AutoMATE™ 96 Channel Pipetting Stations

Equipped with a dedicated touch-screen tablet and intuitive app, programming and operation are straightforward and user-friendly. Unlike traditional 96-well pipetting stations, the AutoMATE™ 96 is a true hands-free system, featuring motorized tip loading and ejection, along with a four-position automated sliding platform that precisely aligns tips with microplates or reservoirs. Once programmed, protocols run to completion without manual repositioning, freeing up valuable lab time.

Three interchangeable pipetting heads provide flexibility across a wide range of volumes (1.0 µL to 1000 µL), while the compact design allows the AutoMATE™ 96 to fit conveniently on standard lab benches or inside biosafety cabinets.

Features:

• Fully automated 96-channel pipetting for faster, more reliable workflows
• Accepts 96- and 384-well microplates, PCR plates, and reservoirs
• Intuitive touch-screen tablet with easy-to-use programming app
• Motorized tip loading and ejection for true hands-free operation
• Four-position motorized sliding platform for precise plate and reservoir alignment
• Three interchangeable pipette heads: 1 µL - 20 µL, 5 µL - 200 µL, and 100 µL - 1000 µL
• Compact footprint suitable for benchtops and biosafety cabinets

Pipetting Modes:

• Standard Pipetting: Aspirating and dispensing reagents by hand is labor-intensive and error prone. With the AutoMATE 96, reagents can be aspirated and dispensed automatically, ensuring accurate and precise transfer to and from microplates or reservoirs.
• Multi-Dispensing (Repeat Pipetting): Continually filling microplates is a time-consuming process that can often result in hand fatigue. With the Multi-Dispensing function, repeatedly filling microplates can be automated and accomplished quickly without introducing hand strain or fatigue.
• Secondary-Dispensing (Plate Filling): Many protocols and applications call for filling a plate with multiple samples or reagents. With the AutoMATE 96, multiple reagents can be aspirated and dispensed into the same microplate. For improved results, each dispense can be programmed to be include a mixing step.
• Serial Dilutions: Performing serial dilutions via manual methods is labor-intensive and error prone. Errors in this process will amplify subsequent dilutions as the process continues. With the AutoMATE 96, serial dilutions can be performed automatically and error free.
• Mixing: Mixing reagents by hand is strenuous and can be inconsistent. With the AutoMATE 96, mixing can be performed automatically with adjustable speeds, ensuring consistency.
• Reverse Pipetting: When the accuracy of pipetting volume is critical, the AutoMATE 96 can be set to reverse pipetting mode. This technique greatly improves accuracy &precision with small volumes of biological fluids.

Software and Programming:

• Two operating modes are available and can be selected per the user’s preference.
• Manual Mode: Perform operations quickly & efficiently simply by selecting each function individually.
• Manual Functions:
• Load tips
• Eject tips
• Aspirate reagents
• Dispense reagents
• Mix reagents
• Blow out reagents
• Automated Program Mode: Create a protocol made up of multiple steps in succession. This interface allows for complex protocols to be run from tip-loading through completion with the touch of a button.
• Programmable Steps:
• Load/Eject Tips
• Aspirate/Dispense reagents
• Perform serial dilutions
• Rinse tips
• Repeat a cycle
• Pause after a certain step
• Broad Labware Compatibility: All brands of microplates and reservoirs meeting SLAS/ANSI formats are compatible for use with the AutoMATE 96. Included plate adapters allow 384 well microplates and PCR plates to be used.
• Fully Automated Tip Loading and Ejection: Motorized tip loading and ejection provides handsfree, consistent tip loading throughout all 96 wells.

Please Note: Head not included and must be purchased separately.