Digital Lab: Equipment & Integration Map — 2026
A category-level integration guide for 46 lab-instrument categories (R&D, QC, WetLAB, microbiology, bioprocessing, food & beverage): for each, how you actually get the data out — the usual integration route, the format/protocol and the typical effort. Attached is a catalogue of 426 named instruments from 154 vendors to find your own fleet in. Plus the 14 communication standards and 9 middleware platforms that tie a mixed device fleet to LIMS/ELN.
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Digital-lab reference · 2026
Lab equipment & integration, mapped category by category
An integration guide for 46 instrument categories spanning R&D, QC, WetLAB, microbiology, bioprocessing and food & beverage — for each one, how you actually get the data out: the usual integration route, the format / protocol, and the typical effort. Attached is a catalogue of 426 named instruments from 154 vendors so you can find your own fleet in it. Read the effort and protocol as the category's typical case, not a rating of each model: a specific instrument, software version or GMP context can move it either way. Plus the 14 communication standards and 9 middleware platforms that tie a mixed device fleet to your LIMS / ELN.
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Categories
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Quick-win categories
426
Instruments listed
154
Vendors
At a glance
How hard is it, and how does the data flow?
Across 46 instrument categories — the spread of typical integration effort, and the data routes that come up most often. File export and vendor APIs dominate; the truly proprietary, no-API cases are the minority (but they're where the real work is).
Categories by typical effort
- Low24
- Med16
- High6
Categories by data route
- File export37
- REST/SOAP API17
- OPC-UA8
- Modbus7
- Open format6
- Serial (RS-232)6
The field
426 of 426 instruments, with their category's integration route
| Instrument | Category-level integration guide — same for every row in a category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areas | Format · protocol | ||||
| SAS Super / SAS Pinocchio Surface Air System impaction samplers | Cherwell | R&DQCMicrobiology | File export | High | |
| Microbial Air Sampler (Climet CI-90/95 add-on)vendor site ↗ Particle counters with microbial sampling head | Climet | R&DQCMicrobiology | File export | High | |
| ActiveCount 100 / ActiveCount 25Hno link Active microbial air samplers | Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions | R&DQCMicrobiology | File export | High | |
| MAS-100 NT / MAS-100 Iso NT Active microbial air sampler | Merck | R&DQCMicrobiology | File export | High | |
| RCS High Flow Touchno link Centrifugal (RCS) air sampler with agar strips | Merck | R&DQCMicrobiology | File export | High | |
| TRIO.BAS air samplersno link Single/duo/multi-head microbial air samplers | Orum International | R&DQCMicrobiology | File export | High | |
| BioCapt Single-Use / BioCaptno link Microbial air impactor (single-use option) | Particle Measuring Systems | R&DQCMicrobiology | File export | High | |
| MD8 Airscan / AirPort MD8no link Gelatin-membrane / agar air sampler | Sartorius | R&DQCMicrobiology | File export | High | |
| SMA MicroPortable / SMA Atriumvendor site ↗ Sterilizable microbial atrium air samplers | Veltek (VAI) | R&DQCMicrobiology | File export | High | |
| ELISA plate reader / microplate systemsno link Reader platform used for allergen ELISA | Bio-Rad | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| AlerTox lateral flow / ELISA allergen tests | Hygiena | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| AccuScan Pro / AccuScan Gold lateral flow readervendor site ↗ | Neogen | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| Reveal 3-D lateral flow allergen tests Rapid lateral flow allergen strips | Neogen | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| Veratox ELISA allergen kits Quantitative microwell ELISA | Neogen | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| RIDA QUICK lateral flow allergen tests | R-Biopharm | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| RIDASCREEN allergen ELISA assays | R-Biopharm | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| AgraQuant ELISA allergen test kitsno link Quantitative ELISA plates | Romer Labs | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| AgraStrip / AgraStrip Pro lateral flow allergen testsno link | Romer Labs | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| Apollo GX/GFno link Precision/analytical series | A&D | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| ABT / ABJno link Analytical balance series | Kern | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| XPR Analytical Balances High-end analytical line | Mettler Toledo | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| XSR Precision Balances | Mettler Toledo | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Explorer | Ohaus | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Pioneerno link | Ohaus | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| XA 4Y Analytical | Radwag | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Cubis IIno link Modular configurable platform | Sartorius | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Secura | Sartorius | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Astell Benchtop & Front-Loading Autoclavesno link UK-built research and industrial autoclaves | Astell | QC | File export | High | |
| Getinge LSS / GSS Series Sterilizersno link Lab and pharma steam sterilizers | Getinge | QC | File export | High | |
| Priorclave Compact / Standard / EV Series Autoclavesvendor site ↗ Front-loading and top-loading research autoclaves | Priorclave | QC | File export | High | |
| STERIS AMSCO Laboratory / Century Steam Sterilizersno link AMSCO steam sterilizers | Steris | QC | File export | High | |
| Systec Media Preparatorsvendor site ↗ Media prep + autoclave family | Systec | QC | File export | High | |
| Systec VX / DX Series Laboratory Autoclavesno link Vertical, floor-standing and horizontal lab autoclaves | Systec | QC | File export | High | |
| Tuttnauer Laboratory Autoclaves (Valueline / Laboratory Sterilizers) Benchtop to large-capacity lab sterilizers | Tuttnauer | QC | File export | High | |
| Tuttnauer Laboratory Washer-Disinfectorsvendor site ↗ Washer-disinfector line | Tuttnauer | QC | File export | High | |
| ChemiDoc / GelCount-class imagersvendor site ↗ Colony/plaque imaging on gel/colony imagers | Bio-Rad | QCMicrobiology | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| TEMPOno link Automated enumeration (MPN) of quality indicators | bioMérieux | QCMicrobiology | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Colony counters (manual + automatic range)no link Bench colony counting | Cole-Parmer | QCMicrobiology | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Scan 4000 / Scan 1200no link Automatic HD colony counters | Interscience | QCMicrobiology | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Scan 500 (petri dish counter)no link Manual-assist / automatic counting | Interscience | QCMicrobiology | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Flash & Go Automatic colony counter | IUL | QCMicrobiology | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| SphereFlashvendor site ↗ Automatic colony counter + inhibition zones | IUL | QCMicrobiology | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| aCOLyte 3 HD Entry-level automatic colony counter | Synbiosis | QCMicrobiology | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| ProtoCOL 3 Automated colony counter + zone/MIC reader | Synbiosis | QCMicrobiology | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Accelerate Pheno / PhenoTest BC kitvendor site ↗ Rapid phenotypic ID/AST from positive blood cultures | Accelerate Diagnostics | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7 | Low | |
| BD Phoenix M50no link Automated ID/AST system | BD | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7 | Low | |
| Phoenix AP (automated panel prep)no link Panel inoculation partner to Phoenix | BD | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7 | Low | |
