PROCESS AUTOMATION
The laboratory automation feedback loop
across the experimental workflow. Equally applicable to academic research
and industry labs, open software architecture design also allows the user to connect multiple pieces of equipment and treat them as one experimental process. For example, this automation approach has helped the testing of commercial lubricants. Studies such as the RPVOT (Rotating Pressure Vessel Oxidation Test) and ISOT (Indiana Stirring Oxidation Test) requires runs of over several hours, up to a few days [2]. Automation is essential for these unattended tests to allow continuous monitoring of critical safety parameters and the capture of real-time experimental data.
Interpreting data
At the conclusion and throughout a successful experiment, the analysis and interpretation of the data are critical to the study's overall impact. Software design must allow for the effective and exhaustive collection of information from the individual devices – often to a necessarily overwhelming degree of detail. Inherent to any future instrument software is a comprehensive
database that collects and correlates disparate data sources and then interprets the data into meaningful information. References: [1]. Nolen, J. D. L. (2014) The Power of Laboratory Automation:
https://www.mloonline.com/home/article/13006042 /the-power-of-laboratory-automation [2]. a) Beyer-Faiss. S. Test Methods for Simulating
While we take for granted that the automated systems themselves will
continue to improve in performance, there is a lot of value in developing
interfaces between the systems and the users to improve the quality and quantity of science
the Aging and Oxidation Stability of Lubricants:
https://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/716/o xidation-stability b) Troyer, D. Lubricant Oxidation and Remaining Useful Life Testing:
https://www.machinerylubrica-
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