The metals industry requires time-critical testing of samples at various stages of product creation and laboratory analysis. Results must be collected and evaluated immediately to ensure that quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) thresholds, as well as customer specifications are met. The Core LIMS supports metals labs with its reliability and flexible functionality, while providing a platform for enterprise-wide reporting through its integration with any other systems a lab uses.
Because of the variety of steps involved in metallurgical processes, a metals LIMS must be able to store not only sample data, but also the analyst, instrumentation, and protocol data associated with each process performed on the samples. The LIMS must support the fast turnaround time required when working with metals, while enforcing the lab�s business rules on all of the specifications required for each sample.
Metals labs can speed time to market and reduce production and testing cycles by automating their data collection processes and eliminating errors from incorrect data transcription with the Core LIMS. The system allows labs to react to demand and automate QA/QC with immediate access to enterprise data.
� Instrument
integration for data collection automation
� Automatic alerts based on thresholds, authorization, publishing
� Automatic results reduction
& flagging
� Sample management (login, registration
integrity, life cycle tracking, etc.)
� Chain of custody
� Integration with third party systems (MRP/ERP/PIMS etc.)
� Customized automatic & ad hoc reporting
� Lot & batch management
� QA/QC
� Instrument management (calibration,
maintenance, scheduling)
� Project management
� Workflows management
� Electronic document management
� Environmental monitoring
� Employee safety management
� Inventory, storage management
� Work allocation & scheduling to reduce bottlenecks
� Worklist management
� SOP & protocol management
� Regulatory compliance
� Data security & integrity