The chemical industry in Germany and Europe is under considerable pressure.
Energy prices are at record highs and falling demand is putting many companies in the chemical and process industries and their profit margins under severe pressure.
Production has been cut back in many areas.
This is because the enormous increase in energy costs can no longer be passed on to the same extent.
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Putting the chemical industry to the test: use digitalization and our expertise to optimize your processes
But how can chemical companies solve these challenges?
A first and important step would be to work together with experienced IT experts and process consultants to analyze the process flows in detail and, in a second step, to optimize and automate them.
Our industry experts have been working on a wide variety of digitalization projects in the chemical industry for many years.
We provide you with expert support in implementing your processes systematically and seamlessly in your IT landscape.
Use digitization and our proven industry knowledge as an opportunity to optimize your company and your processes in order to remain competitive in the future.
In the chemical industry in particular, but also in almost all other sectors, it is necessary to subject products and materials to continuous quality control or situational, usually risk-based testing.
There is still considerable potential for digitalization and thus process optimization in the testing laboratories integrated into the production processes, but especially in the analytical testing laboratories.
All companies in the chemical industry are subject to strict legal regulations and are required to ensure continuous monitoring of products, new substances and their purity and synthesis.
This explains why players in the chemical industry have to cover a wide range of laboratory analyses – whether in research or in production testing laboratories.
However, routine laboratory tasks are always labour-intensive and usually require qualified personnel with specialized know-how.
Many of these activities can be automated.
However, due to the huge range of testing processes and the variety of samples taken, the automation of testing processes in analytical laboratories is still in its infancy compared to medical laboratories.
Nevertheless, this area in particular offers great potential for digitalization if chemical companies rely on an experienced implementation partner to support them in implementing the highly configurable software solutions required for this.
Lay the foundation for your laboratory digitization with LIMS
The LIMS (Laboratory Information and Management Systems) is the information technology backbone of every laboratory.
The selection and introduction of a LIMS that is well tailored to the individual needs and processes of the laboratory is crucial for the direct benefits and potential that companies in the chemical industry can gain from the digitalization of their laboratories.
LIMS support all steps of sample processing as well as the recording, evaluation and reporting of the measurement and analysis results obtained.
They are therefore a decisive milestone on the way to successful laboratory digitization.
Our experts will work with you to implement a LIMS tailored to your individual requirements – across multiple sites, departments and laboratories if required.
Project ID: 6366
Analysis of laboratory processes
Project ID: 5356
Business process analysis for a LIMS implementation
The decisive prerequisite for the successful introduction of a LIMS is a clear definition of the processes to be supported.
This is why we analyze precisely these when developing a concept and specifications.
We work with you to develop a target image – this enables you to define the requirements for the LIMS so precisely and independently of the manufacturer that the selection of the right system for you is made significantly easier.
In addition, this approach also simplifies the preparation of a meaningful offer for the LIMS manufacturer, which in turn significantly accelerates the coordination and decision-making processes.
We use process models based on Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) as part of our as-is analysis.
In most cases, we also identify organizational weaknesses as part of the analysis, which often bring direct improvements through simple measures and can be implemented independently of the introduction of the LIMS.
If required, we also develop target concepts that include a concrete plan for implementing the defined improvement measures.
Research our IT projects in the field of chemistry
Due to the regional proximity of our sites to large chemical companies, we are familiar with a large number of processes in the manufacture and transportation of chemical products, which we work on in our IT projects. In addition to the pure production processes, these are in particular tasks in environmental protection and waste disposal as well as in research and development, e.g. for crop protection. In our IT project database you can get to know and check our professional and IT experience in detail:
Laboratory middleware has the task of automating sample distribution to various devices in the analytical testing laboratory. A wide variety of devices are involved in the sample processing workflow, from sample preparation …
The processes in an analytical laboratory are analysed and examined for optimization potential, particularly with regard to digitalization. For this purpose, a 2-day workshop is held in which the processes are recorded, …
Analysis, concept and implementation for the replacement of the connection of hardware meters in the port to the SAP backend. The connection is currently made via OPC-DA (Open Platform Communications) and is …
Analysis of an existing OPC server, as well as troubleshooting and extension. Concept for new development of the OPC server and its implementation. …
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