Automatic BOD Measuring System

Labman Automation Ltd., based in North Yorkshire, UK, is a designer and manufacturer of custom laboratory automation systems and robots. Founded in 1979, it has a reputation for quality products designed and manufactured by its dedicated team of engineers, tailored to the specific requirements of each customer.Systems manufactured by Labman operate in more than 40 countries in the fields of chemistry, biology, medicine, food, materials science, environmental monitoring, and water quality testing.

Labman has nearly 200 professional engineers working in the mechanical, electrical and software fields. It has 40 years of experience in the experimental automation industry, has mastered a wealth of experience and technology in industrial applications and examples, and applies this knowledge and technology to the design of various automation systems to produce personalized products that customers really want.

LABMAN Laboratory automation workstations are used in many industries, such as water treatment, coatings, personal care, agriculture, life sciences, biotechnology and medical, food and beverage, petrochemical, scientific research, high-throughput manufacturing and more.

The overview 

The system automates tasks related to the BOD measurement process. The system removes the cap, adds the diluent, dips the DO probe into the bottle, stirring the sample while taking a reading, and then returns the cap to the bottle. Clean the probe between sample measurements. A complete 60-bottle process takes about 60 minutes.

Technical characteristics:

Add/remove cap (300ml Wheaton glass bottle)

Dilution (adding diluent to liquid level before initial DO measurement)

DO measurement (measurement with DO probe while stirring sample)

Probe cleaning

Sample planning (sample handling process set by software)

Automatic BOD calculation (calculation method set by user)