Designed with flexibility and ease of use in mind, the Automated Direct Tube Marker is an automated platform capable of permanently marking a wide range of sample tubes with supplementary information such as batch ID, collection site information or even custom graphics or barcodes. If you are interested in becoming an Early Adopter, please drop a note when you request a quote, a demo or contact an expert:
Prints directly on the surface of plastic tubes;
Thermal Pixel Printing technology
Prints text, barcodes, 2D codes and graphic files
Tubes can be marked with any orientation
Markings resistant to abrasion and chemicals
Broad temperature resistance
Bespoke, quick release tube picking heads
Interchangeable rack nests
Overview
Designed with flexibility and ease of use in mind, the Automated Direct Tube Marker is an automated platform capable of marking validated, polypropylene sample tubes with supplementary information, in the form of text, a human readable number, 1D, 2D barcodes or graphics. Using patent-pending Thermal Pixel Printing technology, the Automated Direct Tube Marker prints directly onto the surface of validated tubes sized from 0.5ml to 50ml.
Clear and durable marking with consistently legible text and barcodes printed at high resolutions is easier and faster than marking by hand. Permanent printing is resistant to water, alcohols (methanol, ethanol, isopropanol), DMSO, haematoxylin, liquid nitrogen and mechanical abrasion*. Prints are stable over a wide temperature range from -196°C to 100°C and markings do not transfer when tubes are manually handled*.