| MicroScan WalkAwayno link Automated ID/AST panels | Beckman Coulter | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7 | Low | |
| VITEK 2 Automated ID + AST | bioMérieux | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7 | Low | |
| WASPLab (with automated AST reading)no link Full lab automation incl. AST imaging | COPAN | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7 | Low | |
| BIOMIC V3vendor site ↗ Automated disk diffusion / MIC plate reader | Giles Scientific | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7 | Low | |
| Sensititre ARIS HiQno link Broth microdilution AST automation | Thermo Fisher | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7 | Low | |
| Seg-Flow Automated online sampling | Flownamics | Full comparison → | BioprocessingR&D | OPC-UAModbusREST/SOAP API | Med |
| QB AutoSamplerA4BEE Standalone or add-on to any bioreactor | QB.systems | Full comparison → | BioprocessingR&D | OPC-UAModbusREST/SOAP API | Med |
| Numerano link At-line/online sampling + analysis | Securecell | Full comparison → | BioprocessingR&D | OPC-UAModbusREST/SOAP API | Med |
| TRACE C2 Controlno link Online sampling + analyzer | Trace Analytics | Full comparison → | BioprocessingR&D | OPC-UAModbusREST/SOAP API | Med |
| BioProfile 400 Automated chemistry analyzer | Nova Biomedical | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| BioProfile FLEX2 Multi-parameter cell culture analyzer | Nova Biomedical | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| BioProfile FLEX2 Automated Sampling Modulevendor site ↗ Autosampler for at-line bioreactor monitoring | Nova Biomedical | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| RX series (RX daytona+ / RX modena) Clinical chemistry analyzers | Randox | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| Cedex Bio HT Analyzerno link Automated bioprocess metabolite analyzer | Roche | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| Cedex HiRes Analyzerno link Cell counting / viability | Roche | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| Atellica CH Analyzerno link Chemistry analyzer platform | Siemens Healthineers | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| RAPIDPoint 500e Blood Gas Systemno link Blood gas / metabolite analyzer | Siemens Healthineers | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| YSI 2900 Series Biochemistry Analyzer Enzyme-electrode glucose/lactate analysis | Xylem | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| YSI 2950D Biochemistry Analyzer Dual-channel bioprocess analyzer | Xylem | R&DQCBioprocessing | File exportSerial (RS-232) | Med | |
| Multisizer 4e Coulter Counter Coulter principle counter | Beckman Coulter | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Vi-CELL BLU Viability analyzer | Beckman Coulter | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Vi-CELL XR Viability analyzer | Beckman Coulter | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| TC20 Automated cell counter | Bio-Rad | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| NucleoCounter NC-200 Automated cell counter | ChemoMetec | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| NucleoCounter NC-202 Fluorescence cell counter | ChemoMetec | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| CellDrop Slide-free cell counter | DeNovix | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| LUNA-II / LUNA-FX7 Automated cell counters | Logos Biosystems | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Cellaca MX High-throughput cell counter | Revvity | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Cellometer Auto 2000 Image cytometer | Revvity | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Countess 3 / 3 FLno link Automated cell counter | Thermo Fisher | WetLAB | File export | Low | |
| MET ONE 3400 remote/portable particle counter | Beckman Coulter | R&DBioprocessingCleanroom | REST/SOAP APIModbusFile export | Low | |
| MET ONE HHPC handheld particle counter MET ONE line | Beckman Coulter | R&DBioprocessingCleanroom | REST/SOAP APIModbusFile export | Low | |
| Airborne Particle Counters (handheld/portable line)no link | Kanomax | R&DBioprocessingCleanroom | REST/SOAP APIModbusFile export | Low | |
| ApexZ portable airborne particle counterno link | Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions | R&DBioprocessingCleanroom | REST/SOAP APIModbusFile export | Low | |
| SOLAIR portable airborne particle counter | Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions | R&DBioprocessingCleanroom | REST/SOAP APIModbusFile export | Low | |
| Airnet II / Airnet 3D remote particle sensorsno link | Particle Measuring Systems | R&DBioprocessingCleanroom | REST/SOAP APIModbusFile export | Low | |
| Lasair Pro / Lasair III portable particle counterno link | Particle Measuring Systems | R&DBioprocessingCleanroom | REST/SOAP APIModbusFile export | Low | |
| AeroTrak+ portable airborne particle counter AeroTrak series | TSI | R&DBioprocessingCleanroom | REST/SOAP APIModbusFile export | Low | |
| BINDER CB-S Series CO2 Incubator CO2 incubators with hot-air sterilization | Binder | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| BINDER KBF Series Constant Climate Chamber ICH-compliant stability testing | Binder | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| Caron Reach-In CO2 / Environmental Chambersvendor site ↗ Reach-in incubators and environmental chambers | Caron | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| Eppendorf CellXpert C170i CO2 Incubatorvendor site ↗ Fanless CellXpert line (formerly New Brunswick) | Eppendorf | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| Memmert CO2 Incubator ICO | Memmert | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| Memmert Constant Climate Chamber HPP / ICH Stability / ICH climate chambers | Memmert | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| PHCbi MCO CytoGROW CO2 Incubator (e.g. MCO-170ACL) Formerly Panasonic/Sanyo | PHCbi | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| SHEL LAB SCO Series CO2 Incubatorno link | Sheldon | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| Thermo Scientific Forma Steri-Cycle i160 CO2 Incubator Direct-heat CO2 incubator line | Thermo Fisher | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| Thermo Scientific Heratherm Microbiological Incubatorsno link | Thermo Fisher | R&DQCWetLAB | ModbusFile export | Med | |
| 708-DS Dissolution Apparatus USP 1/2 bath | Agilent | QC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| 850-DS Dissolution Sampling Stationno link | Agilent | QC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| Evolution 6100no link | Distek | QC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| TDT-08L / EDT-14Lxvendor site ↗ | Electrolab | QC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| DT 950 / DT 1420vendor site ↗ | Erweka | QC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| PTWS 120 | Pharma Test | QC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| AT 7smart | Sotax | QC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| UVP ChemStudiono link Chemiluminescence/gel imager | Analytik Jena | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| UVP GelStudiono link Gel documentation | Analytik Jena | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Azure 600 / Sapphire FLno link Multi-mode gel/blot imagers | Azure Biosystems | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| ChemiDoc Gono link Gel/blot imaging | Bio-Rad | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| ChemiDoc MP Gel + western blot imaging | Bio-Rad | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| GelDoc Gono link Gel imaging | Bio-Rad | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Amersham ImageQuant 800 CCD gel/blot imager | Cytiva | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Amersham Typhoon Laser-scanner imager | Cytiva | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Odyssey DLx Near-IR imager | LI-COR | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Odyssey Fcno link Chemi + near-IR imager | LI-COR | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| Odyssey M Near-IR western blot imager | LI-COR | R&DWetLAB | File export | Low | |
