Hoefer® Smart TubeLaser

The Smart TubeLaser offers precise tube marking, replacing traditional labels with permanent laser etching that is resistant to fading and peeling. Its adaptable coding design allows for personalized customization, making it ideal for laboratory environments. By ensuring superior readability and traceability of your samples, the Smart TubeLaser significantly enhances both efficiency and safety in your lab.

• Laser Engraving: Utilizes advanced laser technology to deliver high-quality, precise markings.
• Customizable Content: Offers flexibility to engrave characters, numbers, letters, barcodes, QR codes, graphics, and more. 
• Permanent Marking: Provides scratch-resistant, low-temperature-resistant, and durable markings, eliminating the risks of peeling, damage, or loss.
• Desktop Design: Compact and highly integrated, making it ideal for small-scale cryovials and shipment vials in laboratory settings.
• Rapid Engraving: Capable of engraving 12 cryotubes in under 10 seconds. 
• Differentiated Information Etching: Supports the engraving of both individual and batch-specific information on cryotubes.
• Open Communication Interface: Integrates seamlessly with existing software systems and supports the import of external data.
• Compatibility: Fully compatible with Hoefer's extensive range of editable tubes in various 

Hoefer® AutoLaser Marking Machine

• Laser-etch tri-code sample tubes with a maximum of 1200 tubes per hour, user-defined with their own information
• Customize the code using characters, numbers, letters, barcodes, 2D codes, graphics, etc
• Laser-etched code with high contrast and readability, simply recognized with a Hoefer® Barcode Reader.

Open communication interface for integrating into existing software. Data can be imported externally without manual input. Compatible with the entire suite of Hoefer® sample storage tubes. Simplify the sample handling process by solving issues of paper labels that are prone to contamination, not waterproof, and fall off at low temperatures.

Hoefer® Barcode Reader

Hoefer® Barcode Reader uses a high-resolution, camera-based imaging system to provide a very effective reading of whole SBS rack tubes. With an integrated sample management software, it is an ideal tool for precise identification of 2D codes and sample traceability, can meet the requirements of sample storage of any lab.

• Decode a whole rack of tubes in less than 1 second, capable of reading a whole rack of tubes or a single tube
• Direct USB power supply and data transfer via Type-C or USB 3.1 ports
• Use with any 2D-coded tubes in SBS format rack, available for 24, 48, 96, and 240 format SBS racks
• Data output choice with Excel, CSV, text, TCP/IP, ODBC, etc
• Remote control via TCP/1P, allowing synchronized code-reading in multi-computers
• Compact size, suitable for small workbench operation
• High resolution camera, to provide clearer pictures and more accurate reads 

Hoefer® AutoCap and HandheldCap Capper/Decapper

Hoefer® AutoCap Capper/Decapper

Designed for increased throughput and optimized workflow, Hoefer® AutoCap 96/48 can be used for capping/decapping whole SBS-format tubes, making the system ideal for lab automation management or biological sample storage.

• Cap/decap a whole SBS-format rack of tubes within 1 min
• Compatible with a wide range of sample storage tubes of different types and brands
• Interchangeable carriers for switching tube format in less than two minutes
• Quick setup and touch screen operation, an ideal use for fully automated workflow integration
• A better choice for sample storage management in any high-throughput laboratories 

AutoCap Specifications

• Compatible with a variety of sample tubes
• Positioning regulation, positioning error: ±0.05mm
• Emergency stop switch in case of emergency
• Interface for third-party equipment communication
• Operating Conditions: 220V, 50Hz
• Temperature: 0°C to 40°C
• Humidity <85% RH 

Hoefer® HandheldCap Capper/Decapper

User-friendly and lightweight, Hoefer® HandheldCap 8/6 can quickly cap/decap 8 or 6 Hoefer® sample storage tubes, effectively reducing the work load of operators as a solution that takes into account the transition from manual to automated systems.

• Automatic capping and decapping within 10 seconds, improving the processing throughput by handheld.
• User-friendly, lightweight and ergonomically designed
• Magnetic contact charging for longer battery life and faster charging times
• Portable and convenient, a better choice for sample treatment in any laboratory
• Desktop stand for easy handling, firmly attached

Grant Bio Controlled Rate Freeze Thaw - CRFT

Controlled rate freezer and thawer that maximizes cell survival without using liquid nitrogen

Key features and benefits

• Accurate and reproducible control of cooling rates and sample temperatures
• A focus on maximizing cell survival rates
• Controlled and customizable freezing and thawing
• Linear and non-linear freezing profiles
• Liquid nitrogen, alcohol, and cryogen-free – no need for ‘topping up’
• Interchangeable heads for flexibility (ordered separately)
• Free-of-charge software allows you to design, track, export, and report temperature profiles
• Easy to use and samples can be nucleated/seeded in-situ
• Low running costs: estimated at 1% of liquid nitrogen-controlled rate freezing and runs on a 24V supply
• Temperature range of -100°C to 30°C*
• Servicing and calibration options are available
• Command protocols available 

Applications

• Transgenic embryology research
• Stem cell research
• Clinical and research samples, e.g. lymphocytes and tissue cell lines in conventional cryovials
• Various mammalian cells including cardiomyocytes, adipose, liver and muscle
• Cord blood-derived stem cells
• Adherent cells and stem cells in microplates
• Cell suspensions in numbered/barcoded arrays
• System integrations
• Suitable for applications in veterinarian IVF Controlled rate freezer and thawer that maximizes cell survival without using liquid nitrogen

*Minimum head temperature achieved with sealed lid in place. Temperatures specified are applicable to CRFT head (sample temperatures may vary).

Store and transport low-temperature liquid gases or high temperature liquids. Dewar flasks are available in two sizes: 1000ml or 500ml and come complete with vented stainless steel lids. Model SDF-1000 comes with removable stainless steel handle.

Specifications:

• 3 Carousel options for common vacuum tube sizes:
• 13 mm x 75 mm (Included)
• 13 mm x 100 mm (Included)
• 16 mm x 100 mm (Optional)
• 60 Tubes per minute throughput
• Simple plug & play operation
• Improved biosafety in your lab

The GTD-1 decapper is a semi-automated system for safely and efficiently removing caps from primary blood and urine tubes. By using a simple yet effective design, the unit helps limit aerosol exposure commonly associated with the opening of blood tubes, finger injury due to broken glass and repetitive strain injury.
 

Specifications 

Haier Liquid Nitrogen Tank Smart Cap

• Independent, high accuracy measuring system for liquid level and temperature
• Real time display of level and temperature, alarm setting via phone message, email, and wechat
• Wireless transmission of level and temperature data to a data interrupter
• Fluid level and temperature data uploaded remotely to cloud terminals for recording, printing, and storage
• Built-in high efficiency lithium battery for longevity

SmartCap is a low energy consumption IoT-based module that can monitor liquid nitrogen level and temperature in a liquid nitrogen tank. It is suitable for aluminium alloy liquid nitrogen tanks with opening port size of 50 mm, 80 mm, 125 mm, 216 mm. The built-in high efficiency lithium battery can operate the device for more than two years.