Thermo Electron Corporation, a leading global provider of analytical instruments and informatics, will demonstrate modernisations made to the user interface and architecture of its leading laboratory information management system (LIMS), SampleManager. Thermo will also exhibit its Atlas CDS chromatography data system, which features numerous enhancements in its version 8 release.
In line with Thermo's strategy to build informatics solutions that meet open industry standards, Sample-Manager LIMS has adopted the Microsoft .NET framework while continuing to support existing customers" custom code written in the VGL language. Offering Microsoft .NET architecture, Thermo's plans for SampleManager include building application-specific functionality for industrial labs so that users in the process industries will find more of the functionality they require in the base system, and not have to customise the LIMS to meet their needs.
This commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) approach significantly reduces the risks and costs associated with customised implementations, maintenance and upgrades, and, for regulated industries, the cost of validating the system.
For Atlas, major improvements have been made to the instrument control architecture to enhance network resilience. A key focus of the release was to ensure secure, robust communication between the instrument and Atlas software. Atlas now has the ability to import Beckman PeakPro and Target data files natively. Enhancements have also been made to the instrument control and spectral functionality in the system.
Atlas is built for enterprise applications, providing a single solution that not only integrates data streams from multiple instruments manufactured by multiple vendors, but also tightly integrates with LIMS that typically store summary results for each analysis. This enables users to access critical data when faced with a decision where the QA/QC source data is needed immediately. The robust enhancements and interop-erability with Thermo's LIMS are designed for consistent reporting and shared data that increases productivity.
Hall 6.1, Stand B1 - C12