Thermo Scientific Cytomat 10C Automated CO2 Incubator with Carousel and Linear Transfer Station

The Thermo Scientific Cytomat 10C is an automated CO2 incubator designed for robotic laboratory workflows, high-throughput screening, high-content screening, cell assays, and short-term incubation. It provides controlled temperature, humidity, and CO2 conditions for mammalian and microbial cell incubation, biochemical assays, and integrated biotechnology automation systems.

Configuration and Automation

• Automated handling system: Carousel with 10 hotel positions on the turntable
• Plate storage: 10 included stacks
• P23 stacker capacity: 21 × 96- or 384-well plates per stack; 168 plates total
• P60 stacker capacity: 8 × 96- or 384-well deep-well plates per stack, with a maximum plate height of 45 mm; 16 plates total
• Transfer system: 400 mm linear moving transfer station with plate-detection sensor
• Application speed settings: Slow, medium, and fast
• Barcode functionality: Verified during system testing
• User interface: Touchscreen control with responsive operation
• Included control system: PC running CytoControl V6.07 software

Environmental Control

• Temperature range: Ambient +10 to 50 °C
• CO2 control range: 0% to 20%
• Relative humidity: <95%
• Chamber construction: Copper-lined interior with a double-door system
• Power requirements: 2 × 1N/PE 230 VAC, 6.3 A, 1.45 kW

The Cytomat 10C automated microplate incubator is suitable for cell-based research, biochemical assay workflows, HTS, HCS, molecular biology, and biopharmaceutical laboratory automation. Its carousel-based plate handling and environmental control support reproducible incubation in integrated robotic systems.

Included Hardware

• Thermo Scientific Cytomat 10C Automated Incubator, 230 V
• 400 mm linear transfer station
• Eight P23 microplate holders
• Two P60 microplate holders
• Power and communication boards

Functional Testing

The unit was tested for:

• Power-on, system initialization, and turntable and plate-robot homing
• Barcode scanning and inventory recognition
• Transfer-station operation and microplate movement
• Temperature accuracy and stability up to 50 °C using NIST-traceable probes
• Humidity-system operation and control
• CO2-system operation and control
• Door-sensor response
• Touchscreen sensitivity and user-interface responsiveness

A 120V to 230V voltage transformer and alternative stacker or transfer-station configurations may be available separately.