Hi Liz, We use Leica's IPC and IPS equipment and have found a simple solution to using them with our LIS. If you connect a computer (CPU) only, to each IPC or IPS you want to interface, you can use these units like any other printer that your LIS lists. We routinely print slides and cassettes automatically when a case is accessioned or on demand from any of our workstations.
Steve -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Liz Chlipala Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 5:56 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] slide labeler advice Hello again We are in the market for a slide labeler. We currently have the SlideMate from Thermo Scientific. We have had it for about 2 years now and we are just not happy with the quality and consistency of the printing. We are a contract research lab and not a clinical lab. Entering data for each slide is not an option. The programming that comes with the Slide Mate is nice, except that no one has really spent the time to train us on it, we have figured it out a bit. We would want a labeler that we could create formats for different sample types, so all we would have to do is put the animal ID in and the printer would print all of the slides needed. Would like barcoding capabilities just incase we move to that in the future. Any advice or suggestions are appreciated. Vendors welcome also. Thanks in advance. Liz Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC Manager Premier Laboratory, LLC PO Box 18592 Boulder, Colorado 80308 office (303) 682-3949 fax (303) 682-9060 www.premierlab.com Ship to Address: 1567 Skyway Drive, Unit E Longmont, Colorado 80504 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet