Tecan Nest CAD file

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I hoped to share this link to my design for a 3D printed Tecan Fluent nest. I use a Form3 SLA printer to produce these and the costs are far lower than buying replacement nests, which seem to occasionally break on us after heavy use. I’ve also shared a few designs on that account for standard laboratory media bottle tops with outlets, which couple well with reagent dispensers.

Best wishes from the iBioFAB team at the University of Illinois!

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This is so cool, can I share this on social media (LinkedIn)?

Also having been exploring 3D printing a lot lately, I’ve found that CraftCloud has been decent and very cheap. How do you source your SLA parts?

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Thanks for sharing. The Fluent nests do break really easily.

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Please feel free to share anywhere! apologies for the slow reply, was traveling this week.

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Also, regarding sourcing we use our own 3D printer: a form 3B. 1L resin cartridges can range from $150-300 depending on the properties you want. It costs a bit but is overall cheaper than buying replacement parts and we can design our own things for custom usage.

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This is great. Thanks. We were only supplied with the 61mm nests, so I am looking at using these to give me more space to stack nested tips. Our Worktable is crowded and I need to get as many tips on deck and I can, especially if I have the BSL2 door closed.