Waters Extraction+ Connected Device for the Andrew+ Pipetting Robot

Waters has introduced the Extraction+ Connected Device, a software-controlled product for the company’s Andrew+ Pipetting Robot that automates the preparation of biological, food, forensics and environmental samples by solid-phase extraction (SPE). The device eliminates the need to manually pipette and extract samples with a hands-free, automated approach to SPE. It is designed to save scientists up to 4 h of bench time for each sample set and reduce the risk of user-to-user variability.

The product is one of several ‘connected devices’ for the Andrew+ Pipetting Robot which are controlled using Waters’ OneLab Software. With a simple and intuitive user interface, the software makes it easy for designing and executing automated sample preparation protocols such as pipetting, shaking, cooling and heating, and purifying genomic, plasmid and mitochondrial DNA samples. The Extraction+ Connected Device consists of a smart pump, a manifold for holding 1, 3 and 6 cc cartridges or elution plates and software for creating and controlling pressure gradients during SPE clean-up procedures.