Tube decapping and capping system FLEX 900

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Overview
The compact all-in-one laboratory solution for automated decapping, recapping and sorting of blood and sample tubes. Designed for safe hygienic disposal of caps and flexible integration with analyser and archiving workflows.

Product details
Processes tubes 65–100 mm in length and 11–16 mm in diameter in mixed batches without pre-sorting. Removes push caps, stoppers and screw caps and disposes of them hygienically. The customisable sample platform accepts most rack and carrier formats used with analysers and archiving systems. Control software is programmable for any processing criteria and supports online and offline operation. Tubes 13–16 mm in diameter can be closed with an archiving cap. The system can be supplied as a decapper-only, recapper-only or combined unit and can be retrofitted later.

Features

• Pre- and post-analytics in one compact system
• High throughput: up to 700 tubes/hour
• Handles tube diameters from 11 to 16 mm
• Compatible with most rack and carrier types
• Operates online or offline
• Opens push caps, stoppers and screw caps
• Sample identification via barcode reader; tube-type detection via camera
• Configurable sorting by tube type, barcode, material (colour) and other criteria
• Closes tubes with archiving caps (13–16 mm)
• Modular design allows retrofitting of decapping or recapping modules
• Recapping with screw caps for SARSTEDT tubes (13 mm and 15 mm examples such as S-Monovette®)

Optional module
Tempus1800® Fero: available integration module for SARSTEDT laboratory automation that enables automatic sample dispatch after processing to optimise connectivity within the laboratory and minimise manual handling. Increases throughput and reduces turnaround time.

Technical specifications

• Throughput: up to 700 tubes/hour
• Tube length handled: 65–100 mm
• Tube diameter handled: 11–16 mm (13–16 mm can be closed with archiving cap)
• Cap types processed: push caps, stoppers, screw caps
• Recapping: screw-cap recapping for SARSTEDT tubes (13 mm and 15 mm; e.g. S-Monovette®)
• Identification: barcode reader for sample ID; camera for tube type determination
• Operation modes: online and offline
• Compatibility: customisable sample platform compatible with most analyser and archiving racks/carriers
• Modularity: configurable as decapper-only, recapper-only or combination; retrofittable modules
• Sorting criteria: configurable by tube type, barcode, material (colour) and other programmable criteria