EasySpiral Dilute - Automatic Diluter and Plater

EasySpiral Dilute® is an automatic diluter and plater. It enables serial dilutions up to 10-5 with increased accuracy and automatic standardized plating from 30 to 1x1012 CFU /mL on 1 single Petri dish.

Technical specifications

• Plating modes: exponential, constant, circle, pour plate
• Petri dish diameter: 55 mm, 90 mm and 150 mm
• Can adapt to all sizes of Petri dishes with adjustable plating dish (Ref 413 019 and Ref 413 020)
• Preset dispensed volumes: 50, 100 and 200 µL
• Counting range: from 30 to 1x1012 UFC/mL
• Programmable dispensed volume (via USB) from 10 to 1000 µL
• Exponential mode: 4 dilution logs on a Ø 90 mm Petri dish / 6 dilution logs on a Ø 140/150 mm Petri dish
• Volumes accuracy: ± 0.5% (in normal mode)
• Syringe capacity: 1 000 µL
• Plating cycles time:

• 1 disinfection + 5 dilutions + 1 sample intake + 1 plating of a dilution: 134 s
• 1 disinfection + 5 dilutions + 1 sample intake + 1 plating of each dilution: 234 s
• Automatic cycle of 5 successive dilutions at 1/10th
• 3 dilutions on a 90 mm Petri dish / 6 dilutions on a 150 mm Petri dish
• Successive plating capacity with the same sample : 20 Petri dishes (50 µL)
• Multi-use, autoclavable stylus
• Stylus disinfection system by overflow patented system, until 8 bars pressure
• Disinfection process
• Approved disinfectants: bleach at 1 to 2 % active chlorine or ethanol at 70 %
• Security detection in case of absence of disinfection liquid
• Approved diluents: saline water, Ringer solution
• Autonomy in disinfection (in normal mode): 1000 cycles (2L bottles)
• Autonomy in diluents: 63 cycles (2L bottle)
• Stainless steel
• Controlled by microprocessor
• Fast rotating arm (Patented)
• Filling time (for different sample viscosities) and volume programmable by USB
• Sample Mixing before dilution/plating
• 3 test keys for checking dilutions' volumes and platings (volumetric weighing)
• Easy connexion to PC via USB
• Traceability: Excel™ export, LIMS
• Compatible with dataLinkTM traceability system (sticker edition and automatic link with Scan® automatic colony
• counters)
• Sample intake in EppendorfTM 1.5 mL beaker
• Dimensions (w x d x h): 40 x 41.5 x 29 cm, weight: 16.4 kg