Category: Lab Equipment

Maintaining a safe and organized lab environment is paramount for successful scientific research. A critical aspect of this involves the proper storage and tracking of chemicals, many of which pose significant health and safety hazards if not managed effectively. While traditional methods can achieve this goal, they often fall short in efficiency and accuracy. This blog post explores the limitations of traditional chemical tracking methods and introduces Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) as a superior solution for chemical tracking in modern labs…

Laboratories, whether in the private or public sector, invest millions of dollars in equipment to achieve their objectives, and laboratory management and finance departments have a vested interest in knowing whether their inventory is accurate and if their equipment’s whereabouts are known. Accurate lab equipment tracking is essential to save valuable time that may be wasted looking for equipment, and it helps lab managers stay informed about which team is using which lab equipment and its status. In this blog…

Are you considering RFID for Lab equipment tracking? Here are some key tips to choose RFID tags, RFID readers & antenna, based on 15+ years of RFID experience. We help Labs track anywhere between 50 to 100,000+ pieces. Research Info to choose RFID for Lab Equipment Tracking Assumption You have a “standard lab” where tracked equipment is in the known lab/buildings & not subject to extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, etc. Objectives Drive Tag Choice There are hundreds of RFID tags…

Lab equipment in R&D laboratories are highly expensive and very vital for testing and other critical processes. R&D Lab managers have to constantly track the movement of lab equipment inside the lab and between the labs to know the exact location of each equipment and check for equipment availability. In addition, R&D managers need to know when the equipment was last calibrated and which equipment is due for preventive maintenance in order to ensure that the equipment meets the regulatory…

Is your company growing? Are you moving into new buildings? Consolidating labs? Either way, there is a likelihood that your labs are being relocated. Laboratory relocation present a unique set of challenges and are huge headaches for lab managers. First, lab managers need to have an accurate inventory of their equipment in their current labs – not only what they have, but also where everything is. Now that the lab managers have clear visibility of where each of the equipment is,…