Thermo RapidStak Plate Stacker
Innovadyne Technologies introduces the Thermo RapidStak plate stacker as an integrated benchtop peripheral for use with all Nanodrop systems for unattended high-throughput operations.
The RapidStak's telescoping gripper arm sets each plate down precisely into position on the Nanodrop stage, and removes and restacks it following dispensing.
The RapidStak is fully controlled by user- configurable steps in Innovadyne's Nanobuilder© software, enabling seamless installation and eliminating the need to develop custom interfaces. While the stacker is delivering and restacking plates, the Nanodrop can perform wash and aspirate operations in parallel, reducing total cycle time. After the dispense protocol the plates may be restacked or transferred to other devices, such as plate incubators, plate readers, and washers, that can be placed on the far side of the stacker.
The Nanodrop and the Thermo RapidStak together are a powerful solution for flexible bench top HTS applications in your lab. The small footprint allows the user to place the entire integrated device into a standard laboratory hood.
For more information on Thermo's stacker products, see www.thermo.com.
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Features
A 384-well plate dispensed to and restacked in approx. 30 seconds
Deploys to and retrieves from either plate position of a Nanodrop II
Handles SBS footprint plates 10-15 mm in height
Stacker operations initiated by user-configurable Nanobuilder steps
Stacker and liquid handler perform some operations at the same time in parallel
Stacker holds up to either 30 or 50 plates, depending on stack type
Plate deployment to either side of the stacker permits additional peripherals to be accessed from the stacker (plate washers, plate readers, incubators, bar code readers)
Applications
Assay Development
HTS reagent dispensing
Cell dispensing
PCR master mix additions
Primer dispensing
Sequencing reactions
Serial Dilutions/IC 50s
Protein Crystallography
MALDI plate preparation
Performance Specifications
| Cycle Element Times | Value |
| Plate to Nanodrop | 6 seconds |
| Dispense to 384-well plate | 18 seconds (aspirate, dispense, wash) |
| Retrieve and Restack Dispensed Plate | 6 seconds |
Dimensions -- RapidStak
| Dimension | Thermo RapidStak |
| Height (with 30 plate stack) | 60.2 cm (23.7 in) |
| Height (with 50 plate stack) | 87.9 cm (34.6 in) |
| Width | 38.1 cm (15 in) |
| Depth | 58.7 cm (23.1 in) |
Dimensions -- Nanodrop II Stage
| Dimension | Nanodrop II Stage |
| Height | 32.3 cm (12.7 in) |
| Width | 53.6 cm (21.1 in) |
| Depth | 24.6 cm (9.7 in) |
| Weight | 13.4 kg (29.5 lb) |
Dimensions -- Combined
| Dimension | RapidStak and ND-II Stage |
| Width | 91.7 cm (36.1 in) |
| max Depth | 58.7 cm (23.1 in) |
| max Height | 60.2 cm (23.7 in) |
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