Alpaqua Engineering, LLC, founded in 2006, offers products and engineering services in the field of laboratory automation that are designed to expand and improve the functionality of liquid handling platforms. Alpaqua specializes in the design and manufacture of innovative magnet plates for use in magnetic-bead based nucleic acid purification. Alpaqua magnet plates are well recognized in the Genomics industry for their efficacy, reliability, and ease of use. Other products include heating & cooling blocks, SBS tube racks, deck expansion platforms, unique labware stations, and Alpillo® microplate holders with integrated spring-cushion technology.