ThunderBOLT Automated ELISA System for Food and Ag Testing

ThunderBOLT Automated ELISA System for Food and Ag Testing

The ThunderBolt is an innovative 2-plate, fully automated, open platform that is compact and cost efficient. The user friendly and flexible software is capable of programming a broad range of protocols. The ThunderBolt is available for both ELISA and Chemiluminescent (CLIA) applications.The ThunderBolt® offers automation features previously reserved for instruments many times the price and size.

Streamline your workflow with easy loading, and fully automated processing, reading and reporting of results. Experience the difference ThunderBolt® automation will bring to your laboratory. As the smallest and lightest instrument in its class, the ThunderBolt® packs a punch. Recover bench-top real estate occupied by bulky, outdated equipment by upgrading to ThunderBolt® automation. With a 2’ x 2’ footprint, and weighing in at a mere 65 pounds, the ThunderBolt® can easily be moved by one person.

 Hardware Specifications

• Sample Capacity- 192 sample positions
• Reagent Positions- 16 custom reagent positions
• Test Tube Size(s)- Standards 12, 13 or 16 x 75 mm tubes (custom racks also available)
• MTP Positions- 2 positions-Pre-dilution MTP Positions-1 position
• Well-Tracking- Independent well tracking and timing
• Wash bottles- 2 external wash bottles
• Probe/Needle- Single probe, dual needle
• Dispense Volume- Up to 300 µl
• Aspiration Volume- 1 µl
• Incubation Temperature- Up to 40 ºC
• Photometer Wavelengths- 405, 450, 490, 550 and 630 nm wavelengths standard (Custom wavelengths available)
• Chemiluminescence Photomultiplier Tube (PMT)
• Detection type: glow, Spectral range: 300-500 nm, Dark count: 50 counts per second (standard)
• Measuring time: 200 ms (adjustable 1 to 1000 ms), Dynamic range: 6 decades (optional add-on).
• Orbital MTP Shaker- Amplitude: 1mm, Speed: Up to 900 RPM, Capacity: 3 MTP (2 reaction, 1 pre-dilution).
• Power Supply- 120-265V, 50-60Hz
• Dimensions- W: 64 cm, D: 57 cm, H: 45 cm (W: 25.2 in, D: 22.5 in, H: 17.7 in)

PN 475003T

Format: Systems/Automated Readers