RFID Tracking in Critical GMP Areas including Cleanrooms Manasvini Jayaram Organizations have to apply well-defined GMP practices in cleanrooms and labs in order to maintain particulate and pathogen free environments. There are formal requirements and guidelines for food, drug, medical device and cosmetics manufacturing where sanitized conditions are maintained. There are several cleaning standards including the ISO14644 and the Federal Standard 209E standards. Since they are operated under strict guidelines, they are subject to several cleaning methodologies. Some of the common SOPs (standard operating procedures) include chemical wipe downs, autoclaving… Continue Reading
Equipment Tracking and Calibration Management in Cleanrooms Automated with RFID Asset Tracking Solution Suji Do you know what equipment has to go to Metrology for calibration? Do you know when it was removed from the cleanroom and whether it has gone to Metrology? Was it brought back to the Cleanroom and if so, when? This blog post will help you to learn how RFID asset tracking solutions help you to automate equipment tracking and calibration management in cleanrooms. Equipment Management in Cleanroom Cleanroom management in a biotech or high-tech company poses several challenges, many… Continue Reading
How RFID Asset Tracking simplifies Pipette Management and Calibration Manasvini Jayaram Are you in charge of a bio lab where you need to manage calibration and servicing of pipettes? We empathize with you. We know pipettes are crucial for experiments conducted within labs. However, they also tend to move around a lot – yes, a lot! One of the biggest challenges is to make sure the pipettes are in the right lab. But it is harder and more crucial to find them when they are due for calibration. Using RFID asset… Continue Reading
How a Lab Equipment Tracking Software helps you to locate a piece of Lab Equipment easily and accurately Manasvini Jayaram Scientists and engineers move equipment around because there isn’t enough of each type of equipment. It may not be prudent for the lab to purchase too many of the same type, because the lab equipment manufacturer is regularly releasing new products with advanced features. Lab budgets have to be judiciously structured to allow for purchases of the new equipment. This, of course, results in a constant shortage of some type of equipment or another. So, it’s not uncommon for equipment… Continue Reading
How AssetPulse assists in Lab Equipment Calibration Management Manasvini Jayaram Timely lab equipment calibration is essential in the Biotechnology industry Why is calibration important? Given the enormous impact of the Biotech sector on the lives of billions of people, the industry takes every measure to ensure it conducts its research with accurately calibrated equipment. Labs have to adhere to numerous regulatory compliance requirements to ensure their product integrity, which include proper instrument calibration in a timely manner. A calibration certificate is issued for equipment after validation. This certificate contains key… Continue Reading