LabElite DeCapper
Fast, Hands-Free Decapping
The Hamilton LabElite DeCapper automates storage tube capping and decapping, enhancing efficiency and saving valuable time with standalone operation.
How It's Used
Adding consistency and speed to sample management workflows
Whether your goal is to protect and preserve sample integrity or to rapidly respond to surging demands, trust in the Hamilton LabElite DeCapper for precise storage tube capping and decapping, hands-free convenience, and enduring reliability.
Hamilton LabElite DeCapper
Seamless Tube Processing with Intelligent Automation
Boost lab efficiency with the LabElite DeCapper, designed for automated capping and decapping of sample storage tubes. Easily swap decapping heads to accommodate 24, 48, and 96 tube rack formats, including RackWare standard-density racks.
Swappable adapter bits ensure compatibility with most microtubes and cryovial brands, including internally and externally threaded storage tubes. Maintain sample integrity while optimizing workflow with effortless tube rack orientation changes between landscape and portrait.
Reduce ergonomic strain with hands-free capping and decapping. The intuitive touchscreen offers five operation modes: all rows, selected rows, all columns, selected columns, or partial racks.
Designed for standalone or fully automated use, the LabElite DeCapper adapts to evolving throughput needs. SiLA-compliant drivers enable seamless integration into larger robotic workflows, ensuring precision, reliability, and efficiency at every step.
Common applications Biobanking, Pre-Analytics & Primary Sample Processing, In Vitro Diagnostics, Toxicology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
One compact and automated screw cap decapper is all that you need to effectively process racks of 48 and 96-format tubes as well as 24-format tube racks.
Reliable capping and decapping along with cross-threading prevention measures protect sample integrity across many tube types.
Five ways to decap portrait- or landscape-oriented storage tube racks: all rows, selected rows, all columns, selected columns, or partial racks.
Optional Row Loop Mode caps and decaps one row at a time to limit sample exposure time.
Explore Hamilton LabElite DeCapper
Turntable rack deck
One-touch operation
Interchangeable decapping heads
Interchangeable adapter bits
Meet the LabElite DeCapper
Explore the features and capabilities of the LabElite DeCapper in our fully immersive, 3D product tour. This intuitive tour lets you navigate the product from every angle, offering a deep dive into its performance, design, and versatility.
Don’t stop there. Bring the LabElite into your own lab with our augmented reality (AR) feature. See how the compact design seamlessly fits into your workspace, in real time. With just a few taps, visualize the product in action and see firsthand how it integrates with your existing setup.
LabElite Scripts & Resources
Access the LabElite customer area to access scripts, manuals, labware files, and more!
LabElite DeCapper Specifications
LabElite DeCapper Specifications
System Dimensions
- Height
- 44 cm (1 ft, 5.32 in)
- Width
- 38 cm (1 ft, 2.96 in)
- Length
- 60 cm (1 ft, 11.62 in)
LabElite Features
- Swappable Decapping Heads
- Yes
- Swappable Adaptor Bits
- Yes
- Custom Tube Decapping
- Yes
- Process Tubes in Landscape
- Yes
- Process Tubes in Portrait
- Yes
- Preset Torque Levels
- Yes
- Barcode Reading
- No
- Compatible with SILA
- Yes
LabElite DeCapper Resources
Browse app notes, user guides, specification documents, and more in our Knowledge Center.
Browse app notes, user guides, specification documents, and more in our Knowledge Center.
Browse app notes, user guides, specification documents, and more in our Knowledge Center.
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