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Solar system overview
Integrated sample storage and processing - Solar
  Solar is a complete liquid inventory management system for samples held in liquid format. It fully integrates TAP’s established storage and liquid handling technologies and is the ideal solution for inventory managers seeking to maximise the productivity of their facilities.
  Solar has been installed at a number of leading pharmaceutical companies, including GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and
Procter & Gamble
.
Solar automates
 
  • Storage, retrieval and processing, including in-store arraying of randomly accessed vessels
  • Generation of any type of output plate eg compressions, expansions or mixtures
  • Liquid transfers down to tens of nanolitres
  • Controlled thawing of retrieved samples
  • Marshalling of empty labware
  • Collation and labelling of completed orders
  • Plate piercing and sealing
  • Tube capping and decapping
  • Inert gas purging
  • Order scheduling and Materials Routing
  • Full process tracking and automatic fulfilment
  TAP’s proprietary inventory management software, Concerto, is supplied with Solar, eliminating the need for additional purchases or internal systems development. The software can be extended as required to control not only the operation of the Solar but also peripheral processes and external inventory, including manual stores and third party workstations.
Solar offers
 
  • Delivery of assay-ready plates on demand at high speed
  • Consistent, high quality plate production with tight CVs (<5%)
  • Routine handling of large transaction volumes demanded by HTS
  • Rapid resolution of custom secondary and tertiary follow-up plate creation requests
  • Consolidation and standardisation of liquid inventory
  • Simple upgrade path allowing future additions to the system within existing architecture
 
For more information on Solar:
For more information on related consumables available from TAP, visit:
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Learn about the system in use
Meet the TAP SMS Team
Contact Ian Ransome, SMS Business Unit Director
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