Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation by Tecan

Manufacturer Tecan  |  Available Worldwide
4.5
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5.0
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Tecan has reinvented automation with the Fluent Laboratory Automation Workstation, a unique instrumentation concept built around the application-specific needs of your laboratory. Fluent breaks new ground, delivering more capacity and increased speed. It provides superior precision, throughput and walkaway time, making it easier to get more done, more confidently.


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Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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Average Rating: 4.5
12 Scientists have reviewed this product

4 out of 5
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5 out of 5
After sales service
4 out of 5
Value for money


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    Reviewer
  • Member since: 2019

  • Organization: Roche Innovation Center Copenhagen



  • Ease of use
    5 out of 5
    After sales service
    5 out of 5
    Value for money
    5 out of 5
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The best Instrument on the market
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area: Analyze oligonucleotides in tissue samples

"The implementation and installation went really smooth, everything was in place and thought of from the vendor side. The application specialist was really skilled and helpful. The software is easy to use and very intuitiv. It runs without problems"

Review date: 05 Dec 2022 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2019

  • Organization: Genmab



  • Ease of use
    4 out of 5
    After sales service
    5 out of 5
    Value for money
    4 out of 5
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Very precise instrument.
Rating: 4.3

  • Application Area:High throughput screening

"Fluent systems are extremely precise and once setup are very robust. Especially the MCA384 channel head that can even enter 1536 well plates with 384 tips at once with a lot of accuracy."

Review date: 15 Jul 2020 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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  • Member since: 2020

  • Organization: Novo Nordisk



  • Ease of use
    4 out of 5
    After sales service
    3 out of 5
    Value for money
    4 out of 5
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I like the Fluent.
Rating: 3.7

  • Application Area:Sample prepartion

"The Fluent is a good liquid handling machine. Good service from Tecan."

Review date: 28 Jan 2020 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2020

  • Organization: Genentech



  • Ease of use
    3 out of 5
    After sales service
    5 out of 5
    Value for money
    5 out of 5
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Great.
Rating: 4.3

  • Application Area:Chemistry assay sample preparation

"Very versatile and customizable. Not easy to learn but with proper training and experience it becomes managable. Company listens and values customer opinion for future improvements. Field support can be difficult to schedule to due high demand which is my only complaint."

Review date: 28 Jan 2020 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2020

  • Organization: Novo Nordisk A/S



  • Ease of use
    4 out of 5
    After sales service
    5 out of 5
    Value for money
    4 out of 5
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Nice GUI and easy to use.
Rating: 4.3

  • Application Area:Liquid handling

"Nice GUI and easy to use. "

Review date: 28 Jan 2020 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2020

  • Organization: Battelle



  • Ease of use
    5 out of 5
    After sales service
    4 out of 5
    Value for money
    4 out of 5
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Great platform with easy to program software.
Rating: 4.3

  • Application Area:Influenza characterization

"The Fluent system is a multi-functional automation platform that is easily adaptable to your science. The Fluent software is the most intuitive programming software I have worked with."

Review date: 27 Jan 2020 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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  • Member since: 2016

  • Organization: Tecnosuma



  • Ease of use
    4 out of 5
    After sales service
    4 out of 5
    Value for money
    4 out of 5
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It is a good and useful tool in the work we do.
Rating: 4.0

  • Application Area:Immunoassay

"It is an instrument that gives good results, is efficient and the error is within the range expected for this type of equipment. The price is high for use in developing countries. It is easy to use if proper training is given to the client."

Review date: 24 Jan 2020 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
  • Status:

    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2017

  • Organization: Pfizer



  • Ease of use
    5 out of 5
    After sales service
    5 out of 5
    Value for money
    5 out of 5
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Great instrument.
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Automatin of biluminex assay

"Great instrument, user friendly."

Review date: 14 Feb 2019 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2018

  • Organization: Genentech



  • Ease of use
    5 out of 5
    After sales service
    5 out of 5
    Value for money
    4 out of 5
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Another fantastic Tecan product
Rating: 4.7

  • Application Area:Liquid handling

"A small learning curve to program the instrument. Very powerful and versatile. Can be used in a variety of lab applications. Great service from Tecan."

