Real-Time Incubator and Colony Counting Systems
ScanStation – real-time incubator and colony counting systems
The ScanStation series offers innovative real-time incubator and automated colony counting systems for microbiology laboratories. The instruments continuously monitor Petri dishes during incubation, enabling colony growth to be evaluated before the full incubation period has elapsed.
This significantly reduces time to result, minimises manual intervention and provides consistent, reproducible evaluation.
Key benefits and applications
- Real-time tracking of colony growth during incubation
- Automatic colony counting without manual counting
- Earlier evaluation of results compared with conventional incubation
- Standardised, objective results
- Ideal for food, pharmaceutical, water-testing and clinical microbiology laboratories
Available ScanStation models
ScanStation 100
- Capacity: 100 Petri dishes
- Compact solution for smaller laboratories and lower sample volumes
- Ideal for entry-level real-time microbiology automation
ScanStation 200
- Capacity: 200 Petri dishes
- System optimised for medium sample throughput
- Excellent choice for routine testing and quality control laboratories
ScanStation 300
- Capacity: 300 Petri dishes
- High-throughput solution
- For demanding laboratory environments and continuous sample processing
Why choose a ScanStation system?
The ScanStation is more than an incubator or colony counter: it is a comprehensive microbiology automation solution that reduces labour time, increases laboratory efficiency and supports modern, data-driven laboratory operations.
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Available models:
| Feature Model | ScanStation 100 | ScanStation 200 | ScanStation 300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacterial growth monitoring | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| AI-based mould detection | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Remote access (Connect module) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatic Petri dish identification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| LIMS connectivity (Connect module) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Capacity | 100 Petri dishes | 200 Petri dishes | 300 Petri dishes |
| Loading strategy | Batch or continuous loading | ||
| Maximum incubation time | 10 days | ||
| Camera resolution | 5 MP | ||
| Supported plating methods | Pour plate, surface spread, spiral plating, membrane filtration, air sampling, contact plate, Petrifilm™ | ||
| Petri dish size | Ø 85–96 mm and Ø 54–67 mm with adapter (lid facing up or down) | ||
| Incubation temperature | 20 °C – 45 °C | ||
| Temperature resolution | ±0.1 °C | ||
| Temperature accuracy | ±1 °C (in accordance with FX15-140) | ||
| Temperature logging | Every minute | ||
| Heating / cooling technology | Peltier element | ||
| Compliance | 21 CFR Part 11 | ||
