Your Strategic Partner in the Fight Against COVID-19

Your Strategic Partner in the Fight Against COVID-19
Component Supply and Contract Manufacturing for
PCR-Based COVID-19 RNA Test Robots and Point-of-Care PCR Analyzers

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Auf der Roemerstrasse 1, 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany
Phone +49 721 4846-0, Fax +49 721 4846-1019, Email info@pi.ws, www.pi.ws

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Your Strategic Partner in the Fight Against COVID-19

Large PCR Robots
Large-scale PCR-based direct testing of RNA virus sequences
requests automated pipetting in highly parallel mode. Theyhandle sample fluids, load thermal cyclers and detect theresults either in real time via fluorescence or at the end via
gel electrophoresis. Precise and reliable xyz motion systems
and motorized pipetting systems are the key elements for
systems carrying out these handling tasks.

Such PoC PCR analyzers typically work with cartridges hostinga microfluidic reaction process. This microfluidic systemneeds one or several engines to propel the liquid, either inform of sucking it inside, pumping it forward or mixing liquidcomponents. For these tasks, PI offers a variety of piezobased solid state elements such as piezo blocks, plates,
benders or tubes with outstanding precision and reliability as
well as almost no wear at all.

Automized Parallel Pipetting

The pipetting units used for nano or picoliter metering anddispensing must run at high operating frequencies while
managing to produce the kinetic energy required to generatetiny droplets.

Point-of-Care PCR Analyzer
For rapid and low-cost testing of large quantities of humansputum samples for COVID-19 infections, small PoC analyzers
are the first choice.

PoC PCR Analyzer

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Auf der Roemerstrasse 1, 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany
Phone +49 721 4846-0, Fax +49 721 4846-1019, Email info@pi.ws, www.pi.ws

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Dosing and Motion Solutions from PIFrom piezo actuators for microdosing to xyz motion solutions
to contract manufacturing: PI offers various levels ofcooperation.
Precise and reliable motion drives for your xyz robotic
duties: Here we are offering a broad range of drive
technologies and specifications: stepper and DC motor
drives, magnetic drives (as 3-phase or voice coil), piezo
ultrasound drives and several more.

Piezo actuators operate at frequencies of up to several
kHz and are ideally suited for nanodispensing
applications: They can switch valves directly and work
against a closing spring or a flexible tube for volume
displacement.

PICMA® Stack Multilayer Piezo Actuators

PICMA® Chip Actuators

PICMA® Multilayer Bender Actuators

Standard and Customized Drive SolutionsPiezoelectric Components

Strategic Partner and Reliable Supplier
From the supply of our standard products to customized
developments to contract manufacturing – talk to us about
your challenges and we will lend you our helping hand.

Miniaturized Piezo Components

Piezo Actuators and Components for Precise Dosing Applications

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Auf der Roemerstrasse 1, 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany
Phone +49 721 4846-0, Fax +49 721 4846-1019, Email info@pi.ws, www.pi.ws

Use our reliable standard products, e.g. piezo elements
in your motorized pipetting systems.
Use our resources in development: Discuss your ideas for
specific projects with us. We are experienced inpartnering up with producers of world-renowned
MedTech applications and supplying them with our (sub)systems and components.
Use our in-house assembling competencies: We offer
contract manufacturing in the form of ‘build-to-print’ foryou. We are skilled in setting up efficient production
chains very fast and can manufacture subsystems of
testing robots if provided all materials and test
instructions.

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