Automate tube decapping and barcode identification
Hamilton Storage
This company has recently upgraded its LabElite DeCapper (photo) to improve workflow efficiencies in tube-based sample management. Its six-channel head enables use of 24-well tube racks on the LabElite DeCapper and I.D. Capper, in addition to 48- and 96-well tube racks. A variety of internally or externally threaded microtubes, cryovials and specialty tubes can be rapidly decapped and capped, so that laboratories can work with tube volumes and types that are appropriate for their applications. The compact LabElite I.D. Capper adds efficiency by combining decapping/capping and high-speed 2-D barcode reading without the need for additional hardware. These devices are designed for applications such as biobanking, forensics, genomics, drug discovery and life science research. — Hamilton Storage, Franklin, Mass.