Fluotics Automation Tips Compatible with Agilent Tapestion 2200 and 4200

Fluotics manufactures a complete selection of automation tips compatible with the Agilent™ Tapestation liquid handlers. Our automation tips are directly interchangeable with their Agilent automation tip counterpart. For further information, please visit our Resources page where you can find our complete Product Catalog, an Instrument Compatibility Chart, and Product Specifications for choosing the right tip for your intrument.

GILENT TAPESTATION AUTOMATION TIPS – SELECTION

Fluotics offers a complete selection of Agilent Tapestation compatible robotic pipette tips. Available in a variety of tip volumes, with or without filters, for Agilent liquid handling workstations. 

Specifically, we offer the following pipette tip types with their corresponding volume ranges:

Fluotics’ tips compatible with Agilent Tapestation 2200   | 30µL working volume, 16 x 24 tip array (384 format)

Fluotics’ tips compatible with Agilent Tapestation 4200 (coming soon)   | 30µL working volume, 16 x 24 tip array (384 format)

COMPATIBILITY

Fluotics designs its Agilent compatible automation tips for optimal usage with the Agilent Tapestation liquid handlers. We expect our Agilent Tapestation compatible pipet tips to be directly interchangeable with the original Agilent Tapestation pipet tip. A separate labware definition is not necessary when using our Agilent Tapestation compatible automation tips. Similarly, the end user does not need to modify their existing automation control software protocols. 

QUALITY AND RELIABILITY

Our goal is complete assurance and confidence in the quality of Fluotics’ Agilent Tapestation compatible automation tips.

To this end our pipette tips are manufactured within a highly controlled environment using sophisticated production processes. Our automation pipette tips begin with careful design, testing and validation of molds using advanced tooling techniques. Production processes are fully integrated with multiple quality control steps at each stage. Each tip not only undergoes automated machine vision inspection for straightness and uniformity, but also functional performance checks of each tip lot.

Functional performance is tested on the identical instruments that our customers use and include standalone instruments (Agilent Bravo and Agilent VPrep) and workstation (e.g. Agilent Biocel) components such as VStacks. Performance testing includes accuracy and precision testing (% coefficient of variation, CV) for each lot using ANSI/SBS standard microwell plates. Additional functional testing includes (but is not limited to):

– Tip capacity

– Tip liquid level and retention (using H₂O, EtOH, and DMSO)

– Tip liquid residual quantification

– Tip loading and unloading

– Tip length (physical and effective)

– Tip curvature (high density microwell plate access)

Common concerns such as static buildup are also addressed during the production processes where rigorous anti-static measures are implemented. By applying these strict quality control procedures, the tightest dimensional and performance tolerances are achieved allowing us to guarantee consistently accurate and precise pipetting

GUARANTEE

When you choose Fluotics, we know your decision is more than a financial one. It’s also an implicit trust in us and our products. Consequently, our aim is to provide you with the best experience imaginable. When you purchase Fluotics’ products they are always fully and unconditionally guaranteed to perform to your expectations. 

MATERIALS

Fluotics produces its Agilent Tapestation compatible automation tips from the highest grade virgin polypropylene available. We use ultra-polishing techniques with our pipet tips to ensure low liquid retention without the use of releasing agents or other additives which have been shown to be problematic in certain assays (John Watson et al., 2009). Furthermore, our 384 format Agilent Tapestation compatible tip boxes are produced from a conductive carbon impregnated polypropylene polymer to dissipate any static buildup.

APPLICATIONS

From simple liquid transfers to complex multi-step assay protocols, Fluotics’ Agilent Tapestation compatible robotic tips are used in an array of liquid handling protocols. Our automation tips are used daily worldwide by scientists to perform compound management, lead discovery, assay development, next generation sequencing (NGS), and other important functions.

Whether the application is plate to plate transfer, single tip hit picking or serial dilution you can have full confidence that Fluotics’ tips will consistently meet and exceed expectations.

Some publications describing Fluotics’ pipette tips are available in our Library.

QUANTITIES

Our Agilent Tapestation compatible automation tips are packaged in case quantities of 50 tip boxes per case. Each tip box has 384 tips and each case has 19,200 tips. Custom packaging and tip formats are available upon request. Please contact us at info@fluotics.com

*DISCLAIMER

Fluotics independently manufactures its robotic automation tips to be compatible with the original manufacturer’s robotic liquid handling instruments: These include but are not limited to: Agilent VPrep and Bravo, Beckman Biomek iSeries, FX/NX and Multimek, Analytik Jena Cybi Well and Cybio Felix, Dynamic Devices Oasis and Lynx, Hamilton MicroLab Star, PerkinElmer Janus and Evolution P3, MGI Tech MGISP-960, Tecan Freedom Evo and Fluent, and Qiagen QIAgility. Fluotics is not affiliated with these instrument manufacturers.