Challenge
A world leader in IVD and Clinical Lab Systems came to us with sustenance challenges for a multi-parameter automated hematology analyzer used in medium volume clinical laboratories. Supply chain challenges rendered major components and subsystems obsolete. As a 20+ years vintage design without enough technical documentation and design inputs to maintain backward compatibility, the R&D team needed support revamping their technology to liberate their innovative capacity.
Solution
Quest Global proposed a new, optimized architecture that:
Featured new generation microcontrollers and FPGAs
Upgraded the interface from ISA to Standard Ethernet
Addressed major and minor component lifecycle issues
Reduced the number of PWA boards by around 50%
Enhanced compliance margins for better assurance
Optimized circuits and BoM
Improved system installation & serviceability
Results – At A Glance
Extended product lifespan by 5 years with PWA reduction
Faster TAT in product manufacturing
Reduced downtime and maintenance costs
Expedient solution featuring new mother board interface
Provided infrastructure for reverse engineering
Circuit-level improvements for improved ESD protection and EMC/EMI results
Cutting-edge technology features, including ARM® Cortex®-M4 MCU based Controller Board, Lattice FPGA, and Keil RTX platform.
