For Immediate Release

John Rubino
952-646-2884

U.S. ARKRAY
5198 West 76th Street
Edina, MN 55439

Edina, MN, June 1, 2011 – U.S. ARKRAY, announces the launch of the AUTION MAX™ AX-4030, the newest generation of fully automated urine chemistry analyzers. The AUTION MAX AX-4030 offers clinical laboratories of all sizes the flexibility and efficiency to meet their workflow needs.

U.S. ARKRAY is now providing the AUTION MAX AX-4030 directly to laboratories in order to provide a more cost effective solution to automate urinalysis testing while improving service and after sales support. The AUTION MAX analyzers and test strips, being distributed in the U.S. since 2002 with approximately 1200 systems placed, has a long history of quality and reliability.

The AUTION MAX AX-4030 allows a technologist to load 100 samples at a time with confidence that samples will be analyzed within minutes. The analyzer performs 225 patient specimens per hour and can be continuously loaded. The AUTION MAX AX-4030’s easy maintenance requirements and overall durability make it a great option for the busy clinical laboratory.

U.S. ARKRAY is a wholly owned subsidiary of ARKRAY, Inc. of Kyoto, Japan. ARKRAY, Inc. was founded in 1960 as Kyoto Daiichi Kagaku Inc (KDK) with a focus on medical diagnostic products. ARKRAY Inc. offers a broad in vitro diagnostic portfolio, including automated urinalysis, HPLC A1C, immunodiagnostics and clinical chemistry instruments and reagents. Though not all products are available in the United States., U.S. ARKRAY, is constantly evaluating the clinical laboratory’s needs and is committed to providing cost efficient solutions to the clinical laboratory. ARKRAY supports an R&D team of over 200 researchers and is dedicated to the advancement of medical science through innovation.

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