2012 September Industry Spotlight

Waste disposal containers

Bio-bins are a new cost effective and convenient alternative to plastic waste collection and disposal containers. Ideal for use in academic, industrial, clinical and government laboratories for a wide range of non-sharps biomedical and laboratory waste that require special heat treatment such as autoclaving or incineration before disposal. Laboratory items such as flasks, serological pipettes, micro volume plates, petri dishes, cell culture roller bottles, tips and tubes are ideal candidates for disposal by this method. Autoclave and/or incinerate contaminated materials in the Bio-bin and dispose of according to your local, state, or federal government regulations.

Visit Dynalon Corporation

Desktop barcode and wristband thermal printers

The WPL25 Desktop Barcode Printer and WHC25 Desktop Wristband Printer use direct thermal technology to provide accurate high-quality images and barcodes. The thermal printing technology uses heat as opposed to ink, making the printed label or wristband smudge proof and durable.

WPL25 features a clamshell design, uses a 200 MHz processor, comes standard with USB and serial interfaces, and offers optional peeler, cutter, and stand-alone keyboard, making it easy to create an all-in-one barcoding and scanning solution.

WHC25 specializes in printing secure, long-lasting wristbands ideal for healthcare patient ID tracking. The LCD screen displays the printer's status and allows troubleshooting away from a PC. It can be a stand-alone printing station and configured to print wristbands by plugging a keyboard into the printer should your computer go down.

Visit Wasp Barcode Technologies

Traceable data logger kit

TransTrak temperature data loggers can be used for monitoring storage temperatures during the transportation of blood, medication, and reagents. The TransTrak software records and stores data from each mission, providing highly accurate temperature results. The compact data loggers meet AABB guidelines and are NIST traceable, logging up to 2,048 readings with user-programmable intervals. Each independent temperature logger comes with an ABS plastic bracket and stainless steel bead chain for easy mounting and is water-resistant.

Visit Cooper-Atkins Corporation

Internet-based tool for customizing QC insert data

My eInserts™ is a free Internet-based tool, available in more than 25 languages, that offers Bio-Rad's QC customers the option to customize their QC product insert data by selecting only the analytes, units, instruments, and/or methods they need. Customized inserts can be saved and selections can be viewed, printed, or edited as needed. Once saved, customized selections are easily duplicated for a new control lot. In addition, automatic email notifications are provided, offering customers the most current product data including updates to control products.

Visit Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

Tissue embedding system

The new TES Valida embedding system incorporates customer feedback. It has an aluminum casing and intuitive useable touch control elements, a paraffin tank with a capacity of 4.6 liters, and an enlarged thermal unit to accommodate cassette baskets from almost every tissue processor available. The bright work space light is retained, and the re-designed dispenser nose can also be used for depositing molds on top to heat them up. The newly squared cool spot fits ideally to the squared shape of the cassette molds. Connectors for two electronically heated forceps, six heating holes for regular forceps, and a hands-free foot switch complete the new concept. Unit design allows left- and right-handed individuals to work ergonomically.

Visit Medite Inc.