Hi
I’m looking for feedback from other labs that have added a Hamilton Verso.
What kind of performance checks did you do to bring it online?
What, if any, problems did you encounter - so we can look out for them?
Thanks for your input
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We had the room size Verso and it had a whole system of checks, verifications, and tests during installation. This was part of the site acceptance documentation and engineer they sent to install. I was impressed.
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To add, the one thing to look out for is to be very sure of what you intend to store in the Verso. It is very expensive to change your storage shelves, & etc after the fact/install. i.e. if you installed only 0.5mL tube shelving and racks and a few months down the line you now need to store 1.4mL tube shelving and racks.
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One of the biggest considerations will be the dew point of your CDA system; they require a fairly dry input line to ensure there’s no ice buildup at -20.
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We have the Verso SES1. You need to go through Hamilton storage to add new plate/vial types and barcodes, you can not do it on your own. Barcodes are limited to 13 characters. You can add higher tubing to the shelves you have but you will possibly lose the shelf above. No sample management is available in the software that has to be done elsewhere. If you are supplying your own dry air to the unit, you must have your own monitoring to tell you if the dewpoint of the air (<-40C) you are supplying is going up.
We had a very poor install from swiss engineers during covid and were saved by the US field engineer for many problems. I’m not sure the Verso has the best storage density per square foot of floor space.