Chemicals, petrochemicals & materials
Keep every grade on spec, every shift
HDLIMS runs the routine work of plant and product labs, from scheduled shift samples and grade-specific limits to live control charts and CoAs, and connects it to the historian and ERP your operations already depend on.
The challenge
The challenges we hear most
Results reach operators too late
When lab results travel by phone call or shared spreadsheet, operators adjust the process on stale data and off-spec material keeps flowing to tanks and silos.
Grades multiply specifications
Each grade, customer and region can carry its own limits. Keeping specs and CoA templates aligned by hand invites releases against the wrong limits.
Process and lab data never meet
Process conditions live in the historian and quality results live in the lab system, so correlating a property shift with a reactor change becomes a manual export exercise.
Customer audits and PPAP requests
Automotive and industrial customers expect control plans, capability studies and traceable CoAs on demand, under IATF 16949 and their own requirements.
Capabilities
How HDLIMS supports Chemicals & Materials
Preconfigured workflows, terminology and reports for your industry, on the same unified platform.
Shift-based sampling schedules
Recurring sample points by unit, tank and line generate samples automatically for each shift, with overdue alerts and shift handover views.
Grade and product specifications
Specifications by grade, customer and region, with internal, release and customer limits evaluated separately at result entry.
SPC and control charts
Live X-bar, individuals and moving-range charts with Western Electric or Nelson rules, plus Cpk and Ppk capability reports.
Historian and OPC UA integration
Exchange data with plant historians and control systems over OPC UA, so lab results reach the control room and process context reaches the lab.
Instrument capture
Collect results directly from GC, ICP, XRF, FTIR, titrators, viscometers and melt flow indexers, removing transcription from routine methods.
Automated CoAs
Generate grade- and customer-specific certificates of analysis from approved results and send them with the shipment through ERP.
Workflow
From scheduled sample to shipped CoA
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Schedule
Sampling plans create samples for each unit, tank or line, with labels ready at the start of every shift.
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Test
Analysts run methods with instrument results captured directly and evaluated against the active grade spec.
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Chart
Results plot on control charts as they are approved; rule violations alert the lab and the control room.
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Disposition
Off-spec lots are held, regraded or reblended, with the decision and rationale recorded.
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Certify
Approved results generate the CoA, which ships with the load and posts to ERP.
Regulations & standards
Designed to support your compliance program
HDLIMS provides the technical controls and records these frameworks call for. Compliance remains a property of how your lab configures and operates the system, and our validation package helps you demonstrate it.
Recommended modules
The modules Chemicals & Materials teams use most
FAQ
Chemicals & Materials: frequently asked questions
Can HDLIMS connect to our plant historian?
How are grade-specific and customer-specific limits handled?
Does HDLIMS include SPC?
Can a plant lab without dedicated IT staff run HDLIMS?
See HDLIMS configured for Chemicals & Materials
Book a tailored demo with a lab informatics specialist. We map your sample types, methods and compliance requirements, then show you exactly how HDLIMS fits.