Complementary Total Lab Automation Workflow
Track System Integration
The Challenge
After initial testing is completed on analyzers connected to the laboratory’s track system, staff must remove large volumes of samples and transfer them into racks for analyzers that aren’t connected to the track. Each sample must be scanned into the LIS to determine testing requirements and decapping needs, then manually decapped and loaded into analyzer-specific racks. After testing, samples must be returned to the track for capping and storage—requiring staff to manually remove samples from analyzer racks, check test completion in the LIS, and reload onto the track.
Manual Workflow
Track Output
Scan LIS
Manual Decap
Load Analyzer
Return to Track
Key Benefits of Automating Complementary Total Lab Automation Workflow
- Error reduction through increased laboratory automation
- Staff re-allocated to other high-value laboratory tasks
- Batch workflow optimization using interchangeable trays
- Pre- and post-analytical workflows on a single system
- Multiple PathFinder profile operations for maximum flexibility
PathFinder Solution
Output racks from the track system load directly onto the PathFinder 350D Plus where samples are automatically decapped (if required) and loaded into appropriate analyzer racks for testing. The laboratory uses interchangeable PathFinder trays to allow batch processing within a single system. PathFinder profiles enable each configuration to operate in reverse (input locations become output locations) for post-analytical reloading of samples back onto the track system.
PathFinder 350D Plus
Automated Decapping & Analyzer Loading
✓ Track Output
✓ Return to Track
Explore Workflow Specific Solutions
Every laboratory workflow is different. Brooks Laboratory Automation Solutions works closely with customers to design systems that fit existing processes while enabling future growth.