In practice

Laboratory automation: a recipe for success

Automation can be a transformational process for clinical diagnostic and analytical testing laboratories, helping to meet increasing demand and offer rapid, reproducible, scalable, and high-quality services. However, if not implemented correctly, it can be a time-consuming and costly process. Colin Burnett of industrial automation specialist Festo offers strategic advice on how to set your laboratory up for automation success.

In practice

Engineering the future of HDD storage

Festo technology enables Lumico, RH Electrical Engineering, and DPB Automation to deliver the world’s most advanced HDD automated storage and retrieval system. In this article, Josh Roberts, Head of Applications Engineering at Festo GB, to explores the challenges, innovations, and collaborative efforts that made this groundbreaking solution a reality.

In practice

Maximising performance with Cartesian robots

Festo Handling Systems specialist Karl Wysocki looks at the role of Cartesian robots and the Festo Handling Guide Online (HGO).