Plate Pouring Device I

Authors

Katelyn Jones, Washington University in St LouisFollow
Lydia Stensberg, Washington University in St LouisFollow
Rebecca Ansolabehere, Washington University in St LouisFollow

Publication Date

Fall 2015

Document Type

Final Report

Problem Statement

The goal of this project was to build a cost-effective automated system that can handle the process of pouring agar into plates, but is also easily sterilized and operates with no supervision. This agar plate-pouring machine is intended to increase productivity in small-scale biology and research labs by pouring at least 120 plates per hour while keeping the agar sterile and preventing contamination. This was accomplished with a multi-valve system controlled by an Arduino board which could also fit inside of a fume hood.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

Recommended Citation

Jones, Katelyn; Stensberg, Lydia; and Ansolabehere, Rebecca, "Plate Pouring Device I" (2015). Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class. 25.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems411/25