Notes
Gilberto Cavada and Ric Page managed a team of PDT industrial designers and engineers to deliver this revolutionary instrument – from concept through production ready engineering – in less than 9 months. To design such a complex device within such a demanding timeframe was an incredible challenge.Of particular interest is the heating / cooling componentry (and associated software) which forms the “heart†of MAGic. In order to accurately and rapidly process samples, the laboratory protocols require that they be carefully heated and cooled along specific temperature “rampsâ€, which cannot be deviated from by more than a very small amount. PDT's electrical engineers were able to integrate these components into a relatively small form factor, and insulate them from environmental influences which would otherwise cause the processing to fail.The device is comprised of an Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) housing with a steel and aluminum internal structure supporting the instruments various temperature regulators, motors and fluidics.
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