Custom Made Powder Dispensers
Your labware is not on the standard list? We build the Dispenser (converter), the holder and the mesh plate around the container you actually use. Over the past years our team designed and produced more than 150 custom made LabTIE dispensers, from 96 PCR strips and 50 mL centrifuge tubes to petri dishes, cryoboxes and confidential canisters.
Click any photo to open it full size.
The transport case photo is an example: the foam layout is arranged for the system you select, so it will differ from the case shown here.
Name the volume you need on your quote request, from 5 to 1000 µL. Standard mesh plates for the 24, 45, 48, 96 and 384 formats are shared across those formats; a volume or hole pattern outside that list is made to order under MG0000472.
Price on request
A custom system is quoted per configuration: the Dispenser (converter), the holder for your own labware and the mesh plate in your dose volume. Send us the container, the drawing or the part number and you receive a written quote in USD or EUR, DHL Express shipping included, within one working day. There is no online checkout: every order is confirmed by quote and invoice.
| Product code | Assigned per build; a custom mesh plate is MG0000472 |
|---|---|
| Availability | Made to specification, confirmed on your quote |
| Shipping | World wide, DHL Express |
| Shipping time | 7 to 20 working days after the build is released |
| Shipping weight | On request, it follows the size of your format |
- ✓Built around your own plate, tube, vial, dish or tray
- ✓Powders, beads, seeds, resins and freeze dried bacto beads
- ✓Confidential formats welcome, under NDA when you need it
Custom formats we have built+
Custom formats we have built
Every unit below started as a customer format that was not on the standard list. Click any photo to open it full size. Your container is not shown? It is very probably still buildable.
Tubes, vials and cryo formats
Plates, deepwell and microtiter
Petri dishes, trays and eccentric grids
Custom mesh plates
Photos show systems built for customers. Grid counts and dimensions in the captions describe those builds; your own build is dimensioned on your labware and confirmed on your quote.
How a custom build works+
How a custom build works
1. Send the format
A photo, a drawing or the supplier part number of your container, plus the dose you need and the material you dispense.
2. We check the geometry
We judge the fit on the upper section of the labware, not the base, and confirm the grid pitch and the clear span between brackets before anything is cut.
3. Dose test on your material
Send a sample of the powder, beads or seeds and we determine the volume to mass ratio, then pick or cut the mesh plate that gives your dose.
4. One quote, one system
You receive a written quote with the converter, the holder and the mesh plate priced as one system, DHL Express included.
Over 150 builds behind it
More than 150 custom dispensers have been designed and produced, so most requests resemble something we have already solved.
Confidential formats
Special and confidential canisters and cassettes are part of normal work here. We sign your NDA and the build stays yours.
General information+
General information
The LabTIE Dispenser is a manual, flexible and accurate system with exchangeable mesh plates for dispensing solids: powders, beads, seeds, resins and bacto beads. You fill the dispenser body, level it with the scraper, place it on your loaded format and pull the slider once. A set amount drops into every position at the same moment, within a 2% error range, in about 45 seconds. It was developed to replace the analytical scale and inefficient robotic dispensers.
A custom system is the same body with parts made for your labware. The converter sets where the outlets sit, the holder keeps your tubes or vials in the grid, and the mesh plate sets the volume. Formats already built include 96 PCR strips, 6 containers and beakers, 4, 6 and 12 x 50 mL centrifuge tubes, 12 x 15 mL centrifuge tubes, 2 mL GC autosampler vials, cryoboxes, germination trays, petri dishes and special confidential canisters.
Custom dispensers are used in research institutes, life science, seed companies and pharma, from DNA and RNA extraction to bacterial work on agar plates, formulation and QC. If your container is not in the standard range, describe it and we will tell you honestly whether it can be dispensed and how.
Documents to download+
Documents to download
Assembly, loading, dispensing, swapping mesh plates, cleaning and spare part numbers.
Download PDF ↓Cleaning, drying and sterilising the body, slider and mesh plates between materials.
Open documentationThe full powder range, formats, dose volumes and options in one document.
Download PDF ↓Institutes, seed companies and pharma labs that work with LabTIE dispensers.
Download PDF ↓Frequently asked questions+
Frequently asked questions
How does it work?
Fill the dispenser body with your material, level it with the scraper, place it on your loaded format and pull the slider once. Every position receives the same volume in the same motion.
What can be made custom?
The Dispenser (converter) for your labware, the holder or rack that keeps your tubes and vials in the grid, and the mesh plate that sets the dose volume and the hole shape. The dispenser body itself stays the standard part.
What do you need from me to quote a custom build?
The container: a sample, a supplier drawing or the part number. Add the number of positions, the dose you want and the material you dispense. Send it with your quote request or by e-mail to info@labtie.com.
Can it dispense a specific weight rather than a volume?
Yes, indirectly. Determine the volume to mass ratio of your material, then pick the mesh plate whose volume gives that mass. Send us a sample and we will determine it for you.
How accurate is a custom system?
Within a 2% error range for any homogeneous powder, the same as the standard formats. Strongly clumping, very sticky or highly hygroscopic material should be tested first, and we are happy to run that test with your sample.
Is my format confidential?
It stays yours. We build special and confidential canisters and cassettes under NDA, and such builds are never shown on this website.
How long does a custom build take?
The lead time depends on the parts to be made and is stated on your quote. Shipping after release is world wide with DHL Express and takes 7 to 20 working days.
Our satisfaction guarantee+
Our satisfaction guarantee
We believe in the products we invented and are committed to your success, every step of the way. We want you to be fully satisfied with all of our systems and products.
If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, send us an e-mail. We adjust your system, replace the item completely or refund the purchase price.
Describe your format and we will tell you if we can build it
A written quote, DHL Express included, within one working day.