Efficient and reliable cleaning of cuvettes

How can you clean your cuvettes residue-free, thereby ensuring effective and reliable use? With a system solution for pressure-time dosing, block solutions or components with exactly the same switching behavior, we offer solutions for the production of laboratory equipment.

Your benefits

Cleaning cuvettes quickly and reliably
Economical use of reagents and cleaning liquids
Long service life thanks to chemically resistant materials

Reliability is the top priority when cleaning cuvettes

Every day, numerous samples, on whose integrity human lives depend, are analysed in laboratories. Error-free measurement results are therefore essential. Be it in the field of haematology, clinical chemistry or immunology: After each test, the cuvettes used need to be cleaned residue-free. However, the following also applies: The faster you clean, the more analyses can be done in an hour.

Grafische Darstellung eines Analysegerätes dazu Symbole einer Reagenzie, Probe, Reinigungsmittel und Datensatzes

Achieving error-free and efficient test results with Bürkert

The Bürkert solution allows you to clean cuvettes residue-free and much faster than with conventional solutions. Our valves are designed to enable high flow rates and to switch with exceptional precision. This helps to speed up your cleaning process significantly. The result: The Bürkert solution contributes to error-free and efficient test results when analysing blood, serum and urine. In line with the respective requirements, we develop tailored system solutions that make your analysis process more efficient overall.

Conventional solution

Ventilquerschnitt, Messbecher halbvoll 52 Microliter, Skizze einer Verkehrsstraße mit Engpass

Bürkert solution with the 2/2-way dosing valve Type 6628

Ventilquerschnitt, Messbecher voll 100 Microliter, Skizze einer Verkehrsstraße ohne Engpass

Despite its small size, the fluid design of the Bürkert valve ensures a high flow rate.

This is how the cuvette washing station works

The speed of the cleaning cycle plays a significant role in the efficiency of the analysis device.

The faster the up to 15 rinsing processes are executed, the faster you can analyse the next sample.

Waste products
Alkali solution
Cleaning agent
Deionised water

Use Bürkert 2/2-way valves to clean your cuvettes quickly and reliably.

Why high-precision switching operations are so important

Caution: Valve switching tolerances challenge the accuracy of your test results. In addition, more cleaning agents are needed with inaccurate processes.

Bürkert valves switch ultra-precisely:

Allowing you to control your fluid consumption precisely
Allowing you to use media sparingly and work more efficiently

Our expertise: Cleaning cuvettes more efficiently

Our valves are characterised by exceptional tightness and guarantee high flow rates for most products. We only use high-grade, chemically resistant materials such as FFKM and EPDM for seals as well as EPDM and PPS for bodies.

The Bürkert solution speeds up your entire cleaning process: Thanks to their high flow coefficient, our valves dose fluids faster than conventional valves. With a higher sample throughput, you can automatically increase the efficiency of your device.

Cleaning fluids and reagents are a cost factor both in terms of acquisition and disposal. Bürkert components therefore use them sparingly: On the one hand, the dead space in the valves is minimised and, on the other hand, the flow rate is high – even with very small sizes that require less space in the device.

Tailored solutions on a block offer the ability to shorten hoses, thus reducing the volume that needs to be cleaned with cleaning agents. This has an impact on the consumption of the necessary cleaning agent and the speed of cleaning.

Our compact system solutions allow  you to save space in your analysis device. Despite their small design, they still impress with very high flow volumes thanks to optimised flow paths in the valves.

We use high-grade materials and designs that are built for a long service life. Therefore, our components only rarely need maintenance. For you, this means: Bürkert valves contribute to the efficient use of the analysis device.

We always focus on your success

We optimise our components for you, thereby allowing you to clean cuvettes more efficiently and to save on cleaning solutions.

Efficient use of cleaning agents and reagents

When cleaning cuvettes, the efficient use of cleaning agents and reagents is essential. The precious cleaning solution needs to be used as much as necessary but as sparingly as possible. It is therefore important to plan things with cost-efficiency in mind – starting with the plant design and internal volumes.

Grafische Darstellung von 5 Ventilen mit jeweils separaten Schläuchen

Conventional solution: You need to clean not only every needle and valve but also the associated hoses. Let us assume that you use 3 mm hoses with a length of 50 cm per valve. In the example shown, you need to clean an internal volume of 17.6 ml.

Grafische Darstellung von 5 Ventilen in Blockanordnung

Bürkert system solution: With the 5-fold Bürkert standard block solution for Type 0127, you only need to clean a total volume of 5.2 ml. The significantly reduced internal volume helps to save cleaning agents. In addition, the risk of leakage is also minimised – thanks to fewer hoses and fittings.

Tailored system solution to meet your challenges

Bürkert is ready to assist you, and not just with well-conceived components. All Bürkert components are perfectly matched. At our Systemhaus facilities, we can put together the perfect cleaning solution for your purposes. Please contact us to discuss your individual needs.

Products for cleaning your cuvettes

2/2 or 3/2-way Whisper Valve with media separation

Type 6724

Highest chemical resistance
Compact design with 8.9 mm installation width
DN 0.8 mm (vacuum up to 5 bar) and 1.2 mm (vacuum up to 3 bar)
Very fast, almost silent switching with < 20 dB (A) and very low power consumption
High back-pressure tightness, excellent cleanability and 100% duty cycle

2/2 or 3/2-way rocker solenoid valve with separating diaphragm

Type 0127

For the highest chemical resistance requirements
Compact design with 16 mm width and a flow coefficient of up to 0.058
Proven reliability since 1993
Flexible design for customised solutions
High back-pressure tightness, excellent cleanability and 100% duty cycle

Plunger valve 2/2 way direct-acting

Type 6011

Direct-acting and compact small-format valve with diameter of up to DN 2.4
Screwed coil system
Simple and quick flange or manifold installation
Quick coupling (push-in fitting) for plug-in hose connections

2/2 or 3/2 way TwinPower Rocker-Solenoid Valve with separating diaphragm

Type 6628

22 mm ultra compact design with orifices up to DN 3.0
Isolating diaphragm for high chemical resistance
Circuit function NC, NO and 3 way universal
Back pressure tightness via rocker principle
Minimal internal volume with excellent cleanability