RT Advanced Electrospinning System – Industrial & Research Grade, Up to 8 Materials, 60 kV

RT Advanced is a 60 kV industrial electrospinning system for unmanned multi-material nanofiber production, supporting up to 8 materials, coaxial needles, environmental control and real-time thickness monitoring.

The most technologically advanced electrospinning machine for industrial production and advanced research.

RT Advanced is for research centers, universities, technological companies that need to produce high quality, reproducible nanomaterials, for both experimental and commercial purposes.

RT ADVANCED: THE MOST POPULAR ELECTROSPINNING SYSTEM TO WORK FULLY UNMANNED

If you are looking for a full optional machine with high productivity, RT Advanced certainly is the right system for you. With this machine, you'll be able to work with up to 8 different materials at the same time.

See the machine in action

The peculiarity of this system is that the collector stays fixed, while the syringes move on the vertical axis. This technology, combined with the vertical collector and the machine weight of 300kg, allows reaching a speed up to 5000 rpm without causing oscillation and remaining a quiet device.

Compared to other systems, RT Advance is the only system able to move the syringes without using tubes. By working with tubes, a huge quantity of material remains inside them. That causes a waste of the material and a need to regularly replace tubes. With this advanced machine instead, this won't be a problem.

The knowledge of our engineers, together with an analysis of our customer's requests, lead us to work with fully programmable pumps, completely independent.
Using the Omron Electronics Industrial components, the electronic control has maximum reliability, under heavy working conditions too.
In case of blackout or malfunction, the system will be automatically interrupted.

What "fully unmanned" actually means for your lab

RT Advanced is designed to run long productions without an operator standing by. Three features make that possible, and together they change how much material you can realistically produce in a week:

• Automatic needle cleaning with timed jets of compressed gas - the most common cause of an interrupted run is a clogged needle, and here it is handled without opening the chamber.
• Real-time thickness monitoring (optional laser system) - the process stops when the target thickness is reached, instead of relying on time estimates.
• Controlled atmosphere - temperature, humidity and inert gas flushing keep the process identical from the first hour to the last.

The result is a machine that produces overnight and over the weekend, which is what turns electrospinning from a laboratory technique into a production process.

Eight materials, one deposit

With up to eight independent programmable pumps you can build structures no single-pump system can reach: multilayer membranes deposited in one uninterrupted run, gradient scaffolds where composition changes through the thickness, blended mats of fibers spun from different solutions, and core-shell fibers with coaxial needles for encapsulation and controlled release.

Because the syringes move without tubes, each material change costs you almost no solution - which matters when you are spinning expensive or scarce polymers.

Option: Laser Measuring System

Real Time quality control: Being the fibers extremely soft and thin, calipers or micrometersare not suitable to measure the number of nanomaterials produced. Through the optical system of Omron technology, we can now monitor in real-time the thickness of the fibers, to an accuracy of 10 nanometers.

What materials can you electrospin?

With the RT Advanced it is possible to electrospin any type of synthetic, organic polymer or ceramic material, starting from solutions at room temperature.

What quality and quantity of nanofibers do you get?

You can create deposits of nanofibers with chaotic or perfectly oriented structure by simply changing the operative settings. The nanofibers are characterized by high reproducibility over time, with the possibility of depositing up to eight different materials at the same time.

Technical features of the device:

• WiFi controller with a 12.3" Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Tablet-PC.
• Access and visibility on three sides of the electrospinning chamber.
• Built-in high voltage 60 kV generator.
• Up to 8 pumps for independent syringes.
• Multi-needle or coaxial needle system.
• Easy to replace flat or drum collectors, between 1 to 250 mm in diameter, maximum length 500 mm.
• The collector can rotate both clockwise or anticlockwise.
• Vertical axis of rotation of the collectors up to 5000 rpm for the creation of tubular structures with aligned fibers.
• Vertical axis of a continuous belt for the creation of flat substrates with length up to dozens of meters.
• Automatic cleaning of the needles with timed jets of compressed gas.
• Control of internal temperature and humidity, flushing with inert gases- RT - 50 °C, 20% - 70% RH.
• Built-in suction system.

The collector is insulated from the ground so that it can be connected to a second high voltage generator up to a potential of +/- 60kV.

