TurnStation
Turn your lab workflow in the right direction
Key Benefits
QINSTRUMENTS presents the TurnStation, a unique and essential lab automation device for liquid handlers to automate microplate based applications. It allows you to set up your own workstation for easy turning and alignment of microtiter plates in range of 45°, 90°, 180°, and 360°. Enable walk-away automation and eliminate tedious tasks, free up from error-prone manual work and reclaim your most valuable asset: TIME.
The TurnStation module is only slightly larger than a standard microplate.
All parts are inside the unit; no external components are necessary.
- Defined rotation angles of 45, 90, and 180 degrees
- Zero position for reliable plate transfer
- Continuous rotation with adjustable speed
- Easy integration due to identical footprint as known BioShake®
- Easy installation & simple start-up
- Maintenance-free for many years
- 2 years full warranty
Small. Light. Efficient. Quiet.
TurnStation from QINSTRUMENTS sets the new standard for turning microtiter-based applications
Advanced technology
Save time.
Combiningthe turn operation with the plate exchange reduces process times and operator workload, and the efficiency of many procedures increases, resulting in higher throughput.
The first-class finished aluminium housing gives TurnStation its essential functionality. It provides high security and device stability, ensuring a long service life.
Benefits from our solutions
You can automate the following applications:
- Rotation of microplates
- Moving to a zero position for reliable plate transfer
Continuous rotation with adjustable speed
Are you tired of manual plate exchange?
Using powerful DC motor technology
Do you find yourself staying late or working weekends in order to complete automation tasks? Are you frustrated by the variance in results due to changes in performance? If so, we have a solution for you!
TurnStation is the ideal device to set and maintain turn movements accurately. The module is only slightly larger than a standard microplate.
TurnStation guarantees excellent movement control for all microplates and cell plates.
All parts inside, only a PC is needed for control.
Unique design meets high-end technology
First-class finished aluminium housing
The unique, efficient design and the most compact housing result in beautiful, well-defined laboratory equipment. Therefore, the first-class finished aluminium housing gives TiltStation its essential functionality. It provides high security and device stability and ensures a long service life.
The safety of the user and ease of use are the priority.
Zero position
Locked & sensor-controlled zero-positioning
In time-adjustable stopping operations, a defined zero position is automatically extended and locked with an accuracy of 0.1 mm.
An integrated sensor monitors this zero position and its accuracy. This functionality ensures and simplifies the loading and removal processes and allows accurate pipetting.
Comfort
Simple intuitive integration in robots and programming
The TurnStation operates via RS232 or USB user interface. An automatic initialization will start after turn on.
A simple command set allows you to control hardware and sensors easily. The process parameters are constantly managed and read out. After turning it off, a self-setting zero position of the shaker plate makes the time-consuming electrical tracking unnecessary. This functionality ensures maximum operating security also in the unmonitored continuous operation.
QINSTRUMENTS provides approved SILA® drivers for all automation units.
Made in Germany
High-end instruments for daily routine
A perfectly harmonious blend of high-tech and handmade. "Made in Germany" has always been a recipe for success for QInstruments. 100% of QInstruments production takes place in Germany.
The focus is on human diligence and on being environmentally friendly. The company upholds its quality guarantee through consistent quality management. For more than 20 years, these lab automation professionals from Jena have used only high-quality materials to ensure sustainable production, applied innovative thinking and undertaken research in a future-oriented way – all as a matter of course.
