The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group
Topical Group of the North Jersey
American Chemical Society
April 1997 Meeting
Joint with the ACS
Date: Monday, April 28, 1997
Place: Union County College, Cranford Campus,
1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ
Itinerary: Social Hour - 5:45 to 6:15 PM
Dinner
- 6:15 to 7:15 PM
Presentations
and Discussion - 7:15 to 8:30 PM
Pre-Registration: not required
Reservation for dinner: call (908)522-1122 before Wednesday, April 23 and state you
wish to make reservations for the ACS dinner. Dinner at the North Jersey Meetings is
payable at the door; however, if you are unable to attend and did not cancel your
reservation, you are responsible for the price of your dinner.
Robotic Workstations Compliment Tracked Robot Systems
Bob Trinka
Cyberlab, Inc.
Brookfield, CT
Enhancement of Sample Preparation Through New Technology
Jay Desai
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Corp.
Raritan, NJ
By enhancing the existing robot capabilities with new technology the Quality Assurance
Analytical Laboratory was able to achieve its' new cycle time initiatives for sample
throughput. Initially the mission of Q.A. Lab was to reduce cycle time for Ortho Novum
content uniformity testing. With this primary goal in mind, we looked at the robot
preparation time and testing procedure. We knew that we would have to reduce our sample
preparation time. A decision was made to upgrade the robot by modifying its'
configuration. The following changes were made:
1) a new over the balance reagent addition and tablet addition station
2) a pipetting station
3) an EasyFill vial filling station
4) the method was scheduled using Zymark's System Productivity Software package
With these upgrades we have achieved our goal and reduced the cycle time significantly.
Members interested in presenting a poster are encouraged to do so. Please contact any
of the LRIG officers. Open career positions at your company may be announced or posted at
the meetings.
The LRIG web site is still evolving! Check us out at
https://www.lab-robotics.org
We offer meeting announcements, a message board, and career opportunities. There are also
many links to industry related meetings and conferences, automation web sites, newsgroups,
manufacturers, consultants, and our members’ companies. Email is becoming very
important to us as we try to keep mailing costs down. If you have an email address, please
either log on to the web site and leave us a message or send email to [email protected].
Directions to Union County College, Cranford Campus
From the Garden State Parkway:
Take Exit 137 to Westfield Avenue (Route 28). Turn right and take Westfield Avenue
(West) to Springfield Avenue and turn right. The college is 3/4 of a mile on the left.
From Route 22 (East or West):
Exit at Springfield Avenue and proceed towards Cranford/Westfeld. The fourth light,
continue on Springfield Avenue for two blocks. The College is on the right.
The next meeting is Vendor's Night on June 18, 1997!
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