The product group "Pipette Automation" contains the products PIRO - personal pipetting robot, CAS-1200, CAS-4200, CAS-4800, ...
Meet the easiness in your own language
PIRO is very easy to program and can be used for many liquid handling needs from simple liquid transfers to highly complex applications – regardless of what it is, you will get it within minutes. Within five steps to the result – that's the beauty in doing your pipetting work with PIRO.
Easyiness meets ...
... precision
The PIRO provides high precision with low variability when pipetting small volumes.
... reproducibility
Match unrevealed standardisation of your experiments. No more "Monday morning" or "Friday afternoon" pipetting results.
... versatility
Almost every tube or plate format is supported and more can be added through the unique plate creator by yourself. PCR-setup, plate reformatting, normalisation, pooling, cherry picking, serial dilution, and many other tasks for a modern laboratory.
... cost saving
No pipetting errors, less repeats, lower reaction volumes, and usage of standard non-conductive tips.
... documentation
All steps are recorded and documented automatically and available for downstream applications. LIMS data import and export for intelligent pipetting and IVD matching are standards of the PIRO software.
Read more on the PIRO product website of Dornier-LTF GmbH.
Precise, affordable and Compact
The CAS-1200 is configured to automatically prepare DNA master mix and load up to 96 samples with high speed and precision. Level sensing is a standard feature that ensures reproducible volume delivery for all reagents. It is the most compact and economical solution for all your PCR pipetting requirements.
Real-Time PCR applications
With the advent of real-time PCR it is now even more critical that pipetting steps are tightly controlled. Unfortunately pipetting real-time PCR protocols manually is both laborious and prone to error. Volumetric errors that are tolerated by gel based analyses systems show up as sample-to-sample deviation in real-time systems. The pipetting precision can be determined by the standard deviation of replicate samples that are used to create a standard curve. Sample preparation with the CAS-1200 eliminates these errors so less replicates need to be run and the need to re-run assays is reduced.
Quantitation
From the graphs it is noted that all replicates are identical resulting in an R value for the standard curve of R=0.99960 samples were prepared on the CAS-1200 in under 15 minutes.
Standard PCR Software Module
The standard software has been designed specifically for the preparation of regular and real-time PCR assays. This software can be upgraded and the table configuration changed as new software modules are developed for other applications.
- Level Sensing: Sense levels down to 25uL
- Pipetting head: Single channel
- Volume: 1 uL - 100 uL
- Precision: +/-0.10 uL
- Dimensions: 320(W) x 440(D) x 280(H) mm
- Weight: 20 kg
- Electrical Requirements: 100-120Vac @ 5 Amps, 200-240Vac @ 3 Amps (50/60Hz)
- Table Capacity:
4 x 96 tip trays (standard or graphite)
2 x 96 well sample trays
8 x 1.5 mL tapered tubes
8 x 1.5 mL flat bottom tubes
16 x 0.2 mL PCR tubes
4 x 5 mL flat bottom tubes - Communication: Serial RS-232
- Accessories: Plastic tip racks, 72 well adapter, 36 well adapter
- Pipette tips: 50-200 uL standard (10 x 96 well racked), 50-200 uL graphite (10 x 96 well racked)
- Computer System: Laptop or Desktop PC, Windows 98, 2000, or NT
High-Capacity Automated Liquid Handling Workstation
- Eight-channel pipetting head for fast processing of high-volume parallel pipetting operations
- 15 microplate positions (standard SBS dimensions for 96-well and 384-well plates, etc) plus an additional reagent tubes plate
- Fully-enclosed acrylic hood
- Integrated UV sterilization and HEPA filter options
- External tip eject for compatibility with a large capacity waste container
- Simple and intuitive user interface
- Advanced software functions include smart tip use and mixing options
- Windows XP desktop or laptop PC control interface