| 5900 ICP-OESno link ICP-OES | Agilent | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| 7900 ICP-MSvendor site ↗ single quad ICP-MS | Agilent | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| 8900 ICP-QQQno link triple quad ICP-MS | Agilent | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| PlasmaQuant MSvendor site ↗ ICP-MS | Analytik Jena | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| PlasmaQuant PQ 9100 ICP-OESno link ICP-OES | Analytik Jena | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| Avio 560 Max ICP-OESno link ICP-OES | PerkinElmer | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| NexION 5000 ICP-MSno link multi-quad ICP-MS | PerkinElmer | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| iCAP PRO ICP-OESno link ICP-OES | Thermo Fisher | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| iCAP RQ ICP-MSvendor site ↗ single quad ICP-MS | Thermo Fisher | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| iCAP TQ ICP-MSno link triple quad ICP-MS | Thermo Fisher | QCEnvironmental | File exportREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| ELx808 / Synergy endotoxin plate readersno link Absorbance readers used for microplate LAL | Agilent | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| Fuse Endotoxin Testing System Cartridge-based rapid endotoxin | Associates of Cape Cod | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| Pyros Kinetix Flex Incubating tube reader for kinetic LAL | Associates of Cape Cod | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| Nexus / ENDONEXT recombinant Factor C (rFC) assaysno link Animal-free recombinant endotoxin detection | bioMérieux | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| Endosafe nexgen-PTS / nexgen-MCS Cartridge-based rapid LAL endotoxin testing | Charles River | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| Limulus Color KY / Toxinometer ET-6000vendor site ↗ Kinetic turbidimetric LAL reagents + reader | Fujifilm Wako | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| PYROSTAR ES-F / Endotoxin reagentsno link LAL reagent lines | Fujifilm Wako | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| PyroTec PRO / Kinetic-QCLno link Automated robotic + kinetic chromogenic LAL | Lonza | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| PyroMAT / Endotoxin (Pyrogen) portfoliono link MAT + LAL endotoxin reagents | Merck | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| Ellab TrackSense Pro Wireless Data Loggersno link Thermal validation / monitoring loggers | Ellab | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| ELPRO ECOLOG-NET / elproCLOUD Monitoringvendor site ↗ Continuous facility monitoring for cleanrooms/warehouses | ELPRO | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| ELPRO LIBERO Data Logger Familyno link Single-use PDF + reusable temperature loggers | ELPRO | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Kaye Validator AVS Thermal Validation System GxP autoclave/chamber temperature mapping | Kaye | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Kaye ValProbe RT Wireless Loggers | Kaye | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Sensitech TempTale Data Loggers Cold-chain temperature monitoring loggers | Sensitech | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| testo Saveris Monitoring System Automated cold-chain / room monitoring | Testo | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Thermo Scientific TSX Series Ultra-Low Temperature (-80C) Freezersno link -80C ULT sample storage | Thermo Fisher | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Vaisala viewLinc Cloud | Vaisala | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Vaisala viewLinc Continuous Monitoring System Facility-wide temp/RH/CO2 monitoring + alarming | Vaisala | R&DQCWetLABEnvironmental | REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| NovoCyte Advanteonno link Benchtop analyzer | Agilent | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| NovoCyte Quanteonno link 4-laser analyzer | Agilent | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| FACSLyric Clinical/research analyzer | BD | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| FACSymphony A5no link High-parameter analyzer | BD | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| CytoFLEX Research flow cytometer | Beckman Coulter | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| CytoFLEX SRT Benchtop cell sorter | Beckman Coulter | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Aurora Spectral flow cytometer | Cytek Biosciences | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Northern Lights Spectral cytometer | Cytek Biosciences | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| iQue3no link HTS screening cytometer | Sartorius | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Attune CytPixno link Acoustic-focusing + imaging | Thermo Fisher | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Attune NxT Acoustic focusing cytometer | Thermo Fisher | WetLAB | Open formatREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Cuddon Freeze Dryersvendor site ↗ Industrial and lab-scale batch freeze dryers | Cuddon | R&D | File exportOPC-UA | Med | |
| FreeZoneno link Benchtop/console laboratory freeze dry systems | Labconco | R&D | File exportOPC-UA | Med | |
| Epsilon 2-6D LSCplusno link Lab/pilot freeze dryer with stoppering system | Martin Christ | R&D | File exportOPC-UA | Med | |
| REVO Benchtop Freeze Dryerno link Benchtop laboratory lyophilizer | Millrock | R&D | File exportOPC-UA | Med | |
| Genesis Prono link Pilot/production shelf freeze dryer | SP Scientific | R&D | File exportOPC-UA | Med | |
| LyoStar 4.0no link Lab/R&D freeze dryer with process analytics (SP VirTis/FTS) | SP Scientific | R&D | File exportOPC-UA | Med | |
| LyoBeta Pilot / R&D GMP freeze dryer | Telstar | R&D | File exportOPC-UA | Med | |
| 4300 Handheld FTIR portable | Agilent | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| Cary 630 FTIR | Agilent | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| ALPHA II FTIRno link compact FTIR | Bruker | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| INVENIO FTIR | Bruker | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| MPA II FT-NIR | Bruker | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| LabRAM Odyssey Ramanno link | HORIBA | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| Mira XTR DS Raman handheld | Metrohm | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| NIRS DS2500 Analyzerno link | Metrohm | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| Spectrum 3 FTIRno link UV/Vis/NIR/MIR | PerkinElmer | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| Spectrum Two FTIRno link | PerkinElmer | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| inVia Qontor Raman | Renishaw | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| DXR3 Raman | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| Nicolet iS20 FTIR | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| Nicolet Summit FTIR | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| 8860 GCno link compact GC | Agilent | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| 8890 GCvendor site ↗ flagship GC | Agilent | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| Intuvo 9000 GCno link | Agilent | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| EVOQ GC-TQvendor site ↗ GC triple quad | Bruker | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| Clarus 690 GCno link | PerkinElmer | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| GC 2400no link connected GC platform | PerkinElmer | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| GC-2010 Plusno link | Shimadzu | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| Nexis GC-2030vendor site ↗ flagship GC | Shimadzu | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| TRACE 1300no link | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| TRACE 1600vendor site ↗ modular GC | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | File export | Med | |
