IPICK-8 Colony Picking Workstation
Eight-channel electromagnetic picking at 600 clones per hour, with white light and three fluorescence channels, SBS destination plates and 1 mm minimum colony size.
Eight-channel colony picking for routine strain work
Eight-channel electromagnetic picking at 600 clones per hour, with white light and three fluorescence channels, SBS destination plates and 1 mm minimum colony size.
- 8-channel electromagnetic steel pins
- 600 clones/h with agar-to-agar and agar-to-liquid transfer
- White light plus three fluorescence channels
Configuration
IPICK-8 is a single configuration: eight-channel picking head, 600 clones per hour, 20 MP colour camera and three destination plate positions.
Why this configuration
Eight channels, 600 clones per hour
The eight-channel head picks 600 clones per hour with agar-to-agar and agar-to-liquid paths; the 24-channel models reach 2,000 clones per hour.
Same software and traceability
Colony phenotype, coordinates and CSV inoculation records are exported in the same format as the 24-channel models, so data pipelines do not change between models.
Full specifications — IPICK-8
Specifications for the IPICK-8 configuration. Other models in this series differ only in the fields listed under Model range.
| Sample and handling | |
|---|---|
| Source labware | Ø90 mm round dishes and SBS rectangular plates; 96/384-well plates in re-array mode only |
| Destination labware | SBS 24/48/96-well plates, deep-well plates and PCR plates |
| Deck capacity | 1 source plate + 3 destination plates |
| Sample scope | E. coli, yeast and filamentous fungi |
| Imaging and counting | |
| Imaging and illumination | White light plus 3 fluorescence channels; 150 × 100 mm field of view |
| Camera resolution | 20 MP colour camera |
| Fluorescence channels | Ex/Em 457/536 nm, 531/593 nm, 628/692 nm |
| Colony selection criteria | Size, roundness, proximity and colour criteria |
| Manual selection and exclusion | Manual add and remove supported |
| Picking and transfer | |
| Throughput and run time | 600 clones/h |
| Picking tool and consumables | 8-channel electromagnetic steel pins |
| Contamination control | |
| Between-pick decontamination | Ultrasonic agitation sterilisation plus high-temperature halogen lamp |
| Enclosure and filtration | UV |
| Data and software | |
| Traceability and plate mapping | Colony phenotype and coordinates exportable; operations and parameters logged |
| Images, records and export | Raw and filtered images retained, plus CSV inoculation records |
| Installation and delivery | |
| Dimensions and weight | W860 × D616 × H720 mm, 80 kg |
| Electrical | AC 110–240 V, 50–60 Hz |
Documentation and validation
Detailed in the technical datasheet rather than on this page: Automation and integration, Cleaning and maintenance, Minimum detectable colony, Minimum pickable colony, Qualification and consumables, Transfer success rate.
Installation drawings, gas or air requirements and validation records are supplied with each unit. For a configuration review, tell us what you run today and we will confirm the model that fits.
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