Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
Tecan has reinvented automation with the Fluent Laboratory Automation Workstation, a unique instrumentation concept built around the application-specific needs of your laboratory. Fluent breaks new ground, delivering more capacity and increased speed. It provides superior precision, throughput and walkaway time, making it easier to get more done, more confidently.
Analyze oligonucleotides in tissue samples
The implementation and installation went really smooth, everything was in place and thought of from the vendor side. The application specialist was really skilled and helpful. The software is easy to use and very intuitiv. It runs without problems
Review Date: 5 Dec 2022 | Tecan
High throughput screening
Fluent systems are extremely precise and once setup are very robust. Especially the MCA384 channel head that can even enter 1536 well plates with 384 tips at once with a lot of accuracy.
Review Date: 15 Jul 2020 | Tecan
Sample prepartion
The Fluent is a good liquid handling machine. Good service from Tecan.
Review Date: 28 Jan 2020 | Tecan
Chemistry assay sample preparation
Very versatile and customizable. Not easy to learn but with proper training and experience it becomes managable. Company listens and values customer opinion for future improvements. Field support can be difficult to schedule to due high demand which is my only complaint.
Review Date: 28 Jan 2020 | Tecan
Liquid handling
Nice GUI and easy to use.
Review Date: 28 Jan 2020 | Tecan
Influenza characterization
The Fluent system is a multi-functional automation platform that is easily adaptable to your science. The Fluent software is the most intuitive programming software I have worked with.
Review Date: 27 Jan 2020 | Tecan
Immunoassay
It is an instrument that gives good results, is efficient and the error is within the range expected for this type of equipment. The price is high for use in developing countries. It is easy to use if proper training is given to the client.
Review Date: 24 Jan 2020 | Tecan
Automatin of biluminex assay
Great instrument, user friendly.
Review Date: 14 Feb 2019 | Tecan
Liquid handling
A small learning curve to program the instrument. Very powerful and versatile. Can be used in a variety of lab applications. Great service from Tecan.
Review Date: 7 Feb 2018 | Tecan
Liquid Handling
This is an extremely effective liquid handler. It is easy to program and get going on your product. Most important it is extremely flexible allowing you to setup assays or experiments that wouldn't be possible on other liquid handlers. I highly recommend this product.
Review Date: 28 Dec 2017 | Tecan
The Fluent Laboratory Automation Workstation is a unique automation concept built around the application-specific needs of laboratories.
Available in three deck sizes offering capacities from 30 to 72 microplates, it features a modular Dynamic Deck™ with a multilevel design that allows flexible integration of complementary devices, and task-specific arms that can be operated simultaneously to ensure timely completion of assays. High definition pipetting using predefined liquid classes ensures optimal accuracy and reproducibility, and the patented Path Finder™ technology automatically programs the fastest, most efficient route for every arm movement, avoiding the need for laborious manual programming.
Fluent’s Flexible Channel Arm provides unrivalled flexibility to suit the needs of your laboratory workflow, with a choice of both air- and liquid-displacement pipetting technologies. Productivity can be further increased with dual Flexible Channel Arms, using both pipetting technologies on 16 separate pipetting channels. This is complemented by advanced liquid level sensing using Adaptive Signal Technology™, allowing smaller sample volumes and minimizing the risk of errors, as well as providing exceptional automated error handling. The Robotic Gripper Arm smoothly and rapidly delivers labware – including tubes and plates – to the instrument’s pipetting arms and integrated devices without interruption, and the unique Finger Exchange System head automatically changes between tubes or plates and vertical or excentric plate handling.
Fluent is exceptionally easy to use, with a built-in touchscreen interface that guides users through daily tasks for fast, consistent operation. Integrated user management – including method permissions – secures protocols and optimizes selection for each user enhancing process security. Fluent’s Active Stop and Resume function enables the operator to instantly access the workdeck during a run to correct set-up errors or omissions simply by opening the door. This is complemented by Method Recovery features that allow process runs to be reinstated even following events such as power out or computer crash. The platform’s intuitive FluentControl™ software simplifies even the most challenging applications, offering ‘drag and drop’ interfaces, 3D graphics, and Smart Commands to distribute reagents or transfer samples, as well as seamless management of integrated devices to ensure true walkaway operation.
Application-specific Fluent Laboratory Automation Workstations are available for cell-based assays, genomics and compound management.
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FluentControl Scheduler
TecanDesigned to boost productivity of the Fluent® Automation Workstation by Tecan. FluentControl Scheduler simplifies design of complex workflows, giving you increased efficiency and flexibility in your laboratory processes. The software increases throughput with easy process definition and dynamic scheduling updates during a run.
DeckCheck™
TecanAn extension of Fluent's intelligent Workdeck to monitor the deck set up and ensure that correct loading leads to the successful completion of a run. Cameras mounted inside the instrument watch out for problems before they occur. Plus, the technology highlights discrepancies and allows manual corrections in real time during instrument loading and worktable set-up.