Industrial laboratory software: quality, equipment and plant data in one place

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Industrial laboratory software: quality, equipment and plant data in one place

ABB Ability™ LIMS - Laboratory Information Management System

An integrated solution to visualize the relationship between raw material, process conditions and product quality across enterprise

Laboratories supporting industrial plants rely on ABB Ability™ LIMS to provide the foundation for direct process and quality control, for day-to-day management decisions and for the long term continuous improvement plans. It is fully integrated with enterprise-wide process and production intelligence, downtime management and maintenance support - part of the ABB Ability™ Knowledge Manager platform. Standard and managed workflows can be shared across sites, facilitating collaboration and reducing training effort.

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Manage the entire quality cycle with ABB Ability™ LIMS

LIMS sample management

Speed up sample tracking and testing

Automatic or manual data acquisition, bar-code label generation, standard interfaces to lab test equipment and analyzers, calibration schedule
LIMS on-line collaboration

Store & share analysis between plants

On-line collaboration when samples are sent to another lab with specialized equipment or automatically logged from the control system for analysis
LIMS Data validation

Resolve inconsistency of measurements

Approval of sample results or overruling automatic validation against limits by recalculations and formulae adjustments, with comments for auditing
LIMS Reporting

Find correlations, adjust processes

Current analysis, trends, SPC, downtime reports, alarms at central lab and local control rooms for root cause analysis and process adjustments
Synergy

Reach end-to-end visibility & operational synergy

Integrate LIMS with your current technology stack: ERP, MES, SCADA, process control systems, IoT, predictive analytics, user management
Compliance

Meet regulatory compliance with confidence

Automatically issue reports and certificates per ISO 14000, 17025, environmental regulations with traceability and audit-readiness

Proven, automated quality control for industrial plants

Cement

Monitor raw material quality, traditional and alternative fuels for process optimization and low-carbon cement research to ensure consistent composition, performance and compliance

Mining

Run sample-batch workflows across exploration, production, and mineral beneficiation to ensure accurate metallurgical accounting, real-time visibility and process optimization

Metals

Provide traceability from raw materials through final product testing to identify and rectify deviations and defects, reduce scrap rates, and meet stringent metal quality standards

Other industries

Experience the benefits of a fully integrated, scalable LIMS that transforms laboratory and operational workflows, reducing errors that lead to material waste and downtime.

Customer stories

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Monarch Cement, USA
Integration of lab and production data facilitates adjustments to stay profitable as a single plant operations
Greenfield mine
NEXA Resources, Brazil
Automation, PIMS & LIMS reduce risks, enable best-in-class processes from the start for a greenfield mining project
Dalmia Cement LIMS
Dalmia Cement Bharat, India
Fully automated lab for better and consistent quality across the cement process from quarry to lorry
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Anglo American South Africa
Continuous laboratory testwork for smelting and refining process optimization and development
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Mining company, Brazil
Streamlining lab and data management tasks for timely feedback to process control and production reporting
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Oman Cement Company (OCC)
State-of-the-art digital solutions to boost operational efficiency, lower costs and drive sustainability
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Core system functions

- Connectivity & data storage
- Web-based user interface
- Reporting
- Process & operations monitoring
- Events & alarms monitoring
- Energy & emissions monitoring
ERP Connector

- Product costing
- Production planning
- Materials management
- Plant maintenance
- Quality management
PIMS & MES

- Production & performance analysis
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Downtime management
- Reliability analysis
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Production Scheduler

- Generation of optimal schedules, easily adapted to changing goals and operational constraints
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