| Memosens Digital inductive sensor coupling | Endress+Hauser | BioprocessingR&D | OPC-UAModbusREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| Arc Sensors DO / pH / conductivity, digital Arc | Hamilton | BioprocessingR&D | OPC-UAModbusREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| InPro / ISM Sensors Intelligent Sensor Management | Mettler Toledo | BioprocessingR&D | OPC-UAModbusREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| QB MultisensorA4BEE Software-defined multi-vendor inline sensing | QB.systems | BioprocessingR&D | OPC-UAModbusREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| BIOne 1250no link Benchtop bioprocessing single-use/autoclavable system | Distek | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| BioFlo 320no link Benchtop bioreactor/fermentor control station | Eppendorf | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| DASGIP Parallel Bioreactor Systemno link Up to 16 parallel benchtop bioreactors | Eppendorf | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| myProno link Modular benchtop bioreactor/fermentor system | Getinge | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| Minifors 2no link Compact single benchtop bioreactor/fermentor | Infors HT | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| Multifors 2no link Parallel benchtop bioreactor system | Infors HT | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| QB BioreactorsA4BEE Modular open-control (OPC-UA) bioreactor | QB.systems | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| Ambr 15 Cell Culture 10-15 mL micro-scale parallel bioreactor for clone screening | Sartorius | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| Ambr 250 High Throughput Automated parallel single-use micro-bioreactor system | Sartorius | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| BIOSTAT B Benchtop autoclavable/single-use hybrid bioreactor | Sartorius | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| Jupitervendor site ↗ Autoclavable benchtop bioreactor/fermentor line | Solaris Biotech | Full comparison → | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UADirect DBModbus | Med |
| 1260 Infinity IIno link workhorse HPLC | Agilent | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| 1290 Infinity IIvendor site ↗ flagship UHPLC | Agilent | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| AZURAvendor site ↗ modular HPLC | Knauer | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| LC 300no link | PerkinElmer | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| Nexeravendor site ↗ UHPLC series | Shimadzu | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| Prominence i-Series (LC-2030)no link integrated HPLC | Shimadzu | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| UltiMate 3000no link modular HPLC/UHPLC | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| Vanquishvendor site ↗ flagship UHPLC | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| ACQUITY Arcvendor site ↗ versatile HPLC/UHPLC | Waters | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUSno link flagship UPLC | Waters | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| Alliance iS HPLCno link QC-focused HPLC | Waters | R&DQC | REST/SOAP APIFile exportDirect DB | Med | |
| 6495 Triple Quadrupole LC/MSvendor site ↗ triple quad | Agilent | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| 6546 LC/Q-TOFno link Q-TOF HRMS | Agilent | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| timsTOFvendor site ↗ trapped-ion mobility TOF | Bruker | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| Triple Quad 7500vendor site ↗ triple quad | SCIEX | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| ZenoTOF 7600no link QTOF HRMS | SCIEX | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| LCMS-8060NXvendor site ↗ triple quad | Shimadzu | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| LCMS-9030 Q-TOFno link Q-TOF HRMS | Shimadzu | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| Orbitrap Astralvendor site ↗ high-res HRMS | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| Orbitrap Exploris 480no link Orbitrap HRMS | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| TSQ Altis Plusno link triple quad | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| Xevo G3 QTofno link QTof HRMS | Waters | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| Xevo TQ Absolutevendor site ↗ triple quad | Waters | R&DQC | Open formatFile export | High | |
| 3300 Series universal testing systems | Instron | QCMaterials | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| 5900 Series universal testing systems | Instron | QCMaterials | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| OmniTest / MultiTest force testing systemsno link Tensile/compression force testers | Mecmesin | QCMaterials | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Criterion electromechanical universal test systems | MTS | QCMaterials | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| AG-X plus precision universal testerno link | Shimadzu | QCMaterials | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| AGS-X Series universal testing machineno link | Shimadzu | QCMaterials | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| ST / MDX universal testing machinesno link | Tinius Olsen | QCMaterials | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| DuraVision / Vickers-Rockwell-Brinell hardness testers Hardness testing line | ZwickRoell | QCMaterials | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| zwickiLine / ProLine universal testing machinesno link Tensile/compression/flexure | ZwickRoell | QCMaterials | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Autof ms1000vendor site ↗ MALDI-TOF microbial mass spectrometry | Autobio | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| VITEK MS PRIME MALDI-TOF microbial identification | bioMérieux | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| Clin-ToF MALDI-TOF MSno link Microbial identification mass spectrometry | Bioyong | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| MALDI Biotyper (MBT Smart / sirius)no link Market-leading microbial ID by MALDI-TOF MS | Bruker | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| MALDI Biotyper Sirius Oneno link Benchtop entry-level MALDI-TOF | Bruker | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| rapifleX / microflex (research MALDI-TOF) Research-use MALDI-TOF platforms | Bruker | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| AXIMA Microbial Identification Systemno link AXIMA / SARAMIS-based microbial ID | Shimadzu | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| EXS 2600 / EXS 3000no link Microbial identification MALDI-TOF | Zybio | QCMicrobiology | ASTM / HL7File export | Low | |
| Cytation 5 Imaging + multimode reader | Agilent | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Synergy Neo2no link HTS multimode reader | Agilent | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| CLARIOstar Plus Multimode microplate reader | BMG Labtech | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| PHERAstar FSX HTS multimode reader | BMG Labtech | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| SpectraMax i3x Multimode reader | Molecular Devices | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| SpectraMax M5e Multimode reader | Molecular Devices | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| EnVision Nexus HTS plate reader | Revvity | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| VICTOR Nivo Multimode reader | Revvity | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Infinite 200 PROno link Multimode reader | Tecan | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Spark Multimode microplate reader | Tecan | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Multiskan SkyHigh Absorbance reader | Thermo Fisher | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Varioskan LUX Multimode microplate reader | Thermo Fisher | QCWetLAB | File exportSiLA2REST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Lionheart FX Automated live-cell imager | Agilent | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| Opterra / Vutara VXL Confocal / super-resolution | Bruker | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| FLUOVIEW FV4000 Laser scanning confocal | Evident (Olympus) | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| BZ-X800no link All-in-one fluorescence microscope | Keyence | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| STELLARIS 8 Confocal platform | Leica | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| THUNDER Imagerno link Computational clearing widefield | Leica | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| AX / AX R Confocal Confocal laser microscope | Nikon | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| Eclipse Ti2no link Inverted research microscope | Nikon | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| Axio Observer / Axio Imager Widefield fluorescence | Zeiss | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| LSM 900 / LSM 980 Laser scanning confocal | Zeiss | R&DWetLAB | Open formatFile export | High | |
