Automated modular inoculating machine

Automated modular inoculation machine - M

Pouring unit – work stations with conveyor belt - stacking unit

A stacking unit can also be used to improve the phase prior to the incubator. The unit sorts the Petri dishes based on agar type or temperature. This means it is not longer necessary to manually search through the dishes!

Automated modular inoculation machine - L

Empty/spread plate cartridge – coding unit – work stations with supply and transport – pouring unit – stacking unit

This system uses a LIMS interface to significantly reduce the number of failures. Once the sample has been scanned, the required empty Petri dishes and/or spread plates are automatically sorted, coded and transported to the work station. This means samples will always be accompanied by the right type of dish and never need to be stickered manually. It is possible to opt for two, four or six work stations, whereby two work stations can, for example, be set up to pre-treat samples and thus work in a lean manner. The spread plates pass through the pouring unit via a separate belt and are then placed in the stacking unit for spread plates.

Automated modular inoculation machine - XL

Empty/spread plate cartridge – coding unit – work stations with supply and transport – pouring unit – double pouring unit - stacking unit    

Do a lot of Petri dishes need a double poured layer? You can improve the machine's capacity by placing a double pouring unit because double-poured plates no longer have to pass through the pouring unit again. Spread plates are guided around the double pouring unit.