Linking a Snibe MAGLUMI X8 to your EHR or LIS

Quick answer

Yes. Snibe's data for the MAGLUMI X8 lists a bidirectional LIS connection by TCP/IP and COM port, and names ASTM as the protocol. Catenix takes the host role and returns results to your EHR or LIS. Snibe has not published the record-level detail for this model, so the exact settings, including how orders reach the analyser, are confirmed on your unit during setup.

The X8 is the high-throughput modular system in Snibe's X series, built for medium to large laboratories. A single module runs up to 600 tests an hour, and as many as four can be combined for 2,400. Each module measures 192 x 118 x 150 cm and weighs 670 kg, and the first result is ready in 15 minutes.

Its design differs from the older M series. Samples are pipetted with disposable tips, each test uses a single reaction cup, and both are loaded in bulk: 576 tips and up to 2,912 cups at a time. With 300 sample positions and 42 refrigerated reagent positions, Snibe quotes up to 2,800 tests before anyone needs to step in.

One module or a line of them

An X8 rarely stays alone. Besides combining up to four X8 modules, Snibe pairs it with the Biossays C8 chemistry analyser as the Biolumi CX8, where up to two C8 units, two X8 units and a decapper share one system, and it can join a laboratory automation line.

That affects planning for the host connection. How many links a multi-module installation presents, and what each one carries, is settled on site during setup. We then map the X8's assay codes to your EHR codes, drawing on a menu that Snibe puts at up to 278 assays.

Four ways to name a sample

The X8 software has four sample editing modes: LIS connection, barcode recognition, automatic naming and manual editing. For a connected lab the first two do the work. A barcoded tube is recognised on the deck and its result is matched back by the same sample ID. A dedicated transport channel lets STAT samples overtake the routine queue.

Samples named automatically or by hand have no order waiting for them in the EHR. Their results still arrive, and Catenix holds them for review so that staff can attach them to the right patient.

Reruns, controls and staying connected

The X8 can remeasure and dilute samples automatically, so one tube may produce more than one message. Catenix stores every message with its result, which keeps reruns traceable. The gateway restores its connection after a network drop and holds results on site through an internet outage.

Snibe's software applies Westgard rules and draws Levey-Jennings charts on the analyser. Control results that reach Catenix are filed as QC and graded the same way, and a failed control holds patient results for that test.

Snibe and MAGLUMI X8 are trademarks of their owners. Catenix is an independent connectivity provider, not affiliated with or endorsed by Snibe.

Questions people ask

Is the MAGLUMI X8 interface the same as the MAGLUMI X3?

Snibe describes both with a bidirectional LIS connection by TCP/IP and COM port. We still confirm the settings on each analyser, because the published X8 material stops short of the record detail.

How many samples can a MAGLUMI X8 hold?

300, with continuous loading and a specific channel for STAT samples.

Can the MAGLUMI X8 be part of an automation line?

Yes. Snibe states it can link to a laboratory automation system and integrate with its biochemistry and ISE modules.

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Product and company names are trademarks of their owners and are used for identification only. Catenix moves, stores and displays results with traceability; it does not interpret results or give clinical advice. Reviewed November 2026.

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Send us your analyser and the system you want results in, and we will confirm how it connects, usually within one working day. Ask about your setup.