| AVITI Avidity sequencing benchtop | Element Biosciences | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| MiSeq i100 / MiSeq Low-throughput targeted / small genome | Illumina | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| NextSeq 1000 / 2000 Mid-throughput benchtop | Illumina | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| NovaSeq X / NovaSeq X Plus High-throughput production sequencer | Illumina | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| DNBSEQ-T7 / DNBSEQ-G400 DNBSEQ nanoball sequencing | MGI | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| MinION Portable long-read sequencer | Oxford Nanopore | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| PromethION High-throughput long-read | Oxford Nanopore | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| Onso Short-read SBB platform | PacBio | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| Revio HiFi long-read sequencer | PacBio | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| Ion GeneStudio S5 / Ion Torrent Genexus Ion Torrent semiconductor sequencing | Thermo Fisher | WetLAB | REST/SOAP APIFile export | Med | |
| TANGO FT-NIR | Bruker | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| NIRFlex N-500no link | Buchi | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| ProxiMateno link at-line food | Buchi | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| Infratec NOVA grain analyzer | FOSS | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| MilkoScan FT3 dairy | FOSS | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| NIRS DS2500 lab NIR | FOSS | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| Infralyzer NIRvendor site ↗ | KPM Analytics | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| DA 6200 NIRno link at-line meat | PerkinElmer | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| Inframatic 9500no link grain | Perten | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| SpectraStar XTvendor site ↗ | Unity Scientific | QCFood & Beverage | File exportDirect DB | Low | |
| Litesizer 500 DLS/ELS/static light scattering | Anton Paar | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| DelsaMax / DelsaNano DLS zeta potential | Beckman Coulter | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| LS 13 320 XR Laser diffraction | Beckman Coulter | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| Bettersizer 2600no link Laser diffraction | Bettersize | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| NanoBrook seriesno link DLS + zeta potential | Brookhaven Instruments | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| Partica LA-960V2 Laser scattering particle size | HORIBA | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| SZ-100V2 Nanopartica Nanoparticle size + zeta | HORIBA | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| Mastersizer 3000 Laser diffraction particle sizing | Malvern Panalytical | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| Zetasizer Advance (Pro/Ultra) DLS size + zeta potential | Malvern Panalytical | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| NANOTRAC Wave II DLS size + zeta | Microtrac | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| PSA series (Microtrac) Laser diffraction analyzers | Microtrac | QCWetLAB | File exportDirect DB | Med | |
| Abbemat Refractometer | Anton Paar | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| HQ Series (HQ2200/HQ4300)no link | Hach | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| edge Multiparameterno link | Hanna Instruments | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| SevenCompactno link | Mettler Toledo | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| SevenExcellence Modular benchtop pH/cond meter | Mettler Toledo | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| Orion Star A Series Orion pH/ISE/conductivity | Thermo Fisher | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| WTW inoLab pH 7110no link | Xylem | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| WTW Multi 9310 IDSvendor site ↗ | Xylem | QCWetLAB | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| Bravo Automated Liquid Handling Platformno link 96/384 head liquid handler | Agilent | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| Biomek i7 / i5 Automated workstation | Beckman Coulter | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| epMotion 5075 / 5073no link Compact automated pipetting | Eppendorf | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| Microlab STAR / STARlet Modular channel-based liquid handler | Hamilton | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| Microlab VANTAGE Track-based automation platform | Hamilton | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| Opentrons Flex Open-source style benchtop robot | Opentrons | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| Opentrons OT-2 Affordable pipetting robot | Opentrons | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| Fluent Automation Workstationno link Flexible high-throughput liquid handler | Tecan | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| Freedom EVOno link Established liquid handling platform | Tecan | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| Andrew+ Pipetting Robot Collaborative pipetting robot | Waters | WetLABR&D | SiLA2File export | High | |
| PrepStarno link Preparative-scale HPLC pump/system | Agilent | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UAMTPREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| NGC Chromatography Systemno link Medium-pressure preparative protein purification (FPLC) | Bio-Rad | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UAMTPREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| Pure C-800 Flash/Prepno link Combined flash + prep HPLC chromatography | Buchi | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UAMTPREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| Sepacoreno link Modular flash chromatography system | Buchi | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UAMTPREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| ÄKTA process Process-scale manufacturing chromatography system | Cytiva | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UAMTPREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| ÄKTA pure Lab-scale protein purification / preparative FPLC | Cytiva | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UAMTPREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| ÄKTA ready Single-use pilot/process-scale chromatography skid | Cytiva | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UAMTPREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| PLC 2020/2050 Purification System Preparative liquid chromatography purification | Gilson | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UAMTPREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| LC-Forte/R Prep HPLCvendor site ↗ Preparative / process chromatography systems and columns | YMC | R&DBioprocessing | OPC-UAMTPREST/SOAP API | Med | |
| RST rheometer series | AMETEK Brookfield | R&DQCMaterials | File exportOpen formatDirect DB | Low | |
| MCR series rotational rheometers (MCR 92/302/702) Modular Compact Rheometer platform | Anton Paar | R&DQCMaterials | File exportOpen formatDirect DB | Low | |
| RheolabQC rotational rheometer | Anton Paar | R&DQCMaterials | File exportOpen formatDirect DB | Low | |
