Author name: Bud Duong

Best Practices for purchasing lab automation equipment? A step by step guide.

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“Good, cheap and fast.  Pick two.” – Manufacturing idiom. The above quote is included to remind us all that there are no perfect solutions and in purchasing lab automation equipment we are balancing price, throughput, flexibility, scalability, durability, and a host of other factors. That being said here are some simple steps we recommend you …

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I hate labeling tubes! – The 5 Biggest Issues With Sample Identification

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The 5 Biggest Issues With Sample Identification   As you might imagine, we deal with a lot of lab technicians, research associates, scientists, post docs, lab managers, supervisor and yes, even directors who have to deal either directly or indirectly with sample identification. Over the years, we’ve collected a laundry list of issues they mention …

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Linear (1D) vs. 2D Barcodes for Laboratory Sample Identification

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The vast majority of modern barcodes fall into 2 basic categories – linear (1D) and 2-dimensional (2D).  Some people mistakenly refer to 2D barcodes as 3D barcodes and while 3D barcodes do exist, they are generally never seen and used in life sciences. Linear (also known as 1D or 1-dimensional) barcodes encode data using vertical bars and …

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Top 5 Considerations in Choosing a Unique Identifier (UID)

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Top 5 Considerations in Choosing a Unique Identifier (UID) As a lab operation grows, so does the need to have unique identifiers (UID) for each sample to track its processing and associate particular biological / chemical properties and analytical results.  Often, the first step in implementing a new process or adopting a laboratory information management …

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Lab Automation and Sample Identification Blog Launches

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Lab Automation and Sample Identification Blog Launches   Welcome to our first post on the TubeWriter.com news blog.   The intention for this space is to share information related to lab automation and sample identification and provide information on hardware, software and labware that can streamline processes and reduce errors. In fact, we developed the TubeWriter for just this reason.  We believe there …

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