Heineken Sevilla decidió automatizar su laboratorio con AES CHEMUNEX

Heineken, empresa líder en el sector cervecero español, utiliza los sistemas AES para la preparación y distribución de medios y caldos de cultivo Masterclave 09 + APS320 y XY500 + PM05.

Virginia Rojano Ramos, Jefe de laboratorio Fisico-Químico y Microbiología nos habla sobre su experiencia con el uso de nuestros equipos.

"Nuestro laboratorio tramita diariamente una gran cantidad de muestras, en consecuencia la cantidad de placas y tubos preparados diariamente es muy grande, lo que antes nos conllevaba dedicar mucho tiempo a esta tarea."

"Desde que utilizamos los equipos para la preparación y distribución de medios de cultivo, conseguimos ahorrar tiempo y además obtenemos unos resultados fiables, así como trazabilidad en las muestras gracias a la impresión lateral de las placas."

"Además de ahorrar en tiempo, este tipo de equipos solucionan una parte muy importante de optimizar los recursos humanos, lo que es de gran ayuda en un laboratorio con poco personal."

Virginia Rojano Ramos - Heineken (Sevilla, España)

LABAQUA reduce tiempos de preparación de medios de cultivo utilizando APS ONE + Masterclave 09 + LINX

LABAQUA empresa que se dedica a servicios medioambientales, diagnóstico y consultoría, decidió utilizar el sistema APS ONE + Masterclave 09 + LINX, para la fabricación de sus medios de cultivo en placas de Petri.

Según Vicente Catalán, Responsable de I+D y microbiología, el uso del sistema "permite automatizar la preparación de los medios de cultivo, reduciendo los costes y tiempos de preparación". Consiguiendo además una "normalización de los procesos de control de calidad".

Los motivos principales por los cuales eligieron el sistema APS ONE + Masterclave 09 + LINX fueron: "el nivel tecnológico del equipo, el coste y el servicio técnico del fabricante en España".

Vicente Catalán - Responsable de I+D y microbiología - LABAQUA, España

APS One new automated Petri dish filling system evaluated by the Rennes Hospital

"10 litres of culture media in just 40 minutes without reloading the carousel!"

"We were pleasantly surprised by the

speed and efficiency of the APS One from AES CHEMUNEX. APS One is very reliable and can carry out a complete culture

media dispensing cycle without supervision . The large plate loading capacity makes it ideal and it's a true walk-away pouring system.

Its high-speed filling rate was very useful. The double pump accessory makes this automated filler very practical for large volumes: 10 litres of media in just 40 minutes without any need to

reload the carousel with empty Petri dishes!

Loading the columns of the carousel is simple as the nominal height facilitates the easy stacking of Petri dishes.

Another innovative aspect of the APS One is the pouring quality: smooth, level media in the Petri dishes without any "wave" effect. This is ideal for blood ager and chocolate agar plates.

We also appreciated the flexibility of use, clear menus, colour display screen and the fact that it is easy to use. The APS One provides high quality, sterile plates, minimizing the risk of contamination with the machine's easy to clean, smooth surfaces. The risk of contamination of sterile distributed media is radically reduced because the opening of each plate is limited to 4 seconds per Petri dish when pouring.

The facility to change the distribution volume at any time during operation is also very reassuring and practical.

We also noticed that it was easy to remove the carousel, if required, as there are no screws, but nonetheless it is an effective assembly. Furthermore the shuttle system is very accessible and easily removable allowing free access for thorough cleaning. "

M. GAUDIN - Bacteriology laboratory- CH Rennes, France

Kevin W. Smith, CLT

Bacteriology Manager

Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network

Oakwood, Ga 30566

Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network is primarily involved in environmental testing for Salmonella for several hundred poultry growers producing eggs and meat in Georgia and out-of-state growers serving Georgia. As the state agency for the National Poultry Improvement Plan, we are experiencing a dramatic increase in testing volume in response to new FDA rules for more intensive monitoring of poultry growers, which came after a recent major national outbreak.

In the Bacteriology Lab, we have a 12-person team that typically analyses between 3,000 and 7,000 environmental samples from the poultry houses (floor, boots and dust swabs) per month against over 2,000 types of Salmonella. If a meat grower tests positive, we will culture the birds. If an egg grower tests positive, especially for some of the more virulent strains of Salmonella, that grower has to provide us with 1,000 eggs every two weeks for two months. That is significant volume for an already busy lab and creates an all-hands-on-deck event for us.

Because of the volume of tests we do, we cannot afford to purchase prepared media, so we make our own media in large quantities. For one of the broths we use, we can go through up to 30 liters per day. We had people constantly boiling media to keep up, which took up a lot of time that could have been spent on other higher-level lab activities.

We purchased the Masterclave 528 because we needed an instrument with quick turnaround time, which could handle high volumes and was easy to use. Of all the instrumentation we looked at on the market, Masterclave 528 was only alternative for us. Would have needed to buy two instruments of what competitors had to offer.

Once we got the financing in place, we were up and running right away. The instrument shipped quickly, was installed promptly and staff was trained in a couple of days. It is very easy to maintain and clean up. The Masterclave 528 has exceeded all of our expectations. Now, within two hours, we can make the same amount of media it used to take us a full day to make. This has enabled us to free up staff for conducting more tests.

The Masterclave 528 is very economical in the amount of space is takes up and is very flexible and mobile. We are planning to use the instrument in two lab locations in a new facility we are building. We have already included connections for the Masterclave in the lab plans.

Masterclave 528 has really done an excellent job. It is designed just for what we need, so it has been a perfect fit for us.