The challenge
When the sample flow stalls
In laboratory environments, small delays before and after sample reception can quickly slow down an otherwise highly automated process. Samples wait, manual interventions become necessary, and systems like ATRAS are no longer continuously e no longer continuously fed with samples.
In these moments valuable time is lost – time that could be used for processing, analysis, and throughput.
Your solution
InTrac
InTrac closes the gaps in the sample workflow and integrates seamlessly with ATRAS.
As an intelligent short-distance transport system, InTrac moves sealed samples automatically, safely, and without delay from sample reception directly to downstream analysis.
ATRAS is continuously running, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted distribution of samples without any manual intermediate steps.
Upward and downward modules make it possible to create a passage, and the compact modular design allows flexible routing even in small spaces. The new Routing Module can distribute samples to up to three different destinations within the InTrac system.
In short: samples no longer move unpredictably. They continuously follow a defined, logical, and controlled path to exactly where they are needed.
The result is a fully automated sample flow – direct, precise, and without detours.
Together, InTrac and ATRAS form a highly efficient end-to-end solution for modern pre-analytics.
SIMPLE
- Simple loading of tubes
- Continuous feeding and transport of samples
- Direct connection to the ATRAS Sorter
- Low maintenance
- Easy to clean
FLEXIBLE
- Overcomes obstacles in the laboratory
- New Routing Module for individual distribution
- Compact, modular design
- Flexible system: Feel free to contact us
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RELIABLE
- Robust, secure and reliable
- Recognition of blockages
- Safe guidance of the tubes by belts and lateral walls
- Runs on 24 V DC low voltage
AREAS OF USE OF INTRAC
CONTINUOUS SAMPLE REGISTRATION WITH INTRAC
The combination of InTrac and ATRAS enables the fast and continuous registration and sorting of samples with simultaneous plausibility check.
Advantages:
- Fast visual inspection of incoming samples
- No further walking routes
- Continuous loading of the ATRAS
- Optimization of processes according to the FIFO principle (First In First Out)
InTrac can also be used without ATRAS. In this case, after the sample registration, the closed sample tubes are automatically and continuously transported to the workstations.
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AUTOMATIC SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION BY INTRAC
Sample input to ATRAS is highly flexible – either via InTrac, through bulk loading, or a combination of both.
After registration by ATRAS, samples can optionally be centrifuged using CSpin and are then automatically forwarded to the next processing area, ensuring a seamless and continuous workflow.
With the Routing Module, additional transport lanes become available, enabling precise and targeted distribution to downstream analytical areas.
Advantages:
- Automatic forwarding of samples for analysis without manual steps
- Continuous sample flow
- Overcoming spacial obstacles
- Direct connection of ATRAS to InTrac for further sub-sorting
- Routing Module offers additional lanes for precision-driven sample distribution
SMOOTH PROCESSES DUE TO INTRAC
Blood draw in specimen collection centers is usually done in individual cabins. After collection, the samples are placed on the conveyor belt while maintaining the standing times for sera and are automatically transported to the next station. This can be a collection container or an ATRAS for for sample registration and pre-sorting.
Advantages:
- Smooth workflow without interruptions
- Continuous and timely sample transport
- Optional connection of ATRAS for registration and sorting of samples for further processing
- Time saving through compliance with the FIFO principle (First In First Out)
There are further advantages when ATRAS is optionally connected to InTrac:
- The samples are registered promptly.
- A plausibility check is carried out (optional).
- If the ATRAS is located in the phlebotomy, samples can be sorted here for remote laboratory areas.
- If InTrac leads into the sample receipt area of the laboratory, all advantages of the sample registration in the laboratory can already be used here.
