The MICROLAB® NIMBUS is Hamilton Company's newest automated multi-channel pipetting platform, offering a high density deck layout in a body small enough to fit inside a laminar flow hood. The system utilizes the same highly accurate 96-channel pipetting head as Hamilton's STAR instruments, yet is designed for smaller throughput applications. The NIMBUS is ideal for:

• Fast plate replications
• Row-wise and column-wide serial dilutions
• PCR sample prep· DNA/RNA separation
• MALDI target spotting
• Reagent addition

The NIMBUS utilizes several key technologies:

Incredibly accurate liquid measurement. Hamilton Company made its name on the precision attained by our syringes, which have set the standard for accurate liquid measurement for over 50 years. That same principle has served as the foundation for our robotics platforms and has found its way into every pipetting head we make.

CO-RE (Compressed O-Ring Expansion). To ensure that the tips are attached perfectly straight and sealed evenly, we developed our CO-RE technology which affixes pipette tips to the pipetting channels with a stable lock-and-key fit. This system is able to achieve a positional precision of ±0.1 mm in all axes, making the NIMBUS ideal for tasks where high precision is essential, such as MALDI target spotting and low volume dispensing. This technology requires no vertical force to attach and detach tips and virtually eliminates aerosols upon tip ejection.

cLLD (capacitive Liquid Level Detection). The pipetting head provides real time feedback the moment the 96-channel head detects the liquid level of ionic solutions. Knowing the exact position of liquid levels allows for optimal tip depth when pipetting.