| Kinexus rotational rheometers | Malvern Panalytical | R&DQCMaterials | File exportOpen formatDirect DB | Low | |
| ARES-G2 rotational rheometer Separate motor-transducer (SMT) rheometer | TA Instruments | R&DQCMaterials | File exportOpen formatDirect DB | Low | |
| Discovery Hybrid Rheometer (HR series) | TA Instruments | R&DQCMaterials | File exportOpen formatDirect DB | Low | |
| HAAKE MARS rheometer seriesvendor site ↗ Modular Advanced Rheometer System | Thermo Fisher | R&DQCMaterials | File exportOpen formatDirect DB | Low | |
| HAAKE Viscotester iQ rheometervendor site ↗ | Thermo Fisher | R&DQCMaterials | File exportOpen formatDirect DB | Low | |
| BACTEC FX Automated culture / microbial growth detection | BD | QCMicrobiology | File export | Med | |
| BacT/ALERT 3Dno link Automated microbial detection / rapid sterility | bioMérieux | QCMicrobiology | File export | Med | |
| Celsis (ATP bioluminescence) rapid detection Rapid microbial detection for sterility/bioburden | Charles River | QCMicrobiology | File export | Med | |
| Milliflex Oasis / Milliflex Rapid Filtration-based bioburden + rapid detection | Merck | QCMicrobiology | File export | Med | |
| Steritest Symbio pumpsno link Closed membrane-filtration sterility testing | Merck | QCMicrobiology | File export | Med | |
| Growth Direct System Automated non-destructive rapid micro detection | Rapid Micro Biosystems | QCMicrobiology | File export | Med | |
| Sterisart Universal pumpno link Membrane-filtration sterility testing system | Sartorius | QCMicrobiology | File export | Med | |
| Symbio System / SterilityQC readersno link Sterility test accessories and canisters | Sartorius | QCMicrobiology | File export | Med | |
| CT3 Texture Analyzerno link | AMETEK Brookfield | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| LS1 / LS5 material testers (texture configurations)no link | AMETEK Lloyd | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| FoodTester / CombiTest food texture standvendor site ↗ | Mecmesin | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| OmniTest Texture Analysis Systemsvendor site ↗ Universal force testers configured for texture | Mecmesin | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| TA.HDplus Texture Analyser Heavy-duty high-force model | Stable Micro Systems | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| TA.XTexpress Texture Analyser | Stable Micro Systems | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| TA.XTplus100 / TA.XTplus Connect Texture Analyser Industry-standard force/distance texture analyzer | Stable Micro Systems | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| TA.XTplusC (Chocolate / lab configurations)vendor site ↗ | Stable Micro Systems | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| DHR / ElectroForce texture-testing configurationsvendor site ↗ | TA Instruments | QCFood & Beverage | File export | Low | |
| ÄKTA readyflux Single-use TFF/filtration system for clinical manufacturing | Cytiva | Full comparison → | Bioprocessing | OPC-UAFile export | Med |
| Allegro TFF Systemno link | Pall | Full comparison → | Bioprocessing | OPC-UAFile export | Med |
| Cadence TFF Systemsno link Single-use / inline concentrator TFF platform | Pall | Full comparison → | Bioprocessing | OPC-UAFile export | Med |
| QB Filtration (TFF)A4BEE Automated concentration / diafiltration | QB.systems | Full comparison → | Bioprocessing | OPC-UAFile export | Med |
| Cellicon Perfusion Solutionno link | Repligen | Full comparison → | Bioprocessing | OPC-UAFile export | Med |
| KrosFlo TFF Systemsno link Hollow-fiber tangential flow filtration systems (KR2i/KMPi) | Repligen | Full comparison → | Bioprocessing | OPC-UAFile export | Med |
| XCell ATF Alternating tangential flow cell retention for perfusion | Repligen | Full comparison → | Bioprocessing | OPC-UAFile export | Med |
| Sartoflowno link | Sartorius | Full comparison → | Bioprocessing | OPC-UAFile export | Med |
| NEXTA DSC | Hitachi | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| NEXTA STA TGA-DTA | Hitachi | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| DSC 3 | Mettler Toledo | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| TGA/DSC 3+ | Mettler Toledo | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| DSC 214 Polyma | Netzsch | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| TG 209 F1 Libra | Netzsch | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| DSC 8000 | PerkinElmer | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| TGA 8000no link | PerkinElmer | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| DSC-60 Plus | Shimadzu | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| DTG-60 TGA | Shimadzu | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| Discovery DSC 2500 | TA Instruments | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| Discovery TGA 5500 | TA Instruments | R&DQCMaterials | Open formatFile export | Low | |
| AriaMxno link Real-time PCR | Agilent | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| qTOWER³no link Real-time PCR | Analytik Jena | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Mic qPCR Cycler Compact real-time PCR | Bio Molecular Systems | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| CFX Opus 96 / 384no link Real-time PCR | Bio-Rad | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| CFX96 Touch Real-time PCR | Bio-Rad | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| T100 Thermal Cycler Endpoint thermal cycler | Bio-Rad | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Rotor-Gene Q Rotary real-time PCR | QIAGEN | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| LightCycler 480 IIno link Real-time PCR | Roche | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| LightCycler 96vendor site ↗ Real-time PCR | Roche | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| QuantStudio 5no link Real-time PCR | Thermo Fisher | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| QuantStudio 7 Prono link Real-time PCR | Thermo Fisher | WetLAB | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| TitraLab AT1000no link | Hach | QC | File exportREST/SOAP APIOPC-UA | Low | |
| HI902C Automatic Titrator | Hanna Instruments | QC | File exportREST/SOAP APIOPC-UA | Low | |
| MKC-710 Karl Fischerno link Coulometric KF titrator | Kyoto Electronics | QC | File exportREST/SOAP APIOPC-UA | Low | |
| 851 Titrandono link | Metrohm | QC | File exportREST/SOAP APIOPC-UA | Low | |
| 916 Ti-Touchno link Compact potentiometric titrator | Metrohm | QC | File exportREST/SOAP APIOPC-UA | Low | |
| OMNIS Titration Platform | Metrohm | QC | File exportREST/SOAP APIOPC-UA | Low | |
| Excellence T9 / T7 Titrators | Mettler Toledo | QC | File exportREST/SOAP APIOPC-UA | Low | |
| Karl Fischer Compact C10S / C20Sno link Volumetric/coulometric KF | Mettler Toledo | QC | File exportREST/SOAP APIOPC-UA | Low | |
| multi N/C Seriesno link | Analytik Jena | QC | File exportModbusOPC-UA | Med | |
| vario TOC cubevendor site ↗ | Elementar | QC | File exportModbusOPC-UA | Med | |
| QbD1200+ Lab TOCno link | Hach | QC | File exportModbusOPC-UA | Med | |
| 2060 TOC Analyzerno link | Metrohm | QC | File exportModbusOPC-UA | Med | |
| TOC-L Series | Shimadzu | QC | File exportModbusOPC-UA | Med | |
| Sievers M500 On-Line TOCno link | Sievers | QC | File exportModbusOPC-UA | Med | |
| Sievers M9 TOC Analyzerno link Veolia; pharma pure-water TOC | Sievers | QC | File exportModbusOPC-UA | Med | |
| Cary 3500 multicell | Agilent | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Cary 60 | Agilent | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| DS-11 Seriesvendor site ↗ | DeNovix | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| BioSpectrometervendor site ↗ | Eppendorf | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| UV5 | Mettler Toledo | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Lambda 1050+no link UV-Vis-NIR | PerkinElmer | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Lambda 365+no link | PerkinElmer | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| UV-1900i | Shimadzu | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| UV-2600i | Shimadzu | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| Evolution One Plus | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| GENESYS 180no link | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| NanoDrop One/OneC microvolume | Thermo Fisher | R&DQC | File exportREST/SOAP API | Low | |
