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BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer

Reference BOE 8078000

The Intelispeed Washer IW-8 is designed for washing of standard flat-bottom 96 well plates and microstrips. The unit is fully programmable ensuring multi-step solution ripening, aspiration (aspiration, combination of aspiration/liquid dispensing and soaking, as well as soaking cycle during a particular period of time). The unit has 100 user-defined programs. Standard version is supplied with 8-channel washing head for dispensing/aspiration, 3 bottles for washing and rinsing solutions, a waste bottle and bottle with filter. Optional 4-channel washing solution weight logger, 4 CHW Logger is available. The unit is designed for washing standard 96-well plates during analyses. The unit provides:

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At a glance

Reference
BOE 8078000
Category
Spectrophotometers & Photometers
Product range
Microplate Reader & Washer

Overview

The unit is designed for use in closed laboratory rooms at temperatures from +10 to +35°C and relative humidity up to 80% at +25°C decreasing linearly to 50% relative humidity at 35°C 4-channel washing solution weight logger, 4 CHW Logger provides automatic control of rinsing solution and waste volumes. The washer shows remaining volume for each bottle as percentage and gives a warning message in case of low solution volume or full waste bottle when 4 CHW Logger is connected.

Features

  • Washing mode
  • Rinsing mode
  • Mixing mode
  • Double aspiration
  • Possibility of additional solution mixing during time gap between two work cycles
  • Possibility to use microtest plates by different manufacturers, ensured by automated plate set up (adjusting to different depths of plate wells)
  • Plate and strip washing mode
  • User-defined programs with adjustable parameters
  • Saving work programs

Technical specifications

Weight
3 kg
Dimensions
375 345 180 mm
Shaking time
0–150 s (increment 5 s)
Soaking time
0–300 s (increment 10 s)
Detection mode
Absorbance
Aspiration time
0.2–3 s
Dispense increment
25 µl
Number of programs
100
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Overall dimensions
267 × 252 × 97 mm
Dispensing accuracy
±2.5%
External power supply
DC 12 V, 5 A
Number of washed rows
1 – 12
Maximum dispense volume
1600 µl
Minimum dispense volume
25 µl
Weight with accessories
11 kg
Consumed power, not more
60 W
Max. loading per scale cup
2 kg
Aspiration/dispensing speed
3 levels
Indication of operation modes
8-line LCD
Max. number of channels in a program
2
Number of wells washed simultaneously
8
Plate platform and washing head movement
automated
Number of washing cycles for each channel
1–15
Allowed residual liquid volume in plate well
not more than 2 µl
Time of plate single wash (350 µl), no more
45 s
Service coverage

AxiTech maintains, repairs and supplies this equipment for hospitals, clinics, laboratories and imaging centres.

Maintenance contracts for BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer

A service visit on the BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer covers the optical path — light source, cell holder and detector — with wavelength and photometric accuracy verified against certified reference standards, plus cleaning and a check of the zero and calibration functions.

Every visit includes calibration and performance verification, and closes with a documented maintenance report you can present during an accreditation audit. Spare-parts availability and a guaranteed response time are written into the contract, so a breakdown never leaves a department waiting for an answer.

Optical instruments like the BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer are usually verified once a year with certified reference standards, and whenever a result is questioned; users should run the manufacturer's check standards between visits.

  • Wavelength and photometric accuracy verified with certified reference standards
  • Light source, detector and cell holder inspected and cleaned
  • Zero, blank and calibration functions checked
  • Firmware, data output and power supply checked

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Planned preventive maintenance and calibration under contract

Troubleshooting and repair for BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer

When BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer fails, our engineers start with a structured diagnostic: error codes, electrical and mechanical checks, and a functional test against the equipment’s own specification. That tells us whether the fault is a consumable, a worn part or a board-level failure before any part is ordered.

Straightforward faults are repaired on site so the department loses as little time as possible. Anything that needs a workbench, a full strip-down or a specialised spare part goes to our workshop and comes back only after a complete post-repair test and, where the equipment requires it, recalibration.

Faults we see most often on this type of equipment

The usual faults on optical instruments are dirty or scratched cuvettes and optics, an ageing lamp or LED, stray light, and calibration drift.

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Troubleshooting

How to troubleshoot BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer

Work through these checks before you escalate. They are the same first-line sequence our biomedical engineers run on arrival, and they either clear the fault or narrow it down enough that the intervention starts with the right spare part in the van.

  1. Capture the fault before you touch anything: write down the exact error code or message, the serial number from the rating plate, what the operator was doing and whether the fault clears on a restart.

  2. Use clean, unscratched cuvettes wiped with a lint-free cloth, filled to the mark and inserted the same way round every time.

  3. Zero or blank the instrument with the sample itself, or with distilled water for a refractometer, before measuring.

  4. Measure a check standard: if it reads correctly, the fault lies with the sample or the reagent rather than the instrument.

  5. If the fault is still there, escalate with the evidence. Send AxiTech the model, serial number, error code and the checks you have already run, and an engineer will come back with a diagnosis, a repair quote and a spare-parts lead time for BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer.

What to send us when you report the fault

  • Manufacturer, model and serial number, from the rating plate
  • The exact error code or message, and the screen it appears on
  • When the fault started, how often it occurs and what triggers it
  • A photograph of the display or of the fault, and the last maintenance report

If the fault survives all five steps, stop using BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer and open a repair request. Continuing to run equipment through a fault it cannot clear turns a component failure into a board-level one, and on devices used for diagnosis or therapy it puts the result — and the patient — in doubt.

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Buying and installing BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer

AxiTech supplies BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer together with the accessories and consumables it needs to enter service. We handle importation, delivery and installation, then commission the equipment on site so that it is verified against its specification before the first patient or the first sample.

Installation is followed by training for the users and for your biomedical team, warranty registration, and — if you want it — a maintenance contract that takes over the day the warranty ends, so the equipment never spends a period without planned service.

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Product FAQ

Questions about the BOECO IW-8 Intelispeed Microplate Washer

The Intelispeed Washer IW-8 is designed for washing of standard flat-bottom 96 well plates and microstrips. The unit is fully programmable ensuring multi-step solution ripening, aspiration (aspiration, combination of aspiration/liquid dispensing and soaking, as well as soaking cycle during a particular period of time).

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