Laboratory equipment connected via WiFi and manageable from online platforms
If the future is certainly a connected and digital laboratory, we should look for solutions that help us get there as soon as possible, so as not to fall behind.
More and more organizations, both academic and industrial, understand the need to invest in data management solutions and research software that help them improve productivity, by improving research and logistics processes, data management and regulatory compliance.
Process optimization, remote monitoring of samples and reduction of human errors, having connected tools is a huge advantage. The ability to share data helps collaboration between colleagues and drives innovation in your lab.
In this post we list the companies that offer tools designed for WiFi connection and all the advantages you can derive from it.
Then, some considerations and insights on the 'smart lab'.
VELP SCIENTIFICA
Velp Scientifica is certainly one of the companies that is focusing on the laboratory of the future.
All Velp instruments released in recent years are available with wifi connection to Velp's Cloud Ermes.
All you need to do is have an Internet connection and a PC, smartphone or tablet to start using the Ermes cloud platform. Connecting the individual instruments will then be very simple and the Velp guides in this regard are always precise and easy to follow. An example? Download the guide on how to connect yours AREC Connect.
WHY CHOOSE VELP ERMES? THE 7 REASONS TO START MANAGING YOUR LABORATORY IN AN INTELLIGENT WAY
Velp suggests seven simple reasons to choose their "Connected" tools.
1 - You will have tailor-made and precise technical and analytical support.
2- You will be able to precisely control and manage your tools, reducing the frequency of routine operations and freeing up time for other activities.
3 - You will receive notifications and alerts in real time, wherever you are, to always be informed about the status of your analyzes and the working conditions of your instruments.
4 - You will get data and detailed information about your analyzes and tools, to track trends, create reports and share information with your team.
5 - Access your data anytime, anywhere, securely and in compliance with the highest IT security standards.
6 - You will be able to allow access to data only to authorized persons, creating different roles and levels of management.
7 - You will download and install software updates with a single click, to always have a new tool full of features and up to date.
VELP Ermes: the digital and safe revolution for your laboratory
Since 2017, VELP has been offering a revolutionary cloud-based platform that transforms and enhances your lab experience, where users can connect even more with their instruments and data.
Is VELP Ermes a reliable and secure platform?
Ermes operates in an extremely safe and certified environment, with a high level of network security and robust and reliable backup data.
The platform is certified with various security and privacy standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 1 SSAE 16, SOC 1 Type 1 and SOC 1 Type 2.
The cloud-based database is located in Europe and guarantees 24/7 global support.
Velp products already available with this technology:
→ Magnetic stirrer AREX-6 Connect PRO with pt100 probe
→ Magnetic stirrer AREX-6 Connect PRO with pt100 probe, rod and clamp
→ Magnetic stirrer AREC 7 Connect con with pt100 probe
→ Magnetic stirrer AREC 7 Connect with pt100 probe, rod and clamp
→ Overhead stirrer OHS60 Advance
→ Overhead stirrer OHS100 Advance
→ Overhead stirrer OHS200 Advance
→ Refrigerated thermostat FOC 120E
→ Refrigerated thermostat FOC 200E
→ Incubator FOC 120I
→ Incubator FOC 200I
→ Illuminatred incubator FOC 200IL
Would you like to know more? Go to the dedicated manufacturer page Velp ERMES.
B MEDICAL SYSTEMS
CONNECT AND MANAGE YOUR MEDICAL DEVICES
B Medical Systems, a leading medical-grade device company, offers solutions for remote and real-time monitoring of vaccines, blood and other cold chain equipment with its innovative monitoring devices.
Depending on the use, it will be possible to adopt different monitoring solutions: complete °B Connected software, to connect your instruments and have all the data remotely; RTMD, to locate and monitor the temperature of your vaccines wherever 2G or 3G cellular coverage is available; DCU, to monitor your simplest refrigerators or freezers locally.
We have already explored the ways in which B Medical Systems can make your laboratory smart in another article: CONNECTING AND MANAGING YOUR MEDICAL DEVICES.
TIPS AND REFLECTIONS
QUALITY INSTEAD OF QUANTITY
Create an intelligent laboratory thanks to new technologies
New technologies help laboratories become more efficient and productive, making us work less. Once you get used to it, the payoff is huge. New laboratory equipment and software, such as online platforms for sharing and collaboration, certainly have a cost that previously did not fit into the laboratory budget, but which once you try it you will no longer be able to do without. Who, in 2023, would think of saving on internet connection and smartphones? The same will happen to the chemical, scientific, pharmaceutical, biological and analytical laboratories that Jointlab supplies.
By 2023, laboratories will have become more connected and manufacturing companies will offer more and more instruments that can be connected to software via wifi.
We invite you to think about your smart laboratory, opting for quality instruments and results, rather than quantity.
WHY SWITCH TO SMART LAB TECHNOLOGY?
New smart lab technologies not only improve workflows, safety and efficiency. They unlock significant long-term savings through new data management and evaluation systems, which will allow you to make better choices in the future.
WHAT DOES SMART MEAN?
The word SMART is a very used acronym lately, but do you know what it means? Below in a nutshell its meaning in relation to scientific laboratories.
- Specific: the purpose and use of the laboratory is well defined; whoever uses it and who comes into contact with it knows exactly what to do and how to proceed.
- Measurable: all operations are well measured and catalogued. Measuring goals and actions helps determine progress; keeps you on track and drives the program forward.
- Achievable: the objectives must be achievable and accepted by the operators, taking into account the inclinations and abilities. In a nutshell: the goal must be attractive and followed by the desire to achieve it.
- Reachable: the laboratory sets realistic objectives, i.e. it adapts to the budget, the possibilities of the operators, the place and the ultimate goal of the laboratory.
- Time-bound: each objective has a specific amount of time to be completed, aka deadlines.
WHY DO CONNECTED TOOLS HELP YOU HAVE A 'SMART' LAB?
The possibility of having all the data of your instruments in a single central software allows you to have a broad and complete vision of the operations in your laboratory and plan new objectives whose effect and result will be verifiable from the data and graphs that you will have available. This will increasingly help you improve your goals and realistically plan the future of your laboratory, communicating your ideas to collaborators effectively and transparently.
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