Test and measurement equipment, namely equipment for automated, flexible, high-throughput, robotic integrated systems and equipment for use in biotechnology configured to perform complex multi-step microplate based protocols for fluid transfer, liquid and plate handling delivering quantum improvements to the throughput of a laboratory; labeling equipment for microplates or microplate lids used in manual or automated laboratory processes; self-contained module, namely, a manual and automatic thermal plate sealer for use in preparing specimens for laboratory cell and tissue analysis by applying thermal seals to microplates; automation control software for laboratory device connectivity; pipette tips