Industrial Vending for Labs & Research Operations

Keep experiments moving, keep instruments in calibration, and put consumable cost on the right project or grant.

A lab loses time and money in three places: a consumable stockout that stalls a run, a shared instrument nobody can locate or prove is in calibration, and consumable cost that never lands on the project or grant that incurred it. SecuraStock vending puts lab consumables on demand under badge access. SecuraLocker controls shared instruments with calibration-due alerts. SecuraSmart attributes every draw to a project, grant, or PI.

three challenges every lab and research operation faces

Stalled runs, instrument accountability, and cost allocation

1. A consumable stockout stalls a run.

Out of tips, plates, gloves, or a specific reagent consumable and an experiment or QC run stops, sometimes losing the sample and the day with it. The cost is the lost run and the timeline slip, not the box of tips.

2. Shared instruments with no accountability.

Shared meters, pipettes, and analyzers move between benches with no record of who holds them or whether they are in calibration. Data integrity and ISO 17025 both depend on a calibration record that a sign-out sheet does not provide.

3. Consumable cost with no project to land on.

Consumables are drawn from a common stockroom and never tied to the project, grant, or PI that used them. Cost is spread as lab overhead, which is wrong for grant accounting and useless for cost recovery.

Labs and Research

the securastock lab stack

Four products. One dashboard. Built for the bench.

SecuraStock vending – lab consumables on demand.

Tips, plates, gloves, vials, and PPE under badge access with min/max reorder, so the bench is not waiting on a stockroom run and the fast-movers never run out unannounced.

SecuraLocker – shared and calibrated instruments.

Serialized checkout for shared meters, pipettes, and analyzers with calibration-due alerts, so every instrument has a known holder and a defensible calibration record.

SecuraScales + Smart Bins – counted small components.

Weight-based bins count high-volume small components to the unit so par levels are accurate and reorder is automatic.

SecuraSmart – project and grant chargeback.

Every draw is tagged to a project, grant, or PI at the point of use and exported for chargeback and grant accounting, with a full audit trail.

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Built for Efficiency, Accuracy, and Control

High Capacity, Low Cost

Up to 250 SKUs (2-4 X's the Capacity of Coil Machines)

Industrial Build Quality

Add smart bins to give 100% inventory accuracy. Eliminate human error and speed up time to vend!
 

Built-in Security

Four motion-tracking cameras, embedded alarms, and tamper protection.

Patented Shelves & Bins

Magnetized, adjustable shelving supports up to 250 SKUs.

Integrated Software Included

Includes SecuraSmart software with real-time reporting and full inventory control.

Money-Back Security Guarantee

We back the system with a guarantee. 

A contract testing and QC lab with multiple PIs

Consumable availability, instrument control, and chargeback, first ten months.

A contract testing and QC lab supporting multiple principal investigators ran consumables from an open stockroom and shared instruments off a sign-out sheet. Runs occasionally stalled on a stockout, instrument calibration status was a recurring audit question, and consumable cost was booked as undifferentiated lab overhead.

The rollout: SecuraStock vending for high-use consumables and PPE, SecuraLocker for shared and calibrated instruments with calibration-due alerts, and SecuraSmart tagging every draw to a project, grant, or PI for chargeback.

Result after ten months: stockout-driven stalled runs dropped sharply with min/max reorder, instrument calibration status became audit-ready on demand, and consumable cost was finally recovered against the correct project and grant, which materially improved cost recovery on funded work.

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HOW IT WORKS

Direct Operation from Access to Reorder

Authenticate: Users scan badge, enter PIN, or use mobile access

Dispense/Retrieve: The system releases or unlocks product

Log Transactions: Everything is recorded (who, when, what)

Monitor & Reorder: Usage data flows into your dashboard, triggering replenishment actions

our process

Take Control in Three Simple Steps

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Schedule a Demo

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Install Your System

Our team guides you through setup and training so you’re ready from day one

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Enjoy the Improved Efficiency

Reduce downtime, cut waste, and keep your team supplied with ease

Frequently asked questions

Six questions lab and research operations leaders ask before scheduling a demo.

What is the best setup for a lab?+

SecuraStock vending for consumables, SecuraLocker for shared and calibrated instruments, SecuraScales bins for small components, and SecuraSmart for project and grant chargeback, all in one dashboard.

Can we charge consumables back to a grant or PI?+

Yes. Every draw is tagged to a project, grant, or PI at the point of use and exported for chargeback and grant accounting. For funded labs this is usually the fastest payback.

How does it support instrument calibration and data integrity?+

SecuraLocker tracks shared instruments by serial number with calibration-due alerts and a checkout record, which gives you the defensible calibration history ISO 17025 and data-integrity reviews ask for.

Will it stop runs stalling on stockouts?+

Min/max reorder fires before a fast-moving consumable runs out, so the bench is not waiting on a stockroom run and a sample is not lost to a missing box of tips.

Does it control access to consumables?+

Consumables sit behind badge-controlled vending, so access is credentialed and every draw is recorded by person, time, and project.

How long does it take to deploy?+

A single lab is usually 4 to 10 weeks: consumable vending first, then instrument lockers and calibration configuration, then chargeback setup.

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