Hei-PROCESS helps labs to get their work done faster and more reliably by providing them with automated and digital solutions that adapt to their processes.
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Image: Automated solution developed for IBZ-Salzchemie GmbH & Co. KG
Case example
Hei-PROCESS is an innovative approach to realize custom automation fast and affordably. With Hei-PROCESS existing lab devices and sensors are combined through modern software technology and work together as if they were part of a same device on automating specific processes. Our solutions helped the company IBZ-Salzchemie GmbH & Co. KG to quickly custom automate one of their manual chemical processes.
Hei-PROCESS at a glance
Easily automate lab processes that save you time and increase efficiency.
Have your experimental data automatically recorded, safely stored, and always accessible.
Reduce human errors and increase reproducibility.
Increase your lab’s safety and get the flexibility to conduct your experiments at any time thanks to remote processing.
Have a solution tailored to your experiment and that you can modify on the fly.
Multi-device and multi-phase processes
- Control processes including any number of devices
- Program complex processes including any number of phases that can be grouped in loops
- Make on-the-fly process adjustments which are automatically tracked
- Interlink devices and set control loops and end-point conditions
Image: Devices connected to a gateway
Image: Customizable data dashboard
No more manual logging and errors
- Let the software record all your experiment data and visualize them in a customizable dashboard
- Clone process recipes for reproducible and consistent results
- Create reports in one click or download data for further analysis
- Have all your data saved in the cloud and accesible from any browser
Remote, continuous processing
- Have devices working together for fully automated processes that do not need any manual intervention
- Monitor and control your processes and devices remotely from any browser
- Set individual device warnings in your dashboard
Image: Dashboard alarms
Image: Automated solution developed for IBZ-Salzchemie GmbH & Co. KG
Customizable, flexible solutions
- Chose device combinations for tailored experiment automation
- Modify device combinations when your experiment changes
- Interlink devices to create new functionalities on the fly
Ready-to-use automation solutions
Core solutions
Get a Core license and start monitoring and controlling any of the solutions described here.
Pumping & Mixing 1
1x Pump; two models are available:Â
Automatically pump into your vessel while mixing your solution with a magnetic stirrer.
Pumping & Mixing 2
1x Overhead stirrers; three models are available:
Automatically pump into your vessel while mixing your solution with an overhead stirrer.
pH controller
1x Pump; two models are available:
This solution allows you to reach and control the desired pH in your vessel: when the measured pH is below your target, an alkaline solution is pumped into your vessel.
Of course, you can also define an acid-based controller that can actively lower the pH.
Gravimetric controller
1x Pump; two models are available:
1x scale; two models are available:
With this solution, you can dose solutions reliably, accurately, and automatically. You set in the software UI the mass of solution you want to add to your vessel, and the pump dispenses it automatically based on the feedback from the scale: when the target amount is reached, the pump stops.
Temperature-triggered pumping
1x Pump; two models are available:Â
With this solution, you can automatically stop or start the pumping into your vessel based on the measured temperature. For example, in case of an exothermic reaction, in the software UI, you can set at which temperature the pumping of a reagent in the vessel must stop and at which temperature it must start again.
Temperature controller
1x Overhead stirrer; three models are available:
- Overhead stirrer Hei-TORQUE Ultimate 100
- Overhead stirrer Hei-TORQUE Ultimate 200
- Overhead stirrer Hei-TORQUE Ultimate 400
1x Magnetic stirrer Hei-PLATE Mix ‘n’ Heat Ultimate
1x Temperature probe
Control the temperature in your vessel with a magnetic stirrer and stir your viscous solution with an overhead stirrer.
Chemical reactor
1x Overhead stirrer Hei-TORQUE Ultimate 200
1x Thermostat; three models are available:
- Lauda ECO RE series with RS232 interface module
- any Huber model with PilotOne interface
- Hei-CHILL series
This solution including an overhead stirrer and a thermostat enables you to program the basic environmental parameters for chemical reactions. The stirrer speed can also be controlled by the temperature in the vessel.
Expert solutions
Each solution described here is available with an Expert license.Â
Reactor with pH controller
1x Pump Hei-FLOW Ultimate 120, Heidolph
1x pH sensor ARC Easy Ferm Plus, Hamilton
Overhead stirrer Hei-TORQUE Ultimate 200, Heidolph
1x Thermostat; three models are available:
- Lauda ECO RE series with RS232 interface module
- any Huber model with PilotOne interface
With this solution, on top of the basic chemical reactor functionalities, you can also control the pH in your vessel.
