Process Description

This lab automation system supports high-throughput sample processing with precision, repeatability, and flexibility. It automates key tasks such as centrifugation, supernatant pipetting, and sample transfer, ensuring consistent preparation, reliable fluid handling, and seamless integration into downstream workflows.

Key Process

• Sample Tube Loading & Conveyance
  Custom fixtures move sample tubes through the system using an asynchronous transfer system, allowing continuous operations and input while minimizing manual handling.
• Automated Centrifugation
  Samples requiring separation are automatically routed to integrated and robotically tended centrifuges, which handle batch processing and unload post-spin samples back into the workflow.
• Vision-Guided Inspection & Tracking
  Integrated vision systems verify sample ID, supernatant (cap) presence, and fluid levels while tracking each sample through the process for traceability and quality control.
• Robotic Sample Pipetting Station
  A series of robotic pipetting modules— guided by vision and pressure monitoring —performs the targeted transfer of the supernatant layer with precision accuracy.
• Robotic Sample Pouring & Spin Filter Handling
  The system performs robotic pouring to transfer samples from a 50 mL tube into another preloaded with a spin filter. A series of centrifuges then processes the tubes, filtering the sample to produce the final output.

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