Prioksky Non-Ferrous Metals Plant automated product quality accounting based on 1C:LIMS KORP

2026: Automation of Product Quality Accounting

On February 19, 2026, 1C: April Soft announced that Prioksky Non-Ferrous Metals Plant (PZCM JSC) had implemented a software product "1C:LIMS Enterprise Laboratory Management. KORP. " The single supplier of both the software product and services was the company "1C:April Soft" - the developer of the solution being implemented.

About the enterprise

As reported, PZTM JSC is a high-tech enterprise, one of the leading refining enterprises in Russia, existing since 1974 in the city of Kasimov, Ryazan Region.

PZCM JSC has technical solutions that allow processing raw materials in a short technological cycle. This reduces the time from the receipt of raw materials to the shipment of finished products to the customer and is one of the advantages of JSC "PZTM."

PZCM JSC is constantly increasing its production potential: as of February 2026, more than 200 production and processing enterprises from 33 regions of Russia are partners of the plant.

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Central Laboratory of Refining Production

Since the plant was put into operation, the Central Laboratory of Refining Production (PLA) has become the most important diagnostic center for production processes and a partner in solving complex problems of formation and improvement of technological cycles of the enterprise.

PLA is a laboratory with an optimal level analytical of task execution and reliability of analysis results. The accreditation area of the PLA is represented by a list of 53 documents, including objects of analysis with the right to confirm quality and compliance with technical requirements: gold silver, platinum, palladium rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium and products containing them; alloys based on gold and silver; rhenium acid ammonium; concentrates metals of platinum group, secondary raw materials and scrap of precious metals; solutions: palladium nitrate, platinum hydrochloric acid, rhodium nitrate; precious metal refining wastes.

The efficiency and quality of laboratory studies, the implementation, application and improvement of various methods of analysis would not be possible without a reliable technical arsenal: measuring, testing and auxiliary equipment and a system for ensuring the quality of analysis results, quality policies that determine the strategy of activities, and a highly effective quality management system.

Implementation Objectives and Objectives

In the spring of 2025, as part of the government's digital transformation program for key industries economies , a software product implementation project was initiated: 1CLIMS Enterprise Laboratory Management. KORP. " The main goal of the project at this stage was to automate the conduct and registration of test results for finished products.

The following implementation objectives were set:

• Improving the efficiency of laboratory data management. Optimization of transparency and speed of operational interaction of the company's divisions.
• Reduction of labour intensity of initial registration and processing of laboratory research data, elimination of duplication of information registration in subdivisions.
• Optimization of user processes with information bases (availability, ergonomics, speed).
• Creation of a technological basis for further development and automation of quality control processes at the enterprise.
• Generate output forms.
• Preparation of reports on the results of the tests, on the work of the laboratory itself.
• Reporting to Rosaccreditation.

Implementation results

As a result of the implementation of the project, JSC "PZCM" received:

• Design basis with simulated Customer processes.
• Developed documents "Description of operations" for functional sections included in the project.
• Functionality improvements based on the actual needs of the Customer's employees.
• Configured access rights to new system data.
• Trained staff.
• Consulting during the provision of services for trial operation.

Functional sections

Specialists 1C": April Software" have translated the following functional sections into the updated system:

• NSI maintenance:
  • Maintaining the list of "Quality Indicators."
  • Maintenance of the list of test types, depending on the measurement procedure.
  • Maintenance of the list of regulatory and technical documentation.
  • Maintenance of measurement procedures in accordance with regulatory documentation.
  • Maintenance of test programs. Setting standards for finished product grades in accordance with regulatory documentation.
  • Maintenance of laboratory equipment (testing equipment, auxiliary equipment, measuring equipment).
  • Loading the list of laboratory equipment from the adjacent information system.
  • Maintenance of equipment maintenance information (certification, verification).
  • Downloading equipment maintenance information from an adjacent information system.
  • Specify the measurement methods by which the equipment can be tested.
  • Maintenance of equipment operation schedule.
  • Keeping a list of premises.

• Sample accounting:
  • Automatic registration and storage of data on the sample on which the tests are carried out by integration with an adjacent information system.
  • Numbering of samples according to organization standards.

• Performance and recording of the results of the finished product tests:
  • Automatic planning of analysis of finished products according to the type of tests, depending on the measurement method and the item to be checked.
  • Testing, including by different measurement methods.
  • Recording and storage of primary measurement results.
  • Automatic selection of equipment to be tested in accordance with the equipment schedule.
  • Automatic indication of the test room.
  • Loading test results from equipment, including in different units of measurement.
  • Recalculation of loaded measurements into the unit of measurement of primary measurements established by regulatory documents for analysis methods.
  • Recording intermediate measurement results. Selection of the measurement that will be taken into account when calculating the value of the quality indicator.
  • Automatic calculation of quality parameter values, taking into account the minimum and maximum ranges of mass fractions of determined elements specified in the measurement method.
  • Automatic calculation of quality indicators values, with accuracy of signs specified in the regulatory and technical documentation, according to the standards of the organization.
  • Automatic control of accuracy of analysis results. Indication for users in case of inconsistencies.
  • Forming a printed form with measurement results.

• Finished Product Qualification:
  • Automatic calculation of the final values of quality indicators based on the results of primary measurements.
  • Automatic grade determination taking into account the specified standards in the test program.
  • Automatic calculation of uncertainty of measurements and accuracy indicators of analysis results.
  • Automatic inheritance of test results.
  • Qualification of the batch to the maximum value, when testing several samples from the batch.
  • Carrying out a commission, when performing tests by different measurement methods, with the possibility of choosing which method will be certified by quality indicators.
  • Generation of CCA facilities qualification logs containing certification results.

• Generating Output Forms:
  • Preparation of protocols with test results meeting the criteria of the accredited laboratory.
  • Signing of EDS protocols with test results.

• Data exchange with related information systems:
  • Transfer of final (certified) test results to the adjacent information system.
  • Opening the printed form of the "Test Results Protocol" signed by the EDS in an adjacent information system.

• Preparation of reports to the Federal Accreditation Agency:
  • Form 2 "Information on the equipment of measuring instruments confirming the laboratory's compliance with the accreditation criteria."
  • Form 3 "Information on the equipment of testing equipment (IO), confirming compliance with the accreditation criteria."
  • Form 4 "Information on the equipment of auxiliary equipment, confirming compliance with the accreditation criteria."

Project results

The use of "1C:LIMS" made it possible to optimize the time for routine operations to form complex reports, store data consolidated and make the quality management system even more efficient. It is planned to support and expand the implementation framework.

The system was put into commercial operation on December 26, 2025. In total, 15 workplaces were automated at the enterprise.