Reactor with pH-triggered functionalities
1x pH sensor ARC Easy Ferm Plus, Hamilton
1x Overhead stirrer Hei-TORQUE Ultimate 400
1x Thermostat; three models are available:
- Lauda ECO RE series with RS232 interface module
- any Huber model with PilotOne interface
- Hei-CHILL series
With this solution, on top of the basic chemical reactor functionalities, you can also trigger a change in the mixing speed and the temperature based on the measured pH. For instance, this solution can automate chemical reactions that must stop when a certain pH is reached.
Reactor with gravimetric dosing
1x Pump Hei-FLOW Ultimate 120, Heidolph
1x pH sensor ARC Easy Ferm Plus, Hamilton
1x Overhead stirrer Hei-TORQUE Ultimate 400
1x Scale
1x Thermostat; three models are available:
- Lauda ECO RE series with RS232 interface module
- any Huber model with PilotOne interface
- Hei-CHILL series
This chemical reactor, on top of offering pH-triggered functionalities, allows you to automatically, accurately, and reliably add the required amount of reagent or reactant to your vessel.
Reactor with advanced pH controller
2x Pump Hei-FLOW Ultimate 120, Heidolph
1x pH sensor ARC Easy Ferm Plus, Hamilton
1x Overhead stirrer Hei-TORQUE Ultimate 400
1x Thermostat; three models are available:
- Lauda ECO RE series with RS232 interface module
- any Huber model with PilotOne interface
- Hei-CHILL series
This chemical reactor, on top of offering a pH control functionality, allows you to automatically add a reagent or reactant to your vessel.
Advanced pH controller
2x Pump Hei-FLOW Ultimate 120, Heidolph
1x pH sensor ARC Easy Ferm Plus, Hamilton
1x overhead stirrer; two models are available:
This solution allows you to reach and control the desired pH in your vessel: when the measured pH is below your target, an alkaline solution is pumped into your vessel; when the measured pH is above your target, an acid solution is pumped into your vessel.
You did not find what you are looking for?
Create your own solution – you can see any component of the aforementioned solutions as a building block. From these modules, you/we can create arbitrary new applications. Ask us for a specific device combination or build one yourself.
Read here a case example featuring a custom solution we developed for one of our customers.
License plans
Core
It includes the control of individual devices and simple, pre-defined Core solutions. With one license, you can use all available Core solutions.
Discover here all features included in Core.
Available solutions
- Pumping & Mixing 1
- Pumping & Mixing 2
- pH controller
- Gravimetric controller
- Temperature-triggered pumping​
- Temperature controller
- Chemical reactor
Expert
It includes the control of one of the advanced, pre-defined Expert solutions. The control of individual devices and of Core solutions is also included.
Discover here all features included in Expert.
Available solutions
- Reactor with pH controller
- Reactor with pH-triggered functionalities
- Reactor with gravimetric controller
- Reactor with advanced pH controller
- Advanced pH controller
Looking for a solution that you can’t find? We can custom-develop it for you!
Start using Hei-PROCESS is easy!
Step 1
From us you get a gateway with a licence key and the devices part of the solution you requested. Connect the gateway to the internet and the devices to the gateway.
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Benefits
Affordable
For the basic license only a one-time payment is required.
Easy to start
There is no need to convert your whole IT organization to our software or to buy expensive equipment. Start with a simple solution and add more devices along then way.
Easy to use
With an introduction of less than 1h you are fit to start using our software. No coding skills are needed.
Safe
All data are saved on servers in the European Union and are protected by state-of-the-art technology – take a look at our whitepaper about cloud safety. Of course, you can also download all your data.
Open
Our offer of supported devices is growing every day and includes Heidolph devices as well as devices of third-party manufacturers.
Software feature list
Process design and execution
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Receipe-based process control
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Manual and time-based phase transitions
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Parallel process execution
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Single device processes
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Multi-device processes
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Up to 2 devices and 1 sensor
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Customizable, predefined solutions
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Interlink devices and create controllers on the fly
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Conditional phase transitions
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Data and monitoring
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Annotations
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Any device combination
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Timeline synchronization between datasets
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Download of individual datasets
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Customizable dashboard for data visualization
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Alerts on dashboards
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User rights management
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PDF reports
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GMP ready*
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Custom user rights management
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Digital signature
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ELN
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Streaming webcam
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Any device combination
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*Provides all prerequisites for use in a regulated GMP environment.
Supported devices
- Hei-CHILL 250
- Thermostat ECO RE 630 S Lauda
- Huber thermostats with PilotONE control interface
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