ABB Robotics and Mettler Toledo, a provider of precision devices and companies, have signed an settlement to supply an revolutionary answer that seamlessly integrates ABB robots with LabX, Mettler Toledo’s laboratory instrument administration software program.
The mixed answer will allow higher ranges of environment friendly and high-quality automated laboratory workflows throughout a spread of industries, making analysis, testing, and high quality management extra versatile, whereas accelerating time-to-market and addressing essential labor shortages.
Jose Manuel Collados, supervisor of ABB service robotics, says: “In combining Mettler Toledo laboratory tools with ABB’s collaborative robots, communicated by means of the LabX platform, we are going to assist operations and allow the very best traceability, productiveness, and information administration within the business.
“By unlocking new prospects in lab automation, our collaboration with Mettler Toledo will create efficiencies and unlock sources in prescription drugs, chemical substances, meals and beverage, semiconductors and battery industries.”
Laboratory automation, working alongside lab technicians, can carry out an more and more refined vary of duties quicker, extra constantly and with fewer errors than human employees.
But, the uptake of automation in laboratories is challenged by a spot within the abilities wanted to deal with automation know-how and the complexity in establishing extremely delicate workflows.
With the collaboration, Mettler Toledo’s LabX software program will seamlessly combine into ABB’s OmniCore robotic controllers, enabling LabX to orchestrate robotic lab workflows.
By combining the flexibleness, ease-of-use and precision of ABB robots with the safe information seize, technique management and instrument administration of LabX, clients can improve lab productiveness, scale back system complexity, fulfill information high quality, and security and regulatory necessities.
This additionally relieves scientists and lab technicians of mundane, repetitive duties; eliminating frequent errors; and optimizing productiveness – offering lab professionals further time to pursue higher-value actions, equivalent to information analytics.
Stefan Heiniger, head of laboratory division for Mettler Toledo, says: “Nice innovation begins on the bench, particularly when you’ll be able to reduce course of occasions and human error whereas additionally supporting the era of high-quality information and data.
“Mettler Toledo and ABB will present a robust, intuitive, and standardized toolset that meets the necessity of laboratories of all sizes and kinds that can ship new ranges of automation, pace, and insights, whereas additionally lowering prices.”
The collaboration is a part of ABB’s ongoing technique to carry the advantages of automation to new segments worldwide and enhances the work on the Life Sciences and Healthcare lab on the Texas Medical Middle in Houston in addition to the newly inaugurated Open Innovation Lab for Life Science and Healthcare in Zhangjiang Robotic Valley, Shanghai.
ABB will unveil a brand new robotic cell showcasing its capability to automate quite a lot of commonplace laboratory processes on the SLAS2024 Worldwide Convention and Exhibition, February 5-7 on the Boston Conference and Exhibition Middle (Sales space #465).
Mettler Toledo is showcasing its automation capabilities for analytical devices, materials characterization and weighing, in addition to the LabX laboratory software program at SLAS2024 (Sales space #264).