the settings 100 – 120 V or 220 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz Consumption 65 VA Physical Outside dimensions for plate washing Width: 27.5 cm, Depth: 36.6 cm, Height: 18.1 cm Weight 6.6 kg