CERTUS FLEX DWP Automatic Digital Dispenser for Deep Well Plates

The CERTUS FLEX DWP is the high version of the CERTUS FLEX automatic digital dispenser, built for very deep well plates and tall labware: 19 – 73 mm plate height (14 – 68 mm with the high well plate holder), with the same contactless nanoliter-to-milliliter dispensing on up to eight independent channels.

Thanks to the CERTUS FLEX one-of-a-kind digital dispensing technology the days of tedious manual dispensing and error-prone dilution patterns are over. The CERTUS FLEX does this part of the job for you. Thus, you will reach higher throughput, which means higher cost efficiency. We give you a modular design in two basic versions, with 5 or 8 individually controllable channels, which can be equipped with different valves to facilitate ideal dispensing of substances with different physical properties.

The dispensing parameters of each channel are individually controlled by the intuitive and adaptable proprietary CERTUS CONTROL PC software and electronics. We have developed CERTUS FLEX for contactless dispensing of a broad range of liquid substances and large molecules, using our renowned Gyger micro valve technology and air pressure control, giving you maximum precision and flexibility.

Thanks to the SiLA compliance of CERTUS CONTROL, you can rely on easy integration into your laboratory automation workflows such as HTS platforms.

You need simple integration into your laboratory automation workflow and optimized interoperability. That is what CERTUS CONTROL enables you to do, thanks to certified SiLA compliance.

CERTUS FLEX gives you the immense flexibility to dispense fluids of low to high viscosity in individual, precise and highly accurate doses from nanoliters to milliliters.

CERTUS FLEX dispensers are also equipped for high speed parallel dispensing. However, dispensing is also possible into a broad range of other plate formats (standard and custom), to meet your exact experimental requirements.

Over 500 million cycles without losing accuracy, that’s the performance of our GYGER micro valves. Our micro valves dispense larger substance volumes in one single shot, in contrast to many separate tiny drops. Bottom line: your number of effective valve movements is significantly reduced, giving you more total dispensing operations for your investment.

In addition, cleaning and maintenance are simple and reduced to the absolute minimum.

If large quantities of fluids are to be dispensed, fluids can be fed to the micro valves from bottles or other containers. For the dispensing of smaller volumes or high value substances, syringes with volumes from 3 to 60 ml can be connected directly to the dispensing head using luer-lock.

CERTUS FLEX has been developed for contactless dispensing of a broad range of liquid substances (such as aqueous buffers, alcohols, DMSO, solvents, detergents, cells, DNA/RNAi, proteins or oils) and large molecules, all with a focus on greatest accuracy.

This is our promise: When you buy a GYGER dispenser you will hold in your hands an unmatched product, with the potential to last a lifetime. No cartridges, no disposable tips and no other hidden costs.

CERTUS FLEX comes with an intuitive, modular proprietary software, which enables flexible programming of dispensing onto multiple regions using different valve types for diverse liquids at the same time. It offers dispensing on any well plate format as well as the calibration and verification of each individual microvalve and also permits automated detailed reporting of your dispensing experiments. Furthermore, it allows you to easily control and monitor all your CERTUS FLEX devices in order to transfer methods and experiments; no matter whether they operate as stand-alone-devices or are integrated into larger platforms. Thanks to the Windows based user interface it has a familiar look-and-feel making it much easier to use.

Key Features

• Up to eight independent channels
• Continuously adjustable pressure from 0.06 – 1.0 bar
• 96, 384, 1536, 3456 default well plate formats
• Specially for very deep well plate
• Contactless dispensing
• Windows-based CERTUS control software (computer not included)
• 90 – 264V AC, 50/60Hz
• Compressed air input 1.7 – 2 bar, minimum 6 l/min
• Country specific power cables must be ordered separately
• Plate height 19 – 73 mm with the low well plate holder, 14 – 68 mm with the high (automation) holder

Technical Data

Note: Dispensing times may vary depending on media type micro valve type and dispensing volume.

Configuration

The basic unit is configured to your application with a valve head (FLEX 5 or FLEX 8, or the 22° angled FLEX 4x22° / FLEX 8x22°), one SMLD 300GC / 300GCR micro valve per channel, a well plate holder (low for manual operation, high for robotic integration), a waste tray, and bottle kits (50, 250 or 500 ml) and/or Luer-Lock syringe kits (3 – 60 ml) for fluid supply. Country-specific power cable is ordered with the unit. Request a quote and we will put together the complete configuration with you.

Applications

• Drug Discovery
• HTS (High Throughput Screening)
• Compound Management
• Biochemical and Cell Based Assays
• Cancer Research
• Genomics and Proteomics Research
• PCR and Protein Crystallography
• Environmental and Chemical Research
• Cosmetics Development and Testing
• Nutritional Science and Food Technology

Documents

• Brochure CERTUS FLEX (PDF)

Ordering Information