LIMS and ELN solutions can be used to connect individual parts of an experimental laboratory (such as different devices) enabling digital transfer of data between devices and/or servers. Still, the use of these systems is limited in cases where (a) interfaces to digital systems are missing, (b) proprietary interfaces and data protocols hinder integration with rest of the digital infrastructure, and/or (c) large numbers of available vendors make the development of standardized interfaces a challenging task. Examples of devices that have limited digital accessibilty include laboratory balances, pH-meters, electronic pipettes, and magnetic stirrers; i.e. devices that produce little data, usually limited to one or few values. If such devices are missing interfaces completely (case (a)), then they form a barrier to full digitalization of lab processes. In case of (b), the hindrance can usually be circumvented by using services from system integrating companies that sell licenses (to gain access) to the interfaces or build their own interfaces. In cases when (c) is true, where information on interface protocols is available, digitalisation can be achieved by programming an interface to the device. In summary, all processes requirein the best scenarioa substantial investment of human and/or financial resources. While commercial LIMS/ELN vendors often provide digital integration of devices for their industrial customers, researchers in academia do not benefit from these developments and the desired full digitalization of the workflow remains incomplete. With the goal of enabling a fully digitalised laboratory environment for experimental sciences, we were looking for novel approaches to gather data digitally from devices that are usually considered unamenable to digitalization. Driven by the idea to use modern technologies that may facilitate the work with data beyond the currently implemented methods based on APIs, we designed and present here a workflow to gather data from laboratory balances, which are an essential component of many experimental laboratories and are often disconnected from digital workflows -at least in academia.