| Product profile | |
| Part number | 2016-0720 |
| Article name | TurnStation |
| Recommended use | Automation | Turn | Microplates |
| Scope of delivery | TurnStation | External power supply | Power cords Europe & US | 2x screws to mount device (M3 x 18 | DIN 912) | Calibration certificate | Operation & Integration manual |
| Conforming use | System is operated by qualified and trained research and laboratory personnel. Applicable safety standards or rules need always be fulfilled. |
| Country of origin | DE |
| Customs tariff code | 8479 82 00 |
| Labware | |
| Microplates | All microplates according SBS format 2, 4, 8, 48, 96, 384 up to 1536- well plates |
| Supported microplate flange heights | 2.5 mm, 4.0 mm and 6.1 mm |
| Turn | |
| Description | TurnStation allows microplates to be rotated arbitrary in 45, 90, 135, 180 degree steps. Optimize the change of plate orientation (portrait vs landscape) within your robot working envelope and make sure A1 orientation is correct. Integrated into a liquid handling platform, the TurnStation enables faster dilution protocols within rows of microplates. |
| Velocity | 3 pre-defined velocities |
| Positions | 0° | 45°| 90° | 135° | 180° | 225°| 270° | 315° with an accuracy of ± 1° |
| Max. loading weight | 500 g |
| Plate locking | |
| Description | Passive Locking Mechanism |
| Position Accuracy | ± 0.1 mm |
| Device control | |
| Description | Required electronic for remote control is build in the device. No external controller required. |
| Operation control | Remote controlled as described in the Integration Manual |
| Peripheral Interface | EIA-232 / RS-232 interface (2 m cable with RS-232 plug-in connector) optional: USB via USB-serial adapters (Rec. DIGITUS DA-70156) or USB via MOXA USB-to-serial hub |
| Status | LED in front (GREEN = ok | RED = error) |
| Electrical | |
| Operating Voltages | 24 VDC input . Imax: 0.4 A . Pmax: 10 Watt |
| External power supply | Input: 100 - 240 V AC | 50 - 60 Hz Output: 24 V DC | Imax: 5.0 A | Pmax: 120 Watt External power supply unit (CE/UL/CSA approved, 85-264 V AC, 47-63 Hz, IEC/EN60320-1 C14 | Degree of protection: IP20) |
| Power cord | Only use the device with the delivered power cord. If another power cord is used ensure the wire diameter is adequate for the power supply. |
| 24 V DC connection | Prewired cable, length 2 m, barrel connector ID 2.5 x OD 5.5 mm |
| RS-232 interface | Prewired cable, length 2 m, with RS-232 plug-in connector |
| General properties | |
| Housing Material | Aluminum anodized, black |
| Environment operating range | +15°C to 35°C 10-80 % max. relative humidity (non condensing) 0-2000 m above sea level |
| Degree of protection | IP20 Protected against solid objects up to 12 mm No protection against water. |
| Pollution degree | 1 (no contamination or only dry, non-conductive contamination, whereby the contamination has no influence) |
| Airborne sound emission | < 70 db (A) |
| Dimension and weight | |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 142 x 99 x 62.75mm → 5.59 x 3.9 x 2.47 inch |
| Weight | 1.15 kg (2.53 lbs) netto |
| Packaging size (W x D x H) | 347 x 252 x 131 mm | 13.66 x 9.92 x 5.16 inch | cardboard box |
| Packaging weight | 3 kg | 6.61 lbs |
| Certifications | |
| Regulatory compliance | 2011/65/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2015/863/EU, DIN EN 61010-1:2020-03, DIN EN IEC 61010-2-051:2023-01, DIN EN IEC 61326-1:2022-11, DIN EN 55011:2022-05, DIN EN IEC 63000:2019-05 |
| Patents pending | Please notify us or our designated agent, if you believe that a user has infringed our intellectual property rights. |
Lab Automation | Product selection guide
QCOM 3 is a small test software with a graphical user interface (GUI) to control lab automation instruments from QInstruments, eg. BioShake, ColdPlate, HeatPlate. The main purpose of QCOM 3 is to get easy access to the unit to execute initial testing.
QCOM 3 now supports the TiltStation
SiLA® is the global initiative to standardize software interfaces in the field of life science research instrumentation. Instigated by the pharmaceutical industry′s need for flexible laboratory automation, the initiative is supported by major device and software suppliers worldwide.
The SiLA® consortium for Standardization in Lab Automation develops and introduces new interface and data management standards allowing rapid integration of lab automation systems. SiLA is a not-for-profit membership corporation with a global footprint and is open to institutions, corporations and individuals active in the life science lab automation industry. Leading system manufacturers, software suppliers, system integrators and Pharma/Biotech corporations have joined the SiLA® consortium and contribute in different technical work groups with their highly skilled experts.
QInstruments provides approved SILA® driver 1 for all BioShake units.
For development of SILA compliant software we work in close cooperation with Equicon.
To obtain help for installing and running the driver, please contact us.
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