From November 23 to 26, the 2022 China International Medical Equipment Expo (CMEF) opened in Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center. With the theme of "Progress in Motion", Festo, as a global leading enterprise in automation technology and technical training, made its debut at CMEF to showcase the applications of automation technology and innovative solutions for life science industry. In recent two years, the Corona epidemic situation has generated a huge demand for sample collection and testing, and the emergence of innovative biomedical enterprises in batches has also led to a sharp increase in the demand for related research and development experiments. Therefore, the application of automation technology in the life science industry has received unprecedented attention. It is not only that routine clinical diagnosis requires more rapid and accurate test results, but also pays more attention to people safety; The high infectivity and pathogenicity of viruses put forward the most direct demand for the automation of the whole process involving presample treatment, inspection and detection, and sample storage.
Based on local service, enable automation transformation and upgrading of life science industry
As a German family-owned enterprise with a history of nearly 100 years, Festo uses its proven automation technology applications and experience in automobile manufacturing, 3C and other fields to expand the landing opportunities in the vertical field of life science industry, help laboratory automation, and enable the automation transformation and upgrading of life science industry.
China is the strategic development market determined by Festo Group. Lu Yanyan, vice president of sales in Festo BRGCN, said, "Festo has accumulated a lot of proven experience in the application of automation technology in the life sciences field in Europe and the United States. We hope to bring these proven experience to the Chinese market and grow together with customers. All we do is to respond to market demands more quickly and flexibly. The Chinese market is full of vitality and potential. We have built a localized end-to-end service with price competitiveness and high flexibility, providing coverage for the complete value chain from procurement, R&D, production to delivery and service. With German quality and Chinese speed, we are based on local service. In the life science industry, we have built a professional vertical industry team to serve customers in this industry, so as to more accurately grasp the market dynamics and demand. "
Enable laboratory automation, and bring liquid treatment efficiency to a new height
From in vitro diagnosis to pharmacy, for the applications of biomedicine and life science and technology, only a few microliters of dispensing error may cause efficacy failure or toxicity. "A drop in the bucket is a drop in the bucket", so the accuracy of liquid handling is crucial. How to ensure the accuracy of sample handling in the face of diversified media and fluid characteristics? How to make the laboratory flexibly adapt to different fluid characteristics? How to effectively balance safety, quality and efficiency in liquid handling?
In this CMEF exhibition, Festo will showcase the fully automatic sample pre-processing unit. This solution is tailored for the life science industry, and can realize the whole set of automatic pretreatment process of nucleic acid extraction sample, sample tube cap open/close, sample barcode scanning, sample handling. It integrates Festo's "golden partner" portfolio applications in liquid control, gas handling and electric drive. The mass flow controller accurately controls the gas pressure and flow. The compact and lightweight EHMD rotating/gripping module can realize high-speed infinite rotations, and accurately open/close the reagent bottle caps. The positive and negative pressure generator is combined with the liquid dispensing head to realize the accurate handling and transfer of liquid from micro liter to milliliter. The medium separated solenoid valve with small size and large flow can realize micro non-contact accurate separation and titration, and the dispensing accuracy can reach the microliter level.