SPOTLIGHT
Miniature-Profile Rail Guides
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SKF USA Inc.
www.skfusa.com
Dispensing System
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The programmable VMP dispensing system from Fluid Metering Inc. features a dual stepper design that controls stroke rate and displacement. A touch screen interface provides intuitive setup of all fluid-control parameters and communicates with up to 16 pumps simultaneously. The ultrafine adjustment capability of the VMP allows delivery of as little as 0.0144 µl per dispense, with accuracy within 1%.
Fluid Metering Inc.
www.fmipump.com
Precision Fluid Delivery
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Hamilton Co. specializes in the design and manufacture of products for manual, semiautomated, and robotic precision fluid measuring and delivery. For development of OEM instrumentation, the company offers a wide selection of syringes, syringe-pump modules, dilutors, and dispensers. Many of these components are used as OEM instrumentation components.
Hamilton Co.
www.hamiltoncompany.com
Diagnostic Test Strips
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Kinematic Automation designs, develops, and constructs equipment for the development and production of rapid diagnostic test strips. Ranging from benchtop modules to fully automated production lines, the company has 25 years of experience in providing solutions to slitting, laminating, dispensing, device assembly, and packaging challenges.
Kinematic Automation Inc.
www.kinematic.com
Noncontact Level Sensors
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New from Gems Sensors, ExOsense is the first affordable, nonintrusive liquid-level sensor for plastic fluid containers. ExOsense sensors adhere to the outside of plastic bottles and are unaffected by the color or transparency of the plastic. Liquids inside the bottle are untouched, eliminating issues of material compatibility and contamination.
Gems Sensors Inc.
www.gemsmedicalsolutions.com
Dispensing Robot
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The I&J7100 benchtop Cartesian dispensing robot from I&J Fisnar Inc. can handle a dispensing area of 8 ¥ 6 in. and is capable of storing up to 100 programs. Step-by-step intuitive instructions simplify job creation tasks, allowing a program to be entered and running in minutes. A 16-channel I/O interface enables communication with external devices for secondary applications and multiple dispensing equipment components.
I&J Fisnar Inc.
www.ijfisnar.com
Microplate Color Coder
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As part of its extensive line of microplate processing systems, Oyster Bay Pump Works Inc. offers the Microplate Color Coder, which applies colored foil to the tops of microplate wells at a rate of up to 800 plates per hour. Well interiors are not affected by this ink-free, permanent hot-stamping process. Easy-to-use stack feeders allow safe, automated plate handling, and a wide range of colors permits effortless product differentiation.
Oyster Bay Pump Works Inc.
www.obpw.com
