Today’s labs and production spaces rely on smart people and sophisticated tools. Still, blind spots persist. If something isn’t tracked, it’s likely costing you — financially, operationally, or both. The weakest link in your data chain often defines your entire system’s performance.
Without centralized laboratory asset management, you face inefficiencies, regulatory risks, and costly downtime. With manual tracking you’re chancing blind spots, missed maintenance or redundant maintenance, research errors, and compliance failures.
67% of laboratorians say maintenance and downtime are their top operational challenges, and IDC reports that inefficiencies cost organizations 20-30% of revenue annually.1,2
So, what can you do?
Your Laboratory Asset Management Solution
Asset management is the simple solution to managing your lab holistically. Comprehensive databases allow you to:
- Track equipment details like make, model, purchase date, serial number, and maintenance records
- Upload files including SOPs and service documentation
- Manage location-specific asset hierarchies
… all within one easily accessible platform.
Take, for example, Elemental Machines’ cold storage monitoring technology. When you combine that tech with asset management, you’ll be able to measure and monitor fridge temperature and samples. Plus, you can easily keep track of the fridge manufacturer, when it was purchased, when it’s due for maintenance, where it is in your facility, and more.
Asset Management’s Key Features
Many existing Elemental Machines’ solutions tie directly into asset management infrastructure, all working together and giving you full, comprehensive visibility and insight into your lab’s assets. These include:
- Interactive floor plans for real-time asset visibility — perfect for helping new maintenance personnel find their way around
- Calendar syncing for integrated maintenance scheduling
- NIST-traceable calibration services for accuracy and compliance — built right in for ultimate ease
Asset management isn’t just for labs or manufacturing facilities. It also supports clean rooms with advanced air quality mapping and environmental monitoring, and it supports vivariums with predictive environmental stress models to support animal welfare.
The Three Benefits of Laboratory Asset Management
When you use Elemental Machines for asset management, you will:
- Increase Your Efficiency
No more juggling multiple platforms or spreadsheets. You’ll have everything you need in one connected environment.
- Shift to Predictive Maintenance
Standardized maintenance gives you more predictable operational costs, and asset usage patterns help you anticipate failures so you can keep your science on track instead of scrambling for fixes.
- Stay Compliant and Audit Ready
With a centralized database for equipment records and maintenance history, you’ll always be ready for an audit and will confidently manage regulatory inquiries.
Lab Asset Management Made Easy
Our manufacturing and laboratory asset management solutions handle every asset, environment, and workflow from one connected, intuitive dashboard — reducing risk, increasing uptime, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Managing your lab doesn’t have to be a stressor. With Elemental Machines, it can be the easiest part of your day.
Ready to see how we can help you manage your assets?
References
- Beckman Coulter Editorial Team. The Consequences of Unplanned Downtime in the Laboratory. Beckman Coulter. Published 2021 February.
- Duncan, R.D. Drowning In Unnecessary Work? Here’s Your Life Preserver. Forbes. Published 2023 March.