Brooks PreciseFlex 400 Overview

The Brooks PreciseFlex 400 is a collaborative sample handler with a 23 N servo gripper, 0.5 kg payload, 579 or 734 mm reach, ±0.09 mm repeatability, 400, 750 or 1,160 mm Z stroke, embedded controller and hand guiding.

Key Specifications

Price available on request. Any price is indicative, not final and may change.

Applications

• Drug Discovery

• Genomics and Biobanking

• Mobile Lab Automation

Brooks PreciseFlex 400 Review Summary

PF400 combines a horizontally articulated arm with a tall vertical axis, letting it reach into racks, hotels and stacked instruments from a small footprint. It handles SBS plates in either orientation, tubes and vials with its included 23 N servo gripper, carries 0.5 kg, and repeats to ±0.09 mm. Z strokes of 400, 750 or 1,160 mm and reaches of 579 or 734 mm are offered, and an optional rail adds 1 to 2 m of travel. Low collision forces and standard hand guiding allow work beside lab staff, and the embedded controller and low power draw suit mobile carts. Brooks quotes 125,000 hours MTBF. The datasheet lists weights for the 1,160 mm version in an order that looks reversed.

Pros

• Built for lab plates

• Tall Z reach

• Embedded controller

• Very high MTBF

Cons

• 0.5 kg payload

Who It Is For

It fits laboratories and OEMs automating plate and tube handling between instruments.

Full review: Brooks PreciseFlex 400 Review: Specs and Uses of the Collaborative Lab Sample Handler