For this purpose, Lab Services developed the PlateButler® Pier & PlateButler® BarQ: a flexible modular solution to dock and undock devices onto your PlateButler® Robotic System. This way your key devices can be shared over the different applications in the lab. The PlateButler® Pier is the static part on the system that allows the PlateButler® BarQ to land on. This way the PlateButler® BarQ can sail from system to system, providing you with the maximum system flexibility and modularity. The PlateButler® Pier & PlateButler® BarQ are equipped with connections to supply power, serial ports, ethernet communication and compressed air. Furthermore, each PlateButler® BarQ has an identifier so that the PlateButler® Robotic System can identify which ones are connected and can be used.With the sophisticated connecting system between the PlateButler® Pier & PlateButler® BarQ the trolleys can be changed within seconds without having to re-teach the PlateButler® robot arm or having to set up the communication with the instruments. You can even change the location of your PlateButler® BarQ during a run, in order to get better system throughput by creating shorter travel routes for the robot arm. As with all devices in PlateButler® Robotic Systems, the equipment in the PlateButler® BarQ can be used manually or in off-line mode, even during the run! This is a standard feature of our PlateButler® Manager Software. The PlateButler® BarQ positions are guaranteed with our new innovative connecting system (without reserving floor space for unused positions).
- Easy to use innovative connecting system
- Communication, power and air connections
- More workspace, no mounting on the floor for minimum footprint
- Quick in-process change of devices without re-teaching
- Flexible creating of system layout for different applications
- Move instrument locations for optimal throughput
- Share instruments among systems and departments
- Robust systems for heavy payloads
- Robotic automation compatible
- Automatic detection by PlateButler® Manager Software