Labtronics Inc. Announces Nexxis ELN Integrates to Pipette Tracker

Posted on December 16, 2010 By Corinne Jones News

Guelph ON, (December  15, 2010) Labtronics Inc., a world leader in laboratory automation, is pleased to announce the release of a new Connection Control between Nexxis ELN and industry leading pipette calibration software, Pipette Tracker.

Nexxis ELN worksheets can now be connected to pipette calibration information in real time. As a user selects a pipette, the system can immediately return the calibration status of the pipette and if the pipette is not calibrated the user can be prevented from using the pipette.

Nexxis ELN is the first commercially available ELN that is able to perform this calibration check automatically and in real time. For the first time, this important FDA requirement can be met with an automated system instead of a manual process. This will eliminate an important source of error for all companies using pipettes in their analytical processes.

The Connection Control for Pipette Tracker is implemented in a matter of a couple of minutes due to the ReDI technology that is used in Nexxis ELN. A couple of mouse clicks is all that is required.

Once the connection is made, the ELN worksheet is able to automatically perform a number of actions:

• Check the calibration status of any pipette
• Retrieve the meta data for the last calibration event
• Display a list of pipettes to the user that meet the current volume requirements and the calibration status requirement
• Schedule a pipette for calibration
• Perform a quick calibration check on the pipette

Automating the check for calibration is an important step towards a complete laboratory automated system. It reduces the work for the analyst and the approvers and eliminates errors. Management gains a higher level of confidence that the results produced by the lab are correct.

by Corinne Jones