Optimization of laboratory work
Why the SmartRack® also has a place in your laboratory
Better Basics defines for the SmartRack® five areas of optimization of laboratory work for the 21st century
Organization – more organization at laboratory workstations
Do you need a secure holder for microliter syringes, a storage option for screw top bottles or a way to temporarily store sample containers and all that in a tight space?
Transportable and scalable, the SmartRack® remains your partner from start to finish of your work when it comes to organizing workstations and storing your laboratory accessories and glassware in a structured and safe manner at your workstation.
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Space saving – 80% space saving in the laboratory
Don‘t have much space but still want to work in a structured way?
The SmartRack® offers an effective solution for everyday challenges in laboratory work – in various fields including chemistry, biology, biochemistry, the food industry, pharmacy and medicine. This eliminates the need for various holders, including those for pipettes or round-bottom flasks (e.g. cork rings, three-finger clamps), or a waste bin.
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Safety – significantly improved safety when working in the laboratory
Did you know that each accident at work in the chemical industry costs an average of €25,000?
In 2018 alone, more than 15,000 accidents at work were reported in this industry. The resulting costs and lost working hours are huge and could have been avoided through better safety at work and better working conditions. The SmartRack® helps achieve these improved conditions by offering the highest level of safety through its stable metal frame and the integrated anti-tip protection for the entire SmartRack®. The modules are securely clicked into the slot rails of the SmartRack® by a click mechanism, so that all samples and devices are securely fixed.
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Efficiency – improved efficiency in research and analysis
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Laboratory staff spends around 10 minutes a day searching because disorganization makes their work more difficult. This adds up to significant lost working time over a period of months and results in unwanted costs and frustration. Optimal working conditions pave the way for focused and routine work and also help prevent mistakes. Employees rely on optimal conditions in the workplace to remain physically and mentally active, creative and innovative in the long term.
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Modularity and adaptability – your partner in the lab, the SmartRack®
Whether you need general basic equipment for your laboratory or special modular set-ups for analytics – the SmartRack® is your number one choice.
The number and position of the SmartRack® modules can always be adapted to your individual needs. Custom made fixtures according to customer requirements are also possible.
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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.
How does the SmartRack® work as a laboratory organisation system?
- The stable body of the SmartRack® is set up at the workstation in the laboratory fume hood, in the laboratory safety cabinet or on the workbench. No further preparatory work or preparations are necessary for this. Several cross connectors, also called slot rails, are mounted in the SmartRack® frame, into which the module holders can be flexibly inserted.
- The SmartRack® module holders are hooked into the slot rails using a click mechanism. In this way, the module holders are securely and reliably fixed and immediately allow you to store laboratory glassware, samples or laboratory work equipment as well as digital work equipment such as barcode scanners and tablets in them.
- The slot rails can be hooked into the SmartRack® frame at various heights and depths, which creates maximum flexibility when equipping the SmartRack®.
- Due to the optimised connection of the slot rail and the module holder, the module holders can be simply and immediately released by tilting and can subsequently be moved horizontally in an efficient way. This allows modules to be easily and quickly positioned exactly where users need them.
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.
Make your laboratory fit for the future with the SmartRack®!
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