Aptio AutomationDrive one-touch workflow efficiency in open, single- and multidiscipline labs
Power end-to-end diagnostic testing in your lab using IT, engineering, and service innovations continually designed, delivered, and supported by experts.
Given the broad mix of testing performed by most labs—and the staffing, financial, and operational pressures they face—an effective total lab automation (TLA) system needs to be about possibilities, not limitations. Aptio® Automation offers unrivaled analyzer connectivity, flexible pre-and post-analytical sample processing options, and innovative approaches to increase and sustain workflow efficiency without sacrificing operational reliability.
Features & Benefits
Unrivaled analyzer connectivity
We understand that your instruments may come from several manufacturers and will change over time. We strive to maintain our strong leadership in this critical area.
In single- or multidiscipline TLA, you can connect an unrivaled number and variety of analyzers—including molecular and urinalysis — and automation modules in highly flexible track configurations.
Expand within the existing TLA footprint
Seamless connectivity to Atellica® Solution supports high-volume chemistry and immunoassay testing in flexible configurations. Easily add analyzers without new automation touchpoints.
Comprehensive pre- and post-analytics support highly customized, end-to-end testing workflows
Whether you want simple mechanization of tasks such as centrifugation and decapping or demand lab-specific workflows that require sample mixing or proportional aliquoting, you can connect as many automation modules and single- or multidiscipline analyzers as needed in highly flexible track configurations.
Innovative approaches to drive workflow efficiency without sacrificing reliability
Comparing TLA solutions is not simple. Throughput comparisons of individual components don’t reflect interdependent performance in response to your test mix and hourly peaks. They may disregard the ability of IT to streamline workflows and avoid repeat or unnecessary testing. As part of our initial consultations, we will calculate highly accurate performance projections for your unique configuration. And we focus on continually delivering new engineering, IT, and service innovations that drive real operational efficiency, including on-track automated workflows for:
- Sample mixing to support workflows such as whole-blood HbA1c testing on high-throughput Atellica CH Analyzers
- Sample volume, level, and integrity checks for hemolysis, icterus, and lipemia for early evaluation before testing
- Integrated testing of small-volume tubes to eliminate manual handling, enabling one-touch pediatric testing
- 3-minute centrifugation using select BD BARRICOR plasma blood collection tubes to improve turnaround times
Continuous engineering
A comprehensive and expanding set of pre- and post-analytical modules supports highly customized, end-to-end testing workflows.
Single-tube transport
Mix prioritized STAT and routine testing using efficient tube transport on a reliable platform that has led TLA innovation for 20+ years.
Total lab automation is a journey
Having completed 2300+ TLA projects worldwide, Siemens Healthineers has the process, experience, and people to deliver the results you need. Learn about the workflow consulting, project management, and aftercare services delivered to improve the long-term ROI and useful lifespan of your Aptio Automation solution.
Design must be realistic but visionary
Experienced workflow consultants will design and periodically fine-tune your solution using patented, data-driven tools to maintain optimized workflows in a constantly changing testing environment.
Maintain operations during implementation
Experience a positive and enduring working relationship as our LEAN-accredited project managers expertly deliver your Aptio Automation solution.
High-availability after-care service
Count on award-winning online, on-site, and over-the-phone support and service experts with 24x7 availability worldwide to support you during normal use.
Testimonials
Real opportunities: Consider what you can achieve
Large and small laboratories are reaping the benefits of consolidated, open, single- and multidiscipline testing as part of an Aptio Automation TLA solution. The following short videos quantify improved staff productivity, reduced turnaround times, and increased testing capacity achieved in large and small labs around the world.*
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*The outcomes achieved by the Siemens Healthineers customer described here were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no typical hospital or laboratory, and many variables exist (e.g., hospital or laboratory size, case mix, level of IT adoption), there can be no guarantee that others will achieve the same results.
Aptio Automation is manufactured by Inpeco and is exclusively distributed by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Aptio is a trademark of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Inpeco is a trademark of Inpeco SA.
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