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Links for LIMSMuch more than just connectivity!
Instrument interfacing can mean different things to different people. CSols provides much greater value and capability than simply capturing results from instruments and transferring them to LIMS, SDMS, ELN or ERP. We automate (and optimize where needed) the analytical testing process for peak efficiency, quality and compliance. CSols LInks for LIMS is an easy to deploy, easy to use, configurable, compliant instrument interfacing solution. No user programming or VB scripting is required to implement Links for LIMS. There are many levels of instrument integration, each requiring increasing capability:
| connectivity | automation | specialized applications |
| Client specifies that instruments need to link to LIMS. | Client specifies that current practices need to be automated. | Client requires specialized middleware such as dissolution, DNA analysis etc. |
| basic | standard | advanced |
Regardless of the term used, CSols specializes in laboratory system integration between:
Instruments and Instrument Systems
Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN)
Scientific Data Management Systems (SDMS)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Laboratory system integration comprises several factors
Connectivity
Data transformation to information
Data integrity / security
Mapping of data constructs between systems
Understanding the laboratory / analytical process
In a manual system this is accomplished by the individual expertise of people and SOPs, protocols and methods (and typing the same information into multiple systems). An automated system eliminates this tedious, error prone, manual entry.
CSols' products and services provide the level of integration that you require - whether this is black box interfacing or DNA profiling!
Links for LIMS is designed to interface:
Any Instrument (i.e. balance, pH meter, etc
)
Or System (CDS, ERP, MRP, MES, SDMS)
To any LIMS
In any industry
In any function (R&D, QC etc)
For any application
Links for LIMS is bi-directional PC based software which contains highly configurable core programs which can also be deployed in an FDA 21CFR11 environment.
The benefits to be gained from a CSols Links for LIMS interface include:
Reduced Costs
Increased Speed of Analysis
Faster, 100% accurate data entry
Faster time to delivery
Reduced OSS investigations
Reduced Training Time
Happier less stressed Analysts
Quality Benefits include:
Elimination of manual transcription errors
SOPs are completely adhered to
Retrospective monitoring
Quality Index can be used and results can be color coded so that pass, fail or warning data is easily visible using traffic light colors.
Significant time savings because peer reviewers and users can concentrate on more useful work.
Configurable behavior of auditing of actions
Much improved traceability
Quality Issues
Manual Transcription Errors usually incur the following error rates:
3% in error at each level of transcription.
0.5% with independent checking.
Such errors are COMPLETELY eliminated using CSols Links for LIMS.
Elimination of Manual Calculations
Manual calculations can be completely eliminated. Calculations are usually required because neither LIMS nor the Instrument software has all of the information required for the calculation. Links for LIMS can perform all of these requirements.
Financial Justifications
Typically projects have a < 12 month payback period if there are >100 results/day acquired and posted to LIMS from an instrument. Instrument linking is generally one of the best financial investments for a laboratory. It improves the speed of analysis by enabling runs to be started more quickly and by enabling results to be reported faster.
When considering installation or improvement of analytical laboratory systems, interfacing systems and instruments to LIMS is often not considered to be important. However, the reality is that often it is crucial.
Summary
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Links for LIMS brochure (pdf format).
There are often considerable financial savings to be realized by installing CSols Links for LIMS. Analytical quality is improved. Analysts have better job satisfaction. Speed of analysis is increased; and training time is reduced. Contact sales@csols.com or complete our enquiry form at http://www.csols.com/response.html for further information on how to dramatically improve your laboratory's efficiency and reduce your costs.
Below is a list of some of the systems we currently support
Partners
| Company | Product | Product Type |
| Thermo Electron | SampleManager LIMS | Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) |
| Nautilus LIMS | Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) | |
| Watson | Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) | |
| LabManager LIMS / LabManager iLIMS | Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) | |
| Atlas | Chromatography Data System (CDS) | |
| MultiChrom | Chromatography Data System (CDS) | |
| PeakPro | Chromatography Data System (CDS) | |
| Waters | Empower / Millennium32 | Chromatography Data System (CDS) |
| NuGenesis SDMS | Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) |
LIMS / SDMS / ELN
| Company | Product |
| Applied BioSystems | SQL*LIMSฎ |
| SLQ*QA, SLQ*Stability | |
| LabVantage | Sapphire |
| L.I.M.S.(USA) Inc | StarLIMS |
| PerkinElmer | LabWorks LIMS |
| QSI | WinLIMS |
| RTS | |
| Thermo Electron | LabManager, LabManager iLIMS |
| Nautilus | |
| SampleManager | |
| Watson | |
| Velquest | eMPC |
| Waters | NuGenesis SDMS |
Chromatography Data Systems
| Company | Product |
| Agilent | Cerity |
| Chemstation | |
| Chemstore | |
| BeckmanCoulter | 32 Karat |
| Dionex | Chromeleon |
| PerkinElmer | TurboChrom |
| TotalChrom | |
| Shimadzu | CLASS-VP |
| Thermo Electron | Atlas |
| MultiChrom | |
| PeakPro | |
| Varian | Galaxie |
| Galaxie | |
| Star | |
| Waters | Millennium32 |
| Empower |
Other Instruments and Data Systems
| Company | Product |
| Agilent | GCs HPLCs |
| ICPMS | |
| Applied Biosystems | Data System |
| ARL | ICP |
| Baird | ICP |
| Baker Cerono | Hematology Cell Counter |
| Biofoss | Cell Counter |
| Canberra | Radiation Counters |
| Chemlab | Continuous Flow Analyzers |
| Chrompac | Purge & Trap Chromatographs |
| Chromquest | HPLC |
| Cobas Mira | Chemistry System |
| Dade Behring | Biochemical Analyzer |
| Finnigan | GC/MS |
| Foss | BactoScan |
| Milk Analyzer | |
| GBC | Atomic Absorption |
| Hach | Spectrophotometers |
| Hunterlab | Colorimeters |
| Lachat | Continuous Flow Analyzers |
| Leco | H/C/N Analyzers |
| Moisture Analyzer | |
| Sulfur Analyzer | |
| Mettler | Balance |
| Titrator | |
| Metrohm | Titrators |
| Northwest Analytical | Quality Analyst |
| Oertling | Balances |
| OI | TOC Analyzer |
| Ohaus | Balances |
| Olympus | Optical Analyzer |
| Orion | PH and Ion Selective Electrode |
| Paar | Density Meters |
| Packard | Scintillation Counters |
| Peerless | BOD |
| Color, Turbidity, Alkalinity | |
| Perkin Elmer | GC |
| AA | |
| HPLC | |
| ICP, ICPMS | |
| UV-Vis Spectrometer | |
| Radiometer | Titrators |
| Sartorius | Balances |
| Shimadzu | GCs HPLCs |
| Skalar | BOD systems |
| Conductivity, Turbidity, pH | |
| Continuous Flow Analyzers | |
| Thermo Electron (Jarrell Ash) | ICP |
| Unicam | Spectrometer |
| Varian | AA |
| ICP | |
| GC | |
| YSI | DO Meter |
