AutoCell

A whole range of automated incubators and CO2 incubators for your assays

 

AutoCell 110, a unique capacity on the market (110 plates)

Integrated carousel and fast microplate handling

Precise control of temperature ambient to 50 or 70 °C, and Humidity

Multirange version
4°C to 50°C

Available with precise CO2 control

StandAlone or BenchTop versions for versatility of integration

 
 

 

Description of the AutoCell Incubators

Jouan Robotics AutoCell Incubators are comprised of plate hotels positioned on a carousel (except AutoCell 44), a robotic hand able to store and retrieve plates from these hotels, all included in a high quality incubation chamber.

The chamber is fitted with a gas-tight small gate which automatically opens to allow the robotic hand position the plates on an external shelf (transfer station). Manual access to the samples is still possible thanks to a standard incubator door (insulated and heated door + glass door)

AutoCell incubators are available in various sizes: 44, 110, 200 and 500 microplates

For each size, two configurations are available:

  • StandAlone: the instrument is to be positioned on the floor, the transfer station being at 1000 mm from the floor level.
  • Benchtop: the instrument is to be positioned on a bench, the transfer station being at 200 mm from the bench level

 

 

Back of the AutoCell 200 showing gate and transfer station

AutoCell 200 architecture

 

 

AutoCell: Sizes and configurations available

 
 

 

Temperature and Humidity control

AutoCell incubators are available in two temperature control versions:

  • Incubators: 30 - 50 °C, a 70 °c option is available
  • Multirange incubators: 4 - 50 °C, a 70°C option is available. These Multirange incubators have both a heating and a mechanical cooling system.

Jouan Robotics also offers small cold storage units sharing the same architecture as the AutoCell incubators, but fitted with only a cooling system and providing a temperature range of 4°C to 20°C.
These products are presented in our cold storage offer, product range MolBank S.

Relative Humidity is maintained at 95 % in the chamber of the incubator versions, and 87-95 % in the chamber of the MuliRange incubator versions, depending on temperature.

Performances

Thanks to the small size of the transfer gate, the environment inside the incubation chamber is significantly more stable than in standard incubators when opening the front door.

 

 

Temperature and % RH variation when opening the small automatic gate

Temperature and % RH variation when opening manually the front door

 
 

 

Software control and integration

A standard RS-232 interface allows easy control of all robotic actions and incubation parameters from a master supervisor software.

An EasyPanel software is available for direct control of simple actions.

 

Specifications:

 

 
 Capacity AutoCell 44 44 Microplates, 18 Deep-Well, 84 Nano  
 Capacity AutoCell 110 110 Microplates, 45 Deep-Well, 210 Nano  
 Capacity AutoCell 200 198 Microplates, 81 Deep-Well, 378 Nano  
 Capacity AutoCell 500 530 Microplates, 250 Deep-Well  
 Temperature range
Incubator: 30 - 50°C (70°C)
MultiRange Incubator: 4 - 50°C (70°C)
 
 Temp. stability heating
+/- 0.2 °C for AutoCell 44
+/- 0.5 °C for larger sizes
 
 Temp. stability cooling
+/- 0.5 °C for AutoCell 44
+/- 1.0 °C for larger sizes
 
 Relative Humidity
Incubator: > 95 %
MultiRange Incubator: 87 - 95 %
 
 CO2 control 0 - 10 % CO2, stability +/- 0.5 %  
 Access time
AutoCell 44: <15.3 s / <10.3 s (Ultra High Speed option)
Larger Sizes: 25 - 40 s
 
 Communication RS 232, V24, 9600 bauds   
 Power requirements 115 VAC / 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 4 A   
486 mm W x 514 mm D x 1285 H (SA)
486 mm W x 514 mm D x 1180 H (BT)
105 Kg net weight with cassettes
 Dimensions AutoCell 44
 Dimensions AutoCell 110
486 mm W x 715 mm D x 1230 H (SA)
486 mm W x 715 mm D x 1180 H (BT)
130 Kg net weight with cassettes
 Dimensions AutoCell 200
744 mm W x 715 mm D x 1220 H (SA)
744 mm W x 715 mm D x 1200 H (BT)
436 Kg net weight with cassettes

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