| DV1 Digital Viscometerno link | AMETEK Brookfield | QCMaterials | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| DV2T Viscometerno link | AMETEK Brookfield | QCMaterials | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| DV3T Rheometer/Viscometerno link | AMETEK Brookfield | QCMaterials | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| Lovis 2000 M/ME rolling-ball viscometer | Anton Paar | QCMaterials | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| SVM series (Stabinger) viscometers Kinematic/dynamic viscosity + density | Anton Paar | QCMaterials | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| Cannon capillary / miniAV automatic viscometersvendor site ↗ Kinematic viscosity per ASTM D445 | Cannon | QCMaterials | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| Viscolite / Rheonics-style process viscometersvendor site ↗ Inline/process viscometers | Hydramotion | QCMaterials | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| m-VROC / microVISC viscometer Microfluidic viscometer, small sample volume | RheoSense | QCMaterials | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| AquaLab 4TE Chilled-mirror dewpoint | METER Group | QCFood & Beverage | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| AquaLab TDLno link Tunable diode laser aw | METER Group | QCFood & Beverage | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| AquaLab VSA (Vapor Sorption Analyzer)no link | METER Group | QCFood & Beverage | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| LabMaster-aw neono link Resistive-electrolytic sensor | Novasina | QCFood & Beverage | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| LabTouch-awno link | Novasina | QCFood & Beverage | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| HygroLab C1vendor site ↗ Process Sensing Technologies | Rotronic | QCFood & Beverage | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| HygroPalm HP23-AW-Ano link | Rotronic | QCFood & Beverage | Serial (RS-232)File export | Low | |
| Aqua Solutions Type I/II Water Purification Systemsvendor site ↗ Lab water purification systems and reagent-grade water | Aqua Solutions | QCWetLAB | ModbusSerial (RS-232) | High | |
| Milli-Q CLX 7000 / RIOs Pure Water Systems Type 2/3 pure water | Merck | QCWetLAB | ModbusSerial (RS-232) | High | |
| Milli-Q IQ 7000 Ultrapure Water System Type 1 ultrapure water | Merck | QCWetLAB | ModbusSerial (RS-232) | High | |
| Sartorius arium mini Ultrapure Water Systemno link Compact benchtop Type 1 | Sartorius | QCWetLAB | ModbusSerial (RS-232) | High | |
| Sartorius arium pro Ultrapure Water System Type 1 ultrapure | Sartorius | QCWetLAB | ModbusSerial (RS-232) | High | |
| Thermo Scientific Barnstead GenPure xCAD Plusno link Type 1 ultrapure water | Thermo Fisher | QCWetLAB | ModbusSerial (RS-232) | High | |
| Thermo Scientific Barnstead Smart2Pure / Pacific Systemsno link Combined Type 1/2/3 systems | Thermo Fisher | QCWetLAB | ModbusSerial (RS-232) | High | |
| ELGA PURELAB Chorus Water Purification System Modular Type 1/2/3 range | Veolia (ELGA) | QCWetLAB | ModbusSerial (RS-232) | High | |
| ELGA PURELAB Flex Ultrapure Water System Type 1 point-of-use dispenser | Veolia (ELGA) | QCWetLAB | ModbusSerial (RS-232) | High | |
Communication standards
The protocols that carry the data
The common languages a lab integration speaks — from industrial OPC-UA to the humble watched folder. Pick the most robust one a given instrument actually supports.
SiLA2
Open lab-automation comms standard on gRPC + Protocol Buffers (HTTP/2) — microservice architecture, deterministic typing.
Used for: Pipetting robots (Tecan, Hamilton), plate readers (Tecan SPARK), device→LES integration & orchestration.
Maturity: Best-established next-gen standard, but adoption is still slow — most devices need an extra driver/wrapper.
OPC-UA
Industrial machine-to-machine standard (IEC 62541), platform-independent, native to industrial automation and PAT.
Used for: Bioreactors, pharma water systems, freeze dryers, process monitoring in GMP / Industry 4.0 environments.
Maturity: Well supported in 'process' equipment, rarer in typical benchtop analytical instruments.
OPC-UA LADS
OPC UA Companion Specification (OPC 30500) for laboratory & analytical devices — models each instrument in a Hardware + Functional view with standard templates for functions, results and state, over the OPC-UA transport.
Used for: Plug-and-play, vendor-neutral connectivity of lab hardware (balances, analyzers, bioreactors, chromatography) into SDMS / LIMS / automation — the OPC-UA-native answer to serial/file integration.
Maturity: New but the fastest-rising lab-device connectivity standard — v1.0 released January 2024, strong vendor backing, still early on installed fleets.
MTP (Module Type Package)
Manufacturer-independent digital description of a process module (VDI/VDE/NAMUR 2658, internationalizing as IEC 63280) — services, state model, alarms and HMI in AutomationML, with OPC-UA for runtime comms.
Used for: Plug-and-produce orchestration of modular skids — single-use bioprocess modules and flexible pharma lines integrate into a process-orchestration layer without re-engineering control.
Maturity: Emerging-to-establishing; major DCS vendors (Siemens, ABB, Rockwell) ship MTP support, core sheets released with others still in draft.
MQTT / Sparkplug B
Lightweight publish/subscribe messaging over TCP (OASIS / ISO/IEC 20922), usually paired with the Sparkplug B spec for structured, stateful topic namespaces in industrial use.
Used for: Streaming PAT and process-sensor telemetry (pH, DO, temperature, soft sensors, single-use probes) into IIoT platforms, historians and data lakes — a transport backbone, not a data model.
Maturity: Established broadly in IIoT; still emerging inside regulated labs / bioprocess, usually complementary to OPC-UA rather than a replacement.
ASTM E1394 / E1381
Older, common message format (E1394) + low-level transport (E1381) between clinical analyzers and LIS/LIMS.
Used for: Older-generation clinical / diagnostic analyzers.
Maturity: Very mature but limited to simple text results; often superseded by HL7.
HL7 v2 (ORU/ORM)
Medical data-exchange messages (results ORU, orders ORM), extended for lab automation.
Used for: LIS/EMR ↔ point-of-care and diagnostic analyzers.
Maturity: Mature, widely supported by middleware (Data Innovations, Orchard Software).
POCT1-A2
CLSI standard for point-of-care devices — multi-vendor interoperability between device, data concentrator and IT system.
Used for: Glucometers and other point-of-care devices in clinical / industrial settings.
Maturity: Niche outside clinical use, rarely seen in typical R&D/QC labs.
File integration (watched folder)
The simplest, most universal route: the device exports a result (CSV/XML/PDF/TXT/XLSX) into a monitored folder that is auto-parsed.
Used for: Practically any device with older or closed software (balances, spectrophotometers, dissolution testers, qPCR).
Maturity: Lowest deployment cost but least resilient to export-format changes — needs parser maintenance.
REST/SOAP vendor API
A dedicated API exposed by the control software/CDS (Empower Toolkit, Chromeleon API, CFX Manager API, viewLinc API, Illumina ICA).
Used for: Modern CDS, environmental-monitoring systems, vendor cloud platforms.
Maturity: The most robust route where available — needs a vendor license/module and knowledge of the specific API.
Direct CDS/LIMS database access
Reading data straight from the SQL Server/Oracle database the control software runs on (e.g. Empower).
Used for: Environments with lots of historical data and no convenient API.
Maturity: Risky in validated (GMP) systems — needs vendor/QA sign-off and precise schema knowledge.
Open scientific formats (mzML, OME-TIFF, FCS, JCAMP-DX, SPC)
Community-built data-exchange standards (HUPO-PSI for MS, OME for microscopy, ISAC for cytometry).
Used for: Mass spectrometry, microscopy, flow cytometry, FTIR/NIR spectroscopy.
