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Fontus 8i Mini Liquid Handling Workstation, 8-Tip Varispan

Geared to support volumes ranging from 1 μL to 5000 μL with an 8 variable spanning pipetting module with independent Z-axis (up and down) movement control, the Fontus™ 8i Mini workstation is a fully capable and user-friendly automated liquid handling instrument.

With its support for up to 12 SBS deck locations, this workstation can easily be configured to execute various applications, including master mix creation, plate arrays, plate preparation, PCR, sample or reagent serial dilutions, and more!

For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Product Variant
Unit Size: 1 Unit
Part #:
YFS8002

Overview

Product Features:

  • Use Disposable or Fixed (washable) pipette tips without any hardware changes, thanks to the VersaTip™ technology
  • Independent Z-axis (up and down) movement control, liquid level sensing and spanning Y-motion of the Varispan™ arm easily allow pipetting in labware such as tubes, microplates, deep well plates, troughs, and vials.
  • Independent liquid level sensing, including aqueous, low or non-ionic polar solutions and solvents such as DMSO are possible with the patented Accursense™ technology.


Key Applications:

  • Protein Purification
  • Nucleic Acid Isolation
  • ELISA
  • Sanger
  • NGS
  • Cherry Picking
  • Normalization
  • Nuclear testing
  • Serial dilutions
  • DNA extraction from DBA
  • LC/MS sample prep


These manual workflows, and many more, can be seamlessly automated on the Fontus 8i Mini workstation.

Software features:

The Fontus 8i Mini workstation has an intuitive user interface:

  • WinPREP™ software and Application Assistant simplifies setup, method creation, and protocol execution. It enables real-time research monitoring, sample tracking, and device integration for automated workflows.
  • Designed to adapt to labs’ evolving research needs, easy-to-use WinPREP simplifies modifying existing protocols or creating new ones without needing a programmer, reducing downtime and costs.
  • Predefined labware definitions simplify assay set-up and enable labware definitions to remain independent of the position on the instrument.
  • The performance file library offers optimized pipetting parameters and the ability to modify pump speeds, air gaps, waste and blowout volumes, and liquid delays.


Varispan™ Arm Options:

  • Fixed Tips: regular and low volume and VersaTip sampling tip
  • Disposable Tips: 20, 25, 50, 175, 200, 900, 1000, and 5000 μL tips available.
  • Conductive (black) and clear, filter, non-filter, and sterile formats available
  • Syringe volumes: 250, 500, 1000, 2500, 5000 μL

Additional product information

Pipetting specifications
Volume %CV Tip/Head Condition
1 μL < 4% 20 μL disposable tip Distilled water, 500 μL syringe
5 μL < 2% 20 μL disposable tip Distilled water, 500 μL syringe
50 μL < 1% Fixed tip Distilled water, 500 μL syringe

 

Workstation Specifications:
Operating temperature 59-95°F (15-35°C)
Operating relative humidity 15-85% at 85°F (30°C) non-condensing
Power input 100-230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 525 VA
Certifications CE, CSA
Width 28” (711 mm) – Depth: 32” (813 mm) – Height: 33” (838 mm)

Specifications

Depth
32.0 in
Height
33.0 in
Length
28.0 in
Width
28.0 in
21CFR Compatible
Yes
Application
Cherry Picking
DNA extraction from DBA
ELISA
LC/MS sample prep
NGS
Normalization
Nuclear testing
Nucleic Acid Isolation
PCR/qPCR
Protein Purification
Sanger
Serial dilutions
Automation Compatible
Yes
Brand
Fontus
Model
Fontus Liquid Handler, 8i Mini, 8-Span, RUO
Pipetting Arms
Single Arm
Pipetting Module
8-Tip Varispan
Research Areas
Drug Discovery & Manufacturing
Library Prep
Throughput
High-Throughput
Unit Size
1 Unit

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