Primera Signature® EVO Cassette Printer & Autoloader
Printing cassettes on-demand reduces errors and increases efficiency.
Primera's Signature EVO Cassette Printer can significantly increase the efficiency of your lab while helping to reduce the risk of misiden-tification of specimens. You can print text, graphics, logos, barcodes and matrix codes directly onto the face of the cassettes, making your workflow more efficient while increasing patient safety.
Two operating methods of the Signature EVO Cassette Printer are possible: as a manual stand-alone system or as a fully automatic complete system. Labs can first purchase a manual printer and later upgrade that printer with robotics to make it a completely automated system.
Signature EVO Cassette Printer
Manual version (SCP-M)
The small size of SCP-M allows labs to place a direct-to-cassette printer at each grossing station. One cassette is manually loaded at a time. Print speed is up to 9 cassettes per minute.
Key Features and Benefits
- On-demand, full-colour or black printing of text, graphics, barcodes and matrix codes
- Reduce inventory hassle of various coloured cassettes by using just a white cassette and print with colour
- Prints on standard cassettes with 35° to 45° angles, without lid or attached lid, no adjustments needed
- Virtually silent while printing
- No smell or smoke, so no venting is needed
- UV- and chemical-resistant print to withstand processes, commonly used in laboratories. Even after several years cassettes can be reliably identified.
- PTLab Software – included software ensures that the exact information you require gets printed every time; optional Pro version allows configurable input/output data streams to your laboratory information system (LIS)
- Ethernet and USB interface for easy direct connection to Windows-based PCs and tablets
- Environment friendly-lowest energy consumption in the market and recyclable non-hazard materials
Signature EVO Cassette Autoloader
Robotic version (SCP-R)
The manual printer can be quickly expanded with the autoloader (robotic feed unit) in order to create a complete automated system. Up to 160 cassettes in four hoppers are automatically loaded by the robotic. Print speed is up to 8 cassettes per minute.
Key Features and Benefits
- Modular design – the Signature EVO Cassette Autoloader can be installed in seconds
- Upgraded cassette picking system
- 160 cassettes capacity for on-demand or batch mode printing
- 4 transparent cassette hoppers with 40 cassettes capacity each
- Feeds standard cassettes with 35° to 45° angles, without lid or attached lid, no adjustments needed
- Output tray capacity: 7 cassettes, expandable by ten up to 47 cassettes with external transporter carriers. These carriers can also be used to carry the job to the processing table.
- Extremly quiet operation
- LCD display for status messages and fill capacity levels with 4 cross button user interface
- Environment friendly-lowest energy consumption in the market and recyclable non-hazard materials
Easy to Use Complete System
The Signature EVO Cassette Printer & Autoloader is designed for efficient, hands-free operation. Taped cassettes are easily loaded into individual hoppers. The cassettes are picked up by the Signature EVO Cassette Autoloader and loaded into the cassette printer. This fully automatic system helps you to avoid delays in workflow (e.g. due to material jams). The level of cassettes remaining is easily viewed through the front of the hopper's transparent blue LED backlit case and is displayed on the LCD screen.
Additional Configurations
Printers are available for 3rd party integration as well as in complete, stand-alone systems which include printer, software, scanner, keyboard and All-in-One touch screen PC. Most components (except the printer and PC) are medical-grade IP68-rated for water- resistance. IP68-rated components can be disinfected with typical hospital cleaning solutions.
Optional PTLab Software
PTLab Software was designed by Primera specifically for use with Signature series printers. It can be installed on any Windows PC (10 or higher), including the optional All-in-One touch screen PC provided by DTM Medical. With PTLab, you‘ll be up and running and printing full-colour slides in just minutes.
Users can create customised templates that define the information that is required on the slides including fixed and variable fields. The print area is completely customisable. Or, you can choose from any of the included standard templates.
Then, the barcode or matrix code printed on the specimen container, tissue cassette or any other tissue container is scanned in the laboratory. The information contained in the barcode or matrix code is transferred to the slide. Additional information can also be entered via the keyboard or touch screen PC. The number of slides that have been ordered for that study are then automatically printed.
By printing only the amount of cassettes and slides you need, when and where you need them, helps avoid potentially serious patient safety errors.
Technical Specifications
| Model | Signature EVO Cassette Printer Manual Feed (SCP-M) |
Signature EVO Cassette Autoloader Robotic Feed (SCP-R) |
|---|---|---|
| Printing Technology | Thermal transfer | |
| Print Speed (cassettes/minute) |
Up to 9 (monochrome) Up to 6 (solid colours) Up to 5 (process colours) |
Up to 8 (monochrome) Up to 6 (solid colours) Up to 5 (process colours) |
| Print Resolution | 300 dpi | |
| Ribbon Types | Resin thermal transfer | |
| Number of Prints | CMYK: 550 prints Black: 4300 prints |
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| Printable Colours | 8 solid colours; plus pattern options | |
| Cassette Types | Standard smooth-faced cassettes with 35° to 45° angles, without lid or attached lid, no adjustments needed | |
| Autoloader Capacity | - | 4 hoppers with 40 cassettes each = 160 in total |
| Output Tray Capacity | 1 cassette | 7 cassettes / 17 with extension tray |
| Construction | Steel frame with powder-coated steel and plastic covers | |
| Cabinet Colour | Medical white | |
| Data Interface | USB 2.0, Ethernet | - |
| Operating Systems | Windows 10 and higher | - |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 222 mm × 244 mm × 244 mm | 305 mm × 490 mm × 658 mm |
| Weight | 7.5 kg | 33.6 kg |
| Power Requirements | 100 V - 240 V AC (50/60 Hz), 60 W | |
| Warranty | Two years warranty (after product registration within 3 months) | |
| SKU | 078447 | 078448 (Printer not included!) |
| Manufacturer | Primera Technology, Inc. | |