Micro Solutions / Life Science

Continuous painting machine COT 20

Conveyor painting of a large flow of slide: up to 1,000 slides per hour at 23 stations

Product overview

COT 20
MEDITE
Germany
TST / COT
COT 20

Conveyor painting of a large flow of slide: up to 1,000 slides per hour at 23 stations

linear automaton with adjustable shutter time for histology and cytology

COT 20 - linear automatic continuous coloring for histological and cytological laboratories with a large flow of slide.

The baskets pass through 23 stations in series with set exposure and drainage times; mixing increases the efficiency of solutions; an open, closed and closed version with a carbon filter is available.

23 internal stations and 4 positions of the boot drive; baskets of 20 slides. Performance of about 500 slides / h at an interval of 2 minutes and up to 1000 / h at 1 min; shutter speed 20 s-12 min, drainage 3-60 s. Basic dimensions 1520 × 570 × 440 mm, weight 55 kg.

Key figures

1 000

slide/h (max.)

23

paint-station

250 ml

bath-room

Applications

Histological coloring
Cytological coloring
Flow coloring of a large volume of drugs

Models and configurations

COT 20.000
COT 20.200
COT 20.400

Product details

Linear automatic paint COT 20

23 stations, conveyor principle

Technical specifications

COT 20 performance

Throughput

Up to 1,000 slides per hour with a bath change cycle 1 minute; ≈500 slides / h with a cycle of 2 minutes
23 paint stations inside the device and 4 positions in the boot drive
Two bunkers with a capacity of 10 baskets each for intermediate storage

Protocol flexibility

The exposure time in each bath is adjusted from 20 seconds to 12 minutes.
Automatic dripping from 1 to 30 seconds, you can turn off
Mixing to improve the efficiency of solutions is manually enabled from the front panel

Enforcement

Open version for connection to the extraction system of the laboratory
Closed version with closed side panels
Closed version with built-in carbon filter

Colouring

Number of stations	23 inside the device + 4 in the boot drive
Throughput	≈500 slides / h for a cycle of 2 minutes; up to 1000 slides / h for a cycle of 1 min
Basket capacity	20 object slide
Volume of bathtub	250 ml
Cover time.	20 seconds – 12 minutes, configured for all stations
Flow time	1-30 seconds, off-line
Flowing water	16 of the 23 stations are connected to the central water line.

Dimensions and power supply

Dimensions (W×D×H)	1 520×570×440 mm 1 300×570×440 mm 1 300×700×440 mm
Weight	≈55 kg ≈57 kg ≈65 kg
Power supply	230/115 V, 50–60 Hz, 150 VA

Consumables and baskets

Basket for 20 slides with holder

for direct loading in COT 20 and working with MEDITE cover glass machines

Basket holder

mount for a 20-slide basket

Staining cuvette (flowing / without washing)

replacement or purchase of a paint station

Activated carbon for filter, bucket 5 kg

fueling

Related equipment types

Tissue processors
Microtomes
Cover-glass machines
Exhaust systems for the laboratory

Classification

Histology and cytology
Painting stations
Histological and pathomorphological equipment
Staining and coverslipping
Automatic liners for routine coloring
COT 20