Momentum™ Workflow Scheduling Software

Momentum workflow scheduling software is a centralized platform for designing, scheduling, and executing automated laboratory workflows across instruments, robotics, and data systems. It provides real-time control, seamless integration, and an intuitive visual interface to help laboratories optimize performance, improve efficiency, and scale automation with confidence.

Key capabilities of Momentum software

Scheduling & orchestration

• Large (500+), diverse, and ever-expanding instrument driver library
• Event-driven scheduling for optimal performance
• Run multiple methods at the same time
• Real-time on-the-fly decision making
• Intuitive drag-and-drop process creation
• Instrument Pooling
• Instrument hot swapping
• Intelligent decision-based error handling
• Manual operation steps
• Simulation and Production modes
• Access to User Community Forum

Advanced functionality

• User defined plate and well data variables for real-time use within methods that can be updated on-the-fly
• Ability to schedule variable based decision steps
• Enable addition and execution of new and different work within a running process
• Powerful process flow control tools remove need for hidden program scripts
• Design and edit process while system is running
• Expression builder allows users to quickly build complex expressions to process data from variables, plate information and system constants for use while executing work
• Assign, manipulate, update and transfer plate and well information for on-the-fly use and decision-making during process execution
• Software Developers Kit available
• Ability to unify multiple islands of automation treating them as part of larger connected system

Integration & connectivity

• Momentum software's RESTful API consumes worklists & provides status updates to 3rd party applications
• Unite Module connects to external services (LIMS, ELN, etc) to enable bi-directional data transfer
• Support for REST API, .net binaries, SQL and other technologies
• Data manipulation tools to extract, use, duplicate, manipulate, format and store data for use in system

Applications suited for Momentum scheduling software

• High throughput Screening
• Biologics
• Large molecule (anti-body) sample preparation & analysis
• Functional genomics and target identification
• Synthetic biology
• High Content Imaging
• Proteomics workflows
• Cell & tissue (including organoids) culture
• ELISA
• Laboratory workflow management
• Sample preparation/extraction
• Closed loop/secondary screening
• HPLC & MS workflows
• NGS

Why choose Momentum software for lab automation?

• End-to-end workflow orchestration across instruments, devices, and data systems on a single platform
• Real-time, data-driven decision making to optimize performance and reduce manual intervention
• Flexible, scalable architecture that adapts to evolving workflows and growing automation needs
• Broad connectivity with 500+ instrument drivers and seamless third-party integration
• Walkaway automation with intelligent error handling to maximize uptime and reliability
• Proven platform backed by decades of lab automation expertise and global deployments

Technical specifications

• Deployment options: Single mover or multi-robot configurations
• Architecture: Open SQL database with REST API and third-party integration support (.NET, LIMS, ELN)
• Instrument compatibility: Large and expanding driver library (300+ supported devices)
• Scheduling engine: Event-driven, parallel processing with real-time adaptive decision logic
• User interface: Drag-and-drop workflow design with dashboard monitoring and simulation modes
• Data integrity & compliance: 21 CFR Part 11 support, audit trails, user access controls