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How many regular tip boxes does can you stack in
13.5 inches height?
Trx is a specialized robot for delivery of
disposable nested tips to liquid handling equipment.
Nested tips are a revolutionary and eco-friendly product that can
save money and space in modern laboratories. Trx is an automated system for delivery of 96 and
384 nested tips to automated liquid handling equipment. The
unit is very compact in size. It measures only 17" Wide, 28" deep and "25 high.
It can deliver up to 224 sets of 96 tips or 160 sets of 384 tips to automated
liquid handling instruments. Compared to traditional
rack based systems, space saving is enormous. This is like having 224 tip
boxes stored in the system.
The whole unit is table top and only requires AC input power to run. The gripper
is motorized and no air is needed.
Integration is fast and easy. The
Focus software has all
the tools necessary to make
integration fast and seamless. A high level class of functions have been created
to leverage the sophisticated capabilities of
Focus in any programming
environment. As such Trx can be integrated with most popular liquid handling
platforms such as Biomek FX, NX, Multimek by Beckman Coulter, EP3 by PerkinElmer, Gemini by Tecan, and many others.
The Trx system works by combining a delivery head with pre-oriented
pipette tips in neatly packaged refills. The system can deliver to a permanent depot or RoboRack™ and is then used by your workstation.
Advantages:
Saves Resources
The refills eliminate all the plastic racks and lids you would throw-away, (up to 90%). The refill stacks are made of easily recyclable materials you can send to normal recycling.
Reduces Waste
You can save by reducing the amount of plastic that is
wasted. This is particularly important when your assays contains hazardous
material. Annual savings can amount to thousands of dollars or even hundreds
of thousands per year depending on volume of use. nested
Saves Real Estate
Recover the bench and cabinet space you have lost to storage of racked Tips.
tip refills use a fraction of the space of pre-racked tips.
Worry less about whether your Tips supply and reduce your costs by installing the Light Off™ system to handle your pipet tip needs.
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