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Chapter 1: Introduction
BenchCel Microplate Handling Workstation R-Series User Guide
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Hardware overview
About this topic
This topic describes the hardware features of the BenchCel device. Note
that the diagrams in this topic show a BenchCel device with two stacker
racks only. All the major components and functions are the same for
devices with four and six stacker racks.
Front view
Pe n da n t
Rack- r elease butto n
Robot g r ippe r s
Robot a rm
Robot head
Stacke r r ack
Stacke r head
Ai r -p r essu r e
r egulato r (behi n d
the cove r )
Safety shield
Feature Description
Stacker rack The accessory that stores labware to be processed in a
run.
Stacker head The structure at which:
❑
A stacker rack is loaded. Two sensors inside of each
stacker head detect the presence of the racks.
❑
A microplate is checked for type and orientation
using a plate-presence sensor and four plate-
orientation sensors.
❑
A microplate is lowered into the robot grippers for a
run.
See “Stacker head” on page 7 for the location and
detailed descriptions of the sensors.