Automated Plating Systems
Automated platers for microbiological testing
Automated platers are essential tools in modern microbiology laboratories, where speed, repeatability and traceability are crucial. The Interscience easySpiral product range enables precise, automated plating of samples onto agar plates, minimising human error and significantly reducing testing time.
The automated plater systems are ideal for:
- food microbiology testing
- dairy and beverage laboratories
- environmental and water-testing applications
- quality control (QC) and routine testing
- accredited laboratories (ISO, HACCP)
easySpiral – basic automated plater
easySpiral provides a reliable, straightforward solution for routine microbiological plate inoculation.
Advantages:
- Automated, reproducible plating
- Reduced pipetting and handling errors
- Faster operation compared with manual methods
- Ideal entry-level automated plater for small and medium-sized laboratories
easySpiral Pro – full traceability
easySpiral Pro is specifically designed for laboratories where documentation and traceability are key requirements.
Features:
- Comprehensive data logging and retrieval
- Suitable for accredited and audited environments
- Intuitive user interface
- Consistent, accurate plating performance even with high sample volumes
easySpiral Pro Milk – specialised for the dairy industry
The easySpiral Pro Milk version is specifically optimised for the requirements of dairy and milk-processing laboratories.
Advantages:
- Programs optimised for milk samples
- Fast and reliable colony counting
- Supports payment and quality-control testing
- Reduces variations caused by human intervention
easySpiral Dilute – dilution and plating in one step
easySpiral Dilute combines automated dilution and plating in a single compact system.
What makes it special?
- Time-saving solution for high sample volumes
- Reduces equipment requirements and handling steps
- Consistent, reproducible results
- Ideal for high-throughput microbiology laboratories
Contact us, and we will help you choose!
Available models:
General information
| Feature Model | easySpiral | easySpiral Pro | easySpiral Pro Milk |
easySpiral Dilute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete plating cycle (25 s) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microprocessor control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic pipette disinfection system with overflow protection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dispensed volume programmable via USB | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Traceability (traceability) | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| dataLink™ compatibility | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sampling from a tube | – | – | ✓ | – |
| Dilution mode | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Counting range up to 1×1012 CFU/mL | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Sample mixing before dilution/plating | – | – | – | ✓ |
Plating modes
| Feature Model | easySpiral | easySpiral® Pro / Pro Milk |
easySpiral® Dilute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counting range | 300 – 1.3 × 105 CFU/mL |
100 – 1 × 107 CFU/mL | 30 – 1 × 1012 CFU/mL |
| Exponential/spiral plating | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Circular spiral/stepwise plating | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Constant-volume plating | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pour plating | – | – | ✓ |
| Petri dish compatibility | 90 mm | 90 mm 150 mm |
55 mm 90 mm 150 mm |
Specifications
| Feature Model | easySpiral | easySpiral Pro | easySpiral Pro Milk |
easySpiral Dilute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of dilutions per cycle (1/10) | – | – | – | 5 |
| Syringe capacity | 1 000 µL | |||
| Permitted diluents | – | – | – | Physiological solution, saline solution, Ringer's solution |
| Max. pressure | Max. 8 bar | |||
| Traceability (traceability) | – | Excel, LIMS, dataLink™ | ||
| Dispensed volume programmable via USB | 10 – 1 000 µL | |||
| Preset dispensed volume | 50 µL, 100 µL | 50, 100, 200 µL | ||
| Consecutive plating from the same sample | Up to 20 Petri dishes (50 µL) | |||
| Sampling + disinfection + inoculation | 25 s | |||
| Housing | Stainless steel | |||
