Neogen® Petrifilm® Automated Feeder
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For High-throughput Food Safety Testing
The Petrifilm brand and products continue to redefine productivity for the modern lab. Ideal for operations that process more than 100,000 plates a year. Neogen® Petrifilm® Automated Feeder automatically feeds and enumerates 300 Petrifilm Plates in 33 minutes, allowing you to meet more of your lab's needs with less labor.
It does the counting, so you can do work that counts.
High-Speed Enumeration
Automatically feeds and enumerates up to 300 Petrifilm Plates in any order in 33 minutes.
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Reliable Plate Handling
Built to be robust, the Petrifilm Automated Feeder has a separates plates, ensuring continuous throughput, and your peace of mind.
Auto Excel Integration
Continuously pushes data into an Excel file for seamless LIMS integration. No more transcription!
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The Neogen® Petrifilm® Automated Feeder is built for high-throughput labs, automating the feeding and enumeration of 11 different Neogen® Petrifilm® Plates and the Staph Express Disk, including:
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​Rapid Aerobic Count
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Rapid Coliform Count
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Rapid E. coli/Coliform Count
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Rapid Yeast and Mold Count
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Aerobic Count
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Coliform Count
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​​​Enterobacteriaceae Count
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E. coli/Coliform Count
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​Select E. coli Count
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Staph Express Count
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Staph Express Disk
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Lactic Acid Bacteria Count
With just 1 minute of hands-on time, it can process up to 300 plates, reducing technician variability and increasing consistency across workflows. Every plate processed is fully traceable, providing reliable documentation for audits and quality assurance.
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Designed for seamless integration, the feeder pushes results directly into spreadsheets and can sync with LIMS, eliminating manual data transcription. It also features a separation station to prevent system errors—so your team can multitask with confidence.
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When connected to Neogen® Plate Manager software, the system automatically unlocks enhanced features like custom output bin sorting and thumbnail image verification for quick review of colony counts.
The beauty of the Neogen® Petrifilm® Automated Feeder is in its simplicity.
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Step 1
Load the bin
You can load up to 300 Petrifilm Plates into the input bin in 1 minutes.
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Step 2
Press start
Yes, it's that simple. With 1 touch, the Petrifilm Automated Feeder start automatically enumerating.
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Step 3
Review results
Technicians can quickly review results via the new thumbnail view and confirm colony counts.