Within the first year of acquiring the clinical chemistry business from Olympus, the expanded Beckman Coulter can now offer UK laboratories a small-footprint automation solution that links the highest throughput clinical chemistry and immunoassay systems on the market. The AU Powercel automation platform makes it possible to connect the AU chemistry analyser and the DxI immunoassay system, with parallel processing of samples from a single entry point. Additional AU or DxI analysers can be added as required.
Now part of the Beckman Coulter family of products, the AU680, AU2700 and AU5400 series of analysers all connect to the AU Powercel line. The speed of the AU and DxI systems are unaffected by the connectivity. The DxI runs up to 400 samples an hour and the AU5400, with a capacity for up to 96 reagents, has a throughput of up to 4800 tests an hour.
The established PrepLink automation software controls and manages the whole process through intelligent sample routing. However, most laboratories are likely to combine the AU Powercel with the high-speed AutoMate 2500, with its capability of handling 1200 samples per hour, for pre-analytical sorting, loading and archiving.
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