Motion solution specification for electronic pipettes

摘要

Here, Bill Burton of Portescap explains the ideal motion system specification process for electronic pipette design. Within sectors such as life sciences and clinical diagnostics, many laboratories are turning to electronic pipettes. Traditionally manually operated, these fundamental tools for transferring liquid samples are today equipped with functions that enhance the ease, speed and accuracy for lab technicians. Electric actuation relieves the strain of the thumb press on a mechanical device, experienced by technicians hundreds of times per day, by ensuring precise and reliable automated dispensing. The motion system is central to an electronic pipette's function, and its specification has wide-ranging implications for the device's other features that are built around it. For this reason, involving motion system design as early as possible within the development process will lead to a more effective and efficient outcome.