Aitken Scientific’s software tools deliver significant productivity improvements for a major pharmaceutical lab

A-S Automate enables you to integrate a wide range of instruments in a common, high performance, automated environment providing you with a means to radically increase productivity without the need to re-invest in a new control system. Slash the learning curve “We loved A-S Automate because it was so simple to use – turn it on, hit the green button and walk away. New staff training costs have been slashed with the simple design and implementation using this tool” Flexible Setting up the system is simple and user-friendly. A-S Automate is fully programmable and tasks can be edited using a ‘drag-and-drop’ graphical system. The software can be configured to match your requirements exactly: hardware drivers are available to control a wide range of existing instruments, and new drivers can be created for new devices and added as required. It also has the ability to monitor events and react accordingly. Integrated There’s no need to re-invest in a new control system: A-S Automate is designed to work with your existing software. It provides integrated support for other packages, including: • Microsoft applications such as Excel and Word • Third party instrument control systems • Data Management Systems including Microsoft Access, SQL Server and Laboratory Information Management Systems. Effective A-S Automate is a cost-effective method of integrating high-performance automated processes. You can maximise each instrument’s productivity as well as enhancing the power and functionality of your existing software. This gives you a reliable, robust system which enables you to achieve greater efficiencies and increase the return on your capital investment. A-S Automate has already proved invaluable in a range of industry sectors.

"How many business operations can justify highly-skilled chemists spending up to a fifth of their time cutting and pasting reports?""A-S Report combiner cuts this time in half and provides a much higher quality end-product in a consistent and flexible format. This has had a significant impact on lab productivity and the quality of reports we send to our internal customers.”Our application enables lab chemists to take images from the screen window they are working on, capture printed reports from any application and collect structures from structure drawing packages, all referenced through the sample ID and keywords. Then using a pre-defined Microsoft Word template, the Report Combiner automatically builds the final report from the database elements, which the internal customers can receive by email and attach to any electronic notebook. Major benefits of our solution • Big improvement in the quality of the report • Significantly reduces the time and effort required • Improved productivity in the lab • Improved response time to internal customers • Easy-to-use, flexible solution that consolidates output from multiple sources and diverse formats into a consistent standard layout