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Syngenta has advanced its development and customer support with its proprietary ATLAS (Application Technology Laboratory Automation System) robot, a first-of-its-kind system developed and refined in-house to deliver consistency and accuracy in tank-mix compatibility testing.
The automated testing platform is designed to deliver faster, objective and reliable insights to ensure products meet or exceed customer handling and use expectations.
Before products are made available to the market, ATLAS conducts extensive tank-mix compatibility testing, processing 500 to 600 combinations per month — a workload that could take up to six months to complete manually.
The robot goes through the entire compatibility process, from sample preparation and mixture imagery to full sample analysis. By removing variability associated with manual assessments, ATLAS produces consistent, repeatable results that help guide product development, stewardship and technical recommendations.
“ATLAS reflects our focus on driving innovation across all areas of R&D, including application technology,” said Marshall Gaster, head of marketing for Professional Pest Management at Syngenta in a company news release. “By streamlining the tank-mix evaluation process, we can deliver actionable insights faster, which helps our customers make application decisions with more confidence.”
In addition to pre-launch testing, ATLAS plays a critical role when customers encounter unexpected tank-mix challenges. When issues are reported but not easily replicated, the system can use customer-supplied water sources or adjuvants to recreate specific application conditions in a controlled environment. It quickly assesses issues around sedimentation, nozzle plugging, mixing orders and more. This allows Syngenta to better understand what is happening within the spray tank while building a historical testing database to support faster, data-driven troubleshooting.
“The ATLAS system is part of the broader Syngenta innovation ecosystem focused on integrating research, technology and real-world insights to support our customers across markets,” said Mark Coffelt, Ph.D., head of technical services for Syngenta Professional Solutions in North America. “It reinforces the Syngenta commitment to delivering science-backed solutions that help customers work more efficiently.”
Watch a short behind-the-scenes video of ATLAS at SyngentaThrive.com
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Syngenta Professional Solutions is focused on developing tomorrow’s technologies and practices that empower customers today to protect and enhance the places where people live, work and play, all while preserving our planet. The company holds a presence in over 100 countries with multiple headquarters across the globe for its branches.
