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Being conscious of health and safety in the laboratory is crucial to the safety of your research and employees. Pipetting involves repetitive movement and can cause a certain amount of strain on the body.
This type of repetitive movement can result in skeletal conditions, fatigue and strain injury. By innovating with automation and ergonomic support, Andrew+ offers a way to promote both the well-being of lab staff and the quality of scientific outcomes.
Pipetting Safety
Pippeting requires staff to make repetitive movements over a long period of time, which could result in strain and discomfort of your staff.
Research has indicated that pipetting for even just an hour a day can lead to strain on your employees, which affects efficiency and increased absences from work.
Promoting health
Pipetting requires repetitive movements (of up to 500 times per day for the average user) that can lead to musculo-skeletal disorders like repetitive strain injury. Andrew+ helps eliminates physical stress to professionals, and also reduces the risk of exposure to hazardous materials used in certain experimental procedures.
Andrew+ and the Shift to Automated Pipetting
Andrew+ pipetting robot offers fully automated liquid handling using electronic pipettes and labware holders called Dominos. By adding Device+, our ever-expanding portfolio of connected devices and tools for processes such as heating, shaking or labware transportation, Andrew+ evolves into a full walk-away automation solution.
Creating the connected laboratory, Andrew+ is part of the OneLab ecosystem, executing laboratory protocols designed in OneLab. This flexible architecture enables you to effortlessly transition from laborious manual pipetting procedures to error-free, fully-robotized lab workflows – without any knowledge of programming, laboratory robotics or automation engineering.
Key features of Andrew+ include:
Reproducibility
Laboratory automation eliminates most human errors resulting in more reliable data and improved productivity. Together with complete integration inside OneLab, all experimental data from Andrew+ will be recorded and stored, improving the traceability of experiments and the data analysis.
Productivity
Andrew+ combines the flexibility of single channel pipetting (0.2 μL to 10 mL) with the higher throughput of multichannel pipetting. In addition, Andrew+ reduces the need to repeat experiments due to pipetting errors.
Precision
The Andrew+ pipetting robot uses single and multichannel electronic pipettes, ensuring the best liquid handling performance and maximum flexibility. Smart electronic pipettes are manufactured by Sartorius and based upon their acclaimed Picus pipettes.
Adaptability
OneLab enables scientists to graphically design their own pipetting protocols in minutes and execute them straight away in any laboratory in the world, even allowing the remote monitoring of ongoing experiments. Use a flexible and secure platform that withstands the rigors of regulatory validation.
The Health Benefits of using Andrew+
The benefits of using the Andrew+ robot are many, the system reduces exposure to physical strain. Andrew+ promotes an environment where lab professionals can work more comfortably and safely. Automation systems, like Andrew+, aligns with laboratory health initiatives and research productivity by reducing repetitive tasks and enhancing workflows.
Physical Strain: The Andrew+ robot takes on the manual strain that’s caused by pipetting, this allows for lab personnel to focus on other activities, enhancing the efficiency of your lab research.
Hazardous Work: Research that involves using toxic chemicals, requires proficient safety protocols and policies to ensure the safety of staff.
Productive Workflows: The Andrew+ technology allows for greater flexibility on lab workflows, which frees up researchers to focus on more complex aspects to their laboratory work. This enhances lab efficiency and helps meet timelines with greater accuracy.
Lab Safety with Andrew+
Waters plays a pivotal role in fostering a safe laboratory environment. The move towards an automated laboratory helps build efficiency and safety within lab environments.
For more information on how Andrew+ can transform the health and productivity of your lab, visit Andrew Alliance. Investing in Andrew+ isn’t just about embracing advanced technology; it’s a commitment to a healthier, more efficient, and safer work environment, where professionals can perform at their best without the physical toll of repetitive strain. In the world of research, where every movement and action counts, Andrew+ stands as a partner in promoting not just accuracy, but also well-being.
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