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Quanti-Disc®
with the Quanti-Disc® Reader

 
 

Quanti-Disc Benefits

Easy. Rapid. Accurate.

An automated system for total viable count that will change the way your laboratory tests water.

Quanti-Disc makes water testing:

Easy
  • Three-step test streamlines laboratory workflow
  • Ready-to-run test eliminates agar preparation
  • Easy binary read
  • Counting range of <2 to >391 bacteria per plate reduces need for dilutions
Rapid
  • Less than 15 seconds of hands-on time
  • Reduced read time
  • No waiting for plates to solidify
Accurate
  • Correlates well with EU Standard Method ISO 6222—Yeast Extract Agar
  • Simple procedure minimizes chance of contamination
  • Eliminates subjectivity associated with counting spreader and pinpoint colonies
Cost-effective
  • Increased productivity saves labor costs
  • Ease of use minimizes training expense
  • Eliminates use of auto pourers, glassware and autoclaves
  • Quality control by lot means performing this task less often

Quanti-Disc Reader
makes it:

Easy
  • Reduce hands-on time even further with automated reading and recording of data
  • Spend less time training staff
Rapid
  • Gives results in less than five seconds
  • Reads up to 100 plates in fifteen minutes for high throughput
  • Reads positive plates as quickly as negative plates
Accurate
  • Eliminates subjectivity associated with manual reading
  • Offers accurate sample identification with bar-code-reading capability
  • Eliminates errors associated with manual data entry
Cost-effective
  • Software is quick and easy to install and use
  • Integrates with your laboratory information management system (LIMS)
  • Archives test results and disc images
 
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