[Histonet] cassette printers/slide printers/slide labelers

[Victor A. Tobias]

Kelly,

The only small scale cassette printer I know of, is the one from Brady. We have a small facility that is using it with good results as far as I know. You don't print directly to the cassette. They are printing to a 1" x .25" chemically resistant label on a Zebra printer connected to the LIS. The label is then placed on the beveled surface of the cassette and attached using Brady's tool. Because Brady's tool destroys both ends of the label, we had to play with the size and alignment of the barcode and text.

I don't know what the cost of the Brady instrument is, but it has to be way cheaper then any other offering. Does it need to use a proprietary cassette, I don't know. I only assisted with the LIS part of getting the label formatted correctly. 

Slides labels are being printed on chemically resistant labels from a Zebra printer as well.

In our 2 larger facilities we use General Data cassette printers and slide printers vary. One uses Zebra printers and chemically resistant labels and the other uses Thermo Slide Mate printers with mixed results. When they are working good, they're great, but they can be temperamental.

By the way, which LIS are you using?

Victor

Victor Tobias HT(ASCP)
Clinical Applications Analyst
Harborview Medical Center
Dept of Pathology Room NJB244
Seattle, WA 98104
vtobias <@t> u.washington.edu
206-744-2735
206-744-8240 Fax
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-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kelly Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 6:30 AM
To: histonet
Subject: [Histonet] cassette printers/slide printers/slide labelers

  
I am looking for recommended brands, the pros/cons and cost advice on small scale cassette printers, slide printers or slide label systems for "on demand" printing at the gross stations and at  microtomes for tracking barcodes through the lab. NO software needed, these would have to interface into a new LIS system. 
 
Also, any advice/tips on yearly maintenance and consumable cost (cassettes, slides, labels, ink, print heads...) would be appreciated!!!!!!! Vendors welcome to contact me by personal email.
 
 
Thanks,
 
Kelly 
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