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AUTOMATION...
IVD supplier gets productivity
boost thanks to servo system
Mitsubishi Electric has supported Horizon Instruments in the development of a highly
automated well plate filling machine. The solution has boosted operations for a
leading provider of immunoassays and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices, increasing
production yield by 700-800% and is projected to cut waste by half
ell plates are a must for clinical curve, implementing dependable innovative
laboratories where bioassays are solutions to deliver high volumes of accurately filled
used for high-throughput screening assay containers. In line with this winning
Wand IVD. In these situations, approach, one of the major players in the market for
reproducibility, precision and accuracy are disease and allergy diagnostic assay kits wanted to
fundamental to create a stable and reliable system invest in an automation solution, upgrading its
that allows clinicians to correctly interpret the multichannel well plate filling system.
results. The existing unit had been in service for 15
To thrive in such a challenging market, well years and had recently started experiencing a
plate kit manufacturers need to be ahead of the number of issues that were affecting productivity
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