Labman and the Rapid Sample Reformatter Tom Plowman, Labman

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York Society of Engineers lecture

Labman is a growing company based near Stokesley in North Yorkshire  producing custom laboratory automation and products – in a better term, robotics. These bespoke solutions are generally the answers to monotonous laboratory testing, be it the weighing and mixing of paints and  coatings, liquid handling, high-throughput sample preparation or image analysis, to name a few. No problem is too big or small and Labman enjoys the challenge of developing a custom solution resulting in a timesaving or  quality-improving system designed specifically for the customer.  

Aside from bespoke systems, Labman has a smaller products division and  develops custom software solutions in-house, in response to the growing  need for software and the ability to integrate 3rd party equipment. 

Tom will focus on one of the more recent systems that Labman have produced, in a record turnaround of 4 weeks - the Rapid Sample Reformatter. This is a newly developed system in response to the COVID 19 pandemic and the throughput issues suffered by labs across the globe.  It removes a bottleneck in the processing of swab-based PCR tests. The  liquid in a tube requires reformatting into a well plate for analysis in a PCR  machine to give the positive or negative COVID result. By removing  multiple user steps, the semi-automated system reduces error, improves  sample tracking, and reduces the amount of manual labour. In a 24hr  period it can process 20,000 samples.  

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