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PLW20 Well Plate Loader System

High Speed Well Plate Loader System

Prior Scientific is pleased to introduce the latest in
Prior’s Robotic Sample Loading Systems – the
PLW20 Well Plate Loader. Adaptable to most
modern inverted microscopes, the simple, rugged
and compact PLW20 provides three independently
controlled and encoded axes for rotational, vertical
and horizontal movement. Combine the PLW20 with
a Prior ProScan stage for your inverted microscope
and you have a system designed specifically for
high content screening applications with a
capacity of 20 well plates (two racks of 10 each).
The two stainless steel racks provided with each
loader accommodate covered and uncovered well
plates up to 19mm in height. Sensors monitor the
presence of well plate racks so that the system can
be programmed to respond when racks are
changed in the middle of a run. Upon detection of a
newly installed well plate rack, a unique well plate
detection system is able to automatically scan and
identify the quantity of well plates in each rack, their
location and to scan the barcodes (optional) and
store that information for future use. A comprehensive
Software Development Kit is supplied with each
PLW20 making integration with third party software
packages very straightforward. Additionally, the
DLL provided with the PLW20 is compatible with
both ProScan II and ProScan III stage and
focus controllers.
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General Specifications:
• 20 well plate capacity (2 racks with 10 well plates in each rack)
• Custom ProScan H117 flat top stage with internal well plate detection sensor
• 29 second load/unload cycle
• Compatible with covered and uncovered well plates
• All axes encoded for perfect placement
• Compact design utlizing less than 0.47m2 of bench space
• Fits all standard microtiter plates up to 19mm thick
• Quiet operation for laboratory environment
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• Optional 2D barcode reader
• Multiple sensors ensure safe and accurate transfers
between racks and microscope stage
• Stainless steel racks for easy cleaning
• Compatible with most modern inverted microscopes
• Supplied with a comprehensive Software Development
Kit, the loader alllows the user full control of the loading
and unloading processes.
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