The Bee20 instrument offers full automation of washing and hybridisation for strip based assays.

The user-friendly software can be used to create individual assay protocols. Once the assay has been programmed, it can be uploaded from a PC to run from the instruments integral keypad. Up to 20 samples can be accommodated per run, with typical run times of two and half hours, allowing up to three or more runs per day.

Precision stepper motors move a dispensing arm above the tray wells, and up to 6 different reagents (option for 2 additional reagents) can be delivered under software control. The reagents can be heated to a pre-determined temperature within the assay protocol, using a new and innovative non-water based heating system. An integral fan cools the tray after a heating step for the addition of ambient reagents, and a reagent save feature draws back the reagent into the bottles after the last reagent dispense step. Up to 2 reagents can be pre-heated on board the instrument for a pre-determined time.

Colour coded tubing connectors are incorporated for ease of reagent location, and well-proven components are used throughout the instrument to ensure reliability and low maintenance.

Specifications

Capacity: 20 strips per run
Temperature Accuracy: +/-1 degree centigrade
Power: 100-240v/50-60Hz
Dispensing Manifold: 6 reagent channels (optional additional 2 channels)
Temperature Controller: PID Control
Dimensions: 490mm(w) x 480mm(d) x 500mm(h)
Weight: 35Kg