We went with the Ventana ES and have never regretted it.

Tom Mc Nemar, HT(ASCP)
Pathology Supervisor
Licking Memorial Hospital
Newark, Ohio

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Horn, Hazel [SMTP:HornHazelV@exchange.ach.uams.edu]
> Sent:	Friday, December 01, 2000 2:52 PM
> To:	'Tom Wells'; 'histonet'
> Subject:	RE: manual vs automated IHC
> 
> We use the DAKO Autostainer and love it.............It's a reliable
> instrument and very easy to use.
> Hazel
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Tom Wells [SMTP:tomers@home.com]
> > Sent:	Friday, December 01, 2000 10:59 AM
> > To:	'histonet'
> > Subject:	manual vs automated IHC
> > 
> > We are in the process of automating our IHC lab. I am curious as to the
> > number of labs who are automated vs. the ones who still use manual
> > staining.
> > We average between 20 to 30 slides per day. Any feedback would be
> > appreciated. Thanks. Tom.
> > 
> > Tom Wells, BSc, ART
> > Supervisor, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory
> > Lions Gate Hospital
> > North Vancouver, BC
> > Canada
> >