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Introducing the Biomek® FX Laboratory Automation Workstation
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
1.2.1
Pods and Heads
There are two types of pods available for the Biomek FX:
•
Multichannel Pod — holds various removable
and interchangeable heads, such as the 96-
Channel 200
μ
L Head, that perform liquid-
handling operations, and a gripper for labware
movement operations.
Note:
Refer to the
Biomek® FX and FX-P
Laboratory Automation Workstations User’s
Manual,
Chapter 2,
Multichannel Pod
, for
detailed information on the Multichannel Pod
and interchangeable heads.
•
Span-8 Pod — holds a series of eight probes
that perform liquid-handling operations
independent of each other.
Note:
Refer to the
Biomek® FX and FX-P
Laboratory Automation Workstations User’s
Manual,
Chapter 3,
Span-8 Pod
, for detailed
information on the Span-8 Pod.
1.2.2
Automated Labware
Positioners (ALPs)
Automated Labware Positioners (ALPs) are removable and interchangeable platform
structures that are installed on the Biomek FX deck to allow automated assays to be
performed.
ALPs are either active or passive:
•
Passive ALPs
hold labware in place on the deck or act as receptacles for
by-products from methods, such as system fluid and disposed tips, tip boxes,
and labware.
•
Active ALPs
contain mechanisms that may use power and/or air sources for
mechanical operation, such as tip loading, tip washing, mixing/stirring,
shaking, and precisely positioning labware.
Note:
Refer to the
ALPs User’s Manual
for detailed information on the ALPs on
your system.
Heads
Interchangeable heads
aspirate and dispense
liquid using disposable
tips. The tip
compatibility and the
maximum volume that
may be aspirated and
dispensed with those tips
varies for each head.
Probes
Probes move and pipette
independently in the D-
and Z- axes and hold the
interface for fixed or
disposable tips, both
Liquid Level Sensing
(LLS) capable and non-
LLS capable, used to
perform liquid-handling
operations.
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