The University of York Funnel Feeder System

The University of York Funnel Feeder system was installed in 2009 at the universities Centre for Novel Agricultural products (http://www.york.ac.uk/org/cnap). The system contains an analytical balance with a custom pan designed to take any standard well plate. A funnel mounted on the system axes moves over the wells in a predetermined order allowing the operator to feed plant material into each well.

Main Features

  • Quickly feed material to well plates with accurate data recording
  • Compatible with multiple well plate types
  • Compatible with different sample types (solid or powdered)
  • Definable target weight