The Covaris™ S220 System is a required sample preparation instrument for use in the SOLiD™ System workflow. The instrument is an essential part of the emulsion PCR process used to prepare the beads for emulsion PCR. The Covaris™ System is used to shear DNA into 60 bp fragments for fragment library preparation. The Covaris™ S220 System includes a Covaris™ S220 instrument, laptop, and a recirculating chiller