Spiral Plating System boosts lab processing efficiency.
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Autoplate® incorporates 30 sec cycle time, Windows® CE-based touchscreen display, and self-cleaning features to boost processing speed and efficiency in microbiology laboratories. Suited for any laboratory that uses microbial concentration samples greater than 1,000 cfu/g or cfu/ml, system deposits microbial suspensions without need for most serial dilutions and offers 2 spiral plating modes. Self-cleaning feature also ensures no sample-to-sample contamination.
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Spiral Biotech Introduces New Autoplate Spiral Plating System to Boost Processing Speed, Efficiency in Microbiology Labs
NORWOOD, MASS. - May 19, 2009 - Spiral Biotech, an Advanced Instruments company, introduced its new Autoplate® Spiral Plating System - which delivers faster cycle times, a touch screen display, and self-cleaning features that boost processing speed and efficiency in microbiology laboratories - at The American Society for Microbiology's (ASM) 2009 General Meeting.
"The introduction of the new Autoplate represents a major advancement in spiral plating technology," said Anthony Pappas, National Sales Manager, Advanced Instruments (www.aicompanies.com).
"The new Autoplate features 50 percent faster cycle times - 30 seconds as opposed to one minute - a new Windows® CE-based touch screen display, and an expanded range of analysis that includes two new spiral plating modes. The new system also introduces a revolutionary self-cleaning feature that is very fast, very thorough, and ensures no sample-to-sample contamination," he said.
"Altogether, the new Autoplate drives spiral plating technology a generational leap forward," Pappas said.
The new Autoplate deposits microbial suspensions without the need for most serial dilutions, thus increasing efficiency in the microbiology laboratory. Labor and material costs associated with sample preparation and manual dilution are reduced by 75 percent. Moreover, by eliminating the variability inherent in manual procedures, Autoplate delivers both a higher degree of accuracy and repeatability.
Spiral Biotech's Autoplate technology is ideal for any laboratory that uses microbial concentration samples greater than 1,000 cfu/g or cfu/ml, or any application where counts are high and standardization and reproducibility are key.
Spiral Biotech unveiled the new Autoplate at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2009 General Meeting. For more information, visit Spiral Biotech at the 2009 ASM General Meeting in Philadelphia, May 17-21, in exhibit number 133.
Or, visit the Spiral Biotech website at www.spiralbiotech.com, or call 1-800-554-1620 or 1-781-320-9000.
About Spiral Biotech, Inc.
For more than 30 years Spiral Biotech, Inc., a subsidiary of Advanced Instruments, has produced a line of automated microbiology systems for hospital laboratory and clinical laboratory applications. The company focuses on automating the pre-analytical and analytical steps involved with traditional microbial enumeration with a product line that includes colony counters, plating systems, anaerobic workstations, susceptibility test software, air samplers and sample prep tools. For more information, contact Spiral Biotech on the web at www.spiralbiotech.com or toll free at 1-800-554-1620.
About Advanced Instruments, Inc.
Founded in 1955, Advanced Instruments, Inc. (www.aicompanies.com) is the world's largest supplier of freezing-point cryoscopes and osmometers used in dairy, clinical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology laboratories. The company is also a leading supplier of analytical instruments for the food and industrial microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the privately held company also produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., D&F Control Systems, Inc., Mart Microbiology, and Delta Instruments as wholly-owned subsidiaries. A worldwide network of direct sales people and independent distributors supports Advanced Instruments' products.