General Information

GENERAL	UNIT	VALUE	NOTE
Depth dimension	mm	1035
Height dimension	mm	2200
Width dimension	mm	1050
Total weight	kg	400	about
Max electrical power consumption	kW	1,5 - 4	following optional installed
Supply voltage	V AC	230	single phase 50-60 Hz

Ventilation system	Yes
Temperature control system	Optonal: heating only, heating/cooling, drying
Warranty	1 Year

Technical advantages of the device

• Unique: what makes the RT Advanced unique is its original structure composed of one or more vertical axis rotating chucks along which the syringes and their needles move.
• Replacement of the collectors: simple and fast replacement of the collectors, even if they are large, thanks to the single lower self-centering chuck.
• No waste: the loading of the syringes is done without wasting solution due to the absence of flexible tubes which connect them to the needles.
• Silence: the vertical movement of the needles along the collector reduces the size of the machine and eliminates vibrations during operation, even at high speed.
• Second high voltage generator: the collector is insulated from the ground so that it can be connected to a second high voltage generator up to a potential of +/- 60 kV.
• High quality components: all the materials used have been carefully selected to avoid interference on the electric field between collector and needles for maximum control of the nanofiber deposition, avoiding waste and improving the morphology of the substrate.
• Reliability: the use of Omron Electronics industrial components for the control electronics guarantees the maximum reliability of the system also under heavy use conditions.

Safety

• Opening of the spinning chamber is blocked when high voltage is present.
• Control system for the automatic interruption of production in case of blackout or malfunction.
• System of active control to eliminate sparks and high voltage discharges.

Which complete system fits your project?

RT Advanced is the top of our range. Every Linari machine is delivered as a complete, ready-to-run system - chamber, generator, pumps, needles and collectors included - so the choice is only about scale and level of automation.

RT Advanced Multi-material & unmanned	Up to 8 independent pumps, 60 kV, controlled atmosphere, automatic needle cleaning and real-time thickness control. For multilayer and gradient structures, and for production that runs unattended.
Pilot Spinner Maximum output per run	60 kV with an extra-large drum collector up to Ø250×600 mm and a double-door chamber with HMI on both sides. Choose it when what you need is quantity of membrane per batch rather than number of materials.
All In One Modular R&D platform	40 kV multi-collector system that grows with your research: roll-to-roll up to 300 mm, XY gantry, external air treatment unit. The natural choice when the budget is not yet industrial but the ambition is.
Gantry 3D Spin Programmed trajectories	G-code XY control of the needle path from CAD, or CSV from a spreadsheet, with control of the needle-to-collector distance during the run.
Compact Unit Smallest complete system	Random and aligned fibers with a moving spinneret and rotary collector up to Ø80×300 mm, in a reduced footprint.

Not sure which one? Talk to an R&D expert and we will configure the system around your material and your target output - or have our laboratory in Pisa validate your nanofiber first.

Frequently asked questions

Can RT Advanced really run without an operator?

Yes. Automatic needle cleaning with timed compressed-gas jets, controlled temperature and humidity, and optional real-time thickness monitoring allow long unattended productions, including overnight runs.

How many materials can it spin at the same time?

The system takes up to 8 independent, fully programmable pumps and can deposit up to eight different materials at the same time, so you can build multilayer membranes, gradient scaffolds and blended mats in a single run, and work with coaxial needles for core-shell fibers.

Why is the absence of tubes important?

The syringes move with the needles, so there are no flexible tubes between them. Nothing is left inside a tube at the end of a run, which avoids wasting solution and removes the need to replace tubes regularly - a real advantage with expensive polymers.

How accurate is the thickness measurement?

The optional laser measuring system based on Omron optical technology monitors fiber thickness in real time with an accuracy of 10 nanometers, since calipers and micrometers cannot measure such soft, thin deposits.

Can it produce tubular structures with aligned fibers?

Yes. The collector rotates on a vertical axis up to 5000 rpm without oscillation, which is what allows tubular structures with aligned fibers. A continuous belt option is also available for flat substrates up to dozens of meters long.

What size collectors does it accept?

Flat or drum collectors from 1 to 250 mm in diameter, up to 500 mm long, replaced quickly thanks to the single lower self-centering chuck. The collector is insulated from ground and can be connected to a second generator up to +/- 60 kV.

Is there a system with an even larger collector?

Yes. If your priority is the amount of membrane produced per run rather than the number of materials, the Pilot Spinner takes drum collectors up to 250 mm in diameter and 600 mm in length.

How do I know if my material can be electrospun?

You can ask espin.ai for a starting set of process parameters, or have our laboratory in Pisa run a feasibility test on your material and characterize the fibers by SEM before you decide.

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