Using the Web to Manage ISO 17025 Calibration Business
CTL’s corporate website is linked via the web to their interactive Autoscribe Matrix Gemini LIMS system where customers can get interactive quotations for calibration work and can place orders and track their calibrations on-line.
ISO 17025 is the international standard for testing and calibration laboratories, and CTL were presented with their Accreditation Certificate in November 2007. “Accreditation to this standard shows the outside world that a laboratory’s calibration work is technically controlled and that it is generating calibration reports of known and proven quality,” said Mr. Pat O’Brien, Accreditation Officer, INAB, at the event. “It’s what you hang your hat on when it comes to the verification of results.”
Minister Michael Ahern TD, of the Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employment described the achievement of ISO 17025 accreditation by CTL as “tremendous, given that this small company was only established in 2005,” and referred to the firm’s projections to have a staff complement of 20 by 2012 from its current base of 5. “Companies cannot afford to stand still.
They must continually update and improve their structures, processes and services, and one way to do this is to attain the high standards needed to earn accreditation to ISO 17025 level,” he added.
To read the complete speech go to: http://www.entemp.ie/press/2007/20071113.htm
Outlining the importance of ISO 17025 to achieving this growth, Brian Kelly explained: “We estimate that the pipette calibration business in Ireland is worth in excess of € 1m annually. ISO 17025 accreditation puts us in the running for this business, and allows us to provide laboratories – in Ireland initially and then internationally – with a faster and more flexible service. ISO17025 also opens the door for us to partner with global pipette manufacturers as their preferred provider of pipette calibration services, and to expand into other related areas, such as balance, temperature and humidity calibration.”
Commenting on the award, Brian Kelly – Operations Manager – said that the mission of CTL is to provide a comprehensive, cost effective and reliable pipette calibration and repair service giving the best obtainable combination of Quality, Price and Service and that this Accreditation allows us to provide the highest level of Quality to our customers.
Following the successful Matrix Gemini web and desktop LIMS implementation, Autoscribe appointed Calibration Technology Ltd. as an authorised LIMS distributor in Ireland to promote and sell their LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) and other Scientific Software solutions to Irish customers.
Brian Kelly, CTL Operations Manager said “We have been dealing with Autoscribe now for sometime and were so impressed with their product and people that we were delighted to accept when they offered us the opportunity to promote and sell their product in Ireland.”
Autoscribe is a world leader in the development and supply of successful LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems) and software for the scientific laboratory and business markets.
Autoscribe’s Microsoft .NET 21st Century Matrix Gemini LIMS is a highly scaleable product designed for any laboratory in any industry and delivers the best of both desktop client and web worlds. Unique OneTime™ Configuration tools automatically create a unified LIMS configuration for both desktop client and web use.
Matrix Gemini also provides all existing Autoscribe customers with the opportunity to seamlessly migrate their current desktop applications to the web without the requirement to use programming, java or esoteric scripting languages.
This continues Autoscribe’s unique 20 year history of providing pioneering, evolutionary, industry standard LIMS that can always be seamlessly upgraded to the latest release.
Matrix Gemini LIMS is:
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Easier to Use and Support
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For more information please contact Autoscribe at matrix@www.autoscribe.co.uk or visit www.autoscribe.co.uk quoting reference CTLAS08401A.
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