What is the Virtual lab?
The Virtual lab is an internet-based platform that enables:
- "Watching over the shoulder" of the analist via the internet
- Real-time collaboration between distant customers and
operators on-site
- Remote control of analytical instruments over the internet
(available for restricted group of instruments)
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Watch the virtual lab
This movie shows the way of working in our virtual lab.
Why?
- Fast interaction between analists, customers and experts
during analysis
- Sharing of expertise via remote collaboration
- Sharing of high-end equipment between analytical labs inside
and outside Philips
Available equipment:
At present five techniques are accessible via the virtual lab:
- TEM: our high-end 300kV Transmission Electron
Microscope
- XPS: (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy)
- FIB (Focused Ion Beam)
- SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)
- TOF-SIMS (Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry)
- . . . (upon request)
Additional equipment will be accessible in the near future
We offer:
- A web-based connection that enables "watching over the
shoulder" of the analist via the internet.
- Easy hook-up of additional equipment.
- A platform that was successfully tested by test users in the
Netherlands (Philips Research, DSM, Corus) and Japan, using
MiPlaza equipment.
Merits
As compared to the ‘classical’ analytical lab:
We offer
- Interaction with customers and experts during analysis
- Shorter response time
- More easy access to portfolio of techniques at MiPlaza Materials Analysis.
As compared to competitive internet solutions:
We have
- A generic platform for any instrument.
- A general solution for data protection & authorisation.
Technical requirements and security issues
The platform offers
- Instrument-independent remote control
- Accessibility through any company internet firewalls
- Confidentiality of data
- Authorised access only to own data and pre-booked equipment
For more information, please contact:
Marcel Verheijen
Tel.: +31 40 2748139
E-mail:
m.a.verheijen@philips.com
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