Throughout the NL tankers collect all the milk produced daily by dairy herds, and samples from each farm are sent to a central milk testing laboratory for analysis prior to processing. Several Xantus based platforms have been linked together at the laboratory and optimised to automate protein, fat, and microbiological analysis – all these parameters are used to calculate the reimbursement due to the farmer for the milk delivered.
Each Xantus platform has one pipetting arm (4 fixed tips) and a robotic arm with tube gripper.

A RF chip in each sample bottle identifies the farm where it was produced by GSM and GPS coordinates. A Central Computer System at the laboratory defines the tests to be performed for each sample and stores this information on the RF chip. Samples are then tracked throughout the process of aliquoting.

Processors (from Raudszus Electronics GmbH) control the unique collaboration between the Foss NIR analyser and the SIAS Xantus platforms.