Eccel’s customer is a leading provider of droplet digital PCR machines used for precise quantification of DNA alleles within biological samples, supporting advanced DNA analysis through RFID.
The customer’s digital PCR droplet system combines droplet generation, thermal cycling, and droplet reading into a single, fully automated and digitally integrated platform designed for high-precision DNA analysis.
Plates and reagent bottles are loaded into the system and their usage is continuously monitored using Eccel’s RFID labels applied to all consumables. These RFID tags are read from and written to by Eccel’s embedded RFID readers integrated directly into the PCR machines. This enables real-time monitoring of reagent levels via the on-board touchscreen, which displays data provided by the RFID reader and tags.
As part of the DNA analysis through RFID workflow, users are automatically alerted in advance when reagent levels are running low, allowing timely replacement. This proactive approach significantly reduces machine downtime and ensures uninterrupted operation by enabling users to maintain optimal reagent availability throughout the digital PCR process.
Integrated RFID facilitates process automation and ease of data analysis for the end operator. Our customer can then use this RFID capability to sell consumables pre-labelled with our RFID tags to ensure their end customers must purchase their consumables for use within the PCR machine. This model ensures repeat business and allows our customer to provide low up-front cost machines to their customers and associated consumables that are ready to use, therefore minimising the time required for system set-up and calibration when changing consumables.
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