The ales laboratory automation system

A systenm for the automation of the analytical activities of a chemical laboratory is described. The system dieals with investigations of physical and chemical characteristics of telecommunication materials for prototype development and quality control. The architecture, software development and interfacing of different analytical instruments (mainly for calorimetry, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, chromatography and mechanics) for the ALES (Automatzione del Laboratorio Elettrochimico SIP) system are discussed in terms of analytical and management performance.