Interest in the potential of smart technologies was high before the pandemic hit in 2020. That interest changed to a necessity when businesses were faced with the need for remote and automated operations in order to maintain business continuity. Businesses that have embraced smart operations are seeing substantial improvements in productivity, efficiency, and operating costs.
For lab managers, the question that naturally arises is, “how do I merge the advantages of connected smart labs with established analytical techniques?” For gas chromatography (GC) labs in particular, even though GC has been an established analytical technique for decades, it can be seamlessly transitioned into a smart workflow that can lead the way in a lab’s transformation into a Laboratory 4.0.
This article reviews the application of smart technologies in laboratories and demonstrates how PerkinElmer is helping lab managers drive digital enablement, process automation, and the creation of a culture of technology adoption throughout their labs.