Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG Group) and the Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturers’ Association (JAIMA) have announced a collaboration to conduct a joint Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstration for the Laboratory and Analytical Device Standard (LADS) OPC UA. This communication standard is designed to enhance interoperability between experimental and analytical instruments operating on various platforms within laboratories. The goal of the PoC is to verify the usability of LADS OPC UA and to encourage its widespread adoption, advancing the digital transformation of next-generation laboratories.
As researchers in laboratories increasingly push for the digitalization and automation of experimental instruments to improve data acquisition, management, and analysis, many instruments still rely on standalone operation or proprietary communication protocols. This limits the potential for seamless integration and automation.
The collaboration between MCG Group and JAIMA aims to address these challenges by enabling plug-and-play interoperability through the adoption of LADS OPC UA. By incorporating this standard, researchers will gain easy and secure remote monitoring, control, and logging capabilities. The use of LADS OPC UA will streamline coordination between instruments and researchers, reducing engineering time, costs, and technical barriers, and facilitating more efficient lab automation.
Through this PoC, MCG Group and JAIMA seek to drive the digital transformation of laboratories, making it easier to connect and integrate instruments and systems for material research and development.
