Lab Automation Products & Reviews

Tecan offers high quality fixed tips manufactured to the highest standards for precise, reliable and safe pipetting. Tecan’s fixed tips have been designed to meet stringent quality requirements.

The Cavro XCalibur Pump is a compact, high performance syringe pump designed for precision liquid handling operations in the 5 µl to 5 ml range. It is fully programmable and can operate as a standalone module or, when controlled by an external computer or microprocessor, can automate pipetting, diluting and dispensing operations.

Tecan has automated real 3D cell culture technologies on the Freedom EVO platform to provide robust and reliable solutions for cell biologists, helping to improve cell-cell interactions, generate complex, tissue-like 3D structures, and produce more biologically relevant results.

The Freedom EVO offers fully automated cloning workflows using an integrated Pickolo™ colony-picker from SciRobotics. Upstream – for example, incubation – and downstream – PCR or DNA sequencing – applications can also be incorporated onto the workstation.

The Infinite Lumi plate reader features dedicated optics designed to deliver exceptional results for glow, flash and dual-color luminescence applications. The Infinite Lumi is one of six new tailored reader configurations based on the acclaimed Infinite 200 PRO. This upgradeable reader is designed to simplify your target applications and fit your needs and budget perfectly.

The Infinite F Nano+ is a dual-mode plate reader with filter-based optics for absorbance and top and bottom reading fluorescence applications. Your cost-effective tool to meet the highest sensitivity demands. The Infinite F Nano+ is one of six new tailored reader configurations based on the acclaimed Infinite 200 PRO. This upgradeable reader is designed to simplify your target applications and fit your needs and budget perf…

The AC Extraction Plate revolutionizes LC-MS sample preparation workflows for apolar small molecules. It uses a simple ‘pipette and shake protocol’ that eliminates filtration, centrifugation and solvent evaporation – ideal for automation.

Combining the proven liquid handling performance of the Cavro Omni Robot with a purpose-built chassis and worktable, it provides a modular, convenient solution for automation of pipetting and sample handling activities.

The Cavro® Pulssar PBC series of OEM piston pumps offers best-in-class performance, ensuring high precision and accuracy for pipetting, diluting and dispensing applications. Available with a range of market-leading options – such as integrated valves, control electronics, and pressure sensors – the pump’s ultra-low maintenance design offers exceptional process security and peace of mind for challenging applications.

The Cavro® XE 1000 is an entry level syringe pump providing affordable pipetting performance and basic liquid handling functions for chemistry analyzers, environmental science equipment and histology instrumentation. Its small size provides easy integration into compact detection devices, such as plate readers and immunoassay sample preparation systems. 

The Cavro ® Magni Flex is an automated, low to medium throughput, modular and scalable platform designed to offer flexible integration of liquid handling capabilities to meet your specific application needs.

The HydroFlex microplate washer is a flexible platform that provides automated microplate strip washing and vacuum filtration for 96-well microplate formats.

The i-control microplate reader software is a user-friendly interface for control of Tecan’s Infinite® series of microplate readers, enabling straightforward definition of workflows for various applications.

Wizard-driven sample based pipetting for pooling applications Freedom EVOware Sample Oriented software is ideal for pooling applications and assay set-ups that require sample-based pipetting procedures on platforms of the Freedom EVO® family. This wizard-driven process reduces the time needed to set up complex pipetting procedures and increases the productivity and efficiency of the Freedom EVO clinical workstations. Freedom…

The Freedom EVOlution Software enables an easy set up of sophisticated pipetting procedures for pre-analytical sample distribution, assay preparation and fully automated ELISA that are processed on the Freedom EVO® Clinical and Freedom EVOlyzer® workstations – our IVD-D and QSR compliant platforms.

Tecan offers a wide range of disposable tips for use with the Liquid Handling (LiHa) Arm for the Freedom EVO® series instruments. Tecan LiHa Disposable Tips are carefully designed, produced and validated to ensure reliable liquid handling performance, and this premium tip quality is a prerequisite for reliable operation, minimal downtime and optimal productivity of Freedom EVO workstations.

Tecan offers a range of natural disposable tips with different volumes, with or without filter and with optional purity levels, tailored to your application, including RNAse-, DNAse-, and Pyrogen-free, as well as sterilized.

The Cavro® XMP 6000 Multi-Channel Pump is a compact, cost effective, multi-channel pump designed for liquid handling applications in the 10 µl to 5 ml range, and is available in 2, 4, 6 and 8- channel configurations. The multi-channel pump is ideal for multi-probe liquid handling tasks such as sample transfer, dilutions, mixing, reagent addition and plate reformatting.

The Freedom EVOware Normalization Wizard is a software component that efficiently automates pipetting steps for the quantitation and normalization of nucleic acid samples. Samples of varying concentration are diluted to a uniform concentration across the entire microplate. Using the Normalization Wizard as part of the Freedom EVOware software package enables Freedom EVO workstations to perform pipetting and microplate handling…

Freedom EVOware Sample Tracking makes it easier than ever to track your samples. Simply register the sample you wish to track, and choose from a variety of standard plate- and sample-based reports for process security during your applications. Full Magellan™ connectivity integrates Tecan microplate reader data and comprehensive import and export functions, simplifying LIMS connectivity. Advantages of Freedom EVOware Sample Tra…

The Pressure Monitored Pipetting (PMP) tool is an additional safety option, specifically validated for clinical applications using serum and/or aqueous solutions. Using the PMP, pipetting quality is analyzed online for both aspiration and dispensations. Also faults including clots, air aspiration, not dispensed samples or system leakage can be detected.

The 8 Plus 1 Access is an eight-channel liquid handling arm for the Freedom EVO 75 robotic workstation that uses disposable tips. It is designed to bring speed to your reagent distribution, serial dilution, plate reformatting and plate replication tasks. This unique arm combines the benefits of two tools in one; it has the ability to pipette across a microplate with eight tips simultaneously, and can also access individual s…

TouchTools offers a fully customizable user interface for Freedom EVO® workstations, delivering greater flexibility for instrument programmers and a structured, user-friendly environment for operators.

The Common Notification System (CNS) allows the user to monitor an instrument’s status through any networked computer or mobile device with a web browser, thereby increasing walkaway time and process security. The status of the system is immediately visible and the user can easily see if any interaction is needed. Remote monitoring can be particularly useful if the instrument is in a clean room, biosafety cabinet or cold room…

The Cavro Omni Robot is a versatile general purpose pipetting robot offering a high level of flexibility for precision liquid handling applications.