[Histonet] Are those sites using the Thermo Fisher SlideMate slide printer also using Thermo slides?

[Beth Cox]

We also installed 3 Thermo SlideMates in April 2012.   They have had 
light use since then because Thermo could not get/install a PrintMate 
cassette printer to finish the project.  We have found the best slide to 
use is the Colorfrost slides from Statlab.  However our print quality is 
VERY inconsistent and still unsatisfactory. Right now, all three are in 
having their print heads replaced ($1,000 each) after only 5 months of 
light use.   Like IB, we are also waiting for Thermo to "fix the 
problems".   We are definitely dissatisfied with the results and unhappy 
with the Slidemates.

Beth Cox, HTL/SCT(ASCP)QIHC
Histology Supervisor
St Elizabeth Healthcare
Edgewood, KY


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We have also acquired a Thermo Fisher slide mate/micro writer in Mar/Apr of this year. We have yet to have them work and consistently.  The printing quality despite the type slides used is inconsistent.  Nevertheless, I am giving them opportunity to fix it since we have invested money.

IB
USAFA, Colorado Springs.

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Subject: RE: [Histonet] Are those sites using the Thermo Fisher Slide Mate slide printer also using Thermo slides?

Sandra

We had one slide mate that we purchased few years back, we had problems from the beginning with both fisher and other slides, right now the machine is sitting in a cabinet not being used.  To me we found it very unreliable with respects to print quality.

Liz

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Subject: [Histonet] Are those sites using the Thermo Fisher Slide Mate slide printer also using Thermo slides?

I just purchased 6 Slide Mates.  We just began using them yesterday.


Are any of you using slides that are NOT Fisher slides on your SlideMates?


When you respond, could you answer the following questions?

a)      Is the print job consistently satisfactory?

b)      How long have had your SlideMate(s)?

c)       What difficulties did you have, getting it to consistently print well?

d)      Approximately how many slides per day you are printing on (each)SlideMate?


Thanks,


Sandy C. Harrison, HTL (ASCP)

Histology Supervisor

Minneapolis VA

612-467-2449