Petri dishes are laboratory and research facility staples as these are used to study a wide range of microbial cell cultures. They may be filled manually or through the use of automated media fillers with an array of media substances. Depending on the anticipated results, the media types may include virucides, bactericides, and/or fungicides. Agar is a common choice. Additionally, in every research facility and laboratory, agar plates have been the standard solid support material for growing microorganisms. This microbial growth media contains nutrients and an energy source to fuel the microbes as they grow, while agar is introduced into the petri dishes to keep the media in a semi-solid, gel-like state. However, depending on the size of the facility and the number of researchers assigned to the task, pouring these dishes by hand, in effect a manual petri dish filling system, is both physically taxing and time-consuming.
This is where the acquisition of an automated petri dish filling system can be an ideal addition to any research laboratory. These agar plate pourers/petri dish fillers are designed to make short work of this tedious task. Automated agar plate pourers will fill petri dishes quickly, and depending on the model, these petri dish filling systems will fill hundreds of petri dishes in an hour all while maintaining the most rigorous laboratory requirements to maintain sterility. Additionally, there are models of automatic plate pourer media plate fillers that have been configured to support multiple types of petri dishes, along with easy changeover functionality. This equipment is a powerful tool and will be a welcome addition to any research/laboratory facility. Regardless of the facility size and budget considerations, there is an automatic plate pourer media plate/petri dish filling system that meets their exacting requirements.
Biotool Swiss is the leading manufacturer of this specialized equipment. The company offers several models of automatic plate pourer media plate fillers that have set the industry standard. Their models have been designed to fit the needs and requirements of small, mid-sized, as well as large research and quality control laboratories. The line offers the PS20 automatic agar plate pourer, which is ideal for small batch studies, and the Carousel Agar filler – the PS 200 / 400 whose features include revolving tower rack storage of the filled plates, and a medium-size capacity. Biotool Swiss’ largest automatic agar plate pourer, is the PS900 petri dish filling system which fills up to 900 agar petri dishes per hour.
Neutec Group is proud to offer the largest selection of automated agar plate pouring systems in the marketplace by Biotool Swiss. This series of Media fillers, offers state-of-the-art media preparation technology that includes optional text/bar code printing on every agar plate and programmable dish height stacking. Touch screen programming is standard on every Biotool instrument. A manual, backlit graphic display for perfect read-off and automatic device self-diagnosis ensures that the system is ready for operation before the process is started. An automatic plate pourer media plates/petri dish filling system can revolutionize plate pouring processes for your researchers. To help you transition from manual Agar plate filling to automated Agar plate pouring, check our Cost Savings and Return on Investment R.O.I calculator. These calculations will enable you to determine which of the following plate pouring systems are the optimal choice for your current needs.
These innovative automated plate pouring systems, consist of an Economical version – the PS20 automatic plate pourer, Carousel Agar filler – the PS 200 / 400 automatic plate pourer and a large capacity Agar Filling System- the PS900 automatic agar plate pourer. They are designed to be much more flexible and reliable compared to traditional carrousel compared to traditional carrousel media and agar fillers. Media automatic plate pourers are user-friendly and engineered for batch, or continuous operation with minimal downtime.
This line-up of agar/media fillers offers seamless continuity to the previous step involving the preparation of media/agar – the Media Preparator / Sterilizers family, consists of a 15 liter media capacity unit that can automate the media preparation of plain or complex vitamin / blood agar formulations easier and faster than ever.
When larger batches are required, Neutec Group is proud to offer a full line of laboratory and pilot scale media and agar petri dish preparators – from 30 liter to 400 liter – we can help you sterilize your agar or buffers in the most effective economic and productive way – press here to learn more.
Finally, we offer an affordable and broad line of Sterilizers and Autoclaves should your lab prefer to use the more traditional agar/media preparation.
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