Caliper Life Sciences - Sciclone ALH 3000 Workstation

Options and Flexible Configurations

The Sciclone ALH 3000 workstation is the foundation of Caliper Life Sciences' family of automated liquid handling systems, and the number one choice of automation experts. With proven performance, open-deck design, and integration-friendly architecture, the ALH 3000 workstation can be configured to handle just about any automated liquid handling application.

• Open, modulare design
• Three "Swap-on-the-fly" pipetting heads
• 96- and 384-well plate densities
• Volumes from 100 nL to 200 µL
• Independent 8-channel pipetting capability
• Compatibility with a wide variety of options, including Sciclone Gripper, bulk reagent modules, an on-deck microplate shaker, temperature-controlled locators, a positive-pressure filtration system, and more
• Hundreds of different configurations

Applications

• Worldwide popularity and the availability of a comprehensive range of options have made the ALH 3000 workstation a favorite platform for the development of automated liquid handling applications such as:
• High-throughput plasmid preparation
• BAC DNA preparation
• Sequencing template amplification
• SNP genotyping
• High-throughput PCR cleanup

The Sciclone ALH 3000 Advanced Liquid Handling system delivers highly accurate and precise liquid handling in a versatile, scalable open-design format.
With the flexibility to adapt as your needs change, it is an ideal tool for automating virtually any genomic, proteomic or drug screening protocol.
Key features include:

• Swap on-the-fly 96 and 384 fixed cannula arrays,
• disposable tip arrays and pin tools.
• Z-8™ dispense module with independent Z-axis
• control for single well access and liquid level
• sensing.
• Up to six independently programmable bulk
• reagent dispense modules.
• Powerful easy-to-use software.
• 20 position deck and access from all four sides
• for easy integration.

Dimensions
Height: 37 in Width: 48 in Depth: 28 in
94 cm 122 cm 71 cm

Weight
345 lbs. (157 kgs.)

Worktable Data
- 20 microplate positions
- 8 deck holes for recessed accessories
(columns 4 and 5)

Electrical Requirements
50/60 Hz 120-240V, 10 amp

Robotic Positioning
Bi-directional repeatability:
X-axis +/- 20 micron
Y-axis +/- 20 micron
Z-axis +/- 20 micron

System Communications
24V I/O

Pneumatic Requirements
Oil-free, dry air at 60 -70 psi recommended

Regulatory Ratings
CE Compliant

Sciclone ALH 3000 Controller
Hardware
- 2GHz Minitower (17.5”h x 8.1”w x 17.2”d)
- 512Mb RAM
- 20GB Hard Drive
- CD-RW
- 3.5” Floppy Drive
- 56k Modem
- 15” Flat Panel Display Monitor
I/O Ports:
- 6 USB
- 3 Serial RS232
- 1 Parallel
- 2 PS/2
Software
- Windows 2000 SP2 or greater, Microsoftâ Office
Professional, Sciclone 3.0 Software or higher

Accessories

Microplate Shaker
100-2000rpm with 2mm self-centering motion
Occupies one above deck location (<40mm height)

Temperature Controlled Locator
100-240V, 50/60 Hz
Temperature range: 4 - 45o C
Occupies one recessed deck location.
Standard Reservoir - Teflon coated
(Max volume: 200ml, Min volume: 10ml)
Adapters for holding 96 & 384 well PCR plates
and flat bottom microplates

Positive Pressure Filtration Unit
100-240V, 50/60Hz
Pressure controller: 0-15psi manual adjustment
Swap on the fly Pressure Manifold
Occupies one recessed and one above deck location.

Piercing Array
96 piercing cones for piercing foil based plate sealers
Swap on the fly spring mounted array. Occupies one
above deck location

Ultrasonic Wash Station
100-240V, 50/60Hz
Independent on-line fill and drain pumps
Fill volume: 350ml
Occupies one recessed deck location.