Multidrop 384 and Multidrop Micro are now available with a 60-plate Titan stacker that supports lid handling when used with the Titertek Multidrop PC software.

As plate lids typically do not conform to the SBS/ANSI specifications for microplates, they cannot be handled discretely by the Titan stacker. The new implementation circumvents that problem in an efficient manner that requires no expensive separate de-lidder and adds very little to the cycle time.

In summary, the stacker feeds the first plate to the Multidrop then returns the processed plate to the input stack to receive its lid and the next plate. As shown in the photograph, this second plate is temporarily held by the P3 (the plate transfer gripper) while the first plate with its lid is delivered to the output stack. The second plate is now handed to the Multidrop, processed and the cycle repeats.

De-lidding is also now available for MAP and Quadflex.