First of all, let me quickly address the issue of Tecan and Beckman. I do not work for either company but have used their liquid handlers. They both have...
Assuming that what you argue is true, that lab equipment is poorly designed, unreliable and expensive, and that scientists are partially to blame because they...
Ezra S Abrams
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May 1, 2006 1:35 pm
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Ahmen David. David <david3@...> wrote: It never ceases to amaze me how scientists describe poor engineering in such glowing terms. Lab equipment is...
Hi Just to let people know that Apricot liquid handlers are distributed in Europe by Process Analysis & Automation. If anybody wants more info they can contact...
David Ley
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May 1, 2006 1:36 pm
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Hello All, I am a university student and new to this group. I am working on a project which involves measuring lateral pressure at different heights along the...
Good points. I would say, however that low ccst does not have to equate to low quality. Simple engineering solutions can be both lower cost *and* higher...
Hello, How big is the bin (dims and max capacity)? Will it hold liquid (would there be good contact with a diaphragm type liquid sensor)? Are you going to...
Interesting responses, thank you. I rather thought I would be moderated! Of course different things are engineered for different demands and different...
This idea of setting industry standards is a topic that has been raised in another venue. I am not sure how many of you are familiar with the SBS (Society for...
John Bradshaw
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May 1, 2006 6:48 pm
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With all due respect, this is a misleading and incorrect way to interpret equipment reliability. Good manufacturers provide an MTBF specification. Many...
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May 1, 2006 7:28 pm
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This might be of interest: http://www.cazv.cz/2003/RAE2_03/ZT%2002_Rusinek.pdf Kind Regards, Andrew Messer Scientific Engineer Digicon Contractor NHGRI - NISC ...
Keep in mind, they are all machines. Parts wear out and things break. One part of the equation is "how often" do things break and the other is "how long" does...
Hi Ray, ... Yes, I know that but I think the car analogy does give a useful different perspective. Many people think that 5 years without a problem means the...
Many excellent points, but I think we may be talking about two separate issues, downtime (ie, machine failures) and process reliability. MTBF is a key...
Hi Fraser, I saw your discussion thread on LRIG and thought I should mention Velocity11 have just launched the Bravo robot pipettor. A web link is below. The...
... <snip> Hello, One thing to add is the economics of the situation. When you take a look at a process in life science (HTS is a good example) - what is the...
Hi...just wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with the Xiril range of liquid handlers? Any advice or reports would be appreciated. Regards, Ciaran ...
Thanks, Kevin, for your kind words. I am going to refrain from continuing the stream ad nauseum. But interesting fodder, though! Best, Ray Kevin Keras...
The company I work for, Bio-Nobile, has an OEM version of the smaller robot X75 which we sell for our own applications, magnetic bead separations. Therefore I...
Hi, try cutting 20-60mm dia holes and silicon sealing latex (balloon) rubber over the indside of the hole as a diaphram. You can measure the bulge easily...
Just to let you know, Process Analysis & Automation (and our distributors) represent Apricot in Europe. Malcolm Crook [Non-text portions of this message have...
MJCatPAA@...
May 10, 2006 8:52 pm
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Hello everybody, I am taking a summer course on "Discrete-time Control Systems" and the textbook for the course is "Discrete-Time Control Systems" by K. Ogata....
Hello everybody, I am going to measure steering wheel rotation using a small rotary pot. I am looking for a small "friction disk"(?!) that can be mounted on...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130342815/themathworks/102-8815653-7 143345 Used from $38.50 according to amazon.com - Good luck ... From:...
John Petracca
john@...
May 11, 2006 2:05 am
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I am looking for a small incubator with a heated lid with adaptors to Accommodate a PCR plate or PCR strip tubes; essentially this amounts to fixed (or...
Hello, I'm writing some code to make a worklist for Gemini (v4.2.8.301) controlling a RSP200/8 and need to tell the machine to specifically pick up a size of...
Hello, We are investigating dispensing of a bunch of different cell lines into a plate with a multidrop 384. The results for Huh cells are not as good as we...
Hi Neil, What problem are you seeing? Clumping? Lack of repeatability? Cells no longer viable (and therefore not growing) after dispensing? Ray Neil Benn...
Neil, Are you dispensing to shallow (adherent cells) or deep well (suspension culture) plates? Are you using a stacker? How are you keeping the reservoir...
