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A robotic liquid handling platform is an automated
XYZ arrangement of pipetting tips, operating under
software control, and used to automate liquid handling
procedures and applications in the laboratory |
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Sias is a company located in Hombrechtikon,
Switzerland, with expertise in the development,
production and application of automated liquid handling
robotic and OEM modules.
Sias products are sold and supported internationally via a network of sales partners, and also form the robotic core of many OEM products. |
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Xantus is a robotic XYZ liquid handling workstation,
available from Sias as a bench model, or as an OEM
component |
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A robot friendly microplate centrifuge is a module
used to spin microplates as part of a fully automated
assay. The Ixion centrifuge from Sias is a module
that can be easily integrated into a robotic sample
processor, such as the Xantus platform. The Ixion
facilitates loading and off loading plates by the
Xantus robotic handling device. |
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Sias is a private and independent company, owned
by its founders and employees, as well as some of
our sales partners and suppliers. Our core focus
is robotics, and our expertise complements your
own application know-how. We can design, develop
and manufacture, and we can keep costs down by
utilising the very flexible Xantus as the basis
of your robotic solution. |
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Xantus is the third generation of robotic liquid
handling platforms, and uses state of the art mechanics
and electronics to achieve a truly modular product
range, offering flexibility, precision, accuracy,
upgradeability, and reliability. It looks good too… |
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Xantus utilises a revolutionary new pump design,
eliminating the need for costly replacement of
syringes and valves.
The
micro annular gear pumps are installed in
the robotic arm, eliminating the need for space consuming
syringe pumps and extended lengths of feed tubing.
Operating on a positive displacement method, the
pumps can precisely pipette volumes from 1 µl
to 1 ml. This design feature minimises maintenance
costs for the customer, and service costs for
the supplier.
And the Xantus is skillfully engineered to require
minimum maintenance, and to offer extreme serviceability
in case of failure, so minimising downtime. |
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Each arm is constructed from one or two arm sections,
and each section can carry 1, 2 or 4 pipetting
tips, or a robotic handling tool.
Standard configurations are:
| Model |
Arm
1 |
Arm
2 |
| 40 00 |
4 pipetting tips |
none |
| 44 00 |
8 pipetting tips |
none |
| 40 0H |
4 pipetting tips |
robotic handler |
| 44 0H |
8 pipetting tips |
robotic handler |
| 00 0H |
No pipetting tips |
robotic handler |
Note: Xantus may be available with fewer than
4 tips, and some configurations may be upgradeable.
Please contact Sias for further information.
Workstations are available in 3 standard deck
widths – 100cm, 150 cm and 200 cm, with our without X-range extension beyond the deck. Other
widths are available on request |
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Yes. You can order a Xantus with an extended X-rail,
so the range of the robotic handler reaches beyond
the deck. The overhang can be on either side of
the deck, or both. |
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You have plenty of choice, for example sample tracking
by bar code, plate shaking, incubation, washing,
reading and even centrifugation. You can have disposable
tips (or a combination of washable and disposable).
Other modules are available, and you can decide
the exact configuration and size of your Xantus.
And the software offers great flexibility too… |
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Call us to discuss your needs! A “combi-arm”
of tips plus handler may be available as an OEM
module.
Xantus is also available as an OEM module, and
can be delivered with or without the deck and
frame. The open geometry of the system simplifies
integration. |
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The core component of the Xantus is the pipetting
arm, which houses all functionality, including
the pumps. The Xantus arm is available with 1-8
YZ pipetting modules, each with a dedicated pump,
or a robotic handler device. A combination of
pipetting tips and handler may also be available.
This entire module can be simply integrated
into an OEM development, with or without the deck. |
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Sias' business model is to supply functional robotics
and associated modules. To speed your development
project and to minimise re-engineering, we generally
supply the Xantus pipetting arm with up to 8 tip
XY drives or robotic handler, mounted on a suitably
sized X rail. |
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End users and Private Label customers can get
fully optimised application from their local Sias
provider (see Links).
For OEM customers, Plug and play modules simplify
the composition of an application system based
on the Xantus. The open geometry of the Xantus
design facilitates integration of the whole platform,
or merely the robotic arms. RS232, multiple I/O
ports and a CAN bus facilitate systems integration.
The PC driven X-AP software - an easy to learn
tool with drag and drop user interface - enables
implementation of liquid handling tasks. Sias
also offers a Developer Kit (SDK), which includes
the Sias I/O DLL and X-Util COM-object together
with supporting documentation, enabling OEM customers
to write a specific software interface for the
Xantus in Microsoft C++, Borland C-builder and
visual basic. |
