Interscience – Colony Counters
Performance and Traceability of Analyzes
Colony counting can be tedious and time-consuming. Scan automatic colony counters provide efficient, complete and accurate colony counting.
Traceability of the results is guaranteed.
Available Models
Manual colony counter
Great ergonomics
Scan 100 enables the accurate counting of colonies on any type of media. The integrated USB key enables to export the results to guarantee traceability.
- Counting (by simple touch) on Petri dishes (Ø 55 to 150 mm), PetriFilmTM, MC-media PadsTM, Compact DryTM, filtration membranes
- White LED lighting (dark field) with adjustable intensity creates optimal contrast and highlights each colony for accurate and fast counting
- Data export via USB, LIMS, ExcelTM
- Count range: 0 to 1998 CFU
- Touch surface with adjustable sensitivity
- Great ergonomics, with inclined reading plate, hand rest and compatibility with all types of pens and markers
Applications
The Scan 100 colony counter is used in the food, environmental, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, veterinary and public institutes’ research.
Automatic colony counter
Essential features
Scan 300 is an automatic colony counter that includes the essential features for Petri dish counting. It is specifically adapted to the usual media in food microbiology: PCA, MRS…
- Minimum size of detected colony: 0.1 mm
- Detects up to a 1000 colonies in 1 second in a constant and repeatable manner, up to 98% accuracy
- Camera: 1 megapixel – zoom x 28
- Couting on round Petri dishes of Ø 55 – 90 mm
- Counting on pour, surface, Spiral, circle mode plated dishes
- 21 CFR Part 11 compliance included
- Connects to the LIMS in bi-directionality and can be connected to the diluter and automatic plater via dataLink, the traceability system.
- Scan software archives all reports and offers multiple export possibilities
- White LED lighting (dark field) with adjustable intensity creates optimal contrast and highlights each colony for accurate and fast counting
- Language: English, French, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, German
Applications
The Scan 300 colony counter is used in the food, environmental, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, veterinary and public institutes research.
Automatic colony counter
Efficiency
Scan 500 is an automatic colony counter that ensures fast and efficient counting of colonies, including on chromogenic agar. It guarantees excellent reproducibility. The images and results are saved and usable anytime.
- Minimum size of detected colony: 0.05 mm
- Detects up to 1000 colonies in 1 second in a constant and repeatable manner, up to 98% accuracy
- Camera: 1 megapixel – zoom x 28
- Counting on Ø 55 – 90 mm round Petri dishes
- Counting on pour, surface, Spiral, circle mode plated Petri dishes
- Counting on chromogenic agar (detection of up to 7 colours on the same dish)
- Inhibition zone measurement with EUCAST, CA-SFM, CLSI and customizable databases.
- 21 CFR Part 11 included
- Connects to the LIMS in bi-directionality and can be connected to the diluter and automatic plater via dataLink, the traceability system.
- Scan software archives all reports and offers multiple export possibilities to save manual input time and increase the security and quality of your analyses
- White LED lighting (dark field) with adjustable intensity creates optimal contrast and highlights each colony for accurate and fast counting
Applications
The Scan 500 colony counter is used in the food, environmental, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, veterinary and public institutes research.
HD automatic colony counter
High-performance
Scan 1200 is an HD automatic colony counter. It adapts itself to all media and counts in 1 click all colonies even the smallest ones. It ensures accuracy and excellent reproducibility. Images and results are saved automatically.
- Minimum size of detected colony: 0.05 mm
- Detects up to 1000 colonies in 1 second in a constant and repeatable manner, up to 98% accuracy
- Camera: 1.2 megapixels – zoom x 28
- Counting on Ø 55 – 90 mm round Petri dishes
- Counting on pour, surface, Spiral, circle mode plated Petri dishes
- Counting on chromogenic agar, PetriFilmTM, MC-media PadsTM, Compact DryTM, filtration membranes
- 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
- Connects to the LIMS in bi-directionality and can be connected to the diluter and plater via dataLink traceability system.
- Scan software archives all reports and offers multiple export possibilities
- Inhibition zone measurement can be done as well
Applications
The Scan 1200 colony counter is used in the food, environmental, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, veterinary and public institutes research.
Ultra-HD automatic colony counter
Unequalled image quality
Scan 4000 is an automatic HD colour colony counter. It is adapted to all sizes of Petri dishes and any culture media. Its indirect lighting system gives great user comfort, high accuracy and excellent reproducibility.
