Simulation in Laboratories (R&D)

Manual work in a laboratory

Research and development (R&D) takes place often in laboratories. Every finding or invention is the result of intensive and long term manual work. Such work consists of multiple repetitions of the same procedures. Products are worked on individually or they are grouped in a series. Multiple procedures and many constructs of products are carried out parallel at multiple workstations. At the same time each step requires a skilled worker or researcher to perform it. Additionally, each worker can perform only a certain number of operations, depending on its complexity and their experience.

A near optimal selection of products, worker skills, machines and their location requires a lot of effort to the laboratory planner. But the quality of this planning can be a source of competitive advantage, as numerous studies will be carried out on the same machines with the same workers. There can be many different kinds of laboratories: pharmaceutical, biological, chemical, in semiconductors and many others.

Computer simulation verifies lab work

Computer simulation is a very helpful tool to a laboratory manager. It visualizes daily product flows through a laboratory. Skilled workers move small series of products, according to product’s requirements, from one station to another. Without proper planning bottlenecks can occur. Either particular machines are overused and long queues form or the operators are unequally deployed. Through the use of a simulated environment of such a laboratory, the planner can verify and quickly update his original plans. Once this is done and simulation approved, one can be safe that the laboratory will have the optimal production rate.

How Simulate First helps you

SimulateFirst brings the simulation experience into your business. With state of the art simulation techniques we can quickly develop simulation models for your needs. The simulation models built by SimulateFirst correspond accurately to your real world. Talk to our specialists who will give you an insight into our way of doing simulations.