Nikolaev Alumina Plant, OK RUSAL, Ukraine (I-LDS Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS))

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) was implemented at the enterprise as part of the project "Integrated Operational Production Management System."

LIMS (LIMS) is a global solution to modern quality management tasks, allowing specialists to be confident in the results of quality control at all stages of production. The laboratory information management system reduces the load on the laboratory staff during tests and measurements, which allows you to use the laboratory resources more efficiently.

The system is designed to automate the control, processing and storage of laboratory operation information:

- Laboratory test automation
The primary tasks of the subsystem, which allow low resource and time consumption to perform high-quality automation of laboratory tests, are:

• registration and identification of samples entering the laboratory;
• automation of calculations of measurement methods;
• export of data from measuring equipment on test results;
• processing of test results;
• output of test results.

- Automation of internal laboratory activities
The main purpose of the subsystem is to automate all laboratory workflows.

To do this, the system implements the following functionality:

• internal laboratory control;
• Human resources management;
• equipment management;
• management of reagents, materials and standard samples;
• accounting of regulatory documentation.