Review date: 07 Feb 2018 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2013

  • Organization: Agricen Sciences



  • Ease of use
    5 out of 5
    After sales service
    5 out of 5
    Value for money
    5 out of 5
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Trying to automate my entire life!
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Liquid Handling

"This is an extremely effective liquid handler. It is easy to program and get going on your product. Most important it is extremely flexible allowing you to setup assays or experiments that wouldn't be possible on other liquid handlers. I highly recommend this product."

Review date: 28 Dec 2017 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation


  • Status:

    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2017

  • Organization: Signature Science, LLC.



  • Ease of use
    4 out of 5
    After sales service
    5 out of 5
    Value for money
    4 out of 5
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Very customizable - I love how much it can do!
Rating: 4.3

  • Application Area:High throughput of Forensic STR testing.

"Being that the Fluent is extremely customizable, it serves every purpose that I was hoping it would. Compared to other genomic and microbiological processes, my needs were fairly basic, and Tecan was able to make everything work on one Fluent. Tecan themselves have been a great help with setting it up, and with handling all the various odd-ball questions I could throw at them. They even custom built a deck segment to optimize the deck space and workflow! The software is super easy to use, however it has many quirks that it seemed Tecan wasn't even aware of. Namely the movement of the Robot Gripper Arm (RGA) from above deck to down into the below-deck centrifuge. Other than that, I'm able to write my own script with minimal knowledge of coding / programming."

Review date: 19 May 2017 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2017

  • Organization: Pfizer



  • Ease of use
    5 out of 5
    After sales service
    5 out of 5
    Value for money
    4 out of 5
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great performance
Rating: 4.7

  • Application Area:high throughput testing

"The instrument is capable of integrating with popular third party devices, it is easy for programming, and the technical support is great."

Review date: 18 Jan 2017 | Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation

The Fluent Laboratory Automation Workstation is a unique automation concept built around the application-specific needs of laboratories.

Available in three deck sizes offering capacities from 30 to 72 microplates, it features a modular Dynamic Deck™ with a multi­level design that allows flexible integration of complementary devices, and task-specific arms that can be operated simultaneously to ensure timely completion of assays. High definition pipetting using predefined liquid classes ensures optimal accuracy and reproducibility, and the patented Path Finder™ technology automatically programs the fastest, most efficient route for every arm movement, avoiding the need for laborious manual programming.

Fluent’s Flexible Channel Arm provides unrivalled flexibility to suit the needs of your laboratory workflow, with a choice of both air- and liquid-displacement pipetting technologies. Productivity can be further increased with dual Flexible Channel Arms, using both pipetting technologies on 16 separate pipetting channels. This is complemented by advanced liquid level sensing using Adaptive Signal Technology™, allowing smaller sample volumes and minimizing the risk of errors, as well as providing exceptional automated error handling. The Robotic Gripper Arm smoothly and rapidly delivers labware – including tubes and plates – to the instrument’s pipetting arms and integrated devices without interruption, and the unique Finger Exchange System head automatically changes between tubes or plates and vertical or excentric plate handling.

Fluent is exceptionally easy to use, with a built-in touchscreen interface that guides users through daily tasks for fast, consistent operation. Integrated user management – including method permissions – secures protocols and optimizes selection for each user enhancing process security. Fluent’s Active Stop and Resume function enables the operator to instantly access the workdeck during a run to correct set-up errors or omissions simply by opening the door. This is complemented by Method Recovery features that allow process runs to be reinstated even following events such as power out or computer crash. The platform’s intuitive FluentControl™ software simplifies even the most challenging applications, offering ‘drag and drop’ interfaces, 3D graphics, and Smart Commands to distribute reagents or transfer samples, as well as seamless management of integrated devices to ensure true walkaway operation.

Application-specific Fluent Laboratory Automation Workstations are available for cell-based assays, genomics and compound management.

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Fluent<sup>®</sup> Laboratory Automation Workstation by Tecan product image

Fluent® Laboratory Automation Workstation

Manufacturer Tecan  |  Available Worldwide

4.5 / 5.0 | 12 reviews