Interscience – Real-time Incubator and Colony Counter
The real-time revolution!
ScanStation is a real-time incubator and colony counting station centralizing incubation, detection and counting of up to 300 Petri dishes simultaneously.
Available Models
Real-time incubator and colony counter
100 Petri dishes
ScanStation 100 is a unit centralizing incubation, detection and counting of Petri dishes. Colonies are detected & counted as soon as they appear. Follow the growth curve of the colonies. ScanStation 100 can accommodate up to 100 Petri dishes.
- Rotating storage carousel capacity: up to 100 Petri dishes (incubated simultaneously in a thermoregulated incubator with Peltier module ± 1°C)
- Equipped with pressure-sensitive gripper which adapts itself to all Petri dishes
- Counting on pour plate, surface, Spiral, filtration membranes
- Petri dish sizes: Ø 55 to 65 mm, Ø 90 mm
- Reading time in between each dish: 30 min or 1 h
- Data integrity &Traceability is ensured: Data is archived and accessible till final validation of results (beyond incubation)
- 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
- Compatible with datalink system
Applications
The ScanStation, incubator and automatic colony counter, integrated itself into different fields of application. Its flexibility allows it to adapt to any protocol such as bioburden, challenge tests, counting and quality control. Real-time monitoring offers anticipated results for validation.
Real-time incubator and colony counter
200 Petri dishes
ScanStation 200 is a unit centralizing incubation, detection and counting of Petri dishes. Colonies are detected & counted as soon as they appear, from the beginning of the incubation. Follow the growth curve of the colonies. ScanStation 200 can accomodate up to 200 Petri dishes.
- Capacity: up to 200 Petri dishes
- Counting on pour plate, surface, Spiral, filtration membranes
- Petri dish sizes: Ø 55 to 65 mm, Ø 90 mm
- Reading time in between each dish: 30 min or 1 h
- Data integrity &Traceability is ensured: Data is archived and accessible till final validation of results (beyond incubation)
- 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
- Compatible with datalink system
Applications
The ScanStation, incubator and automatic colony counter, integrated itself into different fields of application. Its flexibility allows it to adapt to any protocol such as bioburden, challenge tests, counting and quality control. Real-time monitoring offers anticipated results for validation.
Real-time incubator and colony counter
300 Petri dishes
ScanStation 300 is a device centralizing incubation, detection and counting of Petri dishes. Colonies are detected & counted as soon as they appear. Follow the growth curve of the colonies. ScanStation 300 can accomodate up to 300 Petri dishes.
- Capacity: up to 300 Petri dishes
- Counting on pour plate, surface, Spiral, filtration membranes
- Petri dish sizes: Ø 55 to 65 mm, Ø 90 mm
- Accuracy of incubation temperature: ± 1°C
- Reading time in between each dish: 1 hour
Applications
The ScanStation, incubator and automatic colony counter, integrated itself into different fields of application. Its flexibility allows it to adapt to any protocol such as bioburden, challenge tests, counting and quality control. Real-time monitoring offers anticipated results for validation.
Key Features
Real-time Incubator and Colony Counter
- Accurate (elimination of artifacts) and faster(results in 8h instead if 24 h)
- Real time bacterial growth count: 5-megapixel ultra-HD camera detects colonies as soon as they appear before clustering or covering can occur, while dissociating the artefacts.
- Accuracy of incubation temperature: ± 1°C
- Robotic arm transfers the Petri dishes from the carousel to the camera to perform a time-lapse photography
- Scan Station is equipped with a pressure-sensitive gripper which adapts itself to all petri dishes
- The bacterial growth video helps validate the results by showing the distinction between a particle and a bacterium, avoiding false positives
- Images taken at regular intervals enable to visualize the beginning of the growth of micro-organisms such as molds in order to facilitate counting.
- Data can be recovered beyond incubation date.
- 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
- Mono or Multi-batch
Technical Specifications
ScanStation 100
| Reference | 439 100 |
| Capacity | 100 Petri dishes |
|---|---|
| Reading time in between each dish | 30 minutes or 1 hour |
| Petri dish size | Ø 90 mm right side up or upside down and Ø 55-65 mm(with adaptor for Petri dish Ø 55-65mm – ref: 439 180) |
| Type of plating accepted | Pour plate, surface, Spiral®, filtration membrane |
| Loading | Single or multi-batch |
| External dimensions (w x d x h) | 136 x 83 x 91 cm |
| External dimensions (handles dismantled – w x d x h) | 136 x 79 x 91 cm |
| Height of the storage unit | 62 cm |
| Total height with storage unit | 146 cm |
| Weight of the ScanStation® | 280 kg |
| Weight of the storage furniture | 70 kg |
| Power | 100-240V~ 50-60 Hz |
| Max power | 2000 watts |
ScanStation 200
| Reference | 439 200 |
| Capacity | 200 Petri dishes |
|---|---|
| Reading time in between each dish | 30 minutes or 1 hour |
| Petri dish size | Ø 90 mm right side up or upside down and Ø 55-65 mm (with adaptor for Petri dish Ø 55-65mm – ref: 439 180) |
| Type of plating accepted | Pour plate, surface, Spiral®, filtration membrane |
| Loading | Single or multi-batch |
| External dimensions (w x d x h) | 136 x 83 x 122 cm |
| External dimensions (handles dismantled – w x d x h) | 136 x 79 x 122 cm |
| Height of the storage unit | 62 cm |
| Total height with storage unit | 177 cm |
| Weight of the ScanStation® | 320 kg |
| Weight of the storage furniture | 70 kg |
| Power | 100-240V~ 50-60 Hz |
| Max power | 2000 watts |
ScanStation 300
| Reference | 439 300 |
| Capacity | 300 Petri dishes |
|---|---|
| Reading time in between each dish | 1 hour |
| Petri dish size | Ø 90 mm right side up or upside down and Ø 55-65 mm (with adaptor for Petri dish Ø 55-65mm – ref: 439 180) |
| Type of plating accepted | Pour plate, surface, Spiral®, filtration membrane |
| Loading | Single or multi-batch |
| External dimensions (w x d x h) | 136 x 83 x 146 cm |
| External dimensions (handles dismantled – w x d x h) | 136 x 79 x 146 cm |
| Height of the storage unit | 62 cm |
| Total height with storage unit | 201 cm |
| Weight of the ScanStation® | 355 kg |
| Weight of the storage furniture | 70 kg |
| Power | 100-240V~ 50-60 Hz |
| Max power | 2000 watts |
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Key Industries
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Food & Beverage
- Environmental
- Pharmaceutical
Brand
INTERSCIENCE is a French leading manufacturer for microbiology. Our products are used daily in laboratories in more than 120 countries to ensure safe food and products, safe medical resources and innovative research. Our products are ISO 9001 and CE certified, we also follow European directives 2006/42 / EC, 2014/30 / EU and 2014/35 / EU.