Maturity: A good alternative to proprietary formats — open-source conversion libraries (ProteoWizard, Bio-Formats, fcsparser).
AnIML
Analytical Information Markup Language — an open XML format for analytical chemistry & biology data developed under ASTM E13.15, with a stable core schema plus per-technique definitions and embedded audit trails.
Used for: Vendor-neutral archival and interchange of spectroscopy and chromatography data (UV/Vis, IR, chromatograms) and multi-step workflow documentation — an archival format, not a control protocol.
Maturity: Long-running (since ~2003) but niche; largely overtaken in mindshare by the Allotrope Simple Model for the analytical-data-model role.
Allotrope (ADF / ASM)
Standards from the Allotrope Foundation (pharma + vendor consortium): ADF, a heavyweight HDF5 + RDF/OWL container governed by the Allotrope Ontologies (AFO), and ASM, a lightweight JSON model reusing the same controlled vocabulary.
Used for: Semantically consistent capture of instrument results (chromatography, qPCR, mass spec, plate readers, balances) feeding LIMS / ELN / data lakes — the format behind TetraScience and Benchling's data models.
Maturity: ASM is the momentum story — adopting fast across techniques in pharma; the heavier ADF has lagged. AFO ontology usage roughly tripled over ~3 years.
Middleware & platforms
What sits between the instrument and the LIMS
Buy-vs-build often comes down to whether one of these platforms already covers your fleet. They range from 30-year clinical middleware to modern scientific-data clouds.
Instrument Manager (IM)
Data InnovationsThe most widely used, mature (30+ yr) lab middleware — vendor-neutral, integrates any analyzer/LIS/EMR in one place, with a rules engine (result validation, reflex testing).
Supports: ASTM E1394/E1381, HL7, POCT1-A, drivers for thousands of clinical & industrial analyzers.
When: Large multi-analyzer clinical/QC labs with a scattered, mixed-vendor fleet.
Benchling Connect
BenchlingPlug-and-play connectors + a no-code 'Connect Builder' to map device data into the ELN; from 2026 extended with 'Benchling Automation' (200+ devices, file + API).
Supports: Plate readers, cytometers, liquid handlers, cell analyzers, qPCR (incl. QuantStudio) — file & API, mapping to the Allotrope (ASM) format.
When: R&D/WetLAB labs already using Benchling as their ELN — a natural extension into instrument integration.
LabWare Instrument Integration
LabWareThe native integration module for LabWare LIMS — a secure connection between instruments and the quality system.
Supports: A broad range of QC instruments via dedicated LabWare connectors.
When: Clients already running LabWare LIMS.
SampleManager LIMS + Chromeleon CDS Link
Thermo Fisher ScientificNative Thermo LIMS↔CDS integration — sending orders, receiving results, managing calibration/instrument reviews.
Supports: Chromatography (Chromeleon and related Thermo analyzers).
When: Clients inside the Thermo Fisher ecosystem (SampleManager + Chromeleon).
Tetra Data Platform
TetraScienceA 'scientific data cloud' aggregating data from many devices/CDS into one format (Allotrope/ASM), oriented toward AI/analytics.
Supports: A broad range of CDS and devices (LC-MS, chromatography, plate readers) via cloud connectors.
When: Large pharma/biotech organisations building a central lab data lake.
E-WorkBook
IDBS (Danaher)An ELN/LIMS with instrument-integration modules, oriented toward regulated R&D environments.
Supports: A broad range of R&D instruments via dedicated connectors.
When: Danaher/IDBS clients, or teams comparing ELN platforms against LabArchives/Benchling.
SiLA2 SDK
Tecan (open-source)A free, open (BSD-3) framework to build SiLA2 servers/clients for Tecan and other devices.
Supports: Pipetting robots, plate readers (SPARK) — the SiLA2 protocol.
When: Custom/non-standard integration of Tecan devices, or building your own lab execution system.
viewLinc / ELPRO CLOUD
Vaisala / ELPROEnvironmental-monitoring platforms with REST (JSON) APIs for historical data, alarms and compliance reports.
Supports: Freezers, fridges, incubators, stability chambers, liquid nitrogen — wireless & wired loggers.
When: Any lab with a GxP temperature/humidity monitoring requirement.
QB Control
QB.systems (A4BEE)A4BEE's own open, vendor-agnostic control + orchestration platform for bioprocess hardware — web-based multi-user access, recipe scheduling, real-time dashboards and audit trails on a perpetual license (no recurring software fees).
Supports: QB modules (bioreactors, AutoSampler, Multisensor, filtration) plus third-party bioreactors and sensors over OPC-UA / Modbus TCP / MQTT / REST.
When: Retrofitting open control onto mixed or legacy bench/pilot bioprocess equipment without an annual-fee software lock-in.
Where A4BEE fits
The last mile is where lab digitalization dies
The CSV parser that breaks when the vendor changes an export, the OPC tag nobody documented, the validated system where any integration triggers revalidation — that is where these projects stall, and it is the work A4BEE does. This page deliberately makes no per-instrument claim about what we've integrated; ask us for references in the categories you care about. The pattern that works: start with the quick-win categories (ready APIs, open formats), prove the data flow into LIMS / ELN, then tackle the proprietary long tail once the pipeline exists. Rows marked A4BEE in the table are our own QB.systems products, listed under the same category rules as everyone else.
About this data
Compiled from public vendor documentation, integration-standard specifications and A4BEE's own field experience. Named instruments are illustrative examples of a category, not an exhaustive list or an endorsement. Links go to the vendor's product page where we found one, to the vendor's homepage where we didn't, and are omitted rather than guessed. Integration routes and effort levels are assessed per category, as typical cases — a specific model, software version or validated (GMP) context can change the picture, and in regulated environments any integration may trigger revalidation (21 CFR Part 11). Verify against the current vendor documentation before scoping a project.
What's inside
- Integration route, format/protocol and typical effort (Low / Medium / High) for 46 instrument categories — click any category to expand how to get the data out
- A catalogue of 426 named instruments from 154 vendors, each mapped to its category's integration guide
- Honest link coverage: 195 instruments link to a product page, 56 only to the vendor's homepage, 175 are unlinked named examples — marked row by row
- Multi-select vendor and category filters, plus lab area, effort and protocol
- 14 communication standards explained — SiLA2, OPC-UA + LADS, MTP, MQTT, AnIML, Allotrope, ASTM/HL7, open scientific formats and more
- 9 middleware platforms compared, with links through to the bioreactor, autosampler and filtration comparisons for instrument selection
Best used for
- Scoping a lab-digitalization or LIMS/ELN integration project and sizing the typical effort per instrument category
- Deciding buy-vs-build — whether an existing middleware platform already covers your device fleet
- Picking the quick-win categories to prove a data pipeline before tackling the proprietary long tail
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