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Process Analysis & Automation
Sales Presentation
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Process Analysis & Automation
• Started 1992• Was PAA section at British Petroleum• Systems Integration
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Areas of Interest
• Acoustic Emission• Sonic Spectrometer• Quality Software, 21CFR• Laboratory Automation
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Laboratory Automation History at BP
• Mitsubishi• System 20• Zymark
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Laboratory Automation History at PAA
• Hewlett Packard ORCA• Forensic Science• …
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Control Software
• Real time scheduling• OVERLORD Workstation
• Pre-emptive scheduling• OVERLORD Scheduler
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OVERLORD Workstation
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OVERLORD Workstation Benefits
• Simple, easy-to-use interface• If you can write a flow chart, you can use OVERLORD• Can use the 200+ instrument drivers from the box• Feature to enhance functionality by using Microsoft
Visual Basic scripts
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OVERLORD Workstation Features
• PC based, Windows Windows 2000/Windows XP• Hierarchical control for laboratory automation• Very easy drag and drop setup• Icon based, flow chart interface• Full password and user identification (optional 21CFR)• Reusable procedures• Constructs automatically to aid method development
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OVERLORD Scheduler
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OVERLORD Scheduler Benefits
• Simple, easy-to-use interface• If you know your process
• you can write a OVERLORD Scheduler process• Powerful scheduling features• enhanced using Microsoft Visual Basic scripts
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OVERLORD Scheduler Features
• PC based, Windows 2000/Windows XP• Very easy drag and drop setup• Icon based, Gantt chart interface• Full password and user identification (optional 21CFR)• Reusable procedures• Constructs automatically to aid method development• Group tasks together to ensure sequential operation
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Automated GE Healthcare systems
• What PAA have done so far• LEADseeker• IN Cell 1000• IN Cell 3000
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Options for automation 1
Thermo RapidStak Caliper/Zymark Twister II
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Options for automation 2
Mitsubishi range automate.it KiNEDx
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with Twister II
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with Thermo RapidStak
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with automate.it KiNEDx
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Other Stackers
AB Stacker PerkinElmer PlateStak
Titertek Titan UTI Stacker
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Other Laboratory Robots
Hamilton Microlab SWAP
Hudson PlateCrane
Caliper/Zymark Twister I
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What can PAA ?
• What happens before the plate read ?• Automation expertise• Customer specific user interface
• What happens after the plate read ?• Data handling expertise• Post run data manipulation• Databases
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Conclusion
• The range of GE equipment can be automated• Additional functionality such as data tracking and data
integrity can be achieved• The system is easy to set up and use.