| Type of colony counter | Automatic |
|---|---|
| Camera | HD CCD color camera |
| Lens | HD japanese lens |
| Zoom | x 28 |
| Resolution | 1.2 megapixel |
| Counting time | Up to 1000 colonies per second |
| Minimal size of colony | 0.05 mm |
| Lighting technology | Long life white LEDs / Dark Field |
| Lighting system | Automatic with 6 combinations, top and/or bottom light, white or black background |
| Counting | Automatic with manual control |
| Counting on Petri dishes | Ø 55 mm – Ø 90 mm |
| Counting on PetriFilmTM | Automatic |
| Counting on Compact DryTM | Automatic |
| Counting on filtration membranes | Automatic |
| Colony counter | YES |
| Inhibition zone reader | YES |
| Automatic detection of Petri dishes | YES |
| Counting on 100% of the Petri dish | YES |
| Counting on pour, surface, Spiral and circle plated Petri dishes | YES |
| Counting on chromogenic dishes | YES |
| Automatic separation of clustered colonies | YES |
| Creation of polygonal exclusion zones | YES |
| Manual control to add or substract colonies | YES |
| LIMS connection | YES |
| USB connection | YES |
| Available with dataLink traceability system | YES |
| Stainless steel | YES |
| Color detection | 7 colors on the same dish + 1 color to exclude |
| Data export | Recountable session, PDF, jpg, png, bmp, ExcelTM |
| Data security | Modified data traceability in conformity with 21 CFR part 11 / Connexion with LIMS/SIL systems |
| Results/traceability | Image / sample number / comments / date / time |
| Languages | French, English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, German |
| Dimensions (w x d x h) | 47 x 47 x 64 cm |
| Weight | 25 kg |
| International protection marking | 00 |
| Processor | (quad core recommended) Intel i5 or i7 or AMD FX 6000 or superior |
| Operating sytem | WindowsTM : SevenTM (Service Pack 1) or 8 or 10 |
| Frequency | 2.8 Ghz or superior |
| RAM | 8 Go or superior (1 Go de RAM available) |
| Equipments | 2.0 USB port |
| Screen | 1280 X 1024 pixels or superior |
| Graphic card | AMD or NVIDIA (chipsets are not recommended) |
| Software update | 3 years |
| Warranty | 3 years |
| In compliance with | 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 7218 and AOAC 977.27 |
| Including | Delivered with: 1 Scan software, 1 connection cable, 3 control dishes, 1 user's manual |
Ultra-HD Automatic colony counter, Scan 4000
Scan 4000 is an automatic HD colour colony counter. It is adapted to all sizes of Petri dishes and any culture media. Its indirect lighting system gives great user comfort, high accuracy and excellent reproducibility.
The largest range on the market
The Scan 4000 allows reading on Petri dishes of up to 150 mm diameter, and on square Petri dishes of 120 mm. This makes it the colony counter with the most possibilities on the market, for more flexibility in your work.
Accuracy and repeatability
The counting of Petri dishes is long, tedious and can vary from person to person.
The Scan 4000 can count up to 1000 colonies in 1 second in a constant and repeatable manner. Counting can be up to 98% accuracy. The minimum colony size is 0.05 mm.
21 CFR Part 11 included
The Scan software responds to FDA recommendations, including electronic signatures, audit trails, and security of results. User account management is integrated into the software. The supervisor can manage accounts and passwords directly, without always calling on the network administrator.
Traceability
Scan 4000 connects to the LIMS in bi-directionality and can be connected to the diluter and automatic plater via dataLink, the traceability system.
Scan 4000 offers multiple export possibilities to save manual input time. It also increases the security and quality of your analyses.
Usually, Petri dishes are thrown away after counting and no further verification is possible in the event of a claim. With Scan software, all reports are archived.
Export your results to your PC or archive them in CSV, ExcelTM, OpenOfficeTM, PDF, SCA, BIOformat. You can also export images from the camera in JPEG, PNG and BMP format.
Print of the results
All data, images, photos and results are exportable in printable reports, sca, pdf, jpg, xls, csv.
White LED Dome lighting: reflection and shadow free
Petri dishes are difficult to lighten as they are transparent and reflective. Heterogeneous lighting creates artefacts on the edge of the agar and on the sides of the Petri dish. These artefacts may be counted as colonies and can ruin an accurate counting.
We have designed a white diffusing dome for 360° lighting without reflections or shadows. The lighting is spread evenly everywhere and allows you to count the colonies on the entire surface.
Ultra high resolution camera
Equipped with a German 5 megapixels camera and a Japanese lens, the Scan 4000offers the best image quality of the INTERSCIENCE range. See details you would not see with your bare eye!
Reading on 100% of the surface of the Petri dish
Place the Petri dish where you want, the Scan 4000 automatically detects it and zooms on it. You can count on 100% of the surface of the Petri dish and avoid missing a colony nestled on the meniscus agar.
Ideal with dataLink full traceability system
dataLink is a complete traceability system for the microbiological analysis of a sample, from its plating with easySpiral Pro or easySpiral Dilute platers to colony counting. After incubation, the reading of the datamatrix code makes it possible to collect the information of the sample and its plating and to automatically launch on the colony counter the associated parameters.
Warranty
Scan automatic colony counters have 3-YEAR warranty (parts and labour) just by sending the warranty card back.
Applications
The Scan 4000 colony counter is used in the food, environmental, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, veterinary and public institutes research.
