Case Study: a leading lab achieves automated tip refilling and uninterrupted assay runs with E Tech Group's robotic workcell

Leading Lab cuts operator overtime and boosts throughput with E Tech Group

E Tech Group partnered with a leading lab to address the challenge of modernizing its manual tip refilling process. The lab's traditional methods required significant operator intervention, leading to inefficiencies, errors, and workflow interruptions. They needed a universally compatible, automated system that could dynamically handle any tip type and integrate seamlessly with their existing Hamilton liquid handling platforms.

The solution developed by E Tech Group was a flexible robotic work-cell that operates independently. It featured a custom user interface and a dedicated HSL library to drive the tip filling mechanism, incorporating barcode scanning for accuracy. This system dramatically reduced operator overtime and labor hours while increasing overall throughput. The results enabled the lab to run longer, uninterrupted assays, with the added benefits of enhanced data security and tamper-proof record keeping for regulatory compliance.