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Life Science 07 A customer of ours decided to develop an area of instrumentation that they had not worked on previously – a Flow Cytometer for food analysis. IMI Precision Engineering was involved from the very beginning to help them design their fluidic circuit; the key requirement being the subtle introduction of sample into a continuously flowing sheath fluid. After working closely with the customer to gain a deeper understanding of their application needs, we were able to design a solution based on a modification of our current syringe pump range. By introducing a new electronic control system for the V6 syringe pump, we were able to account for the large range of flow rates required by the instrument. The pump was reconfigured to quickly alter between fast flows to slow dispense at speeds less than 1μl/s, up to a lifetime of millions of cycles. Flow Cytometry Case Study We specialise in designing customised solutions Media separated valves also available for sample handling SYRINGE PUMPS CUSTOM LIQUID LEVEL SWITCHES PTFE seals Large orifice for bulk fluidics handling Chemical inertness; handles bleach, wash fluids etc. High flow rate HIGH FLOW MEDIA SEPARATED VALVES Handles up to 7 Bar fluid pressure Ceramic, PEEK, PTFE and plastic materials available Allows simplification of fluidic circuit From 3 up to 12 way valves available ROTARY VALVE High precision and accuracy, optimised to reduce pulsation Multichannel options available, dispense up to 8 samples at once! Ultra low level switch available Zero dead volume syringe; no carryover, no bubbles Inline pump available with easy to replace syringe Tool free maintenance Single and multiple point switches available