Information on profitability by using the SmartRack®
The SmartRack® already pays back its investment costs from the first year of its use.
- Each SmartRack® saves €5.200 in investment costs for the construction of a new laboratory, because by using a SmartRack®, a space saving of about 1 m2 laboratory space can be assumed.
- The SmartRack® enables a more efficient use of space in existing laboratories and therefore up to 80% space savings at the laboratory workstation, which in turn creates free work space
- By using the SmartRack®, an increase in efficiency of 10% is achieved by optimising the working hours during the test execution as well as during assembly, disassembly and cleaning
WHEN DOES A SMARTRACK® PAY OFF?
The SmartRack® already pays back its investment costs from the first year of its use. This is made possible by its versatile potentials. The following three configurations will be considered as examples at this point:
Return on Investment of the SmartRack® – A SmartRack® pays back its costs in every scenario within one year.
The world's first laboratory organisation system reforms laboratory workstations and working processes in laboratories
Whether it’s an initial equipment or a retrofitting of an existing laboratory, the SmartRack® offers the potential to optimise traditional laboratory work in terms of efficiency by up to 10% and, at the same time, to save 80% space in the laboratory fume hood. Direct as well as indirect potentials go hand in hand, because creating more order and cleanliness at the laboratory workstation leads to a reduction of ergonomic strains and increases efficiency. This means that
- Laboratory equipment and laboratory glassware as well as
- samples and consumables in the laboratory
can be stored much more easily and used more safely. Walking distances and set-up times are eliminated, time and space are saved at the laboratory workstation and used more optimally.
The SmartRack® supports you:
- As safe as possible, as flexible as necessary: laboratory users can adjust both the height and the depth of the slot rails. The module holders suspended in the slot rails can be moved horizontally within the slot rail.
- User-friendly & ergonomic: The one-handed equipping and removal of the laboratory equipment and samples from the SmartRack®, within the user’s gripping range, greatly simplifies and speeds up access.
- Lean Management and quality management systems such as 5S can be implemented and applied concretely in the laboratory environment with the SmartRack®: The SmartRack® guarantees more order and cleanliness at the workstation and changes behaviour at the laboratory workstation.
- Time-saving: Materials and laboratory equipment are provided exactly where they are processed and needed. So the SmartRack® reduces walking distances and time needed to search throughout the user’s laboratory.
- Space-saving: By using the room height in the laboratory fume hood, the SmartRack® creates new storage areas. So the SmartRack® multiplies the available working space in the gripping area, reaching area and stretching area.
PROFITABILITY ON SAVING SPACE IN NEW LABORATORY BUILDINGS
The SmartRack® already pays back its investment costs from the first year of its use.
- Each SmartRack® saves € 5.200 in investment costs for new laboratory buildings
- By using a SmartRack®, a space saving of approximately two laboratory grids of 300 mm each can be assumed.
- With passage areas saved in front of the fume hood, this results in a space saving of 1.00 m2.
Every SmartRack® saves € 5.200 in investment costs
By using a SmartRack®, a space saving of about 2 laboratory grids of 300 mm each can be assumed. With the passage area saved in front of the fume hood this results in a space saving of 1.00 m2.
Strategic cost savings as early as the laboratory planning stage.
Note: The basis for calculating the construction costs per square metre of laboratory space was developed by experts who have been working in the field of laboratory planning for many years and can be provided on request.
Conclusion:
Every SmartRack® saves € 5.200 in investment costs.
By using a SmartRack®, a space saving of about 2 laboratory grids of 300 mm each can be assumed. With the passage area saved in front of the fume hood this results in a space saving of 1.00 m2.
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PROFITABILITY ON SAVING SPACE IN EXISTING LABORATORIES
How can up to 80% space be saved by using the SmartRack®?
- The use of the SmartRack® offers enormous potential in terms of optimising laboratory workstations and increasing efficiency in work processes. This is made possible by the modularity of the SmartRack®, because with just one click you can adapt your organisational system to your individual needs and remain flexible in terms of height and depth in the use of your workplace – at the same time, all the work equipment will always stay at hand and organised.
- As the world’s only organisation system for laboratory workstations, the SmartRack® allows the consistent use of the room height at the laboratory workstation to create additional storage areas. This is a significant advantage, especially when working in fume hoods and safety cabinets.
- Classic cork rings for the storage of round flasks, tripod linkage for the storage of shaking or separating funnels and chromatography columns are associated with a large space requirement, instability and a high time investment during construction. The SmartRack® solves all these problems.
- Holders already exist for numerous consumables, such as sample tubes, cell culture tubes, beaded bottles or laboratory screwed bottles, but these are neither coordinated with each other, nor can they be stored one above the other in height to save space. This means that the work in the laboratory fume hood or in the laboratory safety cabinet takes place primarily at the table level. However, this work surface is very limited.
- So the SmartRack® makes it possible to clear a wide variety of laboratory accessories, glassware and samples from the table level into the SmartRack® and, by doing so, to create a free work surface. The usable working area is significantly increased by consistent use of the room height at the laboratory workstation. This results in space savings of up to 80%.
The saving of space through the SmartRack® and the SmartRack® mini in a concrete example:
1: The list prices for fume hoods for general use (no special hoods) range from about 5.500 EUR to 9.500 EUR depending on the hood width, the hood type and the equipment. Depending on the size of the project, prices are reduced by up to 40% for very large projects. If you start from a medium laboratory project (20% discount), you will get a unit price for a fume hood of € 4.400 to € 7.600, i.e. an average of € 6.000 per hood.
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PROFITABILITY ON ON LEAN MANAGEMENT AND INCREASING EFFICIENCY
How can an increase in efficiency of up to 30% be achieved by using the SmartRack®?
The SmartRack® increases efficiency both directly and indirectly, because increasing efficiency and saving space are mutually reinforcing. 30% more efficiency at the laboratory workstation and 80% space savings mean more employees who can work in the laboratory at the same time or more free workspace which can be used by the existing employees, who in turn can carry out more laboratory work per working day. Laboratory work is basically divided into four work steps:
- assembly, disassembly and cleaning of the test set-up
- test execution
- personal allowance time
- secondary activities.
The SmartRack® allows a larger number of sample vessels, (laboratory) work equipment and consumables to be stored directly at the laboratory workstation. This allows significantly more tests or analyses to be carried out. The potential of increasing efficiency in the work areas of test execution as well as assembly, disassembly and cleaning is explained by the following examples:
1: Laboratory employees in Germany receive an average monthly salary of € 3.511. Of course, significantly higher salaries are also possible and not uncommon. As of: January 2023. Source: www.gehalt.de/einkommen/suche/labor-mitarbeiter
Conclusion: The SmartRack® increases the efficiency of the laboratory staff and already pays back its investment costs in the first year of use.
This significantly increases the productive working time per laboratory employee and per laboratory workstation. Multiple burdens, such as those caused by the handling of unstructured vessels which have been set aside, are also eliminated. This leads to an increase in efficiency of the laboratory staff of up to 30%.
For the first time, lean management and quality management systems such as 5S can be implemented and applied concretely in the laboratory environment with the SmartRack®:
The SmartRack® makes it possible to achieve and secure increased process quality with increased efficiency and improved productivity at lower costs in the long term. The SmartRack® guarantees more order and cleanliness at the workstation and changes behaviour at the laboratory workstation.
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