ABB Robotics and Mettler Toledo, a provider of precision devices and providers, have signed an settlement to supply an modern resolution that seamlessly integrates ABB robots with LabX, Mettler Toledo’s laboratory instrument administration software program.

The mixed resolution will allow larger ranges of environment friendly and high-quality automated laboratory workflows throughout a variety of industries, making analysis, testing, and high quality management extra versatile, whereas accelerating time-to-market and addressing crucial labor shortages.

Jose Manuel Collados, supervisor of ABB service robotics, says: “In combining Mettler Toledo laboratory tools with ABB’s collaborative robots, communicated by way of the LabX platform, we’ll help operations and allow the very best traceability, productiveness, and knowledge administration within the trade.

“By unlocking new prospects in lab automation, our collaboration with Mettler Toledo will create efficiencies and unlock assets 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 subtle vary of duties quicker, extra persistently and with fewer errors than human staff.

But, the uptake of automation in laboratories is challenged by a spot within the expertise wanted to deal with automation know-how and the complexity in organising 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 pliability, ease-of-use and precision of ABB robots with the safe knowledge seize, technique management and instrument administration of LabX, prospects can improve lab productiveness, scale back system complexity, fulfill knowledge 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 extra time to pursue higher-value actions, similar to knowledge 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 technology of high-quality knowledge 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 convey 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).