Automation Products & Reviews

The fully programmable Agilent 100 automated disintegration apparatus provides a reliable, compliant approach to disintegration testing. The reciprocating drive system, water bath, and heater/circulator are incorporated into a single instrument with a compact, bench space-saving design. 

With ETHOS™, Milestone introduces the latest and most advanced evolution of microwave rotor-base digestion technology, delivering unmatched performance and reproducibility. At the same time, ETHOS™ goes beyond digestion: thanks to dedicated accessories, it becomes a true microwave labstation, extending its capabilities to applications such as solvent extraction, evaporation, concentration, high-temperature processes, and more.

The ETHOS LEAN, now in its 2nd series, represents this expertise: a compact, affordable labstation delivering full digestion capabilities without compromise. Beyond digestion, ETHOS LEAN supports solvent extraction for chromatography, solvent-free extraction of natural products, and even microwave synthesis workflows, offering unmatched versatility in its class. Selecting the right system is more than a purchase decision: it’s…

The ultraWAVE 2 eco brings these core advantages to routine and regulated workflows in an accessible, right-sized design. It delivers dependable digestion performance, simplified daily operation, and flexible capacity for food, environmental, pharma, polymers, and more, making Milestone SRC the practical choice for modern laboratories.

On the Fly, Swappable, Multipurpose Tools! The Multi-Core Pipetting Arm (MCPA), Lynx offers seamless core swapping, increased throughput, and ultimate flexibility — empowering labs to do more, faster.

Biotage® Extrahera™ Peptide automates sample workup with precision and ease. Designed for synthetic labs, it enables automated solid phase extraction (SPE) and catch-and-release purification of up to 96 samples simultaneously. Positive pressure processing and complementary consumables ensure consistent, high-purity peptide samples free of catalysts and excess reagents.

Previously known as SolventTrapSVOC Solvent Recovery System

MultiDose automates high accuracy solid dosing from Mettler Toledo dosing heads, using an XPR balance and dosing module. The system combines a collaborative robot arm and Labman's MultiDose software for efficient, accurate and reproducible dispensing.

Versatile platform for high-sensitivity routine analysis using headspace-, SPME-, thermal desorption- and HiSorb™ high-capacity sorptive extraction-based workflows

The Thermo Scientific ™ VisionMate ™ HSX High Speed Barcode Reader instantly decodes tube 2D barcodes and shares the data seamlessly with your LIMS or database.

An extension of Fluent's intelligent Workdeck to monitor the deck set up and ensure that correct loading leads to the successful completion of a run. Cameras mounted inside the instrument watch out for problems before they occur. Plus, the technology highlights discrepancies and allows manual corrections in real time during instrument loading and worktable set-up.

The magnetic bead separation device Magnetic PlateX can be used with a Xiril pipetting workstation for automated nucleic acid purification based on the magnetic beads technology. Speed up the process of nucleic acid purification with a magnetic beads kit using the Magnetic PlateX on a Xiril robotic workstation. All pipetting steps are taken over by the robot and the plate gripper “Plate GripX” automatically carries out the tra…

The Tube-ScanX LR is the new scanner for the automated reading of barcodes on tubes on a Xiril liquid handling robotic workstation. The barcode scanner “LR” is equipped with a laser reader for a fast record of all barcodes on tubes without interruption while reading. The laser camera with autofocus is mounted fix on the worktable. It doesn’t have to be moved whereas the tube holding racks are drawn with two of the pipetting ad…

The Plate-ScanX enables microplate identification for data tracking in an automated liquid handling process on a Xiril robotic workstation. Xiril’s plate scanner device allows reading of 1D and 2D barcodes on the side of microplates. The plate gripper of the Xiril liquid handling workstation picks up the plate and presents it in front of the barcode scanner camera.

The BluePippin is a preparative electrophoresis platform for collection of size-selected DNA or protein samples. The system automates DNA or protein size selection using disposable, pre-cast agarose cassettes to extract fractions according to user-defined software input. Samples are electro-eluted from agarose and collected in buffer. The platform is used for the construction of next-gen sequencing libraries, or upstream of p…

The 6875 Freezer/Mill® is a large cryogenic mill that accommodates sample sizes ranging from 0.1 - 100 grams. Specifically designed for cryogenic grinding and pulverizing tough and/or temperature sensitive samples in a grinding vial immersed in liquid nitrogen. The new high resolution display is user-friendly and shows the each stage of the grinding process. It also shows the Run history, Training videos and manuals and a…

The Shatterbox® is a heavy duty, Swing Mill that is designed for pulverizing dry, brittle samples and slurry grinding. It features a sound-proof enclosure and a timer display that counts down the minutes and seconds remaining in the process. It accommodates sample sizes ranging from 2 - 100 grams and is capable of grinding Cement, Soils, Ceramics, Slag, Rocks, Minerals, Ores, Pharmaceuticals, Sulfur Pellets, Dried Plant Ma…

The 6875D Freezer/Mill® is a high-throughput, dual chamber cryogenic grinder with a self-contained liquid nitrogen tub and insulated case. Specifically designed for cryogenic grinding and pulverizing of tough and/or temperature sensitive samples in a grinding vial immersed in liquid nitrogen. This mill chills samples in liquid nitrogen then pulverizes them with a magnetically driven impactor. The new high resolution displa…

The 8000D Mixer/Mill® is a dual clamp, high-energy ball mill that grinds dry, brittle samples such as Rocks, Minerals, Sand, Cement and Slag. It can also be utilized for mechanical alloying, slurry grinding, blending powders and mixing emulsions. It accommodates sample sizes ranging from 0.2 - 10 grams per vial and has a figure eight motion that has been proven to be more efficient than side-to-side or planetary motion fou…

The MagNA Pure LC Barcode Reader Quick Scan 1000 enables sample identification and tracking during the entire MagNA Pure LC purification run. It reads the bar code on primary tubes, as well as bar codes generated by the MagNA Pure LC Barcode Printer TLP 2844 (Cat. No. 03 576 094 001) for the MagNA Pure LC Sample Cartridges or Cooling Blocks.

The MagNA Pure LC Barcode Printer TLP 2844 facilitates sample identification, tracking, and documentation during MagNA Pure LC purification runs. It enables the user to print bar codes created by the MagNA Pure LC Software Version 3.0 for the MagNA Pure LC Sample Cartridges and/or non-barcode-labeled primary tubes. The MagNA Pure LC Barcode Labels (available separately, Cat. No. 03 531 520 001) are suitable for the new bar-cod…

The MagNA Pure LC Barcode Labels are designed for use with the MagNA Pure LC Barcode Printer TLP 2844 (Cat. No. 03 576 094 001). The labels are suitable for the new bar-code labeling area of the MagNA Pure LC Sample Cartridge.

The MagNA Pure LC Bar code Printer Ribbon is designed for use with the MagNA Pure LC Barcode Printer TLP 2844 (Cat. No. 03 576 094 001).

The Pippin Link Group Control is the best way to reproducibly provide the highest quality size-selected DNA in high-throughput. It provides hardware and software for running up to eight Pippin Instruments from a laptop PC. Three linked-Pippins can produce up to 96 size selections in one day.

Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) is the basis of analytical laboratories. A crucial step of this process is sample preparation. Therefore we know that a clean sample will yield better results. To achieve this goal SiliCycle has designed SiliaPrep, which is a silica based sorbent exempt of fines, and SiliaPrepX, polymeric based sorbent, that can be found in cartridges, well plates and SPME (Solid Phase Micro-Extraction) cartridges…