| Challenge |
- Design and build an automated material handling solution for
an OEM supplying hospitals and laboratories.
- Absolute cleanliness, rigorous maintenance and zero-risk safety
standards for handling fragile test tubes containing biohazardous
material.
- Design controls and maintenance tools for operators unfamiliar
with automation.
- Fast system payback with zero downtime.
- Tight Specimen Transfer Container (STC) traceability.
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| Solution |
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- Precision, high-throughput automation system eliminates risk
of human error – each STC is sorted, decapped, analyzed,
bar code scanned, re-capped and tracked (system integrated with
data management system provided by customer).
- Enclosed system for safety and cleanliness.
- Built from "plug and play", quick-change modules and
sub-components (backup modules and parts supplied) for ease of
maintenance and service, with minimum downtime.
- User-friendly design and local controls, for intuitive operation
and easy integration by OEM.
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| Technologies Used |
- SC44 conveyor system
- Sorting, merging, diverging devices
- Capping, decapping devices
- Blood analyzers (provided by customer)
- Bar code scanning devices
- Data management system (provided by customer)
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| Performance
Achieved |
- Precise handling
- Higher test reliability
- Faster throughput
- Lower cost per sample
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