- Minimum size of detected colony: 0.05 mm
- Detects up to 1000 colonies in 1 second in a constant and repeatable manner, up to 98% accuracy
- Ultra-high-resolution camera: 5 megapixels – zoom x 69
- Counting on Ø 55 to 150 mm round Petri dishes and 120 mm square Petri dishes
- Allows for colony counting and inhibition zone reading
- Counting on pour, surface, Spiral, circle mode plated dishes
- Counting on chromogenic agar, PetriFilmTM, MC-media PadsTM, Compact DryTM, filtration membranes
- 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
- White LED Dome lighting: reflection and shadow free, increasing accuracy of counting
- Reading on 100% of the surface of the Petri dish by placing the petri dish where you want it
- Ideal with dataLink full traceability system
- Connects to the LIMS in bi-directionality and can be connected to the diluter and plater via dataLink traceability system
- Scan software archives all reports and offers multiple export possibilities
Applications
The Scan 4000 colony counter is used in the food, environmental, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, veterinary and public institutes research.
Key Features
Colony Counters
- Dark field technology (white LED light with adjustable light intensity) creates optimal contrast and highlights each colony for accurate and fast counting
- All models allow for pour and surface plating, spiral plating and circle plating
- Traceability – Save time by exporting via USB, LIMS, ExcelTM the data recorded during the count to prevent errors in rewriting results.
- Efficient and timesaving
- Inhibition zone reader*
*Scan® 500 & Scan® 1200
Technical Specifications
| Scan® 100 | Scan® 300 | Scan® 500 | Scan® 1200 | Scan® 4000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | 435 000 | 436 300 | 436 000 | 437 000 | 438 000 |
| Type of colony counter | Manual | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Lighting technology | white LEDs / Dark Field | white LEDs / Dark Field | white LEDs / Dark Field | white LEDs / Dark Field | White LED Dome |
| Lighting system | Adjustable LED intensity | Automatic 6 combinations, top and/or bottom light white or black background | Automatic 6 combinations, top and/or bottom light white or black background | Automatic 6 combinations, top and/or bottom light white or black background | Automatic with 7 combinations, top and/or bottom light, white or black background |
| Counting | Manual (from 0 to 1998 CFU) | Automatic, with manual control | Automatic, with manual control | Automatic, with manual control | Automatic, with manual control |
| Counting zone | – | – | – | – | Reading on 100% of the surface of the Petri dish |
| Adjustable counting beeps | 4 sound levels | – | – | – | – |
| Counting on Petri dishes | Ø 55, Ø 65, Ø 90 and Ø 150 mm | Ø 55 – 90 mm | Ø 55 – 90 mm | Ø 55 – 90 mm | Ø 55 to 150 mm round Petri dishes and 120 mm square Petri dishes |
| Dimensions (w x d x h) | 25 x 33 x 17.5 cm | 28.5 x 26.5 x 29 cm | 28.5 x 26.5 x 29 cm | 28.5 x 26.5 x 37.5 cm | 47 x 47 x 64 cm |
| Box (w x d x h) | 50 x 40 x 40 cm | 57 x 40 x 40 cm | 57 x 40 x 40 cm | 57 x 42 x 42 cm | 60 x 63 x 80 cm |
| Weight | 4.6 Kg | 8.4 kg | 8.4 kg | 9.4 kg | 25 kg |
| Gross weight | 7.2 kg | 11 kg | 11 kg | 12.4 kg | 32 kg |
| Voltage – Frequencies | 100-240 V~ 50-60 Hz | 100-240 V~ 50/60 Hz | 100-240 V~ 50/60 Hz | 100-240 V~ 50/60 Hz | 100-240 V~ 50-60 Hz |
| Operating systems | – | Windows™: Seven™ (Service Pack 1) or 8 or 10 | Windows™: Seven™ (Service Pack 1) or 8 or 10 | Windows™: Seven™ (Service Pack 1) or 8 or 10 | Windows™: Seven™ (Service Pack 1) or 8 or 10 |
| Processor | – | (Quad-core recommended) Intel i3 or i5 or i7 or AMD FX 6000 or superior, 2.4 Ghz or superior | (Quad-core recommended) Intel i3 or i5 or i7 or AMD FX 6000 or superior, 2.4 Ghz or superior | (Quad-core recommended) Intel i3 or i5 or i7 or AMD FX 6000 or superior, 2.4 Ghz or superior | (quad core recommended) Intel i5 or i7 or AMD FX 6000 or superior |
| RAM | – | 4 Go minimum (8 Go recommended) | 4 Go minimum (8 Go recommended) | 4 Go minimum (8 Go recommended) | 8 Go or superior (1 Go de RAM available) |
| In compliance with | ISO 7218 and FDA BAM (Bacteriological Analytical Manual) | 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 7218 and AOAC 977.27 | 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 7218 and AOAC 977.27 | 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 7218 and AOAC 977.27 | 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 7218 and AOAC 977.27 |
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Scan 100 – Automatic Colony Counters
Scan 300, 500 and 1200 – Automatic Colony Counters
Key Industries
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Environmental
- Food & Beverage
- Pharmaceutical
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