Independent consultancy for complex laboratory automation.
Orange-Tech supports laboratory teams, technology developers and automation integrators with the specification, integration and technical assessment of automated laboratory systems.
From defining scientific workflow requirements to resolving equipment interfaces and assessing underperforming installations, we provide independent engineering support where specialist expertise is needed.
Before approaching suppliers, establish which steps can be automated and what a successful run must demonstrate. We translate sample types, batch sizes, timing constraints and operator interventions into requirements that suppliers can quote against.
A liquid handler, robot and reader may each have a working interface. We define how they exchange plates, commands and status during a run, then agree who will verify each handover and how operators can recover a stopped sequence.
When a workcell repeatedly needs manual intervention, we review the intended sequence alongside run records and operator observations. We distinguish equipment faults from scheduling and interface problems, identify supplier responsibilities and prioritise corrective work.
Consider an assay with a fixed incubation window. The liquid handler can finish dispensing on time while the reader is still occupied. Before deciding how many plates to release, the scheduler needs to account for reader availability, transfer time and the permitted delay for each plate.
If a transfer stops, the controller needs to establish where the plate is and whether dispensing has already occurred. The recovery sequence should preserve the link between sample, well and result, including when an operator removes a plate.
Explore Automation & Systems Engineering ↗These engagements illustrate typical deliverables. We agree the equipment, workflow boundaries and outputs with you before quotation.
For a new workflow, before equipment selection or procurement.
For an engineering team preparing to connect instruments or review a supplier design.
For a laboratory deciding what to address on an existing installation.
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