Product category:
Liquid Analysis: Titration, HPLC, IC
News Release from: Metrohm UK | Subject: 778 Sample Processor
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 March 2003
Automation in dosing and pipetting
The new Metrohm 778 Sample Processor is ideal for automation of titration on the plant, either as a stand alone unit or as PC controlled systems
For small to medium numbers of samples, the 778 Sample Processor brings automation to the Titrino family In this case the advantages of the Titrinos are combined with the possibilities which automation provides
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 2 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The detachable keypad allows access to the programming functions.
It is used to develop new methods and adapt existing ones.
Basic operations of modern automation such as pipetting, transferring, aliquoting, dosing and dispensing have become child's play thanks to the new Metrohm Sample Processor models.
Reproducibility and accuracy are the alpha and omega in analysis and therefore one of the main demands placed on automation.
The Sample Processor family ensures constant dosing, exact pipetting, complete transferring and perfect repeatability when dosing in the range from 10 microliters up to 100 milliliters, i.e over no less than four orders of magnitude.
If a 786 Swing Head is used then the numbers and amounts of samples can be varied within very wide limits.
The increased flexibility results as the range of positions on the Sample Processor which can be accessed is considerably increased.
The 786 Swing Heads are true masters in accuracy: they move pipetting tips to microtiter plates with millimeter accuracy or take up disposable filters.
The stable construction and sophisticated design make the Metrohm Sample Processors into robust laboratory instruments for universal use.
The work-station drive moves the lightweight electrode just as easily as a 3 kg lab instrument.
For the homogenisation of a sample solution - for example an emulsion - a high-frequency homogeniser can be attached without any problems.
With the RS 232C data interface and the remote control lines a wide range of instruments can be controlled by the 778 Sample Processor. Request a free brochure from Metrohm UK ...
The PC software TiNet 2.5, for comfortable control of high-performance titrators also covers the 778 Sample Processors as a matter of course.
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